How many categories do flowers fall into?
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China is known as the "Mother of World Gardens" with abundant flower resources and a wide variety of species. In order to facilitate cultivation, management, and utilization, it is necessary to understand the classification of flowers.
Due to different bases for classification, the methods of classification also vary. Based on the morphological characteristics of flowers, they are usually divided into two major categories: herbaceous flowers and woody flowers. Herbaceous flowers have soft stems, while woody flowers have hard, woody stems. Based on the growth habits and morphological characteristics, they can generally be divided into herbaceous flowers, woody flowers, succulent flowers, and aquatic flowers. Herbaceous flowers can be further divided into annuals, biennials, perennial flowers, bulbous flowers, and lawn plants, depending on their growth and development cycles.
Woody flowers can be divided into trees, shrubs, and vine flowers based on the height of the trunk and the size of the crown. Succulent flowers have thick, fleshy stems and leaves, storing abundant water. Some leaves degenerate into spines or feathers, making them unique and forming a separate category in horticultural cultivation.
Aquatic flowers grow in water or marshland all year round, most of which are perennial plants. Based on the ornamental parts, flowers can be classified into ornamental flower category (mainly for the color and shape of flowers, such as chrysanthemums, roses, etc.), ornamental leaf category (mainly for the color and shape of leaves, such as variegated wood, caladium, etc.), ornamental fruit category (mainly for the fruit, such as kumquats, etc.), ornamental stem category (mainly for branches and stems, such as the stick tree, mountain shadow boxing, etc.), and ornamental bud category (mainly for buds, such as silver willow). Based on their uses, flowers can be divided into cut flowers (such as carnations, calla lilies, etc.), indoor flowers (such as kaffir lilies, monstera deliciosa, etc.), garden flowers (such as roses, chrysanthemums, etc.), medicinal flowers (such as peonies, honeysuckle, etc.), fragrant flowers (such as white magnolia, jasmine, rose, etc.), and edible flowers (such as lilies, daylilies, pomegranates).
In addition, flowers can be classified based on the climatic conditions of their place of origin, according to natural distribution, into tropical flowers, subtropical flowers, warm temperate flowers, temperate flowers, subarctic flowers, and alpine flowers. This classification can reflect the habits of various flowers and the conditions that need to be met for their growth and development during cultivation.
The above content about how flowers are classified is introduced for your reference, for green plant enthusiasts to solve problems in green plant and flower management.