When does plum blossom bloom?

Flowering time and famous places to enjoy plum blossoms:

Most plum blossoms bloom around February:

① Nanjing's Plum Blossom Mountain blooms in February and is the best place to see plum blossoms in full bloom;

② The plum blossoms in Shanghai's Botanical Garden also bloom in February, making it a great tourist attraction;

③There are also the plum blossoms in Chaoshan, Zhejiang, which bloom in late January. The plum blossoms here are known as the most exotic and precious plum blossoms in the world, especially the two ancient plum trees there, which are very precious plants, from the long-ago Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty respectively;

④Another place that blooms even earlier is Meiling Mountain in Jiangxi Province. Its plum blossoms are already in bloom in mid-January. Speaking of Meiling Mountain, I think everyone is familiar with it. The Meiling Mountain in "Nirvana in Fire" is this Meiling Mountain. In the play, it is the source of grief that can never be erased from people's hearts.

⑤ The plum blossoms in the Plum Garden of Xixi Wetland will bloom from February to March;

⑥The plum blossoms in Japan bloom from late January to February.

The difference between plum blossom and wintersweet

In daily life, people confuse plum blossoms and wintersweets, but they are two different plants. Wintersweets belong to the Wintermelet family, while plum blossoms belong to the Rosaceae family. There are also many differences in their appearance. For example, the color of the flowers. Wintersweets are mainly yellow, while plum blossoms have a variety of colors, such as purple, pink, and white. In terms of flowering time, wintersweets bloom about 2 months earlier than plum blossoms.