Plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, azalea,

 Camellia, lotus, sweet-scented osmanthus, narcissus flowers for the traditional China Top Ten.

first plum snow bucket Aoshuang ... ... courtesan



second Exquisite peony ... ... the king of flowers


daisy third sharp sense of integrity ... ... mix



fourth gentleman orchid flower best in the world ... ... Hong


 fifth in the Empress rose flower ... ... beautiful and imaginative



sixth place in the beauty of the rhododendron flower ... ... eye candy



s seven magnificent treasures of Camellia flowers ... ...



eighth lotus water lotus ... ... lightness finds



s the fragrance of osmanthus nine miles ... ... autumn winds send



narcissus fairy tenth Mingling Bo ... ... Kao



southern one, Ten flowers flowers

the history of China had In 1986, the Shanghai authorities organized the

the general public through the selection and the national flower garden than a hundred experts and celebrities of the assessment, China's top ten were the traditional flowers: plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, azalea, camellia, lotus , osmanthus, narcissus. They not only have high ornamental value, or the color rich, or the form of beautiful, or unique charm, or the elegant aroma, and are full of national characteristics, and the Chinese nation is closely linked to culture and the arts.

1, Plum (Prunnus mume)

plum, also known as Chun-Mei, Hung Mui. Rosaceae Prunus, deciduous trees, rarely shrubs. Branchlets slender, pointed side branches,UGG boots cheap, green, glabrous. Leaves broadly ovate or ovate, margin serrulate, apex acuminate or tail tip, base broadly cuneate, childhood, or along the vein at a pubescent, petiole short, glandular. Peduncle short, 1 of a 2 year old shoot right-born 1,2, calyx tube campanulate, red, dark red and green and so on. Are ill with flowers or petals, white, red or light red, aromatic, mostly in early spring before February 1 of a flowering, secondary leaves. Nearly spherical drupe, yellow or green, 5-June maturity. Plum native to China, mainly in the Yangtze River and Southwest culture as Sheng. Hi, a little warm and humid climate, should be in a sunny, cool and ventilated at the growth, the flood of fear, to drought.



clubs are world famous ornamental plants, especially in the United States known for charm, when Dongmochunchu, sparse little flower, fragrance far overflow, in China and the pine, bamboo and known as the Three Friends of Winter. Plum, plum fruit can be medicine, plum flushing can of tea. Plum fruit is known as

2, peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

peony, peony wood alias, Luoyang flowers, Guyu flowers, grasses and other deer. Is a perennial deciduous shrub Ranunculaceae, and the peony the same family. Kao of the peony, peony to flower phase. It is 1 of a 2 m high, veteran cadres up to 3 meters. Leaves alternate, two back to three pinnate. Flowers univalve to Double. 15 a general variety of corolla diameter 30 cm. Color red, pink, yellow, white, green, purple, flowering in mid-May on. Peony Should Be cool, fear of the hot, dry hi avoid wet in northwest China origin, cultivation has a long history. Luoyang, Henan Province, Heze, Shandong, Sichuan, Peng County are rich in Peony.



luxuriant Chuo must peony, is big Yan United States, Yitaiwanfang, color fragrant taste, high ornamental value, the traditional classical gardens in China, widely cultivated. In addition to viewing, its roots can be medicine, said, Petals can be eaten, its taste is delicious.

3, chrysanthemum (Dendranthema morifolium)

chrysanthemum, alias Huang, F Hua, Jin Rui and so on. Asteraceae genus, perennial herb, 30 to 80 cm high, leaves alternate, oval, with deep cleft or lobed, notched or serrated edge. Apical capitulum, shaped ray florets surrounding a large and beautiful, the middle is yellow, tubular flowers, but the corolla color varies greatly, in addition to blue, the yellow, white, red, orange, purple and mixed colors; flowers type of big changes. Flowering summer to winter, but mainly in October. The fruit is achene. Chrysanthemum originating in China, long history of cultivation, there are records as early as two thousand years ago, the ancients also Chongyang Shangju wind study. There are many of the economic value of chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemum is a good cool drink; chrysanthemum can be used as medicine, can heat scattered wind, Pinggan eyesight.

