Contemporary Prose|Wild Peony in Summer

Text/Man Changxue

The wild peony is green in summer, and it is also the most beautiful time of the wild peony, just like green jade, it It blends with the green of wild peony, and exudes a faint fragrance in the hot summer.

The scientific name of wild peony is Haizhou long fir, and the people around Jinshan call it stinky catalpa. This is also a special species in Jinshan, Hetaoyuan Town, Juye County. this kind of thing. In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is called wild peony. It germinates in early spring, and buds begin to appear in mid-July, blooming until November, which is the longest flowering time of floral plants. Its flowers are also from green at the beginning, and slowly become green on the outside and white on the inside. In the middle and late August, the wild peony turns from green on the outside and white on the inside to pink. During this period, the flowering period is relatively long, and then It began to slowly turn into sapphire blue. If the snow came early that year, the snow flakes adhered to the branches of wild peony, and the pure white snowflakes and sapphire blue merged together, which would instantly brighten your eyes and make the white With the addition of a true sapphire blue to the snow, you’ll really thank nature for the gorgeous color.

The wild peony in summer is virgin skin, tender and fragrant, it does not have the exposure to the scorching sun, but the exposure to the scorching sun makes it more lush, Its vitality is very tenacious. Whether it is in the crevices of the cliffs or among the chaotic stones, it can grow tenaciously, still exudes a faint fragrance, and still greets people in the breeze.

The wild peony in summer is the fastest growing time. After a winter of accumulation and breeding, the wild peony is eager to show the most beautiful flowers to the world. Moisturized by the rain, the branches stretch upward desperately. If you sit quietly on the wild peony after the rain, you will hear the sound of its stretching, and at the same time feel a special fragrance, which is more like a dream like fantasy and wonderful. , amazing!

Before the economic transformation and development of tourism in Hetaoyuan Town, Juye County, it was generally difficult to see the flowers of wild peony. Before flowering, these wild peonies were cut and dried, so I never saw any big wild peonies. After the town government started to develop tourism, I saw that wild peonies are drought-resistant, grow fast, and bloom for a long time. The habit of easy management, vigorous protection is carried out, no one is allowed to destroy wild peony, and wild peony is cultivated into a special tree species. .

The wild peony in summer is tender and arrogant, but indomitable, despite the storm, it never succumbs. Although few people know it, it is not humble and still thrives. The wild peony in summer is the beginning of its blooming, and it becomes more and more beautiful.

(The picture comes from the Internet)

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