How to propagate rose of Sharon? Cuttings and division are the most practical
Rose of Sharon grows very fast, so after growing it for 3-4 years, flower lovers need to consider the question of propagation. As a deciduous shrub, how is rose of Sharon best propagated? Let's take a look at the propagation methods for rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon grows very fast, so after growing it for 3-4 years, flower lovers need to consider the question of propagation. As a deciduous shrub, how is rose of Sharon best propagated? Let's take a look at the propagation methods for rose of Sharon.
How to propagate rose of Sharon
The commonly used propagation methods for rose of Sharon include sowing, cuttings, division, grafting, layering and tissue culture. For ordinary flower lovers, the more commonly used methods are cuttings, division and layering, so these three methods are highlighted below.
I. Division propagation
1. Time
The time for division is generally chosen in early spring, that is, before a large number of shoots sprout; at this time the climate is most suitable for division.
2. Division method
The same as the division method for most plants, dig out a relatively vigorous and healthy mature plant from the soil, then plant it in clumps of 3 plants each at a certain density. This propagation method for rose of Sharon has the least impact on its growth.
II. Rose of Sharon cutting propagation
1. Time
The time can be chosen in spring or autumn, and usually spring cuttings are best. It can be combined with pruning in March, allowing it to bloom smoothly in summer, thereby giving play to the effects and functions of rose of Sharon.
2. Method
How is rose of Sharon propagated when using cuttings? First, select good branches. Generally, choose branches from robust 1-2 year old plants; the branches are best in a state where they have not yet sprouted. If they have already sprouted or grown leaves, the newly grown leaves can be removed.
Second, cut the branches into small sections. Cut the selected branches into 10-15 cm sections to make cuttings; each cutting should contain two leaves and plump buds, the lower cut is best shaped like a horseshoe, with the bud about 1 cm near the cut, and the upper and lower cuts level.
Finally, insert the cuttings. Among the propagation methods for rose of Sharon, cuttings are inserted as soon as they are cut, so once the cuttings are prepared, they need to be inserted immediately. The substrate used for cuttings can be peat soil, garden soil and so on; loose and fertile soil is conducive to rapid rooting and sprouting after cutting.
3. Management
Generally, no base fertilizer is needed before cutting. After cutting, a certain humidity needs to be maintained, and the cuttings should be watered thoroughly when completed. After that, place the rose of Sharon in a shady place, then cover it with plastic film and wait three weeks for it to root.
III. Rose of Sharon layering propagation
1. Time. Layering propagation is usually chosen in April, when growth is relatively vigorous, and sprouting after layering will be smoother.
2. Method. How is rose of Sharon propagated when using layering? Choose robust 2 year old branches, make a ring girdle 0.5 cm below a node, then wrap peat soil in plastic film and bind it around the girdled area, leaving a water inlet at the upper end.
3. Care. If the plastic film is too dry, water it moderately from the water inlet, and do not let water accumulate inside the film. The time from layering to rooting is usually 3 months, so a certain amount of patience is needed.
How to propagate rose of Sharon, 4 propagation methods for rose of Sharon
How to propagate rose of Sharon 1. Cutting propagation methodCutting time: can be done from mid-March to early April in combination with pruning and shaping.
Choose robust, unsprouted 1-2 year old branches, cut them into 15-20 cm sections, and insert them outdoors in red soil or sandy soil; the soil must be kept moist, but the survival rate is relatively low; it is best to insert them in a seedbed kept moist with plastic film, where a temperature of 17°C to 20°C makes survival very easy.
2. Sowing propagation methodSowing time is generally in April in spring. After the fruit matures in October, collecting seeds from November to December is most suitable. After harvesting, extract the seeds and store them dry at low temperature, then drill or broadcast sow in April of the following spring.
3. Layering seedling techniqueBecause rose of Sharon branches root very easily, before spring sprouting dig a shallow trench beside the mother plant, lay 1 year old branches horizontally into the small trench, cover with soil, and keep the soil in the layering trench moist; they will root and send out shoots quickly. After leaf fall in autumn, cut off the layered branch from the base, then dig out the seedling and divide it into seedlings.
4. Division propagation methodDivision propagation is generally done before sprouting in early spring. Dig up a vigorously growing mature clump, take 3 main branches as 1 clump, and plant at a row and plant spacing of 50×60cm.
Rose of Sharon Flos Hibisci Rose of Sharon illustrated guide: how to grow rose of Sharon / how to propagate rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon profileRose of Sharon Flos Hibisci
Aliases: Endless flower, Chuanjin flower, Chicken flower, White rice flower, Qingming hedge, White hibiscus flower, Lard flower, Morning-open evening-fall flower, Hedge flower, Palm tree flower, Big bowl flower
Classification: Tree flower
Family and genus: Plantae, Angiosperms, Dicotyledoneae, Malvales, Malvaceae, Hibiscus
Full bloom period: Summer and autumn
Rose of Sharon is the flower of Hibiscus syriacus L., a plant in the genus Hibiscus of the family Malvaceae. Rose of Sharon is colorful and very beautiful. The best quality is large, complete, dry flowers that are white with no impurities. It is an excellent plant for free-growing flower hedges. It is suitable for arranging along roadsides, parks, courtyards and other places, and can be planted singly, in rows or in masses. Rose of Sharon can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine and can also be eaten. Moreover, poetry and prose of past dynasties all contain records of rose of Sharon. For rose of Sharon, producing areas include Jiangsu Changjing Landscape, Shandong, Anhui, Henan and other places. Rose of Sharon can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine, and can also...
How to grow rose of Sharon and precautions Introduction to rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon is the flower of Hibiscus syriacus L., a plant in the genus Hibiscus of the family Malvaceae. Rose of Sharon is colorful and very beautiful. The best quality is large, complete, dry flowers that are white with no impurities. It is an excellent plant for free-growing flower hedges. It is suitable for arranging along roadsides, parks, courtyards and other places, and can be planted singly, in rows or in masses. Rose of Sharon can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine and can also be eaten. Moreover, poetry and prose of past dynasties all contain records of rose of Sharon.
For rose of Sharon, producing areas include Jiangsu Changjing Landscape, Shandong, Anhui, Henan and other places. Rose of Sharon can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine and can also be eaten. Moreover, poetry and prose of past dynasties all contain records of rose of Sharon.
