Which flower varieties are referred to as the Eighteen Scholars

Scholar is originally a title reflecting the professional knowledge level of specialized talent. But out of admiration and esteem for a certain ornamental plant, people often also give it the elegant title of "Scholar."

Among flowers, for example, there are several kinds called "Eighteen Scholars." The Eighteen Scholars in bonsai: according to ancient books, the tree species used for bonsai in our country number only twenty or thirty, among which are the "Eighteen Scholars." The Eighteen Scholars refer to 18 kinds of ornamental plants. They are: plum blossom, peach blossom, azalea, pomegranate, camellia, wintersweet, Buddhist pine, gardenia, heavenly bamboo, Chinese weeping cypress, serissa, crape myrtle, Malus spectabilis, tiger thorn, goji, papaya, coralberry, and bamboo. Their characteristics are basically consistent, they can coordinate with each other, no bright red and gaudy green will appear, and when made into bonsai together, they can be infinitely varied and richly colorful.

There is the crinum lily called the "Eighteen Scholars." The crinum lily is a large herbaceous flower of the Amaryllidaceae family. Its bearing is elegant and unrestrained, and its flowers are spotlessly white. Each flower scape bears 18~20 white flowers, mostly 18, hence it is called the Eighteen Scholars. Eighteen Scholars camellia: this is a rare treasure among camellias, deeply cherished by people. Its tree form is graceful, and its flower structure is peculiar, composed of 70~130 or more petals forming a hexagonal, pagoda-shaped corolla, with distinct layers and orderly arrangement, very beautiful. The petals of two adjacent angles are arranged in about 20 whorls, mostly 18 whorls, hence it is called the "Eighteen Scholars." Its common flower colors include vermilion, crimson, pink, and pure white.