What are the characteristics of winter jasmine? An analysis of its morphological features and growth habits

Do you know what the characteristics of winter jasmine are? Winter jasmine, together with plum blossom, narcissus and camellia, is collectively known as the "Four Friends in the Snow" and is one of the common flowers in China, but the characteristics of winter jasmine are not very obvious. Let's take a look below with the editor at what the characteristics of winter jasmine are!

Morphological characteristics of winter jasmine

Deciduous shrub, with slender branches that grow in an arching, drooping manner, reaching more than 2 m in length. The lateral branches are robust, four-angled, and green. Trifoliate compound leaves are opposite, 2-3 cm long, with ovate-elliptic leaflets that are smooth on the surface and entire at the margins. Flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, with a goblet-shaped corolla, bright yellow, with 6 lobes at the tip, or double-petaled.

Flowering period of winter jasmine

It blooms before the leaves in early spring, from February to March, hence the name winter jasmine. The flowering period is from March to May and can last as long as 50 days.

Propagation methods of winter jasmine

It is native to northern China and is mainly distributed in North China, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong and other provinces. Winter jasmine is relatively cold-tolerant, likes sunlight, and is drought-tolerant but not waterlogging-tolerant. Propagation is mainly by division, layering and cuttings. It is mostly used to arrange flower beds and adorn courtyards, and is an important early-spring flowering shrub.

Efficacy and effects of winter jasmine

The branches, leaves and flowers of winter jasmine can all be used as medicine, and have the effects of detoxifying and reducing swelling, and clearing heat and relieving the exterior.

All right, the above is an introduction to the characteristics of winter jasmine. Now everyone knows what the characteristics of winter jasmine are!