Tianfu natural calendar 丨 leaves are more beautiful than flowers (July 28, 2022)

From the early summer to the late autumn, a cluster of red and gorgeous triangle plums swaying the wind at the end of the streets, and the makeup lifts the city's landscape. When you pass it with it, have you ever thought about whether this gorgeous color is a leaf or a flower?

Triangle plum, also known as light leaves, its core viewing part is not a flower, but a colorful bud and leaves, which is the three purple -red leaves we see. Because the three pieces are triangular, it is called a triangular plum. And its real flowers actually grow on the top of the flower stems, small and not conspicuous, usually yellow or white.

Why is the triangle plum so gorgeous?

It turns out that its leaves are rich in beet pigments. This natural pigment is easy to dissolve in water and is red -purple. It can be used as textile dyes. Pet beet pigment also has antioxidant effects. It can be used as a natural food additive to make tea, flower sauce and cake.

Delta plum also has high medicinal value. Its leaves extract have anti-inflammatory antibacterial effects and can be used to treat acute and chronic inflammation. It has a certain effect.

The flowering period is very long, with both value and connotation. In fact, it is the introduction of varieties. Its hometown is in South America. More than two hundred years ago, French navigators introduced the bougainvillea from South America to Europe. Later, with the development of the industrial revolution and globalization, the footprints of Bougainvillea were spread all over the world.

my country has been planting bougainvillea for more than 100 years. As early as 1872, Delta Mei was specified from the United Kingdom to Taiwan. In the 1940s, it was introduced from Taiwan to Xiamen, and then promoted to all parts of the country.

Delta plum is loved by the people around the world. It is the national flower of Zambia Republic and the city of Naha, Japan. In China, it is not only used as a provincial flower by Hainan Province, but also in many cities such as Xiamen, Xichang, and Nanchong City as a city flower.