[when do camellias bloom] the blooming season of camellias

Camellia, also known as camellia, is one of the most valuable flowers and trees in the world, so do you know when camellias will bloom? Next, let me introduce the florescence of camellia.

The total number of camellia varieties in the world has reached more than 30, 000, of which there are about 1000 widely spread and loved by people. Some of these varieties are tall and compact, some open loosely, some branches droop like willows, some crawl like vines, some flowers as big as plates, some as small as diamonds. Camellias with different postures provide a good foundation for their application in gardens. Camellia flowers are of various types, including single, double, peony and rose; petals are arranged in curls, waves, spirals, etc.; flower colors are ever changing, such as white, red, pink, orange, yellow, purple, green and complex color (one flower is multi-color). Camellia can be said to be one of the most colorful flowers in the world; leaf shapes are varied, including oval, lanceolate and Obovate. The crown is graceful, and the natural crown has upright opening type, swaying type, weeping willow type and creeping type, which can be used as flowers, leaves and shape plants, which has high ornamental value.

Camellia "before red plum, withered after peach and plum", began to bloom in autumn, blossomed one after another, and lasted until early spring. The whole flowering period is as long as 5-6 months from the beginning of early flowering to the end of late flowering. At this time, there are not many other flowering trees, only camellias bloom in the park, courtyard and indoor, which is pleasing to the eye and refreshing. Its florescence goes through New Year's Day, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. Because most of its flowers are based on red, as well as noble yellow, charming purple, magical black and red, etc., add an auspicious and peaceful atmosphere to the festival El.

Camellia is an evergreen shrub of the family Camellia. The florescence varies with different varieties, with flowers blooming from October to April of the following year. The capsule is round and mature at the end of autumn, but most double flowers are sterile. Camellia has the proud plum style of "only camellia is very durable, only the deep moon can occupy the spring breeze", and the bright Ling peony of "flowers are numerous and bright red, deeply seizing Xiaoxia", so it has been a very famous woody flower since ancient times. it reached its peak in the Tang and Song dynasties, and caused a sensation after it was introduced into Europe in the 17th century, thus gaining the reputation of "world-famous flowers".

Different varieties of camellias have different flowering times. Camellias generally bloom in October. The earliest camellia varieties will bloom at the end of September, bloom from January to March, normally bloom to the Qingming Festival next year, and wither in May at the latest. Some camellia varieties even bloom sporadically on May Day.

Most varieties of camellia bloom in 1-3 months, the single flowering period is generally 7-15 days, the whole flowering period is 2-3 months, and the overall flowering period can be as long as 7-8 months. The best time to watch camellia is from late March to late April. The flowering period of camellia is long, so it is a good ornamental plant.

Culture methods of Camellia

Watering: the cultivation of camellia bonsai should keep the soil moist, but it should not be too wet to prevent dry and wet. Generally, it can be properly watered in spring to facilitate sprouting and shoots; in summer, it is best to spray foliar water to make the leaves drenched, not directly irrigated and fully irrigated, not hot water, to avoid high temperature before and after noon; appropriate amount of watering in autumn; watering in winter is appropriate before and after noon, but every two or three days.

Fertilization: camellias like fertilizer, should pay attention to put base fertilizer in the basin soil, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, including mature bone powder, hair, chicken feathers, rice chaff ash, poultry dung and superphosphate and other substances. Usually should not fertilize too much, generally apply 2-3 times thin fertilizer water between April and May after flowering, and apply a slightly thicker water and fertilizer in autumn November. When using fertilizer, we should pay attention to a slightly larger proportion of phosphate fertilizer in order to promote the blooming and colorful flowers.

Pruning: the growth of camellias is slow and should not be over-pruned, which will generally affect the tree-shaped overgrown branches as well as disease and insect branches and weak branches. If there are too many buds on each branch, only 1-2 flowers can be thinned, and keep a certain distance, and the rest should be picked as soon as possible so as not to consume nutrients. In addition, it is necessary to pick close to withered flowers in time, which can also reduce the consumption of nutrients to facilitate the robust growth of plants and the formation of new flower buds.

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