Rose of Sharon, also known as endless flower, is a very common garden shrub flower species; it belongs to the genus Hibiscus in the family Malvaceae of the order Malvales, and its native origin is very likely in Asia. Rose of Sharon is the national flower of South Korea, and in North America it has the alternative name desert rose.
Morphological characteristics of rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon is the flower of Hibiscus syriacus L., a plant in the genus Hibiscus of the family Malvaceae. The flower is irregular in shape, 1.5-3 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide, with a bluntly rounded base, a short stalk, and one whorl of bracts. The calyx is grayish green, with lobes curled or reflexed; the flower stalk, bracts and outside of the calyx all have fine hairs; there are 10 petals, wrinkled, pale yellow or pale purplish blue, obovate, with dense white long soft hairs at the base; the stamens are united into a staminal column, with numerous anthers, purplish black. Slight odor, bland taste.
Rose of Sharon is a deciduous shrub; the ovate leaves are often three-lobed, with three main veins. It blooms in summer and autumn, with flowers solitary in the leaf axils, trumpet-shaped, about 4 to 10 cm in diameter. The whole plant can reach 2 to 4 m tall. The flowering period is from July to September. The flower of rose of Sharon opens in the morning and fades in the evening; a single flower only opens for one day, opening in the morning and withering at night. The flowers bloom one after another in succession, and the flowering period is very long, so in South Korea it is called the endless flower.
Deciduous shrub or small tree; 3 m to 5 m tall, much branched; leaves triangular or rhombic-ovate, sometimes with 3 lobes above the middle. Flowers large, solitary in leaf axils, 5-8 cm in diameter, single or double, in colors such as white, pink and purplish red, with the base of the petals sometimes red or purplish red; there are many flowers, and although each flower only opens for one day, a large number of flowers open every day, very beautiful.
Dried rose of Sharon flowers are curled into oval or cylindrical clumps, about 3 cm long and about 1.5 cm in diameter. At the base there is a grayish green calyx, densely covered with fine down on the surface, with 5 lobes at the edge. Outside the calyx there are several grayish green linear bracts. There is often a short flower stalk. The petals are white, in 5 or many overlapping layers, shriveled and curled. In the middle there is a yellow flower center, which is numerous stamens united into a tube surrounding the pistil. Light in texture, slightly fragrant, sweet in taste. The best quality is large flowers that are white. The flower is irregular in shape, with a bluntly rounded base, a short stalk, and one whorl of bracts. The calyx appears grayish green, with lobes curled or reflexed; the flower stalk, bracts and outside of the calyx all have fine hairs; there are 10 petals, wrinkled, pale yellow or pale purplish blue, obovate, with dense white long soft hairs at the base; the stamens are united into a staminal column, with numerous anthers, purplish black. Slight odor, bland taste.
Rose of Sharon flowering period is June-October, fruiting period September-October.
Properties of rose of Sharon
The flower is irregular in shape, 1.5-3 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide, with a bluntly rounded base, a short stalk, and one whorl of bracts. The calyx is grayish green, with lobes curled or reflexed; the flower stalk, bracts and outside of the calyx all have fine hairs; there are 10 petals, wrinkled, pale yellow or pale purplish blue, obovate, with dense white long soft hairs at the base; the stamens are united into a staminal column, with numerous anthers, purplish black. Slight odor, bland taste.
Plant morphology
Rose of Sharon is a deciduous shrub, 3-4 m tall. The stem is much branched, and young branches are densely covered with yellow stellate hairs and down. Leaves alternate, ovate or rhombic-ovate, 4-7 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, not lobed or with 3 lobes above the middle, base cuneate, margin obtusely toothed. Flowers large, solitary in leaf axils, 5-6 cm in diameter, flower stalk 4-14 mm long; bracteoles 6-7, linear, with stellate hairs; calyx bell-shaped, 5-lobed, with stellate hairs and short soft hairs; petals white, red, pale purple and so on, often double; stamens and stigma not exserted beyond the corolla. Capsule oblong, about 2 cm long, with a short beak at the apex, densely covered with stellate hairs. Seeds brown.
Ecological habits of rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon likes warm and cool, humid climatic conditions with sufficient sunlight, and likes fertile neutral to slightly acidic soil. It is relatively tolerant of drought, tolerant of poor soil, tolerant of semi-shade, averse to waterlogging, and tolerant of cold. The suitable growth temperature is 15-28°C.
Rose of Sharon likes sufficient sunlight and is slightly shade-tolerant. It likes warmth and humidity, is relatively cold-tolerant, and can overwinter safely outdoors in most areas of North China. It likes fertile, loose soil with good drainage. It is not tolerant of drought or poor soil, nor of waterlogging.
Cultivation techniques for rose of Sharon Open-air cultivation
Rose of Sharon has strong adaptability, grows easily and is relatively easy to cultivate and manage. From December each year to March of the following year, during the dry season in the south, rose of Sharon enters a semi-dormant state, and management focuses mainly on watering to keep the seedlings alive; from April to October it enters the hot and rainy season, and in April the plant can be cut back and fertilizer and water management strengthened to promote new shoots and make the flowers bloom abundantly.
Planting and fertilizing
Rose of Sharon can be transplanted in spring and autumn; it can be dipped in mud slurry with bare roots, and some branch tips appropriately pruned; it survives very easily. When planting, base fertilizer should be applied in the planting hole. Generally, compost or decomposed barnyard manure with a small amount of compound fertilizer is applied, and no further fertilizing may be needed afterward; however, to increase flower yield and quality, before flowering in summer, additional fertilizer should be applied to weaker trees, using compost mixed with an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer and applying it at the base combined with weeding and earthing up. With extensive management, it can also grow naturally and luxuriantly.
Watering
Pay attention to drainage and waterlogging prevention in the rainy season. During the flowering period, if there is drought, watering should be noted. In late autumn, late-autumn shoots, overly dense branches, weak small branches and dead branches should be pruned away to facilitate ventilation and light penetration, maintain plant shape and prevent cold and overwinter.
Pruning
For rose of Sharon planted as hedges and walls, shaping and pruning should be carried out 2-3 times before spring sprouting and during the growth period; for those scattered in gardens, after planting, the trunk should be cut back in the spring of the second year to promote branching at the base, so that 2 year old seedlings can be trained into an ideal tree shape.
