Is osmanthus an evergreen plant or a deciduous plant?

Osmanthus is a plant we often see in daily life, and its fragrance is very rich and lingering, making people feel relaxed and happy when they smell it. Osmanthus also has a very long cultivation history in China; records about osmanthus date back as early as 2,500 years ago. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Classic of Mountains and Seas·Classic of the Southern Mountains mentioned that Zhaoyao Mountain had many gui, which refers to what we now call osmanthus. So is osmanthus an evergreen plant or a deciduous plant?

1. Is osmanthus evergreen or deciduous

Osmanthus is the common name for many trees in the Chinese genus Osmanthus, and it is an evergreen tree or shrub, so it generally does not shed its leaves in winter. In fact, osmanthus leaves also undergo metabolism; it usually sheds its leaves in late spring and early summer, then replaces them with new leaves, but in horticultural plant classification, it is an evergreen plant.

Osmanthus is one of China's top ten famous flowers and has strong ornamental and practical value. As early as the Han Dynasty, osmanthus entered imperial gardens as an ornamental variety. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of Han defeated Nanyue, and then built Fuling Palace in Shanglin Garden, planting rare flowers and unusual trees widely, among which there were 100 osmanthus plants. Today, in Shengshui in the southeast of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, there is still one Han osmanthus plant, said to have been planted by Xiao He, a minister of Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, and it is still lush with branches and leaves, vigorous and majestic.

2. The practical value of osmanthus

Osmanthus has a long history in China, and there are quite a few myths and legends about it. Its practical value should not be underestimated either. In traditional Chinese medicine, the flowers, fruits, and roots of osmanthus can all be used as medicine, and can treat symptoms such as cough and asthma with excessive phlegm, amenorrhea and abdominal pain, and rheumatic muscle and bone pain. The ancients believed that gui was the chief of the hundred medicines, so they also brewed osmanthus wine from osmanthus. This wine is sweet and mellow, and has the functions of stimulating the appetite, refreshing the mind, strengthening the spleen, and tonifying deficiency.

In addition, osmanthus is often used in meals. Famous osmanthus foods in China include osmanthus almond tofu, glutinous rice osmanthus lotus root, osmanthus Huanglin pastry, osmanthus cake, goji berry osmanthus tea, osmanthus purple sweet potato glutinous rice, osmanthus fermented rice wine small round dumplings, braised osmanthus sausage, osmanthus almond tofu, osmanthus red bean porridge, and as many as dozens of others, greatly enriching China's snack culture.

The above is the relevant knowledge about osmanthus. Every autumn when the fragrance of osmanthus drifts, it is also the time when crabs are fat and the moon is full. Enjoying the moon and eating crabs along with the floral fragrance is one of life's great pleasures.