For the 2024 Lunar Year of the Dragon, a special Year of the Dragon mascot is recommended.
Five types of flowers that can be grown at home, five flowers that bear the name of the dragon.
These flowers have their own charms, all of them are good-looking, and they are especially suitable for the Year of the Dragon, so they are called dragon flowers.
In addition, the difficulty of maintenance has been increased based on experience, and 5 stars is the best.
(1) Dragon boat flowers
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Also known as elixir flower, zinnia, is a plant of the Rubiaceae family. The plants are low, with beautiful flowers and leaves, and rich flower colors, such as red, orange, yellow, and white. It is the national flower of Myanmar and is called the water hydrangea in southern Guangxi, China.
The dragon boat flower has a long flowering period and can bloom from March to December every year. It is more suitable for high temperature and sunshine environment, likes humid and hot climate, and is not resistant to low temperature.
Maintenance difficulty: 4 stars (2 stars in winter).
(2) Dragon Spit Pearl
Dragon Tuzhu is also called unicorn Tuzhu, pearl treasure grass, dragon pearl grass, is a kind of calyx white, corolla crimson red, drupe brown black, the overall flower shape is like "Tuzhu" general verbena shrub plant, peculiar and eye-catching. It generally blooms in spring and summer, and its white flowers and red stamens are stunningly beautiful.
The flowering period of Longtuzhu is from March to May, and it prefers a warm, humid and sunny semi-shady environment, and is not cold-tolerant.
Maintenance difficulty: 4 stars (2 stars in winter).
(3) Agave
A perennial herb of the genus Agave in the family Asparagnaceae. Also known as dragon's tongue palm, panma, is a perennial large herbaceous plant. It likes a sunny, well-ventilated, cool, dry, well-drained growing environment, is sun-resistant and drought-resistant, has strong vitality, and is elegant and atmospheric.
Agave likes sunshine, is slightly cold-tolerant, not shade-tolerant, and prefers cool, dry environments. It can also be used to make tequila.
Maintenance difficulty: 5 stars (4 stars in winter).
(4) Dracaena
Araceae is an evergreen tree with a tall, branched, gray stem bark and ring-shaped leaf marks on young branches. The leaves are clustered at the top of the stem and are sword-shaped and dark green.
Large plants can be arranged in courtyards, lobbies, and living rooms, while small plants and aquaponic plants are suitable for decorating study rooms, bedrooms, etc.
Dracaena loves the sun and is also shade-tolerant.
Maintenance difficulty: 5 stars (4 stars in winter).
(5) Keel flowers
Also known as the measuring ruler, the cactus family climbs succulent shrub plants. It is found from Central America to northern South America and is widely cultivated throughout the world.
The keel is the flower of the famous town, and it looks mighty and domineering. up to 3 15 m long, with aerial roots, mostly branched; The edges are often winged, the edges are wavy or round-toothed, and the whole is very imposing.
Keel flowers are drought-tolerant, not cold-tolerant, and wintering is very difficult, so it is necessary to go indoors for maintenance.
Maintenance difficulty: 4 stars (1 star in winter).
In fact, there are many plants named after dragons, such as gentian, nightshade, dragon's claw, dragon cypress and so on. There are also dragon fruit and longan in fruits.
It's just that the ones I introduced are more suitable for family bonsai.
Raising potted dragon flowers, the Year of the Dragon is auspicious.