Intertillage, earthing up and weeding
During the growth period of rose of Sharon, weeding and earthing up should be carried out 2-3 times. Carry out the first earthing up before the seedlings sprout in spring; after leaf expansion, when the branches have grown 4-5 leaves, carry out the second earthing up together with weeding.
Planting
Rose of Sharon has no strict requirements for soil. Generally, open spaces in front of and behind houses, hillside land and odd corner wasteland can be used for planting. It can also be planted as a green hedge in a single row around vegetable plots and orchards, or planted in masses for specialized production.
Rose of Sharon is a perennial shrub with fast growth and can be planted once and harvested for many years. To obtain higher yield and facilitate field management and fresh flower harvesting, single-row ridge cultivation can be used, with a ridge spacing of 110-120 cm and a plant spacing of 50-60 cm, and planting holes or planting trenches opened in the middle of the ridge. When transplanting and planting rose of Sharon, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied in the planting holes or planting trenches, generally mainly farmyard manure such as garbage soil or decomposed stable manure, with a small amount of compound fertilizer applied as well. Transplanting and planting are best carried out during the seedling dormancy period, and can also be carried out in the rainy growing season. When transplanting, some branches and leaves should be pruned to facilitate survival. After planting, water once to settle the roots and keep the soil moist until survival.
Field management
Fertilizer and water management
When the branches begin to stir, additional fertilizer should be applied in time, mainly quick-acting fertilizer, to promote vegetative growth. Before budding, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1-2 times to promote flower bud formation; during the full flowering period from May to October, apply additional fertilizer twice combined with weeding and earthing up, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer supplemented with nitrogen fertilizer, to maintain flower quantity and tree vigor; during winter dormancy, weed and clean the garden, and apply fertilizer in trenches or holes around the plant, mainly farmyard manure supplemented with an appropriate amount of inorganic compound fertilizer, to supply the nutrients needed for growth and flowering in the coming year. In long periods of drought without rain, irrigation should be noted, and when there is too much rain, drainage and waterlogging prevention should be carried out.
Shaping and pruning
Newly planted rose of Sharon plants are relatively small, and in the first 1-2 years they can be left to grow freely or lightly pruned, that is, in autumn and winter, dead branches, diseased and weak branches, and declining branches are cut away. After the tree body grows larger, the rose of Sharon plant should be shaped and pruned. Shaping and pruning are best carried out after leaf fall in autumn. According to the different degrees of branch spreading of rose of Sharon, it is divided into upright type and spreading type. Upright rose of Sharon has a small branch angle, is nearly upright, has strong sprouting ability, and relatively poor branching ability; it is not suitable for long-term unpruned growth. It can be trained and transformed into a trunked, non-tiered tree shape, retaining 3-4 main branches on the trunk and thinning out the rest, and on each main branch 1-2 side branches can be retained, called a trunked open-center shape.
Pruning methods
Promptly use back branches to replace the head to prevent the outer branch tips from drooping and prematurely declining. The treatment of the branch tips is the same as for the open-center shape; upright branches sprouting from the inner canopy are generally thinned out to prevent too many branches from disrupting the tree shape.
1. Rationally select and retain main branches and side branches, and thin out excess main branches and side branches in batches, so that the main and side branches are reasonably distributed and appropriately spaced;
2. Heavily retrench main branches and side branches; the branching angle of new branch heads should be broad and the direction correct, and overly dense outer branches should be rationally thinned to facilitate ventilation and light penetration;
3. For 1 year old vigorous flowering branches, leave them unpruned after flowering to slow their growth; the following year, thin out all the vigorous shoots and vigorous flowering branches that sprout on them, leaving medium and short branches to flower. For the thinner perennial branches in the inner canopy, continuously retrench and renew them. For medium flowering branches, cut back at the branching point, which can effectively regulate branch vigor and promote improved flower bud quality;
4. Cut back the outer branch tips, leaving the outer bud; generally 3 vigorous branches can be produced. Remove the competing branches at the branch tip, leave the others to grow slowly, then retrench to train them into branch groups. Spreading rose of Sharon has a large branch angle and spreading branches, and produces vigorous branches and medium flowering branches somewhat more strongly than the upright type, so it can be trained into a clumping shrub form. Spreading rose of Sharon often has the phenomena of too many basal branches, premature drooping of outer branch tips, and numerous and disordered upright branches in the inner canopy.
How to grow rose of Sharon Indoor cultivation
Potting, repotting and rotating pots
The potting soil can be prepared from peat soil or leaf mold plus 1/4 river sand or perlite and a small amount of base fertilizer, or sandy loam can be used. Before potting, cut the cutting seedlings off at 15-20 cm to promote branching. Rose of Sharon grows relatively fast, so it should be repotted once a year to increase the nutrients in the pot, and root pruning and branch pruning should be carried out to maintain plant shape. Rose of Sharon grows fast, and because indoor light is uneven, to maintain good plant shape and more flowering, the pot can be rotated once a week.
Water, fertilizer and pruning
Indoor potted rose of Sharon grows fast and has a large demand for water and fertilizer. In summer, water once every 2-3 days; in spring and autumn when there is no heating, water once every 4-6 days; in winter during the heating period when the room is dry, water once every 2-3 days. The nutrients of the base fertilizer in the pot cannot meet the growth needs of rose of Sharon, so foliar fertilizer should be sprayed once every 2 weeks; during the budding and flowering periods, spray 500-1000 times diluted potassium dihydrogen phosphate on the leaves once a week; after flowering, during the recovery period after pruning, urea solution can be sprayed. To maintain plant shape, pruning is generally done after flowering, mainly cutting off weak branches and dead branches.
Fresh flower harvesting
Rose of Sharon has a long harvest period. During the several months in a year from the start of flowering to the end of flowering, fresh flowers open every day. For flowers used as a vegetable, picking is best done in the early morning each day, harvesting freshly opened flowers. When harvesting, pick and handle them gently, and use appropriate packaging to bring them to market as soon as possible to ensure the flowers are fresh.
Rose of Sharon has a long flowering period, beginning to flower in May in the Yangtze River basin and ending in October. As for a single flower, it opens in the early morning and withers the next day. Therefore, flowers used as a vegetable are best picked every morning. If processing and drying, they should be picked on a sunny morning and dried immediately, and after drying placed in a ventilated and dry place, protected from pressure and insects.
