What are apricot flowers like? What time does it open?

Apricot flowers bloom in March and April, and the flowers are solitary, with a diameter of 2-3 cm, and open in front of the leaves; Pedicel short, long 1-3 mm, pubescent; Calyx purple-green; Calyx tube cylindrical, outer base pubescent; Sepals ovate to ovoid-oblong, apex acute or obtuse, reflexed after anthesis;

Petals round to obovate, white or reddish, with short claws; Stamens ca. 20-45, slightly shorter than petals; Ovary pubescent, style slightly longer or almost as long as stamens, lower part pilose.

Most of them are cultivated all over the country, especially in North China, Northwest China and East China, and a few areas are wild. They are wild in Yili, Xinjiang, or mixed in Xinjiang wild apple forest, with an altitude of 3000 meters, and are also cultivated all over the world.

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When in full bloom, apricot flowers are gorgeous and charming, and flowers and rouge set each other off and occupy the spring breeze. If planted in rows in the yard at home, the red clouds will bloom in spring, which is very spectacular and moving.

It is also suitable for single planting and ornamental, such as mixed planting with weeping willows. When the leaves of willows are green, they reflect each other and have brighter colors. Apricot trees, which are more than ten years old, have a vigorous posture, a large crown and drooping branches. If they are planted by the pool alone, it will be very interesting to form an antique reflection in the water.

Apricot flowers are characterized by discoloration. They are bright red when they are in bud. As the petals stretch, the color gradually changes from thick to light, and turns white when falling.