At the time of the winter solstice, the land of southern Guangdong encounters a cold snap once in 40 years, bathed in the warm winter sun, and comes to the Jinsha Park in the prosperous area of Shantou central city, and sees a patch of bauhinia forest, the clusters and bunches of bauhinia flowers on the canopy are full of branches, and under the green leaves, the trees are full of blue sky, and the winter spring lake is dressed up with vitality and beauty.
When I approached the Bauhinia Forest, I was fascinated by the style of Bauhinia and couldn't help but stop and watch. The redbud is as big as a palm, and it does not hide its unrestrained enthusiasm, and the trees are full of flowers and flowers in their own right, and they are in full bloom. Standing under the redbud tree with bright red flowers, I looked up, but saw that the green leaves of the tree covered with smooth branches. The gaps in the leaves are dotted with pink redbud flowers, each of which is so shy and cute, either straight or bowed. The beautiful corolla presents a beautiful picture: green leaves supporting red flowers, red flowers lining green leaves, complementing each other.
Bauhinia tree is native to our country, is a leguminous deciduous tree, also called safflower bauhinia, bauhinia, flowering in all seasons, the leaves are round, wide ovate or kidney-shaped, the top is split into two halves, like sheep's foot, so it is also called safflower sheep's foot;The height of the plant can reach several meters, the main trunk is smooth and leatherless, and it is grayish-white, so it is also called the bare branch tree;Bauhinia has five characteristics: long flowering period, large flowers, beautiful flower shape, fresh flower color, and strong flower fragrance, and is often planted in parks, communities or courtyards because of its gorgeous and delicate beauty. The flower color is purple and red, shaped like a butterfly, the scenery is peculiar, gorgeous and lovely, when the leaves have not yet grown, the flowers on the branches have bloomed, and it is called full of red;The flowering period is from the Mid-Autumn Festival of each year to the spring of the following year, the flowering period of each flower is about half a month, the flowering period of each tree is nearly half a year, the purple-red or pink petals are densely packed together to make a bunch, clustered on the old branches and the main trunk, so it is also called full branch red or purple beads. Bauhinia is the district flower of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong compatriots call her "Fortune Flower", believing that she is beautiful all year round, beautiful in the "rolling red dust", and can attract fortune.
Look at the redbud closely, the branches and leaves are sparse, the flowers are in groups, and the flowers are clustered. The blooming bauhinia is truly unique, with purple-red petals curled from the outside to the inside, like a colorful feather fan, and like a crystal clear bell, wafting a refreshing glow in the breezeIncense。The flowers are clustered in three and five in a clump, competing along the purple-red stems. The flower branches are also decorated with flower bones, some of which are about to bloom, and the pale yellow stamens are quietly emerging from the flower bones, slowly blooming into smiling faces.
Bauhinia is not as graceful and luxurious as peony, nor is it as red as camellia, nor as fragrant as osmanthus, but it has a beautiful appearance, cultural connotation, and historical heritage, which is difficult for other flowers to achieve. Seeing the beautiful bauhinia flowers as bright as clouds, magnificent, I can't help but think of the Song Dynasty poet Zhu Yi's "Song of Bauhinia": "The crane bones and dragon tendons are knotted with longevity branches, and the red silk and purple qi expose the fairy clothes." It should only be reluctant to let Ma Gu claw, and lead the spring breeze to live in Cuiwei. ”