The poem describing the blooming of plum blossoms is as follows:

1. Beside the broken bridge outside, it blooms lonely and ownerless. ——Song Dynasty: Lu You's "Bu Suanzi·Yong Mei"

Interpretation: Beside the broken bridge outside the inn, the plum blossoms bloomed lonely and lonely, no one cared about them.

2. There are several plum trees in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone. ——Song Dynasty: "Plum Blossoms" by Wang Anshi

Interpretation: The few plum blossoms in the corner bloomed alone despite the severe cold.

3. Suddenly the fragrance spreads all night long, spreading like spring throughout the universe. ——Yuan Dynasty: Wang Mian's "White Plum"

Interpretation: Suddenly, the fresh fragrance spreads out all night, making the world feel like a new year.

4. The jade flute is played in the Yellow Crane Tower, and the plum blossoms fall in May in Jiangcheng. ——Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Hearing the Flute at the Yellow Crane Tower"

Interpretation: The flute sound of "Plum Blossoms Falling" came from the Yellow Crane Tower, making the river city in May see the plum blossoms falling again. plum bossom.

5. Meiling flowers are blooming for the first time, but the snow in Tianshan Mountain has not yet bloomed. ——Tang Dynasty: "Plum Blossoms Fall" by Lu Zhaolin

Interpretation: When the flowers in Meiling were in full bloom, it had not yet started snowing in Tianshan Mountain.

Plum blossom introduction:

Plum blossom (scientific name: Armeniaca mume Sieb.): small tree, sparse shrub, 4-10 meters high; bark light gray or greenish, smooth; small branches Green, smooth and hairless.

The leaves are oval or elliptical, often with small sharp serrations on the edges, gray-green. The flowers are solitary or sometimes 2 are born in one bud, 2-2.5 cm in diameter, with a strong fragrance, opening before the leaves; the calyx is usually reddish-brown, but some varieties have green or green-purple calyx; the petals are obovate, white to pink color.

The fruit is nearly spherical, 2-3 cm in diameter, yellow or green-white, pubescent, and sour in taste; the pulp and core are pasted together; the core is oval and slightly flattened on both sides. The flowering period is winter and spring, and the fruiting period is from May to June. 2n=16,24.

Plum blossoms are native to southern China and have a cultivation history of more than 3,000 years. There are many varieties for both ornamental and fruit trees. Many types are not only cultivated in the open field for viewing, but can also be grown as potted flowers and made into plum piles.

The essence can be extracted from flowers, and the flowers, leaves, roots and seeds can be used as medicine. The fruit can be eaten, salted or processed, or smoked to make black plum medicine, which has the effects of relieving cough, diarrhea, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Plum is also resistant to root nematodes and can be used as rootstock for stone fruit trees.