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Brief introduction of winter jasmine
Winter jasmine, also known as golden plum, golden belt and small yellow flower, is a deciduous shrub of Oleaceae. Named after its earliest flowering among hundreds of flowers, it is also called "four friends in the snow" with plum blossom, daffodil and camellia, and is one of the precious flowers in China.
The height of winter jasmine is 30- 100 cm. Branchlets are slender, erect or arched, drooping, showing a chaotic pattern. 3 leaflets are opposite to compound leaves, and the leaves are ovoid to oblong. This flower was born alone on the branch born last year, and it bloomed before the leaves. It is fragrant, golden yellow, and washed out. The flowering period is from February to April. Named for its earliest opening among flowers, flowers will usher in the spring of flowers.
The history of winter jasmine cultivation is over 1000 years. It is recorded in Bai Juyi's poem "Calling Liu Langzhong for the Spring Festival" in the Tang Dynasty, Han Qi's "Spring in the East Hall of Zhongshu" in the Song Dynasty and Zhou Wenhua's "History of Runan Garden" in the Ming Dynasty. Winter jasmine is now the city flower of Hebi City, Henan Province.
Winter jasmine is not only gorgeous in color and extraordinary in temperament, but also has the characteristics of not being afraid of cold, not adapting to local conditions and strong adaptability, and has always been loved by people. The branches droop, and the flowers bloom first and then the leaves in early spring. The flowers are golden yellow and the leaves are green. It should be arranged at the lakeside, stream side, bridge head, corner or lawn, forest edge and slope in the park. It can also be planted around the house for flower viewing in early spring.
The branches, leaves and flowers of Jasminum nudiflorum can be used as medicine, which has the effects of detoxification, detumescence, clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome.