Blue waxberry (also called waxberry) does not grow naturally. There are no blue waxberry flowers. Types of Wax Plum
1, Vegetative Wax Plum: the tepals are pure yellow, the inner whorl has close to pure color, the flower is larger, and the fragrance is strong.
2, exhausted Lap-mei: outer tepals yellowish, inner tepals have purplish-red edges and stripes, the largest flowers, fragrance.
3, small-flowered Lap-mei: outer perianth yellow-white, inner perianth with purplish-red stripes, the smallest flower diameter, less than 1cm.
4, dog's tooth Lap-mei: perianth segments are narrow and pointed, the inner center perianth is purple, the flower is small, fragrance is light, the flowering period is late.
Note: Lamei flowers are inserted in the leaf axils of the second-year branches, first flowers and then leaves, fragrant, 2-4 centimeters in diameter; tepals are rounded, oblong, obovate, elliptic, or spatulate, 5-20 millimeters in length, 5-15 millimeters in width, glabrous, and the inner perianth segments are shorter than the outer perianth segments, and clawed at the base.
Expanded Information:
Wax Plum is sun-loving, tolerant of shade, cold, and drought, and avoids staining. Wax plum flower in the frost and snow cold days proudly open, flower yellow like wax, strong fragrance, is the main ornamental winter flowers. Fear of wind, more cold, in not less than -15 ℃ can be safe over winter, areas south of Beijing can be cultivated in the open ground, flowers meet -10 ℃ low temperature, flowers by frost damage.
La Mei good born in deep soil, fertile, loose, well-drained slightly acidic sandy loam, in the saline and alkaline growth on the poor. Strong drought tolerance, afraid of flooding, so should not be cultivated in low-lying areas. Tree growth potential is strong, branching is vigorous, and the rootstock is easy to produce sprouting tillers. Resistant to pruning, easy to shape. Flowers before leaves, flowering period November ~ March of the following year, July ~ August maturity.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Wax Plum (腊梅)
百度百科-蜡梅(蜡梅科蜡梅属植物)