When is the best season for osmanthus to bloom?
This article provides a detailed explanation of the best blooming season for osmanthus and introduces the characteristics of this green plant. Let's delve into the topic together.
Although there are many types of osmanthus, it is still the eighth month when the fragrance of osmanthus is most prevalent. Why is that? Many people have seen osmanthus blooming all year round, and it seems not as fragrant as the autumn osmanthus. Is this a psychological effect, or is it really the case? Some say that if osmanthus blooms all year round, it would not seem so rare, and thus, it wouldn't be considered as fragrant. This is actually a misunderstanding because the intensity of the osmanthus fragrance is influenced by multiple factors and is not entirely determined by subjective feelings. Today, we will start with the classification of osmanthus varieties to see if it is indeed the eighth month when osmanthus is fragrant and what factors influence the fragrance intensity.
【First, Classification of Osmanthus】
Osmanthus can be mainly divided into August osmanthus and ever-blooming osmanthus, with the main difference being the blooming time. August osmanthus usually blooms in the eighth lunar month, while ever-blooming osmanthus can bloom all year round. Compared to August osmanthus, ever-blooming osmanthus has a more frequent blooming period, allowing for enjoyment of osmanthus throughout the four seasons.
The varieties of August osmanthus can be subdivided into golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, and red osmanthus. Golden osmanthus blooms in yellow, silver osmanthus in white, and red osmanthus in orange-red, making them easy to distinguish. The blooming time is basically the same, in the eighth lunar month.
The varieties of ever-blooming osmanthus can be subdivided into small-leaf ever-blooming osmanthus, large-leaf ever-blooming osmanthus, and moon osmanthus, among others, offering more choices for people to enjoy and a more frequent blooming period than August osmanthus.
When is the best season for osmanthus to bloom?
【Second, The Reason Why August Osmanthus is Fragrant】
1. August osmanthus variety blooms more fragrant
With so many osmanthus varieties, which one blooms more fragrant? According to the results of planting by many people, August osmanthus blooms more fragrant, which is determined by its own variety. The blooming time of August osmanthus is exactly in the eighth lunar month, so people often say that August osmanthus is fragrant, usually referring to August osmanthus. As for whether it is golden, silver, or red osmanthus, there is not much difference.
2. August osmanthus blooms more
Although ever-blooming osmanthus has a more frequent blooming period, in terms of the amount of a single blooming, August osmanthus blooms more. Because the plant shape of August osmanthus is generally larger than that of ever-blooming osmanthus, and the canopy is also larger, the number of blooms naturally increases, and the fragrance gathered together is more fragrant. Therefore, when August osmanthus blooms, it often scents for十里 (about five kilometers)!
3. August temperature and humidity are more suitable
The eighth lunar month is around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the climate is clear and comfortable, not as hot as summer or as cold as winter. The weather is comfortable and suitable for the blooming temperature and humidity of osmanthus, so the osmanthus that blooms during this season is especially fragrant, which is the gift of nature to August osmanthus!
4. People are more sensitive to the environment in August
The eighth lunar month has entered autumn, and people are particularly sensitive to the environment and more likely to feel sad and nostalgic. It's not just the falling leaves that trigger feelings, but the fragrance of flowers can also evoke special feelings. Therefore, from a subjective perspective, people feel that August osmanthus is more fragrant, which is a unique feeling of this moment and scene!