One of China's top ten famous flowers with rich aroma, ornamental and edible, and can also be used as bonsai

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Green potted plants have become a necessary embellishment of home life. Raising some flowers and plants at home has many benefits, which can not only beautify the room, but also please the mood. Huasheng potted Plant Diary No. 1120 will introduce you to one of the top ten famous flowers in China.

Today's protagonist

Do you all understand the top ten famous flowers in Chinese tradition? They are plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, rhododendron, camellia, lotus, sweet-scented osmanthus and daffodils. They are all unique in the flower world, closely related to Chinese culture, and have a long history of cultivation. They have been loved by Chinese people since ancient times. This issue introduces the next set of ornamental, edible sweet-scented osmanthus.

Osmanthus fragrans

The sweet-scented osmanthus is not famous for its "big and colorful flowers" like other flowers. on the contrary, its flowers are petite and single, and it does not give people a stunning feeling, but the sweet-scented osmanthus has its unique features. Song Zhi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, praised it as "the moon of osmanthus falls in the middle of the moon, and the heavenly fragrance floats out of the clouds." Li Qingzhao, a poetess in the Song Dynasty, said that "why light blue and light red, it is the first-class in the flowers", which shows its status.

A flower blossoms with fragrance for ten miles

Sweet-scented osmanthus can be dustless, thick can be overflowed, can be called unique, the so-called "fragrance floating ten miles", initially describes the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, its fragrance is similar to the unique fragrance of fruit, fragrant and refreshing. Not only can you see the flowers and smell the fragrance, but the sweet-scented osmanthus can also be eaten. The sweet-scented osmanthus tea made from sweet-scented osmanthus is a Chinese specialty tea with soft aroma and delicious taste, as well as sweet-scented osmanthus cake food seen all over the country, which is also made of sweet-scented osmanthus.

Bonsai good talent

There are many varieties of sweet-scented osmanthus trees, the common ones are osmanthus, cinnamon, cinnamon, osmanthus, osmanthus, osmanthus,

Bonsai good wood

China is the origin of sweet-scented osmanthus, adapted to the subtropical climate, can withstand the minimum temperature of-13 ℃, can also be planted in the open in the north of China, and is easy to cultivate, does not have high requirements for soil, general soil can grow, shade-tolerant, but also likes light, can grow well in semi-shady environment, easy to maintain, pot soil is dry and thoroughly irrigated, novice can also raise well, can cuttage propagation, especially osmanthus, flowering in four seasons It's worth having.