1, gerbera plant form
Gerbera scientific name is "golden dew plum", belongs to the Rosaceae genus of Commissioners, common name (Qinghai) called flat hemp, Tibetan name Ban Na. Tibetan people called gold dew plum for "Gesang Meiduo", also known as Gesang flower. Jin Lu Mei only because the flower type like plum, flower color golden and get this name.
Gesang flowers often appear in literature and people's oral culture, but does not refer to a specific kind of flower, in botany, there is no specific kind of flower called Gesang flowers.
2, gerbera growing environment
Gerbera is mainly distributed in Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan; Northeast, North China and other places.
In Qinghai from the Qilian Mountains in the north, south of the Lancang River, east of Minhe County, west to the Qaidam Basin in the vast area are distributed in the eastern part of Qinghai (longitude 95 ° east) distribution of the majority.
Golden plum in the vertical distribution of the general in the altitude of 2300 ~ 5000m more than the semi-shady slopes, foothills and river valleys of the gentle section, semi-positive slopes and sunny slopes are also available, is the most widely distributed tree species in Qinghai.
Jinlume is a deciduous shrub, 0.5 ~ 2m high, can withstand -50 ℃ low temperature, like slightly acidic to neutral, well-drained moist soil. Also resistant to drought barren. Stem multi-branched, longitudinal peeling bark, branchlets reddish-brown or gray-brown, pinnately compound leaves, five-petaled flowers, color golden, bright and beautiful, flower diameter 1.5 ~ 3cm, long flowering period, for a good species of flowering trees.
3, the medicinal value of gerbera
Gerbera (golden plum) is also a commonly used medicines and health care products, its flowers and leaves can be used as medicine, the leaves can be clear summer heat, benefit the brain and heart menstruation, stomach, main treatment of summer fever and dizziness, two eyes unclear, stomach gas, stagnant food, menstrual disorders, etc.; flowers can be used to treat gynecological diseases. Young leaves can be used as tea after steaming and stir-frying.
4, Gesang flower symbol
Gesang flower on behalf of the character of the Tibetan people, on behalf of the Tibetan people indomitable, tenacious spirit of struggle. Tibetan people for thousands of years, from generation to generation in the plateau of this magical land, just like the gerbera, through the vicissitudes of time and wind and rain, standing tenaciously in the beautiful snowy plateau.
5, gerbera cultivation techniques
Gerbera seedlings grow to 4 to 5 true leaves when transplanted, and centering, but also direct seeding after interseeding. If the planting place with base fertilizer, the growing period does not need to fertilize, soil, if over-fertilized, branches and leaves are easy to grow, flowering is reduced. July to August during the high temperature bloomers are not easy to bear children. Seeds are easy to fall off after maturity, and should be collected in the early morning. Cosmos is a short sunshine plant, spring sowing seedlings tend to be leafy and less flowery, summer sowing seedlings are short, neat and bloom continuously.