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Rhododendron Simsiiplanch), also known as Yingshan red, mountain pomegranate, etc.

According to legend, there were cuckoo birds in ancient times, crying day and night and coughing up blood, dyeing red flowers all over the mountain, hence the name. Rhododendron is a deciduous shrub with 2-6 flowers per cluster, the corolla is funnel-shaped, the branches are numerous and slender, and the dense cover is bright tan flattened and rough hairs. Leaves leathery, often clustered at the ends of branches, apex short and acuminate, base wedge-shaped or broadly wedge-shaped, margins slightly refrigerated, finely toothed, dark green above, sparsely covered with rough hairs, pale white below, densely covered with brown rough hairs, midrib concave above, convex below; The petioles are 2-6 mm long and densely covered with bright tan flattened coarse hairs.

Scientific name in Chinese. Cuckoo.

Eye. Rhododendron order.

Latin scientific name. rhododendron simsii planch.

Nickname. Rhododendron, mountain heel, mountain pomegranate, Yingshan red, Zhaoshan red, Tang azalea.

Section. Ericaceae.

Binomial nomenclature. Rhododendron Simsii subfamily. Rhododendron subfamily.

World. Plantae.

Door. Angiosperm phylum.

Genus. Rhododendron genus.

Subgenus. Subgenus Nyspora red.

Class. Dicotyledonous class. Seed. Cuckoo.

Subclass. The subclass of the five A. fruit.

Area of distribution. Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan in China.

English name. sims azalea

Collapse. Origin of species.

China. ttt

64 sheets. Rhododendron species.

The record of rhododendrons was first seen in the Han Dynasty's "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica", in which the "sheep heel" was listed as a poisonous plant. The history of rhododendron cultivation, at least more than 1,000 years of history, to the Tang Dynasty, there was an ornamental rhododendron, at this time the rhododendron has been transplanted into the garden cultivation, the famous poet Bai Juyi (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty has a soft spot for rhododendrons, not only wrote many poems praising rhododendrons, but also personally transplanted and cultivated, the first transplantation did not survive, wrote "fight for the deep roots of the stone bottom, no cause to move to the people"; In 820, it was finally transplanted to life, and the poem said: "Today's flowers in Zhongzhou Zhouli, last year's tree on the top of Lushan Mountain, has been pityfully damaged and newly planted, and the flowers are still blooming."

According to records, in the first year of Tang Zhenguan (785), people had collected rhododendrons for cultivation, the most famous being the azaleas cultivated in Zhenjiang Helin Temple. <>

Rhododendron, also known as mountain red and mountain pomegranate, is an evergreen or usual green shrub.

The name of the rhododendron comes from a legend, there were cuckoo birds in ancient times, crying day and night and coughing up blood, dyed red all over the mountain of flower friends acres, rhododendrons so named.

The flowering period of azaleas is generally in spring, with 2-6 flowers per cluster, and the corolla of azaleas is funnel-shaped, rich in color, including red, light red, apricot red, snow blue, white, etc.

Rhododendron generally grows at an altitude of 500-1200 (-2500) meters above sea level under the mountain sparse shrub or pine forest, and rhododendron is also an indicator plant to test whether it is acidic soil in the south-central and southwestern parts of China.

The value of rhododendrons.

Medicinal value: Rhododendron has the effect of qi and blood activation, replenishing deficiency, internal injury cough, kidney deficiency, good luck, deafness, menstrual irregularities, rheumatism and other diseases.

Ornamental value: Rhododendron is a famous flower plant because of the bright red color of the corolla, which has a high ornamental value and is cultivated in various parks around the world.

Rhododendron distribution area: Jiangxi, Anhui, Guizhou in China to rhododendron as the provincial flower, Changsha, Wuxi, Jiujiang, Zhenjiang, Dali, Jiaxing, Ganzhou and other cities as the city flower as many as seven or eight.

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Forever belong to the stool cavity to you, the joy of love, flowering period: 4-5 months. Rhododendron is native to East Asia and is one of the three famous wild flowers in China and one of the four major alpine flowers in the world.

Because of the bright red color of the corolla, it has high ornamental value, and there are five major strains of spring cuckoo, summer cuckoo, west cuckoo, east cuckoo and alpine rhododendron.

Rhododendron means people's warm and beautiful feelings for life, but also symbolizes the prosperity of the country and the happy life of the people, rhododendron is also Changsha, Wuxi, Jiujiang, Zhenjiang, Dali, Jiaxing and other cities city flowers.

Maintenance tips: Rhododendron prefers acidic soils and does not grow well or even does not grow well in calcareous soils. Rhododendron likes a cool, round, moist, ventilated semi-shaded environment, both afraid of heat and cold, the growth temperature is 12 to 25, the summer temperature is more than 35, then the new shoots, new leaves grow slowly, in a semi-dormant state.

In summer, it is necessary to protect from the sun and shade, and in winter, it is necessary to pay attention to keeping warm and cold, avoid scorching sun exposure, and it is suitable to grow under scattered light with little light intensity.

Story: According to legend, in ancient times, Du Yu, the king of Shu Kingdom, loved his people very much, lived in seclusion after the Zen throne, and turned into a Zigui bird (also known as Zijuan) after death, people called it the cuckoo bird, whenever the date is not spring, the cuckoo bird flies to wake up the people "hurry up cuckoo!" Hurry up cuckoo!

Blood flowed from his mouth, and blood spilled on the ground, staining the rhododendrons all over the mountains. "Shu once heard of Zigui birds, and Xuancheng also saw azaleas. One is called, one is broken, and three springs and three months are remembered.

Li bai.

1. The genus of Kezen Liang.

Rhododendron belongs to the rhododendron family, rhododendron genus of plants, the other name is more than He Jueyun, the distribution range is relatively wide, so the name of each region is different, also called mountain pomegranate, Yingshan red, mountain heel, Zhaoshan red, Tang rhododendron and so on.

2. Morphology. Rhododendron is a deciduous shrub with a height of about 2-5 meters, with more slender branches and some rough hairs densely distributed. The leaves are leathery, about centimeters long, slightly curled at the edges, and have small fine teeth on them.

It blooms in April-May, the corolla is broadly funnel-shaped, and the color is red, sometimes bright red, sometimes dark red or rose. It can bear fruit and can produce oval-shaped capsules.

3. Habits. Rhododendron prefers to grow in acidic soils and does not grow well in alkaline soils. Like a cool climate environment, afraid of extreme heat in summer, can not withstand the cold climate in winter, the temperature suitable for growth is about 12-25 degrees Celsius, so you need to take measures to keep warm in winter.

It is suitable for growing under astigmatism, if the light is too strong, the leaves will be burned, and if the light is not enough, it will grow poorly.

4、**。Under normal circumstances, the market of ordinary rhododendron seedlings is usually about one yuan, because of the difference in varieties and specifications, so there are also differences.