The flower language of gardenia
Gardenia, as white as snow, always blooms with intoxicating fragrance in midsummer. What touching meaning does this plant that carries the memories of youth contain? What kind of careful maintenance does its unique flowering period require? Let us explore the mystery of this summer spirit's life through the flower code and growth laws. 1. Gardenia Flower Language Trio 1. A midsummer tribute to hope and joy When gardenia blooms in June, it coincides with the parting moment of graduation season. According to statistics, more than 70% of campuses in my country plant gardenia as a graduation commemorative plant. Its pure and flawless white flowers are like witnesses of youth, conveying beautiful expectations for the future with a blooming posture. 2. The miracle of life through three seasons, gardenia takes as long as 8 months of gestation from flower bud differentiation to blooming. In the low-temperature environment of-5℃ in winter, its flower buds can still remain active. This stress resistance makes it ranked among the top ten cold-resistant flowering plants. Scientific research data shows that gardenia that experiences a complete low-temperature cycle can increase the number of flowering by 40%. 3. Eternal Love's Time and Space Watch The waxy layer of gardenia leaves has a super water-retaining function and can reduce water evaporation by 30% during the flower incubation period. This physiological characteristic of companionship is given the romantic image of "waiting for a lifetime." In the wedding flower market survey, orders for gardenia bunches have increased by 25% in recent years. 2. Full-cycle maintenance of gardenia flowering period. Gardenia flowering period usually lasts for 90-120 days, but can be extended to 150 days through scientific management. In the Pearl River Basin, the first flowering period will be in early May; in the Yangtze River Basin, it will be concentrated from June to August. Experiments have shown that the application of potassium dihydrogen phosphate can prolong the flowering period of a single flower by 3-5 days. Three elements to extend flowering period·Light control: scattered light for 4 hours a day·Water management: Keep soil pH 5.5 -6.5·Nutrient supply: Apply decomposed soybean cake fertilizer after flowering to master the life code of gardenia, which can not only make the courtyard fragrant for a hundred days, you can better understand the emotional language of nature's gifts. This white fairy that crosses the seasons is telling the tenacity and romance of life in full bloom.