Recommended Indoor Plant Varieties That Bloom During Spring Festival
When spring arrives, many plants start sprouting and blooming in competition, but few flowers bloom during the Spring Festival. So which flowers bloom during the Spring Festival? Let's take a look below.
Hyacinth
The hyacinth bulb looks just like an onion. The blooming time varies slightly among varieties and is somewhat related to planting time. When in bloom, the hyacinth stands gracefully, and it is a common flower at Christmas.
Narcissus
Narcissus is one of China's top ten famous flowers and is widely loved, but narcissus bulbs are full of sap and are toxic, containing various alkaloids such as lycorine and narcissine; it is used externally as an analgesic; the bulbs are mashed and applied to treat carbuncles and swellings. If cattle or sheep accidentally eat the bulbs, they immediately show symptoms such as spasms, dilated pupils and severe diarrhea.
African Violet
A world-famous potted flower, native to the tropical regions of East Africa. The plant is small and delicate, with colorful flowers, blooming all year round, and is an excellent indoor flower.
Christmas Kalanchoe
Christmas Kalanchoe is also called longevity flower. It may be relatively rare north of the Yangtze River. Its flowering period coincides with Christmas, New Year's Day and the Spring Festival. Because its common name is “longevity”, giving a pot of longevity flower to relatives and friends during the holidays is very appropriate, symbolizing great fortune and a long life, and it is very likable.
Cymbidium sinense
Cymbidium sinense is one of the more popular Chinese orchids, used to decorate indoor environments and as a main ceremonial potted flower for gifting relatives and friends. Its flower spikes are also used for flower arrangements. Its flowering period is from October to March of the following year, blooming during Christmas, New Year's Day and the Spring Festival.
Poinsettia
A shrub plant with alternate leaves, flowering and fruiting from October to April of the following year, an indispensable decoration for Christmas and the Spring Festival. It should be pointed out that the whole poinsettia plant is toxic, and the white sap in the stems and leaves can irritate the skin, possibly causing redness and swelling and triggering allergic reactions.
Chrysanthemum
The third of China's top ten famous flowers, one of the four gentlemen of flowers (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum), and also one of the world's four major cut flowers (chrysanthemum, rose, carnation, gladiolus), with the highest production. Nowadays, artificial regulation of chrysanthemum blooming time is often used, so they are available all year round.
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