Jinjiang genuine version 71 (changed characters)
The two of them made the appointment early in the morning. The park had not yet opened, and there was no tourist at the entrance. It was very quiet.
The L City Botanical Garden is famous for its peonies. In April, when the peonies are in full bloom, tourists from all over the country flock to it. But now it looks a bit desolate.
The temperature in the north rises later and is 3-4 degrees lower than in W City. Ye Han fastened the laces of his coat and walked forward.
Yan Rongxuan came over to greet her immediately. He was surprised at how young she was, but he quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "Director Ye, welcome."
Ye Han also smiled: "Hello, Deputy Director Yan, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"No, no, I just arrived too." The two exchanged a few words and entered through the entrance.
Yan Rongxuan looked at the quiet environment around him and said, "The temperature has just risen, and there are very few tourists. It's not like Huajianji, where there are so many tourists queuing up every day."
Although Huajianji is a private botanical garden, its annual visitor volume is almost catching up with those old national botanical gardens, and it has only been open for less than a year.
Not to mention that he has cultivated the Victoria amazonica that broke the Guinness World Record and many rare plant species, making him famous in the industry.
We must never underestimate it just because it is a private botanical garden.
Ye Han smiled and said, "By April, this place will be packed with tourists, and there will be long queues every day."
"That's right." Speaking of this, Yan Rongxuan's face was full of smiles, and he was obviously proud of it. "Luoyang's peonies are the best in the world. In April last year, the city received more than 12 million tourists in total, and the botanical garden received more than 10,000 tourists per day. The most visited day was more than 30,000 tourists."
There were really huge crowds of people, so densely packed that you couldn't see the end of the crowd.
Yan Rongxuan: "Many tourists come here for the 'Silver Thread Penetrating Top' peony. There is only one in the whole city of Luoyang. It is the treasure of our botanical garden."
Ye Han had heard about this.
The peony variety "Silver Threads Penetrating the Top" is very rare. Unlike other peony varieties, its central petals are slender and chrysanthemum-shaped, with a hint of light pink in the silver-white. In the sun, it looks like thousands of silver threads running through the top, which has a unique beauty and excellent ornamental effect.
In addition, it is difficult to cultivate, has low reproductive capacity, and is difficult to survive when divided, so there is only one 20-year-old finished peony. Other seedlings are still being cultivated, and the specific results are still unknown.
It is said that when this "Silver Silk Pendant" bloomed last year, it became famous all over the Internet, and countless tourists came to visit. When the flow of people was the highest, one had to queue for more than an hour but could only watch it for 30 seconds because there were so many tourists coming to watch.
There are four "sword-bearing guards" on duty 24 hours a day, and cameras from all angles are aimed at the only authentic peony, for fear that it will be damaged.
Its preciousness is beyond doubt.
The L City Botanical Garden is very large, covering an area of more than 2,000 acres, which is five times larger than Huajianji. It would probably take two hours to walk there, so the two of them took a special sightseeing bus to the Peony Garden.
Along the way, Yan Rongxian introduced her to many of the scenery in the park.
Due to its vast area, the L City Botanical Garden is divided into four areas: A, B, C, and D. Each area has several flower gardens or special scenic spots: covering 17 special parks including the Peony Garden, Waterscape Garden, Magnolia Garden, Willow Garden, Plum Garden, Lilac Garden, Begonia Garden, and Herb Garden.
In addition to each landscape area, there are different plans and arrangements of rocks, paths, pavilions, stone bridges, historical and cultural relics. It has been rated 4A and has pleasant scenery.
It must have cost a huge amount of money to build and plan this botanical garden.
Ye Han looked out the window. The layout here also brought some inspiration to the future development of Huajianji.
Once the peach blossom forest, peony garden and rose garden in the park are completed, Huajianji will definitely carry out a second expansion.
The advanced tasks released by the system are also synchronized. After completing the task of saving endangered plants, there will be a 300-acre land reclamation planning reward.
It is certainly not possible to plan four areas like the L City Botanical Garden with its current area and scale, but the botanical garden can be divided into the North Garden and the South Garden.
Many botanical gardens in China, such as the National Botanical Garden and S City Botanical Garden, are divided into north and south.
North Park is the 450 acres that is about to be completed.
It covers twelve landscape areas, including aquatic plant landscape belt, bamboo forest, osmanthus garden, pine and cypress garden, glass greenhouse (succulent), peony garden, rose garden, peach blossom forest, ancient tree area, exhibition greenhouse, swan lake and lavender sea.
After counting in this way, Ye Han found that there are still many scenic spots in Huajianji.
It is relatively compact and delicate, which is in line with the characteristics of southern botanical gardens.
The South Garden is a target that needs to be built in the next 1-2 years. It will be divided by Entrance No. 1 and the Science and Technology Research Museum, and extend backward along the right side, corresponding to the North Garden.
The sightseeing bus was moving very fast and arrived at the peony garden after more than ten minutes, then drove inside along the path.
Ye Han collected his thoughts and looked at the large patches of peonies on both sides. The leaves were broad and green, the branches were thick, and near the top branches there were buds wrapped in sepals. They were full in shape. Tourists who came next month would surely enjoy the feast for the eyes.