Propagation methods for rose of Sharon
Rose of Sharon can be propagated by sowing, cuttings and grafting. Rose of Sharon has strong adaptability, grows easily and is relatively easy to cultivate and manage.
Rose of Sharon has strong adaptability, grows easily and is relatively easy to cultivate and manage. From December each year to March of the following year, during the dry season in the south, rose of Sharon enters a semi-dormant state, and management focuses mainly on watering to keep the seedlings alive; from April to October it enters the hot and rainy season, and in April the plant can be cut back and fertilizer and water management strengthened to promote new shoots and make the flowers bloom abundantly.
From December each year to March of the following year, during the dry season in the south, rose of Sharon enters a semi-dormant state, and management focuses mainly on watering to keep the seedlings alive; from April to October it enters the hot and rainy season, and in April the plant can be cut back and fertilizer and water management strengthened to promote new shoots and make the flowers bloom abundantly.
Division propagation
Before sprouting in early spring, dig up a vigorously growing mature clump, take 3 main branches as 1 clump, and plant at a plant and row spacing of 50×60cm.
Cutting propagation
Cuttings can be done from mid-March to early April in combination with pruning and shaping. Select lignified robust branches for cuttings, 10-12 cm long, and insert them outdoors in red soil or sandy soil; the soil must be kept moist, but the survival rate is relatively low; it is best to insert them in a seedbed kept moist with plastic film, where a temperature of 17°C to 20°C makes survival very easy.
Choose robust, unsprouted 1-2 year old branches. Cut them into 15-20 cm sections. When cutting, prepare a small stick, make small holes in the seedbed at the plant and row spacing, then insert the rose of Sharon branches, compact the soil, with the insertion depth 10-15 cm, that is, an insertion depth reaching 2/3 of the cutting is appropriate. Water thoroughly immediately after insertion. No base fertilizer needs to be applied when cutting.
Cutting seedling raising
Rose of Sharon has a high survival rate from cuttings, and the cutting material is also relatively easy to obtain, so it is often propagated by cuttings. Cutting seedling raising is best carried out in early spring before branches and leaves sprout. Select robust plants free of pests and diseases as mother plants, and before the mother tree sprouts, select 1-2 year old middle and upper branches with a diameter of more than 1 cm as propagation material. Cut the branches into 15-20 cm long sections and soak them in clean water for 4-6 hours before cutting. Before cutting, prepare the seedbed well, make beds with a bed width including furrow of 130 cm and a height of 25 cm, and apply 6 kg of stable manure, 1.5 kg of burnt soil and 75 g of calcium magnesium phosphate per square meter as base fertilizer.
For cutting, the trench depth is required to be 15 cm, the trench spacing 20-30 cm, and the plant spacing 8-10 cm. The upper end of the cutting should be exposed 3-5 cm above the soil surface, or the insertion depth should be 2/3 of the cutting. After insertion, earth up and compact, and water in time.
Cutting seedlings generally root and sprout in about 1 month. Using heat-preserving and warming facilities such as plastic greenhouses, cutting seedling raising can also be carried out after leaf fall in autumn. Soak the cut cuttings in a 100-200 mg/L NAA solution for 18-24 hours, insert them into sand, water in time, cover with agricultural film, maintain a temperature of 18-25°C and a relative humidity above 85%, and after rooting move them to the nursery for cultivation.
Because rose of Sharon roots very easily from cuttings, when the number cultivated is small, direct cutting cultivation can be carried out, directly planting the cuttings into the planting holes at the cultivation density without the need for transplanting and planting; long branches can also be used for direct cutting cultivation, with an insertion depth of more than 20 cm to prevent lodging and drought damage due to overly shallow roots.
Key points for cutting seedling raising
Rose of Sharon has strong growth vigor and roots very easily, so cutting propagation is mostly used in production. Cutting is best done when buds are about to stir in spring. Collect 1 year old vigorous branches together with pruning, cut them into 15-20 cm long cuttings, soak them in clean water for several hours, then insert them. The depth inserted into the bed soil is 2/3-3/4 of the cutting length. Because rose of Sharon is a shallow-rooted plant, the cuttings should be inserted more than 15 cm into the soil to prevent lodging or early death during the seedling stage. Keep 1 axillary bud at the top of the cutting at the soil surface, and frequently spray water to maintain moisture; they root and survive very easily. The current-year seedlings reach more than 80 cm tall, and are transplanted after leaf fall or when sprouting in the following spring.
It is also possible to collect current-year semi-lignified new shoots in June-July, cut the lower part of the new shoots into 8-10 cm sections as cuttings, retain 1 leaf at the top, insert them into a sand bed, shade after insertion, and use mist to maintain moisture. After the cuttings root and survive, gradually remove the shade curtain and reduce water spraying. After hardening the seedlings for 1-2 weeks, transplant or pot them.
Sowing propagation
Generally carried out in April in spring. After the fruit matures in October, collecting seeds from November to December is most suitable. After harvesting, extract the seeds and store them dry at low temperature, then drill or broadcast sow in April of the following spring. For division propagation, after leaf fall in autumn or before sprouting in early spring, dig up the sprouted shoots at the root zone of the plant and plant them separately. Before planting, the roots can be appropriately pruned, and the above-ground part should be heavily cut back. Rose of Sharon has strong adaptability, is simple to cultivate and extensive to manage, and can generally be left to grow freely. However, to improve its ornamental effect and make its flowers abundant and colorful, necessary management should be provided. Rose of Sharon blooms on current-year new branches, and appropriate pruning can be carried out after leaf fall in autumn. When pruning, thinning and cutting back should be combined, appropriately cutting back long branches and thinning out overly dense branches and slender weak branches, so that nutrients are concentrated and the plant is full. After the plant sprouts in spring, in mid-to-late April, fertilizer should be applied once and watering done in real time to ensure sufficient fertilizer and water in the soil. When planting rose of Sharon, base fertilizer should be applied in the planting hole, and generally no further fertilizing is needed afterward. From before buds stir in spring to the summer flowering period, water 2-3 times according to the weather. In the rainy season, drainage and waterlogging prevention are needed. After autumn and before frost, water once thoroughly to prevent freezing. In late summer and early autumn, watering should not be done, so as to avoid autumn shoots growing too tender and reducing cold resistance. For seedlings below 5-6 years old, cold protection measures should be taken when overwintering, such as earthing up around the roots.
