Rose of Sharon, known as the rose of the desert: a picture appreciation
Rose of Sharon is the national flower of South Korea and a very common flowering plant that many people call the rose of the desert. Below, the editor brings you a set of Rose of Sharon pictures, so please follow in the editor's footsteps and enjoy this beautiful flower together.
Morphological characteristics
Deciduous shrub or small tree; 2 m to 3 m tall, much branched; leaves triangular or rhombic-ovate, sometimes with 3 lobes above the middle. Flowers large, solitary in leaf axils, 5 to 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; flowering period June to September, with very many flowers; although each flower blooms for only one day, a large number of flowers open every day, making it very beautiful. In gardens it is often used as a flowering hedge, planted singly, planted in rows, or used as a background for other shrubs. During the flowering period the whole tree is covered with blooms, delicate and eye-catching, most spectacular and beautiful.
Flower meaning
Gentle perseverance: Rose of Sharon opens in the morning and falls at dusk, but every fading is for the sake of blooming more brilliantly next time. It is like the sun constantly setting and rising, like spring leaving and autumn coming as the four seasons turn, yet life goes on endlessly. It is even more like loving someone: there will be low points, there will be turmoil, but those who understand love will still persevere gently. Because they understand that ups and downs are always unavoidable, but nothing will make them waver in the choice they made at the beginning; the faith of love remains eternal and unchanging.
Toughness, eternal beauty: Rose of Sharon has extremely strong vitality, and the flower symbolizes a character that remains firm in purpose after enduring hardship; it also symbolizes prosperity, and symbolizes nostalgia and valuing affection and loyalty.
Growing habits
It likes cool and warm, humid, sunny climatic conditions, prefers fertile neutral to slightly acidic soil, is relatively drought-tolerant, tolerant of poor soil, tolerant of semi-shade, averse to waterlogging, cold-tolerant, with an optimum growing temperature of 15 to 28°C.
Propagation methods of Rose of Sharon
Cutting propagation of Rose of Sharon: Rose of Sharon roots easily, and cutting propagation is mostly used. For hardwood cuttings, before spring sprouting and in combination with pruning, choose vigorous 1- to 2-year-old branches as cuttings, cut them to 20 to 30 cm long, soak them in clean water for several hours, then insert them into the seedbed to 2/3 of their length, with a plant and row spacing of 8 to 10 cm; pay attention to keeping them moist, and they will root in one month. Softwood cuttings should be done in the rainy season; choose vigorous semi-lignified branches of the current year, with cuttings 8 to 10 cm long, keep one leaf at the upper part, and insert them into a loose sandy substrate to a depth of 3 to 4 cm. After insertion, water them, shade them and keep them moist, and they will root after about one month.
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