The meaning of red melaleuca flowers
The meaning of the red Melaleuca flower is: heroic appearance.
The red Melaleuca flower represents heroic appearance and unique charm. The red Melaleuca flower can be compared to some people with noble moral character and majesty. The flowering period of Melaleuca is very long, and when it blooms, the red flowers all over the tree are very bright and beautiful, which is shocking. When in bloom, Melaleuca is like a flame, beautiful but not exaggerated, very natural and beautiful. Melaleuca can be said to be a strange tree and flower that everyone loves. When you see it, you will definitely be fascinated by it.
When Melaleuca flowers bloom, they bloom in clusters. Not only does it bloom like this with many flowers, but its color is mainly red, so it is also a very bright flower. The red stem-layered flowers are unique in shape, bright in color and beautiful, used as cut flowers, bouquets or large potted plants.
Morphological characteristics of Melaleuca melaleuca
Melaleuca melaleuca is a small tree with hard, gray-brown bark; the young branches are ribbed and have long silky hairs at first, which soon become hairless. hair. The leaves are leathery and linear, 5 to 9 cm long and 3 to 6 mm wide, with sharp apex and silky hairs at first, which soon fall off. The oil glands are obvious and protrude after the stem. The midrib is protruding on both sides, the lateral veins are obvious, and the edges are sharp. The veins are located on the sides and are raised; the petiole is very short.
Spikes are born on the top of branches; the calyx tube is slightly hairy, the calyx teeth are semicircular, and nearly membranous; the petals are green, ovate, 6 mm long, 4.5 mm wide, with oil gland spots; The stamens are 2.5 cm long, bright red, the anthers are dark purple, oval; the style is slightly longer than the stamens, the tip is green, and the rest is red. The capsule is hemispherical, 5 mm long and 7 mm wide, with a truncated apex, a rounded calyx tube mouth, slightly sunken fruit petals, 3 splits, and the fruit leaves fall off; seeds are strip-shaped, 1 mm long. The flowering period is from June to August.