Tianfu Nature 丨 Glory Flower (June 9, 2022)

This flower always arrives with summer.

Every summer, there is a kind of trees with red crescent -shaped flowers in the roads and parks in the south, which is very eye -catching. It is called the dragon tooth flower. It is full of red trees when blooming, and the flower looks like crescent or ivory, and it seems like a bunch of red corals, so there are other names such as ivory red, coral thorns, and coral trees.

Dragon teeth are native to tropical regions in the Americas and have poor cold resistance. If the temperature in winter is about -5 ° C, its branches and trunks will be frozen. However, its vitality is very tenacious. Although the main trunk will freeze, the lucky is that frost damage will not hurt the root. When the climate is warmer, it will germinate the new buds again, grow up, and open a series of red red ones. Flowers.

It is also the national flower of Argentina, which represents the heroic warriors who are brave and indomitable, so the flower language is glorious.

There is another special feature of the dragon teeth flower. It blooms first and then has long leaves. When flowers, the trees are red and bright, and the red leaves are sparse. All drop. According to legend, in its origin, ancient farmers often rely on its distinctive characteristics to distinguish the four seasons, so it is also known as the four seasons.