Layering seedling technique
Because rose of Sharon branches root very easily, before spring sprouting dig a shallow trench beside the mother plant, lay 1 year old branches horizontally into the small trench, cover with soil, and keep the soil in the layering trench moist; they will root and send out shoots quickly. After leaf fall in autumn, cut off the layered branch from the base, then dig out the seedling and divide it into seedlings.
Pest and disease control for rose of Sharon
During the growth period of rose of Sharon there are relatively few pests and diseases. The main diseases include anthracnose, leaf blight, powdery mildew and so on; the main pests include red spider mites, aphids, bagworms, noctuid moths, longhorn beetles and so on. When pests and diseases occur, diseased and pest-infested branches can be pruned away, and safe, efficient, low-toxicity pesticides can be selected for spray control or trapping. Attention should be paid to early control, and pesticide application should be avoided during the flowering and harvest period to ensure that the harvested rose of Sharon flowers are not contaminated by pesticides.
Rose of Sharon is susceptible to damage by mites, aphids, longhorn beetles and so on. Pay attention to early control. When pests occur, some efficient and low-toxicity pesticides can be used, such as diafenthiuron, flufenoxuron and so on, and the branches and trunk should be checked regularly; when longhorn beetle damage is found, block the holes in time and kill the borers heavily.
The pests commonly occurring on rose of Sharon are mainly aphids, leaf-rolling moths, inchworms, and slug moths.
① Aphids
In spring, when nymph aphids first hatch, spray 200 times diluted 80% dimethoate emulsion, or spray 2000 times diluted 40% omethoate to poison and kill the nymph aphids on the branches and trunk. For aphids that have already formed galls or are produced on the tree in autumn, the pesticide concentration should be appropriately increased.
② Leaf-rolling moths
When the larvae first hatch or are still in the leaf-rolling damaging state and have not yet fallen to the ground, spray 1000 times diluted 50% phoxim or 1000 times diluted 90% trichlorfon.
③ Inchworms
During the larval stage, spray 90% trichlorfon or 40% dimethoate at 1000x dilution to kill the larvae, and protect and release parasitic wasps. ④ Slug moths: Collect cocoons by picking, tapping and digging, then bury them deep in pits, which can effectively reduce the pest population density. The young larvae of slug moths mostly cluster together to cause damage and can be removed and destroyed by hand; you can also take advantage of the adults' phototaxis by setting up black-light traps, which works very well.
Cultivar Classification and Types of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
White Single-Heart Series
Red Single-Heart Series
Purple Single-Heart Series
Blue Single-Heart Series
Korean Series
Asadal Series
There are also double-flowered Hibiscus syriacus.
Distribution Range of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
Hibiscus syriacus flowers are mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Hibiscus species originated on the African continent, where Hibiscus species are numerous and display rich genetic diversity.
In addition, wild types of this species have also been found in Southeast Asia, South America, Australia and Central America. China is also one of the places of origin of some Hibiscus species. Globally, research on and cultivation of Hibiscus species are mostly concentrated in Hawaii in the United States, New South Wales and Queensland in Australia, Malaysia, South Korea and other places, mainly for ornamental cultivation. The most widely used are Chinese hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis), Hibiscus syriacus, cotton rose (H. mutabilis) and their cultivars and hybrids.
Resource distribution: The medicinal material is produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Hebei, Shaanxi and other places.
Place of origin: China, India, Syria, the Korean Peninsula.
Landscape Uses of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
Hibiscus syriacus flowers are many-colored and showy, making them an excellent plant for free-growing flowering hedges. They are suitable for planting along roadsides, in parks, courtyards and other places, and can be planted as specimens, in rows or in mass plantings.
In landscapes, Hibiscus syriacus flowers are commonly used as flowering hedges, specimen plantings, row plantings or as a background for other shrubs. During the flowering period, the whole tree is covered in blooms, dazzling and gorgeous, and truly spectacular and beautiful.
Functions and Uses of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers: Ornamental Value
Hibiscus syriacus flowers are many-colored and showy, very beautiful. Those with large, complete, dry white flowers free of impurities are considered the best. They are an excellent plant for free-growing flowering hedges.
Hibiscus syriacus flowers serve as a background for other shrubs. During the flowering period, the whole tree is covered in blooms, dazzling and gorgeous, and truly spectacular and beautiful.
Economic Value
Hibiscus syriacus flowers can also be used as a traditional Chinese medicine and can be eaten as well, giving them relatively high economic value.
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Medicinal Material Information
Basic Information
[Alternative names]: Limei flower (Lingwai Daida), morning-open evening-fall flower (Gangmu), nüezi flower (Qunfang Pu), hedge flower, trumpet flower (Chinese Tree Taxonomy), white jade flower (Fujian Folk Herbs), fence flower, lard flower (Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Herbs), dawnflower (Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine), lamp flower (Hunan Materia Medica), white rice flower, white flour flower (Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine).
[Prescription names]: Hibiscus syriacus flower, hibiscus tree flower, fresh Hibiscus syriacus flower, white hibiscus flower
[Trade names]: Hibiscus syriacus flower, Sichuan hibiscus flower. Those with large, complete, dry white flowers free of impurities are considered the best.
[Harvesting and storage of the medicinal material]: From Major Heat to End of Heat, choose a clear morning and pick the flowers when they are half open, then dry them in the sun.
[Textual research]: From Rihua Zi Bencao.
Main indications and usage
Flower
Main indications: intestinal wind with bloody stool, red and white dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, lung-heat cough, coughing blood, leukorrhea, sores, boils and carbuncles, scald burns. Leaves: Main indications: red and white dysentery; intestinal wind; carbuncles, swellings and sores. Stem bark or root bark: Main indications: damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery, intestinal wind with bloody stool, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, red and white leukorrhea, vaginal trichomoniasis, scabies and tinea of the skin, scrotal eczema. Fruit: Main indications: phlegm dyspnea and cough, bronchitis, migraine and general headache, impetigo, eczema. Root: Main indications: intestinal wind, dysentery, lung abscess, intestinal abscess, swollen and painful hemorrhoids, red and white leukorrhea; scabies and tinea, pulmonary tuberculosis. Flower: Oral use: decoct in water, 3-9 g, or 30-60 g if fresh. External use: appropriate amount, grind into powder or mash fresh material and apply.
