What kind of environment is suitable for the silk-reeling flower to grow in?
The silk-reeling flower is a shrub plant, distributed in many regions of China; there are both wild varieties and cultivated varieties, and it has high horticultural value.
Other names for the silk-reeling flower
The silk-reeling flower is also called cili, cilizi, mulizi, cibinlang root, single-petal silk-reeling flower, and cimi.
The growth habits of the silk-reeling flower
The silk-reeling flower prefers a warm and humid growing environment and requires ample light. The silk-reeling flower has strong adaptability, can tolerate cold, is slightly shade-tolerant, and is not strict about soil, but fertile sandy loam is best.
The origin of the name of the silk-reeling flower
The silk-reeling flower has another name, cimi, because the leaves of the silk-reeling flower are ovate, the flowers somewhat resemble roses, the color is light purple with no fragrance, and the flowering branches have thorns.
Whenever people boil cocoons to reel silk, the silk-reeling flower blooms, so it got the name silk-reeling flower.