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In front of my house, there are some cockscombs. Because the flowers are as red as the comb on the head of a large rooster, hence the name.
The cockscomb was growing very luxuriantly. The green leaves, narrow and long, are layered. The pink stem was flattened, with some branches at the top.
On both sides of the gate of my family yard, there are many cockscomb flowers, which are very beautiful. These cockscomb flowers are not only accompanied by the sweat of Dad's hard work. And there's a beautiful story.
Dad said that in the past, he was reluctant to plant flowers, and these cockscomb flowers were only planted on the side of the road in front of his house. At that time, the road was uneven and dusty. The cockscomb flowers on the side of the road are always gray.
Dad couldn't stand it, so every evening, he sprayed the cockscomb once to rinse off the dust. Mom often dissuaded him and told him to rest and rest, but Dad just laughed and didn't answer. Sometimes, my father was told that my mother was in a hurry, so I shouted at my mother:
I love cockscombs as much as I love you! Mom couldn't help it, so she pretended to be angry and walked away.
After the reform and opening up, the rural areas became rich. Small western-style buildings were built on the roadside, and small courtyards were built. My family also built a small two-story western-style house and built a small courtyard.
Life became richer, and his father's enthusiasm for planting flowers was even higher, so he simply planted cockscombs on both sides of the courtyard gate. The potholed roads of the past have been paved with gravel. But the cockscomb flowers on the side of the road are still inevitably polluted by dust.
Dad still needs to get some water in a few days to clean the cockscomb. But mom and dad "quarrels" rarely happen.
In recent years, the pace of new rural construction has accelerated, and the original gravel roads have been paved with cement roads. The concrete pavement is clean and flat, and even if there is a passing car, you can't see the dust rising. The cockscomb flowers next to the courtyard are always clean and bright.
These cockscomb flowers look particularly bright against the white pavement. Since the cement road was paved, my parents no longer have "friction" because of watering cockscombs.
Grandpa often went out for a walk, and when he saw these beautiful cockscombs, he was always smiling. When an acquaintance passed by, he always accosted him, saying that he used to plant a few cockscomb flowers next to the water steps by the river in his house. Every time, when my grandfather came back from labor to wash his hands and feet, he walked beside the cockscomb, and his heart was full of joy, and he didn't feel so tired.
Now there are cockscombs everywhere. Every time my grandfather comes back from a walk, he looks at these cockscomb flowers and often sighs: Thanks to the party's good policies, there is a good day today!
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I love cockscomb because I watch it grow and watch it bloom.
Cockscomb is an annual herbaceous plant with cylindrical stems and branching. The color of the underside of the stem is dark red, and the upper part is light red. The stems are straight and very straight.
I have a few pots of cockscomb on my balcony, and they are very beautiful. I love them so much that I water them a lot.
The green leaves of the cockscomb flower are ovate and hang a little downwards to allow for full absorption of sunlight. The petioles are white and reddish, the veins are tender red, and the leaves are neither hairy nor serrate. Some of the leaves turned yellow at the edges, bulging in the middle, as if they were holding up a big belly.
My cockscomb is purple-red. The flowers come in two shapes, one resembles a cockscomb and one resembles a dogtail. The flowers are wrinkled, flat and thick, inverted broom-shaped, with petals joined together. The length of the flower is about 15 cm, and the width is about 9 cm.
The cockscomb is very beautiful, don't you like it too?
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