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Another name for Forsythia suspensa

Forsythia, deciduous shrub, commonly known as a string of gold in Hong Kong, is a plant of the genus Forsythia of Oleaceae, also known as yellow stripe, forsythia, Huang Qidan.

Geographical distribution of Forsythia suspensa

Forsythia, produced in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, western Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan. Unripe thickets on mountain slopes, under forests or in grasses, or in sparse forests in valleys and ravines, 250-2200 m above sea level. It is cultivated all over China except South China, and it is also cultivated in Japan.

Growth habits of Forsythia suspensa

Forsythia likes sunshine, can endure shade, like warm, humid climate, cold-resistant, has relatively low requirements for soil, and can grow normally in neutral, slightly acidic or slightly alkaline soil.

According to the experimental results, Forsythia suspensa can grow normally in the areas with an altitude of 250m-2200 m, an average temperature of 12.1m-17.3m, an absolute highest temperature of 36℃-39.4℃ and an absolute lowest temperature of-4.8℃-14.5℃, but it grows better under sunny, deep, fertile and moist site conditions.

The main value of Forsythia suspensa

1. Landscaping: forsythia suspensa blossoms in early spring with light fragrance, golden and lovely branches. It is an excellent flowering shrub in early spring. It is suitable for planting beside houses, pavilions, walls, hedges and roadsides, as well as by streams, ponds, rocks and rockery. Because of the developed root system, it can be planted as a flower Gracilaria or embankment tree.

2. Medicinal plants: stems, leaves, fruits and roots can be used as medicine.

3. Dietary nutrition: forsythia seeds can extract edible oil.

4. Beauty and skin care: forsythia flowers and unripe fruits are collected and boiled for 20 minutes. Wash your face with this water in the morning or before going to bed every day. It has a good effect of sterilization, acaricidal, cosmetic and skin care. Long-term use can eliminate facial chloasma class, butterfly spots, reduce acne and wrinkles.

The flowery language of Forsythia suspensa

It is said that Forsythia suspensa hides an incredible magical power. It is said that when you sleep with Forsythia suspensa under the pillow, you can dream about the appearance of your future husband. So its fancy language is-magic. But this is not evil witchcraft, but well-intentioned magic. People who are blessed by this kind of flowers have magical and keen insight, a psychic sixth sense, and will regard the object of love at first sight as the companion of life.