Papaya begonia: deciduous shrubs to small trees, 2-6 meters high; Branches erect with short spines; Branchlets are cylindrical, slightly curved, glabrous, purple-brown, with few light brown lenticels. Leaf blade elliptic, lanceolate to obovate-lanceolate, 5- 1 1 cm long and 2-4 cm wide. The first leaf of the flower is open, and 2-3 flowers are clustered on biennial branches; Flowers 2-4 cm in diameter; Calyx tube campanulate, glabrous or slightly pubescent outside; Sepals erect, ovoid to elliptic.
Petals obovate or nearly round, long 10- 15mm, wide 8- 15mm, red or white. The fruit is ovoid or nearly cylindrical, with a protuberance at the top, 8- 12 cm long and 6-7 cm wide, yellow, light and fragrant. The flowering period is from March to May, and the fruiting period is from September to June.
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There are more than 100 species of Chaenomeles, some of which are mainly fruit-watching, while others win by flowers. Japanese begonia is a series of papaya begonia mainly for viewing, with many varieties and dense flowers. Old stems, old branches and annual branches are full of flowers, which are large and mostly double, and the colors are orange red, crimson red, pure white and light green. Even a plant can produce red, pink, light green, pure white and white flowers with different colors such as red lines, red petals and red edges. Its common varieties are' Oriental Gold',' Changshoule' and' Changshouguan'.
There are many kinds of papaya and begonia, and colorful flowers are full of branches in spring, giving people the feeling of letting a hundred flowers blossom. Lu You once used "Biji Haitang chinese odyssey, with branches like orangutan blood. Shu's makeup is willing to make people feel colorless before flowers. " Delicate colors are depicted in the poem. Some varieties, with golden fruit in autumn, are covered with branches and give off a strong fragrance. They are ornamental flowers and trees with good flowers and fruits, suitable for planting in courtyards, roadside green belts, lawns and other places, and can be planted in clusters, rows, alone or as flower fences; You can also watch or make bonsai in potted plants.
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Papaya Begonia-Baidu Encyclopedia