Lagerstroemia microphylla, a summer fairy

Write down this topic and inexplicably come up with the stills of princess huanzhu. Xia Ziwei, yes, the little fairy in summer belongs to Lagerstroemia indica, and the protagonist in recent close contact is Lagerstroemia microphylla, which can be seen everywhere in Yangcheng.

Lagerstroemia microphylla bark is smooth, also called tickling tree. For a time, I had a special hobby. I liked to tease it, and then I expected its flowers to tremble and shake like a silver bell. However, I didn't. I stared at its subtle changes and found it motionless. I didn't want to increase the intensity of tickling until its trunk began to shake. Later, this question became the biggest mystery in my heart: does tickling an itch tree really tickle?

After the interest in tickling passed, I began to be infatuated with her flowers, with panicles at the top, so once they bloom, they will become flower balls, which is really attractive.

Observe each flower carefully, and the unopened floret will have a perfect bisection, like an emerald waiting for the price.

When the petals slowly spread out, six fairies made a grand appearance, each wearing a pink lace pleated skirt, forming a fan, not a circle as I imagined. Six petals are squeezed together to form a big fan and reassembled into a big skirt. I think fashion designers must have got a lot of inspiration from her and designed so many beautiful skirts. Lagerstroemia speciosa doesn't have a strong floral fragrance, but with this beautiful skirt, she can attract all kinds of insects to pollinate her.

There are 6 pistils and many stamens in the center of the flower. When the petals are fully unfolded, the carpels slowly open, exposing the pistils and stamens. The pistil has a long style and the stigma is irregularly curved. The whole flower opens for a long time, and the pistil has enough time to fertilize. When the petals wither slowly, the pistil about 3-4cm long will magically curl into a ball, retract the carpel, and then return to the carpel to breed fruit.

I found some fruits from last year among the flowers. A typical capsule, the carpel has cracked and the seeds have disappeared. However, the small house that gave birth to the seeds still perfectly preserved the appearance at that time. Six neat huts gave the children a shelter from the wind and rain. When the child matures and grows up, it will automatically crack and let the child pursue his own world in the distance. I suddenly feel that Wei Zi is not only beautiful, but also a particularly loving mother.