Leaf
Oral use: decoct in water, 3-9 g, or 30-60 g if fresh. External use: apply an appropriate amount. Stem bark or root bark: External use: appropriate amount, soak in liquor and rub on, or decoct in water for fumigation and washing. Oral use: decoct in water, 3-9 g. Fruit: Oral use: decoct in water, 9-15 g. External use: appropriate amount, decoct in water for fumigation and washing. Root: Oral use: decoct in water, 15-25 g, or 50-100 g if fresh. External use: appropriate amount, decoct in water for fumigation and washing.
1. Coughing blood: Fresh Hibiscus syriacus flowers 30 g, rock sugar 15 g. Decoct in water and take. (Fujian Materia Medica)
2. Wasting-thirst: Hibiscus syriacus root 30-60 g. Decoct in water and take frequently as a tea substitute. (Fujian Folk Herbs)
Simple and Proven Recipes
1. To treat dysentery: Hibiscus syriacus flowers and rock sugar 30 g each, decoct in water and take, 1 dose per day.
2. To treat bleeding hemorrhoids: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 15 g, decoct in water and take.
3. To treat red and white dysentery: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 15 g, decoct in water and take with honey. For red dysentery use red flowers, for white dysentery use white flowers; avoid sour foods and alcohol.
4. To treat eye diseases due to wind-heat: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 15-30 g, decoct in water and take.
5. To treat leukorrhea: Hibiscus syriacus flowers, Patrinia scabiosaefolia and white cockscomb 15 g each, 1 dose per day, decoct in water and take in 2 divided doses.
6. To treat edema: Fresh Hibiscus syriacus root and common rush 30 g each, decoct in water and take before meals, 2 times per day.
7. To treat impetigo: Grind Hibiscus syriacus bark into powder, mix with vinegar and stew until glue-like, then apply.
Collection and Processing of the Medicinal Material
In summer and autumn, on clear days when the flowers first open, pick the fully bloomed flowers and dry them in the sun.
Discussions by Various Authors
1. Rihua Zi Bencao: Treats intestinal wind with bloody stool and red and white dysentery, and is also roasted for medicinal use; made into a decoction as a tea substitute, it treats wind.
2. Bencao Gangmu: Disperses sores and swellings, promotes urination, and eliminates damp-heat.
3. Bencao Huiyan: It can eliminate various heat conditions, and its lubricating and diuretic properties can guide out accumulated stagnation. It is good for treating red and white accumulative dysentery, dry and unsmooth bowel movements, and a bearing-down sensation with the desire to defecate but inability to do so; mash it to extract juice and take it warm with raw white liquor.
4. Bencao Fengyuan: The red ones treat intestinal wind and bloody dysentery, and the white ones treat leukorrhea and white dysentery.
5. Anhui Materia Medica: Treats skin diseases.
6. Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine: White flowers cooked and eaten together with mountain finch can stop nosebleeds.
7. Yilin Zuanyao: Hibiscus syriacus flower, the white flower is suitable for those with lung-heat cough and blood-spitting, and also treats lung abscess, by virtue of its sweet-tonifying and bland-draining effects. Also, red and white flowers are used separately to treat red and white dysentery, because the large intestine and lung are interior-exterior paired, and the small intestine and heart are interior-exterior paired. All dysentery involves damp-heat in the two intestines, and using lubricating properties to remove stagnation will bring recovery.
Clinical Applications of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
Wash Hibiscus syriacus flowers clean, dry them in the sun, and grind them into powder for later use. Take 2 g each time, reduced as appropriate for children, once every 2 hours, with 3-5 days as one course of treatment. In a trial treatment of 300 cases, symptoms were controlled in 96.3%; generally after taking the medicine, body temperature dropped rapidly, and bowel movements improved within 2-3 days.
Usage and dosage: Oral use: decoct in water, 1-3 qian (1-2 liang if fresh); grind into powder, 0.5-1 qian.
Selected Formulas
1. To treat dysentery with inability to eat: Remove the calyx from red Hibiscus syriacus flowers, dry them in the shade and grind into powder. First cook two wheat pancakes, dip them in the powder and eat. (Jiji Xianfang)
2. To treat red and white dysentery: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 1 liang (halved for children), decoct in water and take with 3 fen of white honey. For red dysentery use red flowers, for white dysentery use white flowers; avoid sour and cold foods. (Yunnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Proven Formulas)
3. To treat blood-spitting, bloody stool and red and white dysentery: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 9-13 blooms. Add an appropriate amount of boiling water and rock sugar, stew for half an hour, and take before meals, 2 times per day. (Fujian Folk Herbs)
4. To treat wind-phlegm congestion and rebellion: Dry Hibiscus syriacus flowers in the sun, roast and grind them. Take 1-2 spoonfuls each time, taken on an empty stomach with boiling water; the white flowers are especially good. (Jianbian Danfang)
5. To treat regurgitation: Thousand-petal white Hibiscus syriacus flowers, dry in the shade and grind into powder, and take 3-5 mouthfuls mixed with aged rice water; if it does not turn, take again mixed with rice water. (Xiuzhen Fang, Jinhua San)
6. To treat leukorrhea in women: Hibiscus syriacus flowers 2 qian, grind into powder, mix with human milk, steam over rice until cooked and eat. (Diannan Bencao)
7. To treat boils and swellings: Fresh Hibiscus syriacus flowers an appropriate amount, a little sweet rice wine, mash and apply externally. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)
Precautions for Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
Hibiscus syriacus flower is the flower of the Malvaceae plant Hibiscus syriacus, and there are red and white kinds, both used medicinally. Its nature and flavor are sweet and bitter, cool. Rihua Zi Bencao uses it mainly to treat intestinal wind with bloody stool and red and white dysentery. It can be roasted and dried for medicinal use, and can also be "made into a decoction as a tea substitute" for drinking.
Jiji Xianfang treats dysentery with inability to eat by using "red Hibiscus syriacus flowers with the calyx removed, dried in the shade and ground into powder; first cook two wheat pancakes, dip in the powder and eat."
