國花系列:LILAC (坦桑尼亞)

History of the Lilac

The Syrings vulgaries (common lilac) was brought to the U.S. by the settlers. This plant is very hardy and established itself very easily. These lilacs still mark the location of long disappeared homesteads of the early cs mark the start of spring with a showy display of blooms. The time of the bloom is a good predictor of spring being early or late.


About Lilacs

Lilacs fall in the USDA Hardiness Map in zones 3,4, 5 and the less severe portions of zone 2. Wrightwood, with its varying topography, is within the constraints of zones blossoms are available in seven different colors: White, blue, lavender, pink, purple, violet and cs are some of the first plants to bloom, lasting 2-3 weeks from bud to fading bloom.


type of Lilac

A common lilac found in the area is Syringa vulgaris (common or old fashioned) lilac. These are very hardy, drought tolerant and fragrant. They do send out suckers which can help the plant to remain young and in good flowering condition for many her popular lilac is the Syringa reflexa. These bloom about a week later than the , and can have pink to lavender flowers. They do not sucker and can grow 10-12 feet in height.

東非高原南部的坦桑尼亞，有一個在印度洋中的小島--奔巴島。面積不過980平方公里的島上，生長着360萬株丁香樹，成爲舉世聞名的“丁香之島”，這裏被人稱爲“世界上最香的地方”。它與“姐妹島”--桑給巴爾島上的l00萬株丁香樹，所產的丁香總量，佔國際市場的80%。丁香的產值佔當地政府總收入的96%以上。當地居民把丁香樹譽爲“搖錢樹”確實名不虛傳。

丁香的經濟價值很高，是一種名貴香料和藥材。丁香油不僅是食品、香菸等的調配料，還是高級化妝品的主要原料，又是牙科藥物中不可缺少的防腐鎮痛劑。作爲商品的部位是含苞待放的丁香花蕾，它的葉片也含有香素。海風吹來，滿林飄香，直沁心脾；每年丁香花可收穫兩次，粒粒丁香浸透着花農們的心血。慕名而來的遊客，絡繹不絕，流連忘返，爲吸到一口氣味芬芳的花香而感到榮幸和欣慰.

丁香花
花 語：光輝（Bright）
丁香花擁有天國之花的光榮外號，也許是因爲它高貴的香味，自古就倍受珍視。因此丁香花的花語，也是配得上天國之花外號的光輝。
受到這種花祝福而生的人，受天神所祝福，有光輝的人生。由於太聰明，而有喜歡走捷徑的毛病。希望在追求的過程中，別忘了最終的目的。