Can winter jasmine be eaten? When does winter jasmine bloom?

Winter jasmine is also called small yellow flower, golden belt, yellow plum, yellow jasmine, Qingming flower, etc. Its main value lies in beautifying the environment and being used for viewing. It can also purify the air when kept at home. In addition, in traditional Chinese medicine, winter jasmine has certain medicinal value, which can clear away heat and detoxify, treat colds, etc. Today I mainly want to discuss with you whether winter jasmine can be eaten? Isn't it very interesting!

Contents of this article

1. Can winter jasmine be eaten?

2. When does the winter jasmine bloom?

3. How often should I water the winter jasmine?

Can winter jasmine be eaten?

Both the leaves and flowers of Forsythia are non-toxic and edible without causing any harm to the body. However, the taste of Forsythia is not good and is very bitter. It is not recommended to be eaten as a main meal or snack. If you want to taste it, it is recommended to pick it and collect it, dry it in the sun or bake it, and then boil it in water to drink. It will taste better and is also good for the body.

Forsythia is a flower that welcomes spring. It has beautiful and elegant shape and bright colors, and is popular among people. Some people also want to eat forsythia. Forsythia is a non-toxic plant. Neither its leaves nor its flowers contain any toxins, so it is edible and harmless to the human body.

However, the taste of forsythia is not good, it is very bitter and not suitable for daily consumption. If you are curious about what it tastes like, you can try it, but it is not recommended to eat it as a main meal or snack, otherwise it will affect your appetite.

If you have forsythia planted at home, you can pick and collect them when they bloom, dry them in the sun or bake them, and use them to boil water to drink. The taste will be better than eating them directly, and it also has certain benefits for the body and can be preserved for a long time.

When does the winter jasmine bloom?

1. Forsythia is also called small yellow flower, golden belt, yellow plum, yellow jasmine, Qingming flower, etc. It is a deciduous shrub of the genus Jasmine in the family Oleaceae. The plant is 30-100 cm tall. The branches are scattered, slender, upright or arched and drooping. The leaves are ovate to rectangular, and the flowers are solitary on last year's branches.

2. Forsythia blooms in February and March, earlier than plum blossoms. It is a flower that blooms specifically to welcome spring. It blooms first and then grows leaves. There are no leaves during the peak flowering period, and the flowering period lasts for 50 days. If it is wild forsythia, it usually blooms in early April, later than plum blossoms. The flowers and leaves appear at the same time, and there are green leaves during the flowering period.

3. Forsythia grows solitarily in the leaf axils of last year's branchlets, rarely at the top of the branchlets. It has a long flower tube, a green calyx, a yellow corolla, golden petals with a red blush on the outside, and a faint fragrance. It is native to northern and central provinces in my country and is commonly cultivated in North China.

4. Winter jasmine, plum blossom, daffodil and camellia are collectively known as the "Four Friends in the Snow". They bloom earlier than all other flowers. Their flower language is: love forever, traditional beauty, strong vitality, and noble loneliness.

How often to water the winter jasmine

There are six points to note when watering jasmine:

1. When you first plant or repot, you need to water it first to meet the water requirements of the forsythia when it first starts to grow.

2. The temperature is high in summer, and the forsythia needs more water, so the frequency of watering needs to be increased. However, if there is continuous rainfall, watering is no longer necessary. At this time, the main thing is to drain the water in time to prevent root rot.

3. Control water appropriately in autumn. It is okay not to water after the beginning of autumn. It is necessary to prevent the branches from being too long and too tender, which will prevent the forsythia from safely surviving the winter.

4. Forsythia also needs to be watered in winter, but not too frequently, and the water temperature must be controlled. Generally, the water temperature should be comparable to the air temperature to avoid freezing the forsythia.

5. In the spring of the second year, before the forsythia blooms, you need to water it with an appropriate amount of thawed water. During the period before the forsythia blooms to the flowering period, it is generally necessary to water it one to three times a day. As long as it is not the rainy season, it needs to be watered frequently.

6. For the watering of forsythia that is three years old or older, it is generally determined based on the moisture of the planting soil and precipitation conditions. The general principle is to keep the soil moist.