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Genus of Polygonaceae

Rosaceae (Pteropodidae)

The dragon tooth flower is also called.

Ivory flower, rooster flower, coral paulownia, four seasons tree, Latin name: Erythrina corallodendron L.

Longya flower producing area

Native to tropical America, it is also distributed in Guangzhou and Yunnan in China.

Morphological characteristics of Longya Flower

The dragon tooth flower is a small tree, up to 4 meters high. There are thorns on the branches, petioles and leaflet midvein also have small spines; leaf blade Ternate-pinnate, rhombic-ovate, leaf tip acuminate, leaf base rounded or broadly cuneate, leaf entire glabrous, terminal leaflet larger than lateral leaflets; raceme axillary, first flowering and then long leaves, which is similar to plants of Amaryllidaceae, petals irregular, toothlike, red in color; style curved upward, stigma shaped The pod is banded, the seed is crimson, black-spotted and poisonous.

Growth habit of Longya flower

Longya flower has no requirement for soil, generally loose and breathable soil is OK. Seeds collected in autumn are stored in 5 ℃ of mixed sand, sown in March of the following year, and can blossom in 3-5 years with a flowering period of June-July. For potted longya flowers, pots should be changed in spring, fertilizer should be applied twice a month in the growing season, fertilization frequency should be increased during flowering, and the soil in the pot should be kept moist in summer. Before the spring buds sprouted in early spring, the Lignified branches were selected as cuttings, which could take root in about 1 month and enjoy the flowers the next year.

Dragon tooth flower language culture

The dragon tooth flower is the national flower of Argentina, representing the heroic female warriors, so its flower language is honor.