This woody plant has multiple colors in a single flower, as beautiful as peonies and roses, and is easy to grow in pots
Introduction
Green plants in pots are essential decorative items for home life. They can beautify the room, freshen the air, and delight the mind and nurture the character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits. "Huasheng Potted Plant Diary · Issue 855" takes you to know a kind of woody plant as beautiful as peonies and roses.
Today's star
Peonies and roses are respectively known as the "king of flowers" and the "queen of flowers," with countless honors. The only one that can compare with these two is probably the camellia. The flower introduced to you today is named Dis, a precious variety among camellias, with extremely high ornamental value, not inferior at all compared with peonies and roses.
Dis
Dis was first released in Mississippi, USA, in 1983, and caused a sensation as soon as it was exhibited. This variety blooms in bicolor, with red and white interspersed, multiple colors in one flower, with a proper flower form, noble and elegant. The flower diameter reaches 12.5 cm, with large and brightly colored flowers, fully double, possessing both the floral posture of peonies and somewhat the charm of lotus, very beautiful.
Multiple colors in one flower
Dis has emerald green leaves with a glossy surface, evergreen all year round. As the saying goes, "Jade-green leaves sparkle and stay green all year, a supreme branch is praised in spring and winter." Its flower petals are arranged in order, red flowers with white spots, pointed petals in double flowers, attracting bees and butterflies back and forth. Both flowers and leaves are beautiful, for viewing flowers and also enjoying leaves. The flowering period is in winter and spring, and the flowers remain undefeated for several weeks.
Easy to cultivate
As a horticultural hybrid variety, Dis has stable traits and stronger adaptability than its male parent woody plant, so cultivation is very easy. Areas south of the Yangtze River in China can all be grown outdoors, while the north requires pot cultivation, and in winter it must be maintained indoors to survive the winter. For potting, special camellia soil should be used, and garden soil, nutrient soil, etc. should not be used directly. Daily maintenance can be very rough and simple.
Excellent potted plant
When Dis was first launched, it was once quite expensive. Now, with more introduction and cultivation, it is becoming more and more widespread, and the price is already very affordable, having become a mass flower and plant. Cultivate one plant at home, and you can enjoy flowers every year. Blooming flowers bring prosperity, with extremely high cost performance. It is a rare excellent potted plant, a woody plant, and can also be pruned and shaped into a bonsai tree.