Cultivation and Culture methods of Flos Lonicerae

Honeysuckle is also known as gold and silver vine, mandarin duck vine or double flower, because it is a kind of rattan wood, the flower is white at the beginning, then turns golden yellow, and at the same time it is decorated on the branches with two distinct colors; and because its leaves do not wither through winter, new leaves will appear in spring, and old leaves will slowly fall, so it is also called honeysuckle. Its rattan branches can entwine other things and grow to tens of meters high. The vine can grow as thick as a bowl. China's central regions are wild, widespread cultivation in the north and south, Shandong Pingyi County produces the most. It likes to grow in wet river valleys, streams, forest edge wetland bushes. Duan Chengsi's poem: "You Hua hair stream side, between the wrong gold bead cluster", on the honeysuckle habitat and morphology summarized completely. In addition to China, Korea and Japan are also distributed. Honeysuckle due to the careful cultivation of the working people in the cultivation, cultivated a number of cultivated varieties, common are: red honeysuckle, red flowers with purple, cold resistance is slightly poor, North China cultivation should be selected in the courtyard wind sunny place; purple vein honeysuckle, veins purple, corolla white and purple halo or purple edge. Honeysuckle flowers in all seasons, except winter low temperature can not bloom, there are flowers all year round. Red honeysuckle and purple vein honeysuckle cold tolerance is poor, in North China can be potted, winter into the indoor winter. The family that lives in building also can potted plant is placed on the balcony, tie into branch with small bamboo pole or lead wire

The frame leads it to climb, and the variety should be selected from honeysuckle in the four seasons, so that it can enjoy its fragrant flowers throughout the growth period. After winter, cut off the climbing branches and move them indoors for collection, or pour enough water before freezing, and then let them freeze. Honeysuckle cultivation methods Honeysuckle also known as gold and silver vine, mandarin duck vine or double flower, because it is a kind of rattan wood, flower opening for snow white, after turning golden, at the same time decorated in the branches of the two colors distinct reasons; and because its leaves do not wither through winter, spring new leaves will come out, old leaves slowly fall, so it is also called honeysuckle. Its rattan branches can entwine other things and grow to tens of meters high. The vine can grow as thick as a bowl. Honeysuckle due to the careful cultivation of the working people in the cultivation, cultivated a number of cultivated varieties, common are: red honeysuckle, red flowers with purple, cold resistance is slightly poor, North China cultivation should be selected in the courtyard wind sunny place; purple vein honeysuckle, veins purple, corolla white and purple halo or purple edge. Honeysuckle flowers in all seasons, except winter low temperature can not bloom, there are flowers all year round. Red honeysuckle and purple vein honeysuckle cold tolerance is poor, in North China can be potted, winter into the indoor winter. The family that lives in building also can potted plant is placed on balcony, with small bamboo pole or lead wire tie into support to lead its climb around, breed appropriate chooses honeysuckle of all seasons, can appreciate its fragrant flower so in whole growth period. After winter, cut off the climbing branches and move them indoors for collection, or pour enough water before freezing, and then let them freeze. Honeysuckle can be sown with seeds from black berries, and can also be propagated by cuttage, layering and sub-plant methods. Honeysuckle can climb flower racks, hedges and fences. Flowers pleasant fragrance, especially honeysuckle in the four seasons, from spring to autumn flowers, gold and silver crisscross into clusters, such as planting in the courtyard, both flowers, but also smell incense; summer heat, under the honeysuckle frame cool by shade is endless fun. Honeysuckle has no special requirements for soil, general soil can grow, but should not be planted in the shade, too dry and too wet, ponding place. In the second year after planting, flower stands should be erected or moved close to fences and fences so as to find things to attach to and climb. After three or four years, it is advisable to carry out a clean cut, cutting off the messy and crossed branches, otherwise it is too crowded to easily produce aphids, insects and other pests; at the same time, it can promote ventilation and light transmission, which is conducive to flowering. Drought season should also be timely watering, do not make drought drop flowers. Rice washing water, washing fish, meat dirty water, full fermentation can be irrigated. Found aphids, scale insects harm, should be sprayed with water 1500 times dimethoate or tobacco soaked in water to kill. When high temperature drought still often easy occurrence soot disease is full of foliar surface, usable Tuo Bujin or much carbendazim spray control. Friends living in buildings can also build a flower pond on the balcony, about 0.5 meters wide square, add 40 cm thick fertilizer soil can be planted, pull a few iron wires, ropes or bind several small bamboo poles on the balcony, let it climb; summer can shade, but also enjoy flowers smell fragrance, in its shade, can plant and place other flowers. In winter, two layers of grass curtains or a layer of plastic film can be properly covered on the flower pond to overwinter. In spring, the germination leaves are early, and in winter, the withered leaves are late, which adds color to the balcony. Honeysuckle flowers, leaves, branches can be used as medicine, there are salivation, thirst quenching, heat, wind, solution of the table effect, Yinqiao detoxification pill is one of the main drugs; the treatment of colds and the prevention and treatment of measles in children is also indispensable. Summer heat, flowers and tea brewing or single flower generation tea, drink after the role of summer eyesight. The unopened honeysuckle buds are picked and dried, which is the double flower of traditional Chinese medicine; the pruned branches are cut into small pieces, which is the gold and silver vine of traditional Chinese medicine. Cultivation Methods and Medical Value of Flos Lonicerae

Honeysuckle for honeysuckle family, honeysuckle evergreen or semi-evergreen winding vines, also known as gold and silver rattan, honeysuckle, bicolor vine. Forest Botanical Garden of Heilongjiang Province introduced seedlings from Xiongyue Botanical Garden of Liaoning Province for cultivation experiment in 1979. After more than 20 years of introduction and domestication, several generations of seedlings have been cultivated. The vine length of the tree has reached 20 meters. It grows well and is an excellent medicinal and ornamental flower.

