Poetry describing the hedgehog flower: Pingting graceful with green branches and leaves, charming and quiet, the flower is not demonic.
Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebn. is a deciduous, multi-branched shrub plant of the genus Kolkwitzia in the family Lonicerae. The plant height can reach 3 meters; the winter buds have several pairs of pubescent scales, and the young branches are reddish brown. Pubescent and strigose, the old branches are hairless, and the stem bark is peeling off; the leaves are oval or ovate-elliptical, with rare shallow teeth, sparse short hairs on both sides, and the veins and leaf margins are densely covered with straight pubescence and eyelashes.
The bracts are lanceolate, close to the base of the flower, the calyx tube is densely covered with setae, and the upper part is constricted into a neck; the fruit is dense and horn-shaped at the top; the flowering period is from May to June; the fruit ripening period is from August to September. Because the fruit is covered with thorns, it is named "Hedgehog". Hedgehog is native to the Yangtze River Basin, southwest, northwest and other places in China. It can also be cultivated in North China and other places, and is widely cultivated around the world.
Commonly grown on hillsides, roadsides or shrubs at mid-altitudes of 350-1340 meters. It likes a dry, sunny environment, adapts to cold, hot, and rainy climates, and prefers deep, fertile, and well-drained soil conditions. Propagation methods include sowing, cutting, and division propagation, and self-sowing propagation is also possible.
Hedgehog has a unique posture and large and beautiful flowers. It is suitable for planting in rows or clusters beside rocks, lawns, garden road intersections and other places in the garden. It is also suitable for potted plants or cut flowers. It is a shrub with high ornamental value. Hedgehogs are widely distributed in European and American countries and are known as "beautiful trees". Its stems are upright and the material is strong and fine.
Growth habits:
Hedgehog likes a dry and sunny environment, adapts to cold, hot, and rainy climates, and likes deep, fertile, and well-drained soil conditions. Hedgehog is actually a light-loving tree species. It grows weakly in the shade and cannot bloom and bear fruit normally. It often forms sparse shrubbery with Tuzhuang meadowsweet, Lespedeza, forsythia, and strawberries.
Hedgehog is resistant to cold and drought. In places with excessive relative humidity and heavy rainfall, it often grows poorly and is prone to disease and insect pests. The fruits of Hedgehog fruit can be spread by animals such as goats and badgers. However, due to the hard seed coat, the fruit thorns are often hung on other plants. Even if the fruits fall to the ground, the seeds are often difficult to germinate due to dry soil, so the seedlings are usually regenerated naturally. few.