When will Chengdu gardenia bloom? What kind of gardenia is suitable for growing in Chengdu?

Gardenia in the eyes of the public is undoubtedly a symbol of love, yearning for a better life, many people like this beautiful flower. Gardenia not only has high ornamental value, but also its roots, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine, so it has high market economy value. Nowadays, there are gardenia planting bases in many areas of our country, such as Chengdu gardenia base. So when will Chengdu gardenia bloom? What kind of gardenia is suitable for growing in Chengdu? Let's get to know it.

When will Chengdu gardenia bloom?

Compared with elegant jasmine, gardenia is more common, and it is planted in almost every community in Chengdu. In June, it is gardenia blooming season, white flowers, charming aroma show people's love for gardenia. Especially at night, the midsummer night in Chengdu is always filled with the strong aroma of gardenia, so that many people in Chengdu regard the opening of gardenia as one of the "signs" that Chengdu officially enters summer.

What kind of gardenia is suitable for growing in Chengdu?

Chengdu is located in the transition zone from northwest Sichuan plateau to Sichuan basin, with four distinct seasons, rich heat and an annual average temperature of about 16 ℃. It can be said that the geographical and climatic characteristics of Chengdu are suitable for the cultivation of most gardenia varieties. Let's take a look at what varieties are available.

1. Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia jasminoides is actually a variety of gardenia, branchlets green, leaves opposite or 3-leaf whorled, dark green and glossy surface. When blooming, the petals are oval, curl slightly outward after opening, and the flowers are fragrant. Gardenia jasminoides likes to be warm, the suitable growth temperature is 20 to 28 ℃, and it is more hardy. This flower is commonly used in gardens, but it is also used in courtyard decoration.

2. Fructus Gardeniae

Compared with the large-leaf Gardenia jasminoides plant, the lobular gardenia is relatively short, the leaves are narrow and slender, oblanceolate, and the flowers are smaller, but it has a unique creamy flower smell. The florescence of Gardenia jasminoides is longer than that of Gardenia jasminoides, and the survival rate of cutting is a little higher.

3. Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia jasminoides, also known as Gardenia jasminoides, its plants are short and full of branches, and the flowers after flowering are also very small, double, with strong fragrance, flowering for 4-6 months. This flower is suitable for growing in loose and fertile soil with good drainage and light clayey acid soil, and has high ornamental value.

4. Yellow gardenia

Yellow Gardenia jasminoides is a wild variety of Gardenia jasminoides, with smaller leaves and single flower, flowering from May to August. After autumn, it bears orange-red fruit, which is full of vitality and lasts for a long time, so it is often made into bonsai to watch.

Chengdu Gardenia Base currently has a seedling base of more than 300 mu, and the nursery is distributed in Ande Town, Pixian County, Tianma Town, Dujiangyan and so on. There are many varieties, the most important to produce gardenia, and you can also go to Chengdu in the midsummer season to watch the sea of gardenia.

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