When will cinnamon blossom?

Four seasons osmanthus is a variety of sweet clover sweet-scented osmanthus, also known as laurel, laurel and so on. It is a small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Oleaceae. The leaves are opposite, oval or long oval, smooth, leathery and serrated. Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China are introduced and cultivated. Let's take a look at when the four seasons osmanthus will bloom.

When will cinnamon blossom?

The four seasons osmanthus blossoms all the year round, but it is still mainly in autumn. the flowers are yellowish at the beginning and then turn white, but their fragrance is also the weakest among the many sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. Each inflorescence is composed of 12 to 20 florets, with a florescence of 5 to 7 days. Its varieties can be divided into laurel, four seasons laurel, Buddha Dingzhu, Japanese incense and Tianxiangtai Pavilion and so on.

The cultivation value of four Seasons Cinnamon

1. Industrial value: the leaves and fruits of Cinnamomum chinense contain aromatic oil, the leaves contain 0.3%-0.5% oil, and the fruit contains about 1% oil. The main ingredients are linalool, eugenol, geraniol and olein, which are used in food and soap flavors. Leaves can be used as seasoning spices or canned flavor modifiers. Seeds contain about 30% vegetable oil, which is used for industrial use. In addition, sweet-scented osmanthus is a good material for carving because of its hard material, luster and beautiful texture.

2. ornamental value: cinnamon blossoms in four seasons and fragrance in four seasons. it can be cultivated in balconies and courtyards, often planted in gardens, on both sides of roads, lawns and courtyards. It is the best greening tree species for government organs, schools, military, enterprises and institutions, streets and families. Matched with mountains, stones, pavilions, platforms, buildings and pavilions, it is more dignified and elegant, pleasing to the eye. At the same time, it is also a good material for potted plants. after making bonsai, it can observe the shape, stone flowers and smell fragrance, which is really "killing three birds with one stone".

3. Purify the environment: Siji cinnamon has a certain resistance to harmful gases such as hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide, which can reduce the degree of pollution to the environment. Planting in public places or home courtyards can play a good role in greening, beautification, fragrance and purification. Therefore, flower garden experts advocate the promotion of planting.

Culture methods of four Seasons Cinnamomum

1. Soil: sweet-scented osmanthus likes to grow in slightly acidic soil and can be cultivated with a mixture of peat, garden soil, sand and river sand with a ph of 5.5 to 6.5. Cultivated soil before using potassium permanganate solution for soil disinfection, the best choice of tiles is the best, water permeability is very good. The substrate of basin soil is effective, generally changing the basin once in 1-2 years, and changing it in early spring, which is more conducive to the growth of plants.

2. Watering: sweet-scented osmanthus likes high temperature and dry environment, so it is necessary to master the watering situation. It is most appropriate to water more in the summer to keep the soil moist at about 50%. And when it is overcast and rainy and sprouting, ah, less watering, anyway, the basin soil is stagnant water, so as not to cause rotten roots. Shade treatment in summer, the temperature can not be higher than 35 degrees Celsius, and spraying water around the flowerpot can achieve the cooling effect.

3. Fertilization: sweet-scented osmanthus in the four seasons likes organic fertilizer when it is hungry. It can be fertilized once a week when sweet-scented osmanthus sprouts, using rotten thin liquid or pig manure. Organic compound fertilizer is used in July and phosphate fertilizer is applied in September to make the four seasons sweet-scented osmanthus grow more luxuriantly and thus improve the ornamental value.

4. Temperature: four Seasons Cinnamomum can be cultivated in the south of the Yellow River basin for overwintering. Potted plants should be moved indoors in winter and placed in a place with sufficient sunshine to fully accept direct sunlight. The room temperature should be kept above 5 ℃, but not more than 10 ℃. After sprouting in April of the following year, it was moved to the outdoors, first maintained in the leeward to the sun, and then gradually moved to a ventilated sunny or semi-overcast environment after stable growth, and then carried out normal management.

5. Pruning: sweet-scented osmanthus can be pruned in spring and autumn, after blooming in autumn for the first time, and then pruning off the longer and too dense branches of the plant to leave sturdy short branches. The second pruning is before sprouting in early spring, pruning off dead, weak and diseased branches so that it can sprout better. Generally meet the requirements of short and strong, thick trunk and symmetrical branches and leaves.