1, violet

This is the cruciferous family, violet genus biennial or perennial herbs. The whole plant is densely covered with gray-white stalked branched pilose. Stem erect, multi-branched, slightly lignified at the base. Leaf blade oblong to oblanceolate or spatulate.

Native to the Mediterranean coast. Widely cultivated in southern China, one of the famous flowers of Europe. It is a common species in large Chinese cities, and can be planted in gardens or greenhouses for ornamental purposes. This flower is similar to pansy, easy to confuse.

2, gardenia

Gardenia, also known as gardenia, yellow gardenia. Belongs to dicotyledonous plant class, Rubiaceae, gardenia genus evergreen shrub, branch and leaf luxuriant, leaf color four seasons evergreen, flower fragrant, is important garden ornamental plant. Single leaf opposite or three leaf whorl, leaf blade obovate, leathery, bright green and glossy. Berry ovate, yellow or orange.

In addition to ornamental, its flowers, fruits, leaves and roots can be used as medicine, has a fire in addition to the annoyance, clearing diuretic, cool blood detoxification effect. Flowers can be made of tea spices, fruit can be anti-inflammatory and expectorant. Is good aromatic flower. Gardenia likes light sufficient and well ventilated environment, but avoid strong light exposure. Suitable to use loose fertile, well-drained acidic soil planting. Can be cuttings, pressure, planting or sowing propagation.

3, hyacinth

Hyacinthus, is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plants, bulbs ovate, with a membranous skin, the color of the skin film is positively correlated with the color of the flower, not in bloom when the shape of garlic, native to the Mediterranean coast and Asia Minor area, is the study of the discovery of the flowering plants in the most fragrant species. It prefers sunny and relatively humid growing conditions, and requires well-drained and fertile sandy loam soils.

There are more than 2,000 horticultural varieties of hyacinth around the world, which are mainly divided into two categories: "Dutch species" and "Roman species". The former are authentic varieties, the vast majority of each plant only 1 scape, the body is stout, large flowers. The latter are mostly mutated hybrids, each plant can bear two or three scapes, weak, thin flowers, most consumers prefer to buy Dutch hyacinth.

4, Mandragora

Mandragora, is the Solanaceae Mandragora plants, herbaceous or semi-shrubby, 0.5-1.5 meters high, stout, terete stems, light green or purple, the lower part of the lignified. Leaves broadly ovate, apically acuminate, base asymmetrically cuneate, margin irregularly undulate lobed, lobes apically acute, flowers solitary between branch forks or leaf axils, erect, shortly pedicellate;

Calyx tubular, 4-5 cm long, tube 5-angled, capsule erect, ovate, 3-4.5 cm long, 2-4 cm in diameter. Flowering period June-October, fruiting period July-November.

Mainly in all continents of the world; distributed in all provinces and regions of China. Grows beside houses, on roadsides or in meadows.

5, rosemary

Rosemary, is a dicotyledonous, Labiatae, rosemary plant shrubs. Sex like warm climate, native to the European region and the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa. As far away as the Cao Wei period has been introduced to China. Now there are occasional applications in the garden.

From the flowers and leaves of rosemary can be extracted with excellent antioxidant antioxidants and rosemary essential oil. Rosemary antioxidant. Widely used in medicine, fried food, oil-rich food and all kinds of fats and oils to preserve freshness and quality; and rosemary flavor is used in spices, air fresheners, ant repellents, as well as sterilization, insecticides and other daily chemical industry.

6, peach blossom

The peach blossom, that is, the peach tree blooms, belongs to the Rosaceae. Leaves elliptic lanceolate, nearly spherical drupe, mainly divided into two categories of fruit and flower peach. Peach blossom is native to central and northern China, and is now widely planted in temperate countries and regions of the world, and its propagation is based on grafting.

The peach blossom can be made into peach blossom pills, peach blossom tea and other foods. It has high ornamental value and is a common material for literary creation. In addition, the elements in peach blossom have the medicinal value of dredging the meridians and moisturizing the skin. Its flower language and representative meaning is: the captive of love. Every year from March to June, different peach blossom festival extravaganzas are held in different places with peach blossoms as the medium.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Gardenia

Baidu Encyclopedia - Violets

Baidu Encyclopedia - Hyacinthus