The best time to see rape flowers in Beijing
Rape flowers in the north are not as early as those in the south, and they only bloom at the end of May, but the attractive golden color is not inferior at all. If you miss Wuyuan and Luoping because of your busy work, you can go to Changgou Town, Fangshan, Beijing, where there are rape blossoms as far as the eye can see. It is a romantic village that can be realized by driving more than 1 hour.
In addition to rape blossoms, there are also local lotus flowers and rice, which belong to Jingnan water town in history. Every July, a large number of lotus flowers sway on Longquan Lake, which has become a representative local landscape.
In addition, it is said that in a place called Kujiaogou in Changgou Town, villagers also planted a lot of millet and flax in the mountainous area, and the light blue flowers floated on the hillside like clouds, which was a dreamlike scenery.
Morphological characteristics of rape flowers
Rapeseed is a biennial herb with a height of 30-90 cm; Stems stout, erect, branched or unbranched, hairless or nearly hairless, slightly frosty. Basal leaves are pinnately cleft, with large heads, round or oval top lobes, irregular curved teeth at the edges, and elliptical side lobes 1 to several pairs; The petiole is wide, 2 to 6 cm long, and the stem is supported at the base.
The lower stem leaves are pinnately cleft, 6 ~ 10cm long, the base is elongated and supports the stem, and there are bristles and cilia on both sides; The upper stems and leaves are oblong-obovate, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-8 cm long and 0.5-4 cm wide, with a heart-shaped base, clasped stems, ears hanging on both sides, and teeth entire or wavy.
Racemes are umbrella-shaped at anthesis and then elongated. The flowers are bright yellow, with a diameter of 7 to 10 mm. Sepals oblong, 3 to 5 mm long, erect, rounded at the top, transparent at the edge, slightly hairy; Petals obovate, 7-9 mm long, nearly emarginate at the top and clawed at the base.