What are the characteristics and symbolic meanings of wintersweet
Wintersweet buds in the deep winter when all flowers have withered, braving the cold and defying frost, showing the Chinese nation's character of never yielding in the face of violence, and giving people spiritual inspiration and enjoyment of beauty. Wintersweet can be planted in courtyards, and can also be used for old stump bonsai, flower arranging, and styling art. It is an ideal precious flower for winter flower viewing.
Other names of wintersweet
Golden plum, wax flower, wintersweet flower, wax wood, manwood, shiliang tea, Tang plum, fragrant plum.
Growth habits of wintersweet
Wintersweet likes sunlight, can tolerate shade, and hates waterlogging. Wintersweet flowers can bloom proudly in frost and snow and cold weather, with yellow flowers like wax and a strong fragrance, and are the main ornamental flower in winter. Wintersweet is cold-resistant, and at no lower than-15°C it can overwinter safely. South of Beijing it can be cultivated in the open field. If the flowering period encounters a low temperature of-10°C, the flowers suffer cold damage.
Wintersweet usually grows in slightly acidic sandy loam with deep, fertile, loose soil and good drainage, and grows poorly in saline-alkali soil.
Wintersweet has strong drought tolerance and is afraid of waterlogging, so do not water it too frequently in home care. The tree has strong vigor, vigorous branching, and easily produces suckers at the root crown. It tolerates pruning and is easy to shape. It blooms before leaves appear, with a flowering period from11month~the following3month, and matures in7~8month.
The symbolism of wintersweet
A loving heart, a noble soul. Loyalty, independence, firmness, faithfulness, fortitude, steadfastness, purity. Noble character and bright integrity, proud and overbearing, a clear heart, noble spirit, independent innovation.
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