Fujian Folk Herbs treats blood-spitting, bloody stool and red and white dysentery by using "Hibiscus syriacus flowers 9-13 blooms, add an appropriate amount of boiling water and rock sugar and stew for half an hour, take before meals, 2 times per day."
Diannan Bencao treats leukorrhea in women by using "Hibiscus syriacus flowers 2 qian ground into powder, mixed with human milk, steamed over rice until cooked and eaten."
The above materials show that Hibiscus syriacus flowers have good effects in stopping bleeding and treating leukorrhea, and also have various methods of consumption.
Pharmacological tests: The ethanol infusion of the root and stem has an inhibitory effect in test tubes on Gram-positive bacteria, dysentery bacilli and typhoid bacilli.
Edible Value
Hibiscus syriacus Flower Tea
Suitable pairings: Hibiscus syriacus flowers are suitable for brewing alone and are not suitable for pairing with other flower teas.
Brewing and drinking method: To brew and drink Hibiscus syriacus flowers: one teaspoon of petals, brewed with a cup of boiling water, steep for about ten minutes and it is ready; brown sugar or honey may be added as desired.
Tea saying: Hibiscus syriacus flower represents a lucky plant.
Dietary Nutrition
Hibiscus syriacus flower is an edible flower, and eating it was recorded as early as in the Book of Songs. People of Tingzhou in Fujian use Hibiscus syriacus flowers with thin batter and chopped scallions, frying them in oil until crisp and delicious, commonly known as "flour flowers" or "flower fritters". Residents of the Huizhou mountainous area cook Hibiscus syriacus flowers with tofu, which tastes very fresh and delicious.
Hibiscus syriacus flower is sweet in flavor and cool in nature; eating it can clear heat, drain dampness and cool the blood, remove toxins and nourish the complexion.
Hibiscus syriacus flower buds have a crisp texture when eaten. Fully bloomed Hibiscus syriacus flowers are smooth and refreshing when eaten.
The nutritional value of Hibiscus syriacus flowers is extremely high. Every 100 g of the edible portion contains 1.68 g protein, 0.19 g fat, 0.38 g total acids, 1.4 g crude fiber, 10.3 g dry matter, 2.10 g reducing sugars, 24.6 mg vitamin C, 1.19 g total amino acids, 0.8 mg iron, 60.6 mg calcium, 0.30 mg zinc, and also contains flavonoid active compounds and mucilage. If referring to the pollen, its nutritional value is even higher.
Dish Preparation
Crispy fried Hibiscus syriacus flowers, shredded pork with Hibiscus syriacus flowers, and Hibiscus syriacus flower crucian carp.
Hibiscus syriacus and Amomum Tofu Soup
White Hibiscus syriacus flowers 10-12 blooms, Yangchun Amomum villosum 1 g, tender tofu 250 g, fine salt, MSG, sesame oil and minced ginger as appropriate. Heat the wok, add peanut oil and heat to 80% hot, add Yangchun Amomum villosum and minced ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, remove the solids, add 500 g water, add tofu slices and bring to a boil. Remove the calyx from Hibiscus syriacus flowers, wash them clean, put them into the pot and bring to a boil again, add fine salt and MSG to adjust the flavor, drizzle with a little sesame oil and it is done. It has a floral fragrance when eaten, and the tofu is pure and clear, sweet and delicious; it can be used to treat abundant wind-phlegm, regurgitation, hemorrhoids with bloody stool, and so on.
Cultural Background of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers: About Poetry
Watching the Hu Teng Dance at Night in Wang Zhongcheng's Residence - by Liu Yanshi
Few have seen the Hu boy of Shiguo; he crouches and dances before the wine cup, swift as a bird. A woven foreign hat with a hollow pointed top,
A fine cotton Hu robe with narrow double sleeves. He tosses down the grape cup from his hand, and suddenly turning west, thinks of the distant road home.
Leaping and spinning, the precious belt rings; his feet move in dazzling steps, the brocade boots soft. The four seats are silent, all staring wide-eyed,
The flute and pipa quicken all around. In wild leaps on the new carpet like snow and red hair, beside him brush light blossoms beneath the red candles.
When the wine is over and the dance ends and the strings and pipes fall silent, west of the Hibiscus syriacus flowers the waning moon is seen.
Hibiscus syriacus Flower
Poet Jin Pengshuo Dynasty: Song Dynasty Form: None
Closing at night and opening at dawn, the autumn dew is fresh; in the quiet courtyard it suits the clear painted screen.
If it can indeed remove the grievances of the human world, why need one have favored Taizhen in those years?
Legend
In the Puyang area, the story of the three flower deities Shun Hua, Shun Ying and Shun Ji has been passed down for a long time, and has been told with ever greater marvel. In fact, they were originally common Hibiscus syriacus trees. So how did the trees become immortals, and how did they get such elegant names?
This must be told from ancient times.
In ancient times, east of the ancient capital Qiu there was a ridge called Lishan. At the foot of Lishan grew three clumps of Hibiscus syriacus, about two zhang tall, with crowns covering a full mu. Every summer and autumn, flowers bloomed all over the trees, brilliant as brocade.
In the first month of autumn one year, the so-called "Four Fiends" - Hundun, Qiongqi, Taowu and Taotie - also came to Lishan to sightsee. Seeing such beautiful scenery, they immediately had evil intentions and vainly tried to move the plants away and claim them as their own. So the "Four Fiends" launched a struggle over the Hibiscus syriacus on Lishan. The "Four Fiends" and their underlings all fought until their heads were bloody, and finally dug up the three clumps of Hibiscus syriacus. Strangely enough, as soon as the Hibiscus syriacus trees fell, they quickly withered, even their flowers perishing and leaves falling. Seeing this, the "Four Fiends" expected that even if taken back they would be difficult to keep alive, so they left Lishan one by one dejected.
Yu Shun, who was leading farmers in cultivation at Lishan, came upon hearing the news. He called the farmers to lift up the three clumps of Hibiscus syriacus and draw water to irrigate them. A miracle appeared: the branches and leaves of the three clumps of Hibiscus syriacus immediately revived, and the flowers bloomed as before. Yu Shun smiled, and the farmers rejoiced.
