rhododendronsays: forever belongs to you, the joy of love.It is said that like the flower of innocence.The proverbs of azalea is when see full mountain cuckoo in bloom, is the coming of love.Rhododendron species can be divided into spring cuckoo cuckoo, spring and summer, Xia Juan and western cuckoo.Design and color can be divided into red, purple, yellow, white, complex color, and other series.

Cuckoo touching legend with azaleas

According to legend, the ancient shu kingdom was a peaceful prosperous country.Where the land is fertile, rich products, people have ample food and clothing, carefree, live very happy life.The name of the emperor of shu cuckoo.He loves his people.To see people happy and worry, he worried.In order not to be mobilized by mistake, he ran up and down, and, at the end of the spring season, urging people to sow, grasp the spring.So year after year, however, on the contrary make people into the habit, cuckoo don't come don't sow.Finally, the cuckoo break down from constant overwork, bid farewell to his people.But he told the people still unforgettable.His soul into a bird, every spring, just flying around, a sound of the crow: quick quick cuckoo, cuckoo quickly.To stick to the mouth outflow of blood.Bright red blood on the slopes, into pieces of beautiful flowers.People are moved, they begin to learn their good monarch cuckoo, be diligent and responsible.They put the bird was called cuckoo, they put the blood into flower, called azalea.

Azalea sad story

Folk also circulated at such a sad story, legend, azaleas and Xie Bao to become sworn brothers, Xie Bao injured man was sentenced to death, because not put into death row, cuckoo have went to see him, tables Xie Bao ostensibly toHave a haircut, let the cuckoo generation he's been behind bars for a while, the cuckoo readily agreed, nazhi Xie Bao back.The cuckoo cry for three days and three nights, the fourth day was launched to beheaded.Become a bird case, after the death of rhododendron from crying to the mountain, this mountain looking for Xie Bao, but in vain.Day after day, year after year, crow blood shed on the mountains, he had drip to grow trees, spring arrived, and more on the blood-red flower, this is the origin of azaleas.

The edible value of azaleas

Cuckoo except for viewing, some of which can be used as a medicine or extraction of aromatic oil, some edible flowers and tree bark and leaves can extract the roast glue, wood to do arts and crafts, etc.Alpine rhododendron root system developed, it is very good soil and water conservation in plants.

Note: the yellow rhododendron plant and flower in all contain toxins, can cause poisoning after eating;White azalea flowers contain sihuan two terpenoids toxins, poisoning caused by vomiting, difficulty breathing, limb numbness, etc.