The word "beauty is weak" was originally used to describe beautiful women, but the author thinks that this word is also appropriate for some flowers. The lifespan of flowers is determined by genes. Some flowers can survive for hundreds of years, but some flowers are born with "short life", so short that they can only bloom once in a lifetime. If you are lucky enough to see them bloom, please cherish them very much. They have spent their entire lives to bloom this time, and all they can meet are destined people.
lace flower
lace flower, just listening to its name makes you feel extremely romantic. Its flowers are umbrella-shaped inflorescences, and the flowers are extremely delicate. After blooming, they are like lace lace crocheted by skilled female workers, exquisite and fresh. Its leaves are fine and light as feathers, and they are mixed with weeds for most of the time, and they are not very good-looking. But as long as the spring breeze blows by, it is called to transform from an "ugly duck" into a swan and become the most eye-catching one in the garden of spring.
cornflower
cornflower is a national flower of Germany. It was originally a weed growing on hillsides, fields and waterside. I don’t know who discovered its beauty and began to breed artificially. There are many varieties of cornflowers today. In addition to the common pink, white and purple, there are also dark blue varieties. Although it can only bloom once in a lifetime, its outstanding appearance still attracts countless flower growers to leave a piece of open space for it to plant in the garden.
Hongyun Dangtou
When we go to buy flowers during the Chinese New Year, we can always see this red flower potted plant. If you ask the flower market owner what the name of this flower is, he will tell you it is called "Hongyun Dangtou". Just listening to its festive name, you will never think that it can only be opened once in your life.
It is not easy to bloom in Hongyuan. The seedlings will take 2 to 3 years to bloom. The bright red style can last for 3 to 5 months, and will never bloom again after the flowering period is over. People will remove its mother's body, replant and reproduce the side buds, and take another 2 to 3 years to wait for the side buds to grow before they can see bloom again.
Agave
Agave, also known as Agave Palm and Parma, is a perennial evergreen grass of the genus Aroma family, and is also a very popular ornamental plant in recent years. Its plant shape is beautiful and atmospheric, and its overall shape is similar to aloe vera , but it is more sun-resistant and heat-resistant than aloe vera. Leaf shape, leaf color, etc. show different changes depending on the variety.
Agave is the longest inflorescence among surface plants, up to 8 meters. But this longest inflorescence consumes almost all the energy and nutrients of the agave. Therefore, most agave varieties only bloom once in their lifetime. After blooming, the life of the agave will end.
bamboo
Ancient people said: "It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo. No meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar." In traditional Chinese culture, it is believed that bamboo symbolizes backbone, uprightness, and has the beautiful meaning of rising steadily.
Bamboo is rare because once bamboo blooms, it means death. Some scholars have studied and counted that under normal environment, bamboo will take 30 to 60 years to bloom, and some varieties will take more than 100 years to bloom. Only when encountering a special and harsh environment will bamboo give up its life and bloom. Bamboo blossoms to produce seeds and continue your life in the form of seeds.