4, orchid (Cymbidium thomsonae)

orchids, orchid genus, is the monocots, perennial herb. 20 to 40 cm high, long-barreled-shaped root. Leaves, stems clustered, linear-lanceolate, with a bit leathery, 2-3 bunch. Raceme, perianth 2, succulent-like, in round three, the two stand upright, the bottom of a lip, anti-roll out, with purple spots on or not, stamens and styles connate gynostemium , colored by the yellow brown to light yellow to brown, pure color does not have those for your different. Meng fruit triangle, kind of small.



orchids and Cattleya orchids are usually divided into China, mainly in Asia, China Lan subtropical, mainly produced in the mountainous provinces of the Yangtze River, Southwest, South and parts of Taiwan are also distribution; Yang Atlanta prolific in tropical and subtropical forest. China's history of orchid cultivation in China than a thousand years, highly ornamental value: its evergreen leaves wire, the flower fragrance Qingyuan, motivated by the natural, known as the

5, rose (Rosa chinensis Jacg.)

Rose, alias periwinkle, red month, four roses and so on. Is the rose family, small evergreen shrub. Plant erect, short of the bunch. Branches have curved spines general health, thousands of green branches, the base of the gray-brown, the new branches mostly purple. Leaves alternate, odd pinnate, stipules connate with the petiole, 3 to 5 leaflets, ovate to lanceolate, margin serrate, dark green leaf surface, leaf pack light, vein network. Flowers solitary or corymbose cluster generation, born in the top branches, pedicel long, glands, or semi-circular receptacle shaped like a hemisphere, sepals five crack, 20 to 30 petals, colored red, purple. Yellow and other colors, flowering 2 to 12 months. Spherical or pot-shaped fruit, after the initial green red yellow, early winter mature chestnut seed containing tablets. Chinese rose originated in China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Hebei are the provinces are growing. Chinese rose on the strong adaptability to environment, hi, cool climate and plenty of warm sun, drought and cold.



Chinese rose species native to China, has years of cultural history. Chinese rose flowers in the world, known as the Queen, in the 17th and 18th centuries imported into Europe, they rose with the European species of repeated hybridization, after two hundred years has created more than twenty thousand horticultural varieties. To sum up these varieties into China rose, miniature rose, Shi Zimei Rose, spend rose, large rose, single rose and a large flower climbing rose. Chinese rose's roots and leaves, flowers for medicine, there is blood circulation, detoxification, swelling effect; a variety of aroma essences can also be extracted, for human consumption.

6, azalea (Rhododendron simsii)

azaleas, also known as azalea, mountain red, rhododendron, red led, Hill pomegranate. Are Ericaceae, evergreen or deciduous shrub. Plant low, the natural form. Students often glandular scales on the leaves. Leaves alternate, ovate oval. Flowers solitary or was racemes, corolla funnel-shaped bell-shaped or wide, usually five split, due to the different types and colors red, yellow, white, purple, pink and other colors, usually in spring bloom in April, cuckoo, cuckoo in summer May and June flowering. Capsule, the majority of the small seeds. Azaleas native China, the Malay Peninsula and the mountains are also distributed in southern Asia. China's Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou is rich mountain evergreen azalea species, deciduous azaleas are distributed from the northeast to the South. Natural communities located in high mountains, the growth on the slope, is a semi-shade of the plants. Joy was born in the cool climate, air humidity, acid soil, but also resistant to poor soil, but the impatience water.



evergreen rhododendrons and azaleas are divided into two major categories of azalea leaves. Divided according to different and bloom in spring and summer cuckoo cuckoo. Due to natural and artificial breeding. Cultivars eight hundred species of ornamental plants for the world-famous. Our world famous azaleas, and the primrose, gentian flowers share the Rhododendron roots, leaves, flowers as medicine, there are, and blood to regulate menstruation, swelling and bleeding effect; mosaic external radical internal injuries, rheumatism, and embolism. Rhododendron acrid, warm, a big drug, also attending the wind phlegm pain, toothache embolism Fengshibitong insects and wind.

