Changhua gardens boast thriving Queen’s crape myrtles and the Siam tulips
Changhua gardens boast thriving Queen’s crape myrtles and the Siam tulips
2024-07-26
It’s been a very hot summer, and while that’s bad news for some species, certain flowers soak up the hot weather. In Changhua, private gardens are blooming in profusion. Special heat-loving species like the Queen’s crape myrtle and the Siam tulip are having a great year. They’re already attracting lots of tourists, but some gardens won’t be at their best until mid-August. So there’s still time to head down to the gardens of Changhua this summer.
Here in Tianwei, a field of luscious crape myrtles flowers. They’re in full bloom. Lots of tourists come here to admire this “Queen’s crape myrtle” species imported from the U.S. by a botanist and then transplanted onto another species. The “Queen” is free to admire, but only by prior booking.
Tourist
Wow! It smells wonderful. So beautiful! I’ve seen white ones but never ones as brightly colored as this.
The crape myrtles bloom in great profusion over more than four months, the branches laden with buds. The owner of the garden says that the double-petal Queen’s crape myrtles have larger flowers. His biggest fear is that the plum rains will hit the blooms.
Li Chen-fu
Garden owner
If they hit the plum rains, their branches are quite fragile and will break. They retain too much water, so the whole thing just snaps. So it’s perfect this year, because there’s been no rain so the flowers are just growing bigger and bigger.
Meanwhile, at this Siam tulip field in Beidou, gardeners have planted Siam tulips of seven different colors. They’re still in bloom right now, and also attract lots of pilgrims.
Tourist
It looks like a White Ginger Lily. But it’s got a more beautiful color.
Ku Tsen-yu
Garden owner
Actually, only the little flower underneath the Siam tulip is the real flower. The upper, big flower is a sepal.
The Siam tulip loves hot weather and is blooming vigorously in these scorching temperatures. It’s expected to reach its peak blooming period in August.
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越熱越開花! 彰化農民引進"大花紫薇" 薑荷花8月達最高峰
2024-07-26
最近連日飆高溫，各種動植物都受不了，不過有些花卉，反倒是天氣越熱越開花，彰化縣北斗鎮有一處約2分地的「薑荷花」田，種植7種顏色的薑荷花，持續綻放，預計花期在8月份達到最高峰。另外，有農民引進新品種的「美國重瓣大花紫薇」，也不怕夏日高溫，持續綻放。
來到田尾一處大花紫薇花田，目前正值開花期，吸引很多遊客來賞花，這是園藝業者引進美國大花紫薇，嫁接其他樹種的成果，開放遊客預約免費參觀。
[[遊客]]
“哇，好香喔，怎麼這麼美啊，我看過白色的，沒有看過這麼鮮豔的”
紫薇花海大爆炸，花苞纍纍，花期有4個多月，園藝業者表示，重瓣大花紫薇花朵比較大，最怕開花期碰到梅雨季。
[[園藝業者 李鎮福]]
“如果遇到梅雨季節，那個樹枝比較脆，會斷掉，因為這含水率太多，所以這整朵會斷掉，所以今年恰恰好，今年沒有雨季，所以花越開越大”
來到北斗一處薑荷花田，園區種植了7種顏色的薑荷花，持續綻放，由於花型漂亮，很多遊客慕名而來。
[[遊客]]
“它長得很像野薑花，可是它的顏色比野薑花還漂亮”
[[園主 古岑愉]]
“其實，薑荷花是下面的小花，才叫做花，上面的大花，叫做花萼”
薑荷花不怕高溫，越熱越開花，預計8月份，將達到花期的最高峰。
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