Cctv newsRecently, in the circle of friends and the homepages of various social media, many people are drying a flower that can bring life back to life.
A dead branch without roots.
Soak it in water for a few days and it will bloom again.
This kind of dry branch is called "Rhododendron in Daxinganling"
Is it really that amazing?
The flowers that came back to life in the circle of friends were warned to destroy the ecological environment.
The WeChat circle of friends of Ms. Liu, a native of Hangzhou, was screened by this magical "dead wood in spring": "Many people are taking pictures. I also bought one to 20 yuan, which is much cheaper than the flowers in the flower shop. "
After receiving the dead branch, Ms. Liu put it in the water. In less than two weeks, the branch bloomed with pink and purple flowers, which had a literary beauty. In another week, the flowers have fallen, and young leaves are beginning to come out from the branches, which is a different scenery.
She exposed this moment of witnessing "miracle" to a circle of friends, but received a dissuasion message from a friend: "Don’t buy this again! This dead branch is broken from wild rhododendron, which will destroy the ecological environment! "
She is not the only one who received dissuasion messages in the circle of friends. Weibo netizen "Xicheng Green" also said that he was told not to buy this kind of flowers after drying them in a circle of friends.
Is this true or not? Will it really damage the environment to buy azaleas and raise them at home?
A bunch of online shops in 20 yuan sell wild rhododendrons.
The reporter browsed a shopping website, and the pictures below the keywords "Rhododendron hydroponics, dry branches, soaked flowers, dry wood and dead trees meet spring flowers" are all Rhododendron flowers in Xing ‘an, and the store specially added the words "artificial cultivation" and "home planting". Only a few stores still write "dry branches of rhododendron in Xing ‘an" in the product description.
But the commodity maps are all similar, with pink and purple flowers on the dead branches. People who know a little about flowers can recognize this as azaleas at a glance.
According to the commodity details of these azaleas, dead branches can bloom in about 7-10 days after being inserted in water and changed once every 3-4 days. If you don’t want it to open for a while, just put the dead branches in the refrigerator for preservation.
Some stores focus on "wild", and in the product details, they have exposed many photos of flowers and trees in the snowy mountains, as if to prove to buyers that these branches were indeed picked from the mountains.
According to the customer service of an online shop, these dead branches were imported from the local flower and bird market. People in the market told them that it was wild in the mountains of Daxinganling. As for whether it was true or not, the seller was not sure himself.
Among these shops selling dead branches, the one with the highest sales volume sells 7,787 orders a month, and the price is 40 sticks in a bunch of 23 yuan. The more you buy, the lower the unit price. In this way, the number of dead branches to be sold every month is not a small number.
Flowers can bring back the dead? It’s not that amazing!
Why do dead branches that look lifeless bloom quickly when inserted in water? Experts say that these dead branches are actually not dead at all, just "hibernating"!
This kind of rhododendron, which grows in Daxing ‘anling and Xiaoxing ‘anling areas, is scientifically called Rhododendron Xing ‘an, also known as Tartar Fragrant, and is the city flower of Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province. It belongs to semi-green shrub, leaves fall and sleep in winter, waiting for the next spring to bloom again. In the dormant period, the branches are broken down, inserted into the water, and then placed in a warm room. The temperature and moisture have reached the conditions for flowering, and the buds on the dead branches naturally bloom.
This "magical" process can be done not only by cuckoo, but also by branches such as peach blossom and winter jasmine. Therefore, the so-called "coming back to life" is not a "miracle", but just a gimmick of the merchants.
Expert: wanton logging will destroy the ecological balance.
However, because of the "magic" stunt, Rhododendron Xing ‘an has been cut down a lot.
In fact, in 2017, Huzhong District, Daxing ‘anling, Heilongjiang Province issued the Notice on Prohibiting the Collection and Sale of Rhododendron Xing ‘an, because the growth of wild Rhododendron Xing ‘an is slow, only 10 cm long a year, and the rampant deforestation has seriously affected the ecological environment.
According to experts, the natural environment is a house with balanced distribution. If a large number of azaleas are cut, its ability to absorb sunlight and water will be weakened. This energy will be taken up by other plants, and the cuckoo will only become weaker and weaker.
In addition, as a woody plant, Rhododendron itself grows slowly, and it takes 5-6 years from sowing to first flowering; If it grows into a branch that can be broken by dozens of centimeters, it is at least twenty or thirty years old. If you want to make it grow back, it will not be so fast.
Appeal: Don’t pick and buy wild plants.
Although the local government has taken measures, rhododendrons in Xing ‘an will still be cut and sold in winter.
Beauty should not be at the expense of injury. I appeal to everyone: don’t buy rhododendron in Xing ‘an, and don’t pick wild plants at will. Let these plants live in their original homes!
Source: Sichuan Daily WeChat WeChat official account
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