Tianfu Nature 丨 Poetry and Colorful "frequent visitor" (September 5, 2022)

Kawaguan News reporter Wang Daqiang

It flowers and lush, beautiful and beautiful, red like a fierce fire, stained the mountains and reflected the river. As a result, the mountain people called it Yingshanhong, pomegranate, that is, azalea.

Rhododendron is one of the world's famous flowers, and it is also a general name for about 960 plants in the genus Rhododendron. There are evergreen shrubs and deciduous shrubs, growing in areas with an altitude of 500-2700 meters.

Rhododendrons are generally blooming in spring, with 2-6 flowers in each cluster. The corolla funnel shapes are red, light red, apricot red, snow green, white, etc., and the color is lush and gorgeous. Rhododendron likes acidic soil and is a typical acid soil in the south and southwest of my country. Yunnan, Sichuan, and Tibet, distributed azaleas accounted for about 80%of all the number of species in the country, and are the world's azalea distribution center and differentiation center.

Since ancient times, many scholars have praised the rhododendron in the poems. Li Bai saw the azalea bird in his hometown, and wrote "the Shu Kingdom once heard the birds, and Xuancheng also saw azalea.

Rhododendron not only has high ornamental value, but also has economic value. Some leaves can be used as medicine or extract aroma oil, some flowers are edible, bark and leaf can be made of grilled glue, and wood can be used as crafts. The root of Gaoshan Rhododendron is well -developed and is a very good soil and water conservation plant.

The large leaf golden top rhododendrons are a sub -species under the genus Rhododendron family. Typical features are large leaves, wide ellipse or oval obovate shapes. During the shrub or coniferous forest edge.