Wintersweet (Latin name: Chimonanthus praecox (linn.) Link.) Wintersweet is also known as Huangmei, Huangmeihua, and Wintersweet. Wintersweet family Wintersweet. Deciduous shrub, about 3 meters high, single leaves opposite, leaves elliptic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base round or wedge-shaped, 7-15 cm long, entire, rough surface; bisexual flowers, Born solitary in the axils of annual branches and leaves, the pedicel is very short, yellow, waxy, fragrant, and blooms from December to March. The cultivars are chime mouth wintersweet; diesel heart wintersweet; dog rope wintersweet.
Wintersweet is native to the central part of my country. It likes sunshine, but it is also slightly shade-tolerant, more cold-resistant, and drought-tolerant. It has the saying of “the wintersweet that never dies in drought”. The soil quality is not strict, but light loam with good drainage is suitable.
1. Planting in the open field
Choose neutral or slightly acidic sandy soil with deep soil, sheltered from the wind and sunny, and well-drained. Generally, it is planted before germination in spring. Young seedlings are planted with a row spacing of 30 cm × 50 cm; medium seedlings of 2-3 years are planted with a row spacing of 50 cm × 55 cm. The hole diameter of the large seedling tree planted in the garden is 60-70 cm, and the hole depth is 40-50 cm; the bottom of the hole is filled with decomposed manure, bean cake, etc. Plum plants are put in, filled with soil, stepped on, and watered.
2. Potted plants
Choose loose, fertile, well-drained sandy soil as the culture soil, and put a layer of gravel on the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot or tank. In the early winter of each year, choose small plants with full flower buds, dig them up with soil, plant them in pots, and bloom. After that, it can be displayed and viewed. Usually placed outdoors in a sunny place for maintenance.
Wintersweet (Latin name: Chimonanthus praecox (linn.) Link.) Wintersweet is also known as Huangmei, Huangmeihua, and Wintersweet. Wintersweet family Wintersweet. Deciduous shrub, about 3 meters high, single leaves opposite, leaves elliptic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base round or wedge-shaped, 7-15 cm long, entire, rough surface; bisexual flowers, Born solitary in the axils of annual branches and leaves, the pedicel is very short, yellow, waxy, fragrant, and blooms from December to March. The cultivars are chime mouth wintersweet; diesel heart wintersweet; dog rope wintersweet.
Wintersweet is native to the central part of my country. It likes sunshine, but it is also slightly shade-tolerant, more cold-resistant, and drought-tolerant. It has the saying of “the wintersweet that never dies in drought”. The soil quality is not strict, but light loam with good drainage is suitable.
1. Planting in the open field
Choose neutral or slightly acidic sandy soil with deep soil, sheltered from the wind and sunny, and well-drained. Generally, it is planted before germination in spring. Young seedlings are planted with a row spacing of 30 cm × 50 cm; medium seedlings of 2-3 years are planted with a row spacing of 50 cm × 55 cm. The hole diameter of the large seedling tree planted in the garden is 60-70 cm, and the hole depth is 40-50 cm; the bottom of the hole is filled with decomposed manure, bean cake, etc. Plum plants are put in, filled with soil, stepped on, and watered.
2. Potted plants
Choose loose, fertile, well-drained sandy soil as the culture soil, and put a layer of gravel on the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot or tank. In the early winter of each year, choose small plants with full flower buds, dig them up with soil, plant them in pots, and bloom. After that, it can be displayed and viewed. Usually placed outdoors in a sunny place for maintenance.