The sparrow used to have a flower name.

Families and genera of Sparrow Flower

The sparrow flower is a woody vine of the genus Lidou of the butterfly family.

An alias for sparrow flowers.

Grass sparrow flower is also known as white flower oil sesame vine, flower Shantou sesame vine, sparrow flower.

The origin of the sparrow flower

It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia and is cultivated in southern China.

Mainly distributed in Jiangmen, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Guangzhou, Shaoguan and other places in Guangdong.

The growth habit of Sparrow

The sparrow flower likes light, blossoms luxuriantly in the sun, blossoms in semi-shaded land, and avoids shade; it likes fertile and moist soil, which is suitable for sandy loam with deep soil layer.

Morphological characteristics of grass sparrow flower

Ternate compound leaves alternate, new leaves light green, old leaves gray-green; twigs brown or green, soft and slender; old branches with cracked epidermis with reddish-brown longitudinal stripes, leaving black horizontal stripes after reddish-brown stripes fall off.

The sparrow flower has five petals, mostly white, but also pink, purple, or even purplish black. When the flowers are in full bloom, they are like birds fluttering their wings to fly.

The white sparrow turns brown two or three hours after being picked. If the petals are accidentally damaged, the red juice will flow out like blood.

The florescence of grass sparrow is relatively short, usually blooming from March to late April every year, and the flowering period is about 40 days.