The most fragrant potted plant: one bloom fills the room with fragrance, and both flowers and leaves are beautiful enough for bonsai
Introduction
Green potted plants are essential decorative elements for home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and pleases the mood. "Huangsheng Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1324" introduces you to a super fragrant flower.
Today's star
Plants that give off floral fragrance have always been among the finest potted plants, such as orchids, Acorus gramineus, and narcissus. Placed at home, they let you both enjoy the flowers and smell the fragrance. The flower introduced in this issue is called Ruixiang, known as the most fragrant flower, and praised with the saying, "The peony is the national beauty and heavenly fragrance, while the Ruixiang flower with golden edges is the finest."
Ruixiang
The Ruixiang tree, also known as Shuixiang, Qianlixiang, Shanmenghua, and others, is an evergreen small shrub with many varieties, among which the golden-edged one is most prized. China is its place of origin, and it has been introduced to many parts of the world. It is one of the world's three treasures of horticulture and is unanimously recognized by flower lovers, famous for its "color, fragrance, posture, and charm."
High ornamental value
The Ruixiang tree has a graceful shape, with leaves that stay green all year round, glossy and shiny. Its flowers are spherical, with several to 12 forming a terminal head-like inflorescence, pale purplish red on the outside and flesh-red inside. Both flowers and leaves are beautiful, and its flowering and fruiting period is from March to August. It has high ornamental value and is most commonly seen in gardens in China and Japan; it is also a common excellent material for bonsai.
When it blooms, the whole room is filled with fragrance
Not only does it have ornamental value, but the unique aroma of the Ruixiang flower is what flower lovers appreciate most. Its floral fragrance is rich, sweet, and pure, surpassing even that of orchids. The fragrance is deep and far-reaching. Grown in a courtyard or on a balcony, when it blooms, the scent can be smelled throughout the whole house, filling the air with fragrance, and even air freshener can be saved.
Excellent bonsai material
Although Ruixiang is a woody plant, it is vigorous and can be propagated by cuttings like herbaceous flowers or succulents, with a very high survival rate. It grows quickly, has many branches, tolerates pruning, and is easy to shape. It is an important material in the bonsai world of China and Japan, offering good quality at a low price, and is also a rare excellent choice for home potted plants.