Species of crabapple flowers and culture methods of crabapple flowers

Begonia flowers chic and unrestrained, blooming like brocade, known as "flower immortal", "flower imperial concubine", "flower noble", Song Dynasty poet Su Shi once said that "only afraid of sleeping late at night, so burning high candles according to red makeup" to express his love for crabapple flowers. There are many kinds of crabapple flowers, and each kind of crabapple flower has its own characteristics. Let's talk about the species of crabapple flower and the culture method of crabapple flower.

Species of crabapple flowers

Begonia flowers are divided into two types: herbaceous and woody.

Herbal crabapple flowers are: four seasons crabapple, dragon wing begonia, iron cross begonia and so on.

According to the "four products of Begonia, all woody" recorded in the Qunfang Spectrum of the Ming Dynasty, there are four types of woody begonia, namely: sticking Begonia, Xifu Begonia, Tripterygium, Papaya Begonia.

1. Species of crabapple flowers: herbaceous crabapple

Four Seasons Begonia, also known as four Seasons Begonia, begonia, Tiger Begonia, Guazi Begonia, Glass Begonia, are perennial herbs. The four Seasons Begonia is round in plant shape, graceful in posture, and full of flowers, blooming in the four seasons, with a slight fragrance, it is one of the main flowers for indoor and outdoor decoration.

two。 Species of crabapple flowers: herbaceous dragon-winged begonia

Dragon-winged begonia, also known as coral begonia, is a perennial evergreen semi-hanging herbaceous flower of Begonia family. The leaf color of dragon-winged begonia is green and bright, the leaf tip is slender, the leaf edge is serrated, the leaf is shaped like a wing, the base is slightly tilted, and the shape is like the wing of a dragon.

3. Species of crabapple flowers: herbaceous iron cross begonia

Iron cross begonia its flowers are not obvious, yellow-green leaves embedded with reddish brown cross markings, very beautiful, is a more valuable variety of begonia. It is suitable for decoration of hotels, halls, shop windows and windowsills.

4. Species of crabapple flowers: wooden pedicel begonia

Sticking Begonia, also known as wrinkled papaya, is a deciduous shrub. The leaves are oval or oval, the flowers are clustered in clusters, and the pedicels are short and thick or nearly sessile, so they are named Begonia. The flowers are pink, scarlet or white, and the fruit is yellow or yellowish green with fragrance. Tripterygium has a strong ornamental, suitable for planting in the corner of the courtyard, the edge of the lawn, around the trees, by the pool and other places.

5. Species of crabapple flowers: Woody Xifu Begonia

Xifu Begonia, also known as Xiaoguo Begonia, is said to be named because it grew in Xifu during the Jin Dynasty and belongs to small trees. The leaves are long oval, umbrella-shaped racemes, when the flower is not in bloom, the buds are red, like rouge, then gradually pink after blooming, the flower shape is larger, 4-7 flowers are clustered upward, and the pear fruit is spherical and red. It is suitable for planting on the waterfront and in a corner of the courtyard.

6. Species of crabapple flowers: Woody hanging silk begonia

Tripterygium is a small deciduous tree, the leaf is ovate or oval to long elliptic, the leaf is narrow and long, the edge is serrated, the leaf surface is dark green and often purplish, the pedicel is slender and drooping, pollen red, fruit Obovate, purplish. The varieties are as follows: double petal crabapple flower with approximate double petal.

7. Species of crabapple flowers: woody papaya begonia

Papaya Begonia is a deciduous shrub or small tree. Papaya Begonia has few branches, straight branches and purple branchlets. The leaves are clustered on short branches, long oval to lanceolate, with serrulate edges. The flowers are reddish or nearly white, 2-3 clusters, and the yellow fruit is oval.

Culture method of crabapple flower

First, the growth temperature, crabapple flowers are extremely hardy, so they can withstand cold weather, but there must also be a degree. Generally speaking, begonia can grow well at minus 15 degrees and can be placed outdoors, but if it is very cold, for example, minus 30 or 40 degrees, we should pay attention to take protective measures.

Second, sunshine, the growth of plants is inseparable from the sun, and begonia is the representative of it. Begonia likes the sun and is suitable to grow in a sunny environment. If it is kept in a cool place for a long time, it will not grow well, so it must be kept sunny.

Third, watering, although begonia is more hardy, it does not mean that it does not need water. the necessary watering depends on maintaining its healthy growth. of course, do not water too much, the most important thing is to ensure that the soil does not accumulate water, otherwise too much moisture will lead to rotten roots and leaves will turn yellow.

Fourth, fertilization, we must pay attention to the fertilization of begonia, especially in autumn, begonia will shed leaves, after defoliation must apply large fertilizer to ensure its resulting loss of nutrients; when sprouting in spring, it should be applied again with organic fertilizer and watered once.

Fifth, pruning, crabapple flowers need to be pruned from deciduous leaves to spring buds to cut off dead branches, weak branches and branches of diseased insects to keep them ventilated and transparent; of course, in order to ensure their vigorous flowering, long branches need to be cut short, so that other axillary buds can get more nutrition, in order to reduce nutrient consumption, in the growth period, it is necessary to pick the heart in time to keep its nutrition not scattered.

The above content is the editor's introduction to the species of crabapple flowers and the culture methods of begonia flowers. We only introduce some of the most representative ones. In fact, there are still many species of begonia flowers. If you want to know more, please follow our other articles.

Organic fertilizer should be applied again and water should be watered once more.

Fifth, pruning, crabapple flowers need to be pruned from deciduous leaves to spring buds to cut off dead branches, weak branches and branches of diseased insects to keep them ventilated and transparent; of course, in order to ensure their vigorous flowering, long branches need to be cut short, so that other axillary buds can get more nutrition, in order to reduce nutrient consumption, in the growth period, it is necessary to pick the heart in time to keep its nutrition not scattered.

The above content is the editor's introduction to the species of crabapple flowers and the culture methods of begonia flowers. We only introduce some of the most representative ones. In fact, there are still many species of begonia flowers. If you want to know more, please follow our other articles.