7, Camellia (Camellia sinensis)

camellias, alias Yu Ming flowers, Naidong, Mandala and so on. Theaceae are evergreen shrubs or small trees, up to 3 to 4 meters. Trunk smooth hairless. Leaves ovate or elliptic, margin serrulate, coriaceous, bright green surface. Flowers axillary single generation or branch of the top petals on a circle, up to 50-60 tablets variant Double petal, flower color, red, white, yellow, purple are. Flowering varies by species, from October to April the following year are spent open. Capsule rounded, mature late fall, but most of the double flower is not the results.



camellia originated in China around the Yangtze River and Southwest. Likes the warm, humid air, semi-shady environment, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Camellia is a famous ornamental flowers, more than a thousand years of cultural history, the variety very much. In addition to planting ornamental, its wood can be carved and detailed; flowers for medicinal use, there is the effect of convergence bleeding; seeds oil extraction.

8, lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

lotus, also known as lotus blooms, hibiscus, Yuhuan and so on. Is a water lily flower perennial aquatic herb. Rhizome long and thick, with a long section, leaf shield round. Flowering from June to September, the top single-born pedicel, petal majority of students in the receptacle embedded Cave, red, pink, white, purple and other colors, or colored text, trimmed. Oval-shaped nuts, seeds ovate. Many kinds of flowers, ornamental and edible divided into two categories.



native of tropical and temperate regions of Asia, a long history of cultivation,UGGs, cultivation had recorded as early as the Chou dynasty, likes the warm and wet. Big-leaf lotus flower Li, fragrance far overflow, out of mud, but not stained, deeply loved by the people is very important to the water garden green plants. Lotus body are treasure, lotus root and lotus seeds can be eaten; seeds, roots, multiple intersecting, the leaves, flowers and seed germ,UGGs, etc. can be used as medicine, can cure many diseases.

9, osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)

Osmanthus fragrans, also known as Osmanthus, Osmanthus, rock Gui, is a Oleaceae evergreen shrubs or trees, up to 10 meters. Spherical crown. Trunk rough, gray. Leaves leathery, opposite, oval or long oval, serrated edge leaves. Flower clusters, 3 to 5 axillary, born more than a year spring shoots, two, three branches of Health also has a life, corolla divided to the base milk are white, yellow, orange and other colors, a very strong aroma. Many varieties of sweet-scented osmanthus, the common four: Kim, Silver Gui, osmanthus and Osmanthusfragrans. The fruit is a purple drupe, commonly known as seeds. Osmanthus Southwest China and central origin, is widely planted in the Yangtze River and south of the region, prefer warm and humid climate, high temperature and not cold, temperate species.



Osmanthus leafy and evergreen, age long, autumn flowering, fragrant, ornamental flowers and trees are our specialty and aromatic trees. Xianning planting area into many pieces, is the hometown of osmanthus. Chengdu, Hangzhou, Guilin is Dan Guicheng Lin, magnificent. Dense tough wood laurel, a variety of purposes. Xin Wen Guihua odor, non-toxic, medicine has phlegm, cough, fluid, only the pain and other effects. Picking fresh sweet-scented osmanthus cake can be prepared sweet-scented osmanthus, sweet-scented osmanthus sugar and sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

10, narcissus (Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis)

daffodils, alias-day onions, elegant garlic, calendula, silver sets, exquisite jade. Amaryllidaceae is a perennial flower bulbs. 20 to 30 cm high. Basal leaves linear, flat. Scape leaf out, the top of the flower 3 to 8, was umbel, corolla cup-shaped mouth with the vice corolla yellow, the Flowering of a Feb. 1. Capsule cell back cracking. Daffodil bulbs for autumn planting, and storage of nutrients in early spring flowering, summer dormancy, likes the warm and humid climate.



daffodils dotted the New Year and Spring Festival is the most important winter seasonal flowers, such as with the Maple leaf, flower, like cups, fragrance Qinren the heart, common water Fish Culture, by people known as Narcissus bulbs sauce noxious pull can be small, as a surgical analgesic smashed bulbs can Fuzhi carbuncles. Flowers for Hong Ze, coated body hair, to culture, but also the woman five organs heart heat treatment.