What kind of flower is the Rhododendron suffruticosa?

Rhododendron: ornamental flowers

The Rhododendron damascena is a bulbous flower of the Liliaceae family and a type of wild lily that can be used for ornamental purposes. It usually produces one flower per year and each plant has a lifespan of 7 to 8 years. The flowers are red or apricot yellow, as beautiful as the flowers of "Clivia". Very few of them also have white flowers, which are watery and beautiful. It is a magical flower that grows in the wilderness.

Rhododendron: A famous flower that is popular all over the world

The people of northern Shaanxi have always loved the shandandan tree, and regard it as the embodiment of beauty, tears, and pursuit. Folk songs go like this: "The red hollyhocks are in bloom, all over the valleys, how can you see your brother?" and "The red hollyhocks are in bloom, I can hear your voice but can't see you." In 1935, when the Red Army entered northern Shaanxi, this flower that was red all over the Loess Plateau was given a new meaning, "The red hollyhocks are in bloom, all over the mountains, the Red Army has come and made great progress." The hollyhocks gradually became the symbol of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, the symbol of northern Shaanxi, and the symbol of Yan'an. As the song spread, the Rhododendron safflower became a famous flower known all over the world.

Rhododendron: Once on the verge of extinction

The Rhododendron safflower was discovered in the 1970s. At that time, people had no awareness of protecting it. During the seedling stage, there was no difference between the Rhododendron safflower and weeds. However, due to overgrazing, successive years of drought and ecological environment destruction, the Rhododendron safflower faded out of people's sight for a time. The ecological environment has been improved day by day by returning farmland to forest and recreating beautiful mountains and rivers. Five years have passed, and the red lilies have sprouted again among the weeds, slowly revealing their shy faces.

Perhaps you have not seen the beauty of the Rhododendron affine. That red dot among the weeds is it. The seedling is no different from a weed, but once it blooms, everything around it becomes its background.