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Chinese name: ?oshi

Latin name: Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebn.

Alternative name: Hedgehog

Family: Honeysuckle

Distribution area: distributed in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and Hubei.

1. Morphological characteristics of Hedgehog

Hedgehog is a multi-branched erect shrub, up to 3 meters; young branches are reddish brown, pubescent and hirsute, old branches are smooth, stems Skin peels off. Leaves elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 3-8 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, apex acuminate or acuminate, base rounded or broadly cuneate, entire, rarely shallowly toothed, dark green above, scattered and short on both sides Hairs, veins and margins densely pubescent and eyelashes; petiole 1-2 mm long.

2. Habits of Hedgehogs

Hedgehogs like hot and rainy summer and autumn, semi-humid and semi-dry climates. Born in hillsides, roadsides and shrubs at an altitude of 350-1340 meters, it has a certain degree of cold resistance, likes well-drained and fertile soil, and has a certain ability to tolerate drought and machine-seeding. Simple management is enough.

3. Cultivation of Hedgehog

First, for cuttings, thick dormant branches can be selected in spring, or semi-lignified shoots can be used in June to July, and cuttings in open seedbeds are easy to use. Rooted and survived. Second, the ramets can be used in both spring and autumn. After the ramets in the autumn, they are planted in the spring, which is easy to survive. Hedgehog is easy to cultivate. The seeds that have been germinated in the sand are drilled in late March to early April, and seedlings emerge in half a month.

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