Who says that flowers have no red and crape myrtle blossoms for half a year

Hot summer, in the residential area may be able to see red Ying burning, graceful Lagerstroemia flowers, they bloom gorgeous, abnormal prosperity. As an important ornamental flowers and trees in the summer season, it has the reputation of "summer green covering eyes, crape myrtle red full house".

Vol.01 Crape Myrtle Flower: Elegant and Popular

Two Lagerstroemia flowers in front of the dew condensation hall

[Song] Yang Wanli

Clear clouds cover the eaves of the teeth, crimson snow falling points of sand.

Mo tube body non-incense case officials, but also move bed to crape myrtle flower.

Lagerstroemia indica is a deciduous shrub belonging to Lagerstroemia genus of Lysimachiaceae. It has many aliases, such as 100-day red, full house red, itch tree and so on. Its nickname is more appropriate with the growth habits, such as "100-day red" refers to a very long flowering period, from July to September as long as 100 days. "Full house red" means that it is planted in the garden, new flowers continue to branch, flowers bloom continuously, enough to be full of brilliance. The name "itch tree" is the most widely used nickname for crape myrtle. Because crape myrtle trunk is very unique, its bark color light, often gray, and smooth clean, a glance like no bark feeling. It is said that when you scratch the tree with your hand, you can see that the whole tree trembles, as if it can't stand the tickle. There is a poem: "crape myrtle flowers bloom red, gently stroke the branches of the whole tree movement."

Lagerstroemia is an excellent flower resource originating in China. It has a long cultivation history in China. For a long time, it has formed four varieties of red Wei, Lagerstroemia, Yinwei and Cuiwei. In Chenshan Botanical Garden, you can enjoy the excellent variety from abroad-"Berlingot Menthe". Its plant type is low, its petals are red and white, and it is planted on the water bank. It is very fresh and elegant.

Vol.02 Lagerstroemia Flower: Glory of the Powerful

crape myrtle flowers

[Tang] Bai Juyi

Silk Lun Your Excellency's documents are quiet, and the bell and drum tower is engraved with long leaks.

Who is the companion sitting alone at dusk? Ziwei flower vs. Ziwei Lang.

The ancients of our country divided the sky into three star areas: Zijinyuan, Taiweiyuan and Tianshiyuan. Zijinyuan was in the middle, Taiweiyuan and Tianshiyuan were separated on both sides. The core of Zijinyuan is Ziwei Star, which is what we now call "Big Dipper". The North Star is opposite the Earth's axis, so it appears in the same position in all seasons, and the stars in the sky seem to rotate around it. From this, the ancients called Ziwei Star "Emperor Star", the main star of the Ming Palace was Ziwei Star, and the place where the emperor lived was called Forbidden City.

Therefore, the development of Lagerstroemia culture has a close relationship with the symbol of imperial power "Ziwei Star" at the beginning. In the first year of Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty (713), the Ministry of Central Books was changed to Ziwei Province, and the Ministry of Central Books was changed to Ziwei Order, and a large number of Lagerstroemia was planted in the garden of its office. Because Ziwei Province was responsible for drafting the emperor's edict and was responsible for the initial discussion of memorials from all over the country, it played an important role in imperial politics. Crape myrtle flower soon became the "flower of wealth" that people competed to plant. At that time, there was a folk song saying,"planting crape myrtle flower in front of the door, rich and prosperous at home."

Vol.03 Lagerstroemia long-blooming half-year flower

crape myrtle flowers

[Song] Yang Wanli

Like crazy as drunk beautiful also good, dew pressure wind bully extra oblique.

Who said flowers without red hundred days, crape myrtle long put half a year flowers.

The flowers of Lagerstroemia are thin and pleated, and when there is a slight breeze, they dance more than once. Liu Hao of Qing Dynasty edited "Guangqunfang Spectrum" and said: "Lagerstroemia flowers a few glumes, a glume number of flowers." Every time the breeze comes, the demon quivers, and the swallows dance, it is not enough to be a metaphor." Flowers such as dancers, fluttering, fairy sleeves, like heaven clothes, it is no wonder that the ancients said "crape myrtle flowers for high-profile guests."

According to their different flower colors, there are 4 groups of Lagerstroemia indica horticultural varieties: Lagerstroemia indica (including Cuiwei), Hongwei, Yinwei and compound Lagerstroemia indica variety group.

Vol.04 Why does the crape myrtle tree feel itchy?

crape myrtle flowers

[Tang] Du Mu

A new branch of autumn dew at dawn does not occupy the highest spring in the garden.

Peach and plum silent and where, to the wind partial smile sunny people.

After careful observation and experiments by predecessors, it was found that the branches of Lagerstroemia have a significant feature, that is, the root and top parts of the branches are almost the same thickness. Compared with those trees and shrubs with obvious upper and lower thickness, Lagerstroemia is more "top-heavy". When gently tickling its branches, the vibration caused by friction is easily transmitted to the top branches and flowers through the hard branches, thus causing shaking, which will gradually accumulate and increase in amplitude.

"Fear of itch" this phenomenon is not obvious in the thickness of other flowering shrubs are also very obvious, such as: after heavy pruning of clove, Viburnum and silver wood and other plants; on the contrary, if in some trunk obvious, branch thickness difference between large crape myrtle stumps, fear of itch phenomenon is not obvious, sometimes is to scratch the nails, the top branches are also motionless, it is extremely "numb."