Comparison between Lagerstroemia indica and Rhododendron

Rhododendron is a famous flower plant, which is listed as provincial flower and city flower in many provinces and cities of China. There is a cloud in an ancient poem: Shu once smelled birds, and Xuancheng also saw azaleas. Rhododendron is not only beautiful in flowers and colors, but also has high ornamental value; It can also purify the air, beautify the home environment, cultivate sentiment and make people feel happy. Let's enjoy the panorama of azaleas together.

Good-looking pictures of azaleas

1. Rhododendron is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It is a famous flower plant with rich leaves, beautiful colors and strong germination. The colors are crimson, pink, rose, purple and white. It has high ornamental value and is deeply loved and welcomed by people.

2. Rhododendron has a plant height of 2-5 meters, slender branches, oval leaves, a length of 1.5-5 cm, a width of 0.5-3 cm and a petiole of 2-6 mm.. The bud is oval and the pedicel is 8 mm long. Corolla is funnel-shaped, 3.5-4 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide. Capsule ovoid, up to 65438 0 cm long, flowering in April-May and fruiting in June-August.

3. Rhododendron likes to grow in humid, ventilated and semi-cloudy environment in Liang Shuang, avoiding cold and high temperature. The optimum growth temperature is 12-25℃, and usually acidic soil grows best. There are five main propagation methods of rhododendron, namely, cutting, grafting, layering, dividing plants and sowing.

4. Rhododendron has the medicinal functions of treating traumatic injury, clearing away heat and toxic materials, rheumatoid arthritis, carbuncle and furuncle, traumatic bleeding and so on. Rhododendron leaves can be used to extract aromatic oil or edible, bark and leaves can be used to extract baking glue, and wood can be used as handicrafts, so rhododendron flowers are all treasures.

Beautiful pictures of rhododendron varieties

1, Spring Roll is one of the most famous flowers in the world today, and its flower posture is very beautiful. The colors are crimson, pink, rose, purple and white. Especially when azaleas bloom in spring, the mountains are full of bright colors, like rosy clouds surrounding the forest, so it is known as "the beauty of flowers".

2. Xia Juan has slender branches, dense branches, rich and tidy crown, closely arranged leaves, flower diameter of 6 ~ 8 cm, colorful petals like Xi Juan. Traditional varieties include Changhua, Dahongpao, Wubao Lvzhu and Chenzitang. Among them, there is a small flower in the five treasures green pearl flower, which is in the shape of a pavilion, which is the highest double petal in the azalea.

3. The white azalea is pure white, the flowering period is from April to May, and the raceme is 6- 10. It was not difficult to see rhododendrons in Dabie Mountains before 1970s, but after these years, it was difficult to find any trace of rhododendrons because of people's indiscriminate mining. Rhododendron argenteum is distributed in some places in Longjie Township, yiliang county, Yunnan Province, so it is a rare rhododendron species.

Through our introduction, I believe everyone will have a deeper understanding of how to appreciate the beautiful pictures of azaleas, and Chunjuan and Xia Juan are the most ornamental.