I. Morphological characteristics

Honeysuckle is perennial vine, simple leaf is opposite unripe, ovate elliptic, grow 3 centimeters-8 centimeters, when young both sides have wool, smooth gradually later. Flowers in pairs axillary, corolla 2 lips, the beginning of white, yellow, there is fragrance. The flowers bloom in June and July. Berry globose, black, fruiting in August-September.

II. Ecological habits

Honeysuckle is distributed in the south of Northeast China. Wild species are found in Qianshan, Liaoning Province. They are often born in streams, hillsides and bushes. They are cultivated in Dalian, Dandong and Shenyang. Honeysuckle likes sun and can endure shade, cold, drought and moisture. Adaptability strong, acid and alkali soil can grow, but to wet fertile, deep sandy loam growth best.

III. Breeding methods

1. sowing method

① Autumn sowing. After the fruits of honeysuckle are ripe in October, they are harvested and mashed, washed with water to float out the pericarp and pulp, and pure seeds are obtained. They are directly sown on the bed while wet, and then managed normally. The seedlings emerge in the spring of the next year.

② Spring sowing. After obtaining pure seeds, the seeds cannot be dried directly in the sun, dried in the shade, and stored in a cold room. The germination treatment of honeysuckle seeds can be carried out 30-50 days before sowing, and the method is that pure seeds are soaked in warm water at 25 DEG C for 2-3 days, mixed with 3 times of river sand after being taken out, placed in a room at 10 - 25 DEG C, kept at 60% humidity, and can germinate and sow for 30-50 days. Sowing can be carried out by bed drilling method. The sowing amount is about 100 grams per 10 square meters, the covering thickness is 1 cm, water is poured thoroughly, straw is covered, watering is carried out once a day in the morning and evening, and moisture is kept. After seedling emergence, straw is removed, and watering is still needed.

2. cuttage method

More softwood cuttings are used, cuttings are carried out in June to August, healthy semi-lignified branches are selected, cut into 8 cm-10 cm cuttings, the leaves in the middle and lower parts are removed, and inserted into the prepared sand bed. Cover arched plastic shed with water, seal tightly, and shade, the transmittance is about 60%, water once every 2-3 days, rooting about 20 days. After rooting, the arch shed is removed, the seedlings are trained, the cuttings are removed after semi-lignification, and planted in the nursery, and the seedlings are buried in the soil for cold protection in winter.

In addition to using softwood cuttings, can also be hardwood cuttings. Spring and autumn two seasons with 2-3 years of healthy branches, cut into 12 cm long cuttings, inserted into the nursery, buckle plastic film, irrigated thoroughly, keep moist, about a month to take root.

IV. Cultivation Management

1. Field management. Seedling period, winter need to irrigate through antifreeze water or buried soil cold, germination period topdressing, promote more flowering. After intertillage weeding, and in early spring thinning branches and excessive long branches, so that nutrition concentration, growth vigorous.

2. Pot management. Select 2-3 years old, flat planting seedlings, cut short on the pot, each pot can be planted with single or multiple plants. Basin soil selection fertile, transparent good sandy loam, after planting irrigation water, placed in the shade, to be its green, moved to sunny places. Honeysuckle flowering in June-July, before flowering should be applied a phosphorus fertilizer, after the first batch of flowers, every 10 to 15 days, and then apply a dilute organic fertilizer. Pay attention to pruning, cut off diseased branches, over-dense branches, adjust branch distribution appropriately, pay attention to overall modeling.

V. Ornamental and medical applications

1. ornamental value. Honeysuckle is a better landscaping, greening, fragrant vine.

Honeysuckle autumn and winter old leaves withered backward, leaf axils asked to send out new leaves, green as before, Ling Dong Ting proud so there is honeysuckle said. Spring and summer flowering, the node from the leaf axil with two small white flowers, stamen spit fragrance, fragrance fragrance, bloom a week later, color from white to yellow, yellow and white phase, also known as honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle is a good material for vertical greening, the best decorative plant on the flower rack of the green corridor, and the best way to increase the green area of the city.

2 can be potted. It is placed in the hall room, light fragrance, refreshing, placed on the wall and roof, branches drooping, such as green waterfall, white flowers dotted among them.

③ steel bars or bamboo chips can be used to make various geometric frames, so that honeysuckle climbs and winds to form various geometric bodies.

2. medical value

Flowers, stems and leaves of honeysuckle can be used as medicine.

① Flower buds may-june every year, flowering season, in sunny days before sunrise, dew just picked flower buds, dry can. Sweet buds, cold nature. It enters the lung and stomach meridians and has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying. Indications upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, tonsillitis, etc.

(2) The stem and leaf (honeysuckle vine) taste sweet and cold. It has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, dredging channels and activating collaterals. Indications rheumatoid arthritis, urticaria, mumps, furuncle swelling poison.

3 fruit (honeysuckle seed) bitter taste, cool nature, have clear blood, the function of damp heat.

Distillation of honeysuckle with water can make gold and silver flower dew, which is a good medicine for clearing away heat and toxic materials.