Enjoy the colorful carnation

"famous bamboo is not bamboo, and its spring hair is delicate and beautiful. Red, white and purple powder, the ancient money remains to this day. " Chinese carnation, with bamboo-like stems and gorgeous flowers, similar to ancient coins. Because of its strong nature, it can still grow well in stone seams, so it is named Carnation, also known as Luoyang Flower. Carnation is a perennial flower of the family Caryophyllaceae, which is often cultivated biennially. Its stem is erect, about 30 cm tall, leaves opposite, striate, lanceolate. Flowers solitary or several terminal, consisting of five petals, margin with conspicuous triangular denticulate. There are red, white, pink, purple and complex colors, as well as a variety of color patterns (see picture above). The flowers of carnation bloom at the top of the plant, tall and short, neat, shaped like ancient copper coins, colorful, colorful, very bright and interesting, with high ornamental value, which has been loved by people since ancient times. Lu Guimeng, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said in a poem: "I have seen the painting of the national baby in the Southern Dynasty, and the broken Jinxia on the ancient dream clothes." Today, there is no total money fight, buyout spring breeze is this flower. " The metaphor of "Jinxia" and "money" in the poem is very appropriate, and it should be regarded as "ancient money" today. The flowering period of carnation is longer, it blooms for the first time from May to August, and it will greet the golden autumn again from September to November. The fruit is round and ripe from June to July, when the seeds are full and should be harvested and preserved in time. Carnation likes dry, sunny and well-ventilated environment; likes fertile sandy soil; is more resistant to cold; avoids waterlogging; and is afraid of heat and exposure. Its propagation is mainly sowing, which takes place from September to October, emerges in about 20 days, blossoms in May of the following year, and can also be sown in spring but not as well as in autumn. It can be transplanted once or twice at seedling stage and planted at budding time. Cut your hair in time after the first flower fade and blossom for the second time after September. It can also be propagated by cuttings and used less. Carnation is an important flower for arranging flower beds, flower paths and decorating rock edges, and it is also the first choice for potted plants to watch. It can be arbitrarily composed of a variety of patterns for use on various occasions. It is very beautiful, and it is also good for indoor viewing. The high dry variety of carnation is also an important variety of cut flowers. Other horticultural varieties of carnation include large flower carnation, double carnation, flower bed carnation, three-inch carnation and carnation. The whole herb of Phyllostachys pubescens has the effect of diuresis and the root has the effect of anti-cancer. Carnation has strong resistance to sulfur dioxide and nitrogen chloride, so it is an excellent flower for beautification and greening in factories and mines.