What flowers bloom during the Dragon Boat Festival? A Dragon Boat Festival flower-viewing guide
The moment June arrives, it means the Dragon Boat Festival is near. Generally speaking, temperatures are very high around the Dragon Boat Festival. Even though there is a holiday for the festival, many people just want to stay home and escape the heat. So what beautiful flowers can be grown during the Dragon Boat Festival to pass the time?
Pomegranate flower
Pomegranate flowers bloom around the Dragon Boat Festival, so they are also called Dragon Boat Festival flowers. After blooming, their color is bright and festive, and they look very cheerful. In addition, pomegranate flowers contain many pomegranate seeds, so they also symbolize having many children and much blessing. They can be grown at home, in a small yard, or even as potted plants indoors. For care, the growing temperature is 15-25 degrees. They are not strict about soil and can grow in slightly acidic or slightly alkaline soil. As for fertilizing, adding fermented sesame cake fertilizer when planting will make the pomegranate grow better.
Gardenia
“Gardenia flowers bloom” - many people have heard this. It originated in rural areas of the south, where women used to wear gardenia hairpins around the Dragon Boat Festival, symbolizing fragrance wherever they went. The flowering period of gardenia is around the Dragon Boat Festival, so it is also called the flower of the Dragon Boat Festival. The flowering period is relatively short, only about one month. Placing a pot of gardenia indoors not only gives a fresh and elegant feeling, but can also repel mosquitoes. For care, gardenia likes slightly acidic soil and also likes slightly acidic water, so when planting, use soil with more leaf mold or peat soil. In addition, if using tap water when watering, add a small amount of ferrous sulfate to the water to prevent gardenia leaves from turning yellow.
Ixora
Every year at the Dragon Boat Festival, there is always the custom of dragon boat racing, and this is also the peak blooming period of ixora. Whenever dragon boat races are held, people like to hang ixora on the dragon boats. Besides symbolizing striving to be first, because ixora has a strong scent, it also carries the meaning of praying for blessings, bringing good fortune, warding off evil, and avoiding poison. For care, ixora likes high temperatures and grows more vigorously in environments with strong sunlight, and its blooms are more vivid. However, when the temperature is below 20 degrees, its growth slows down. In addition, ixora is a southern flower and likes slightly acidic soil and slightly acidic water, so flower growers in the north should pay attention.