To repay Yu Shun's grace for saving their lives, the Hibiscus syriacus fairies took Yu Shun's taboo name as their surname in remembrance. Yu Shun understood this very well in his heart. It turned out that on the very night the Hibiscus syriacus revived, Yu Shun saw the lovely faces of three fairies in a dream, and they told him the above matters...
In the haze, Yu Shun saw three fairy maidens drifting over. Looking closely, each had a face like a peach blossom, like three lotuses emerging from water. Just as Yu Shun was gazing raptly, he suddenly saw the three immortals make a wanfu salute and say "Benefactor." Yu Shun did not know what to do and asked blankly: "Where do you come from, and why call me benefactor?" The three fairy maidens smiled and said: "We are not human; we are Hibiscus syriacus fairies. Thanks to your rescue in our peril, we were able to preserve our forms." Hearing this, Yu Shun rose in alarm and made a long bow, saying: "I did not know the immortal deities had descended; I have failed in proper etiquette. I hope the high immortals will forgive me." Hearing this, the three immortals could not help laughing. Then one immortal said seriously: "We sisters are only subordinates of the Hundred Flowers; you, benefactor, are a favored son of Heaven. How dare we trouble you with great ceremony? Moreover, we sisters have already reported to the Heavenly Emperor and taken your taboo name Shun as our surname, to repay your great kindness." Yu Shun was about to ask again, but the lovely figures had already vanished, and only strands of moonlight were visible before the bed.
After Yu Shun moved to Fuxia, he divided the clumps and transplanted them inside the new city, and the Hibiscus syriacus branches flourished and leaves were luxuriant; after he ascended the throne as Son of Heaven, he again transplanted them to Pugu, and the Hibiscus syriacus bloomed abundantly like brocade. The Hibiscus syriacus flower then became the national flower.
National Flower and City Flower of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers: South Korea's National Flower
In South Korea, Hibiscus syriacus is also called "Mugunghwa" and is the national flower of the Republic of Korea. In Korean history, the Taegukgi first appeared in the 19th century. In the 19th year of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty, that is, August 1882, envoys Park Yeong-hyo and Kim Ok-gyun were ordered to go to Japan for negotiations. On the way, the two discussed that as representatives of a country it would not do to have no national flag. So they drew the Taegukgi on the ship going to Japan. After Park and Kim returned, in 1883, the flag was formally adopted as the national flag of the Joseon Dynasty and promulgated for use. In 1948, when the South Korean government was established, it was also decided to use the Taegukgi as the national flag. In 1990, South Korea designated the single-petal red-heart series cultivars as the Korean national flower, and the South Korean Ministry of Education formally promulgated the production standards for the Taegukgi and decided that the top of the flagpole should be decorated with the national flower - Hibiscus syriacus.
The pattern on the flag: the white background represents the land, the central circle represents the people, and the four trigrams around it represent the government. The national emblem of that country is also circular, with the circular face being a five-petaled Hibiscus syriacus flower and a taiji pattern in the center. On the ribbon is written "Republic of Korea."
The national emblem of South Korea takes the national flower - Hibiscus syriacus - as the main body. Many flower buds grow on the branches of Hibiscus syriacus, and after one flower withers, the other buds will continue to bloom without interruption. Therefore, Koreans also call it "Mugunghwa," symbolizing the national spirit of endless life from generation to generation; the white Hibiscus syriacus flower can also represent a noble national spirit. In the center of the flower is placed the traditional taiji pattern, promoting a uniquely Korean national style.
Malaysia's National Flower
Malaysia's national flower is also Hibiscus (also called big red flower), Bunga Raya.
Among them, Chinese hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia and Fiji. In 1950, the United States established the Hibiscus Society, which carried out extensive collection of Hibiscus species worldwide and is in a leading position in the breeding of Chinese hibiscus and Hibiscus syriacus cultivars, with new cultivars introduced every year. Among the more than 200 cultivars of Hibiscus syriacus, more than 100 are native Korean cultivars. In 1990, South Korea designated the single-petal red-heart series cultivars as the Korean national flower.
National Flower Name
Hibiscus syriacus flower is the national flower of the Republic of Korea. In Korean history, the Taegukgi first appeared in the 19th century. In the 19th year of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty, that is, August 1882, envoys Park Yeong-hyo and Kim Ok-gyun were ordered to go to Japan for negotiations. On the way, the two discussed that as representatives of a country it would not do to have no national flag. So they drew the Taegukgi on the ship going to Japan. After Park and Kim returned, in 1883, the flag was formally adopted as the national flag of the Joseon Dynasty and promulgated for use.
In 1948, when the South Korean government was established, it was also decided to use the Taegukgi as the national flag. Later, the South Korean Ministry of Education formally promulgated the production standards for the Taegukgi and decided that the top of the flagpole should be decorated with the national flower - Hibiscus syriacus. The pattern on the flag: the white background represents the land, the central circle represents the people, and the four trigrams around it represent the government. The national emblem of that country is also circular, with the circular face being a five-petaled Hibiscus syriacus flower and a yin-yang pattern in the center. On the ribbon is written "Republic of Korea."
The Flower Language of Hibiscus syriacus Flowers
The flower language of the hibiscus: resilience, eternal beauty.
The hibiscus has extremely strong vitality. Its flower symbolizes a character that grows ever more steadfast after enduring countless hardships. It also symbolizes prosperity, as well as nostalgia and deep loyalty.
The flower language of the hibiscus: gentle persistence.
Hibiscus flowers bloom in the morning and fall at dusk, like a fleeting flash of the epiphyllum. But people often say that things are precious for being rare. Precisely because the hibiscus blooms for such a short time, people cherish its blooming period all the more. Yet the hibiscus also gives people a sense of strength accumulated over time, bursting forth at last. Every withering is for the sake of blooming more brilliantly next time. It feels like the sun constantly setting and rising again, and like spring passing and autumn coming as the four seasons turn, yet life goes on endlessly. It is even more like loving someone: there will be emotional lows, there will be romantic passion, but every low point is a gathering of momentum, preparing for a new blooming, with charm that never fades even in the ordinary. Because they understand that ups and downs are always unavoidable, but nothing will make them waver in the choice they made back then; the faith of love remains eternal and unchanging.
The flower language of the hibiscus: rising step by step.
In the hibiscus, plum blossom and rising step by step mean wishing the other person a steady rise in position or status.
Hibiscus pictures