In which month does heather blossom?
Photinia is widely distributed in the southern foot of Qinling Mountains in China. It is a positive tree species, but it is also tolerant to shade. Like fertile and humid, but also drought-resistant and barren; Not resistant to water and humidity, but cold-resistant; Pruning resistance, slow growth. Strong adaptability to the environment and high survival rate. The evergreen leaves of heather can adsorb some harmful gases and polluted particles in the air, and large-scale planting plays an important role in dust suppression and environmental protection.
April every year is the season when heather blooms. Heather is full of flowers, and white petals form a flower ball, which is very delicate and beautiful. The dense green leaves give people a fresh and refined feeling. Heather didn't have that name at first. Li Shizhen said that heather grew in the south among the stones, so it was called "Heather" at first, and then added the word "Zimu", which became heather.
Distribution and growth habits of heather
Distribution: Photinia is native to southern slope of Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, southern Gansu and southern provinces of Huaihe River Basin. Global distribution in China, Japanese and Indonesian; In China, it is distributed in Anhui, Gansu, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.
Growth habits: like warm and humid climate, like light, slightly tolerant of shade, and can tolerate short-term low temperature of-15℃. The requirements for soil are not strict, and it is better to use fertile, moist, deep soil layer, well-drained and slightly acidic sandy soil. Strong germination, pruning resistance, and certain resistance to smoke and toxic gases.