Daphne odora in Phnom Penh is a variety of Daphne odora, which belongs to an evergreen shrub of Daphne genus in Daphne family. Fleshy root system. The leaves are densely elliptic, about 5-6 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The leaves are smooth, thick leathery, hairless on both sides, dark green on the surface, light green on the back, golden yellow on the leaf margin and short petiole. It is a terminal flower head with tubular perianth, the upper part is about 1.5cm in diameter, and each flower is composed of dozens of small flowers, which open from outside to inside for more than two months. During the Spring Festival, the flowers are purple, bright and fragrant.
Growth habit
Potted Daphne odora in Phnom Penh should be fertile, loose and humus-rich, acidic and humus-rich, and mixed with appropriate river sand and decomposed cake fertilizer. The root of Daphne odora in Phnom Penh is fleshy, so special attention should be paid to controlling watering in the usual maintenance and management. If you water too much, the pot soil will be too wet for a long time, which is easy to cause root rot. After the rain, the accumulated water in the basin must be emptied in time.
Although Daphne odora in Phnom Penh likes semi-shade, it should be placed in a sunny environment in winter and spring. In the growing period, if the light is sufficient and the fertilizer efficiency is suitable, the branches and leaves can be lush and the flowers are bright and fragrant. In summer, it should be placed in a ventilated and cool place, and when it is hot, it should be sprayed with water to cool down. Daphne odora in Phnom Penh likes fertilizer, and dilute liquid fertilizer is poured every 10 day in the growing season. Before and after flowering, it is advisable to apply pancake fertilizer. After the first frost, move into the sunny place indoors, keep the room temperature at about 5℃, and control watering; Only when the water content of basin soil is controlled at about 45% can it overwinter safely. In addition, Daphne odora in Phnom Penh is overgrown with branches, has strong germination ability and is resistant to pruning, and must be pruned after flowering.
There is another legend about the origin of the flower name "Daphne odora in Phnom Penh": in the early years, a monk swam to Dayu and rested on a stone because he felt tired. He smelled a fragrant flower in his sleep. After waking up, the fragrance of flowers really existed, so he went to look for it, and he found it, so he named it "Sleeping Fragrance". Later, some people thought that the word "sleep" sounded indecent, so they changed the word "sleep" to "Rui".