What are the common varieties of rhododendron? What are the characteristics? Is the price expensive?

Rhododendron is one of the top ten famous flowers in China, which is not only bright and beautiful in appearance, but also rich in value. Eating has a lot of benefits to human health. In addition, when the azaleas bloom, the flowers are pleasant and colorful, which is also a rare ornamental flower. At present, there are more than 900 varieties of rhododendron in the world, and China accounts for more than half of the total. Now let's take a look at the common characteristics of cuckoo varieties and their prices.

1. Spring cuckoo

Variety characteristics: spring cuckoo is one of the famous rhododendron flower varieties, its color is very beautiful and rich. The leaves of spring cuckoos are papery and oval in shape. Its flowers are two to six clustered at the top of the branches, when the spring cuckoo blossoms, the mountain is bright, like rosy clouds around the forest, known as "beauty in the flowers".

Variety price: the price of spring cuckoo with ground diameter less than 2 cm and height less than 0.5 m in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province is 1.5 yuan per tree; in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, the price of spring cuckoo with ground diameter 4-6 cm and height 0.5-1 meter is 5 yuan per tree.

The price of spring cuckoo with a diameter of 4-6 cm and a height of 0.5-1 m is 12 yuan per tree in Jianhe County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.

2. Summer cuckoo

Variety characteristics: summer cuckoos grow earlier, but they bloom the latest among cuckoo varieties, and generally do not blossom until late May to June. The summer cuckoo has slender branches and leaves, rich and neat crowns, close arrangement of leaves, and rich colors of flowers and petals.

Variety price: the price of summer cuckoo less than 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 m in height in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province is 0.6 yuan per tree; the price of summer cuckoo less than 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 m in height in Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan Province is 0.35 yuan per tree; the price of summer cuckoo less than 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 m in height in Xinjian County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province is 0.35 yuan per tree.

3. Rhododendron

Variety characteristics: the western rhododendron is what we often call the western rhododendron. It is a kind of rhododendron introduced from the West. It is mainly bred through hybrids such as Gaoyue rhododendron, Yingshanhong, Maobai rhododendron and so on. It is one of the most beautiful rhododendrons. Because of its low plant, tight branches and evergreen all the year round, it can also make various styles of stump bonsai through pruning and tie, which is simple and elegant and has more amorous feelings.

Variety price: the price of rhododendron with ground diameter less than 2 cm and height less than 0.5 m in Longyan City, Fujian Province is 8 yuan per tree; the price of rhododendron with ground diameter 2-4 cm and height less than 0.5 m in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province is 20 yuan per tree; in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, the price of rhododendron less than 2 cm and height less than 0.5 m is 20 yuan per tree.

4. Alpine rhododendron

Variety characteristics: young branches of alpine rhododendron are densely rusty brown scales and mixed with fine hairs, then gradually fall off, and leaf bud scales fall off early. Luxuriant branches, beautiful and colorful, strong germination, resistance to pruning, unique root piles, is an excellent bonsai material.

Variety price: the price of alpine rhododendron less than 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 m in height in Yi Autonomous County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province is 3.5 yuan per tree; the price of alpine rhododendron less than 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 m in height in Qujing City, Yunnan Province is 50 yuan per tree; the price of alpine rhododendron with ground diameter 2-4 cm and height less than 0.5 m in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County of Chongqing is 300 yuan per tree.

Generally speaking, because of the diversity of its growing environment, rhododendron has a wide variety of varieties, and the characteristics of each variety are different, so the price in the market is also different. But no matter which kind of cuckoo, basically when the flowers bloom, the flowers can cover the leaves on the front, showing the whole plant elegant and quite beautiful.

With regard to the wonderful pictures and articles and popular comments on the varieties and prices of cuckoos, you may be interested in the following recommended contents of Nongxun. Welcome to read.

Recommended reading: what are the varieties of Michelia? Introduction of variety characteristics and price of Michelia mollissima