After driving for another 5 minutes, the vehicle stopped and the two men came to the fence in front.
"This peony has silver threads on its top." Yan Rongxuan: "The temperature is right now, and it is in the budding stage. It is expected to bloom in a month. Last year, 32 flowers bloomed, and this year should not be much worse."
Ye Han took a closer look at the precious peony.
Peonies that are more than 20 years old are naturally not as stunning as peonies that are a hundred years old.
But it looks very lush when viewed alone. The plant is nearly 1 meter tall and semi-open, covering an area of up to five or six square meters. The flower buds sprout and grow from the top, about 8 centimeters tall, with light purple outer edges and no buds yet on the top.
The silver thread peony is a late blooming variety, basically blooming in mid-April. The flowering period is only 10 days, which is very short. Tourists who don’t want to see it can only wait until next year.
Ye Han had seen photos of blooming flowers on the Internet, and they were indeed stunning.
The center of the flower is light pink, and the petals are intricately arranged, like countless silver threads interwoven, giving it a holy and elegant beauty.
Yan Rongxuan: "Behind is the peony cultivation garden. In recent years, we have cultivated some silver thread top seedlings, but unfortunately the survival rate is not ideal."
Ye Han followed him to the breeding area.
The peony breeding experimental field is behind a huge sculpture and is protected by a fence. It is filled with seedlings of different varieties, a large part of which were planted last fall.
These seedlings are only a dozen centimeters tall, but their leaves are very large, shaped like goose feet, divided into three petals, with uneven edges. More than a dozen leaves cover the entire stem below. They are obviously very short, yet they look lush.
Unfortunately, all the other flower seedlings began to sprout and grow leaves when the weather warmed up, but the seedlings of the silver thread-penetrating top showed no movement, with only five sprouts in a large open space.
The stems of these five plants are thin and the buds are very small. They hang down and seem to have no intention of continuing to grow.
Yan Rongxuan stood aside and sighed, "It has been like this for the past few years. The germination rate of seeds is low, and it is even more difficult for cuttings to survive. Until now, we have not cultivated a second silver silk pendant that can bloom."
That is to say, there are no 3-year-old peony seedlings.
Ye Han squatted down, gently stroked one of the seedlings, and used the golden finger on it.
Silver-threaded gentian seedling: "Wow, I seem to be sick. Other seedlings have grown leaves, but mine is bare, so ugly QAQ"
It's a soft, baby voice, very cute, but sounds weak.
Ye Han saw Yan Rongxuan checking other seedlings out of the corner of his eye, so he whispered to it, "Not ugly, the buds are cute too."
The silver-threaded violet seedling was a little happy, but then it started to cough uncomfortably: "But I want to grow leaves... Woohoo, I don't have any strength at all. Will I die like my other brothers and sisters?"
Ye Han looked at the little Miao Miao in front of him and said softly, "No."
Yan Rongxuan walked over from the front, and Ye Han stood up at the right time and suggested: "I think these seedlings are a little dry, how about spraying them with water?"
The temperature in March is lower, the sunlight is not strong, and the plants do not require much water.
There are hundreds of thousands of plants in such a large botanical garden, and it is impossible to take care of all of them. Except for the more delicate species, the rest are irrigated once every 5-7 days.
After calculating the time, it has indeed been a few days since I last watered the plant, but -
Yan Rongxuan thought that Ye Han made this suggestion because he saw that the silver thread peony seedlings were a little shriveled, and sighed silently, because that was not the reason at all.
Rare peonies like this one are extremely delicate and difficult to keep alive.
But Director Ye means well, so there is no need to refute him.
Yan Rongxuan: "I'll ask my staff to bring a spray bottle."
As the deputy director, he was very busy at work. After a few minutes, he smiled apologetically at Ye Han and walked to a location a little distance away to answer the phone.
Ye Han found the blind spot on the side of the sculpture, put the spray bottle aside, took out the plant nutrient solution he carried with him from his pocket, and poured a few drops into it.
These are already diluted and have very low concentrations, making them just right for watering flower seedlings.
She first sprayed a few sprouting flower seedlings, with a fine mist of water sprayed on the seedlings less than 10 centimeters long, and was quickly absorbed.
The silver-threaded violet seedlings said in a baby voice with a hint of excitement: "It feels so good. I seem to have gained some strength. I wonder if I can grow leaves."
Ye Han: "Of course."
The silver-threaded flower seedling shook its buds and said softly, "I want more..."
Ye Han couldn't help but curl his eyes: "Okay."
She sprayed the seedlings again, and then sprayed the remaining half bottle evenly on the open space.
Ye Han wondered whether those seeds would germinate after a few months.
However, the concentration of the plant nutrient solution in the spray bottle is very low. Plus, the soil area is large, so each seed can only get a little bit...I don't think so.
When Yan Rongxuan came back, he found that the soil on the ground was still very dry.
He looked at the empty watering can. Perhaps the plants had not been irrigated recently and were indeed short of water.
The five silver thread flower seedlings seemed to be more lively than before, but after he took a few glances at them, he felt that they seemed no different from usual.
Yan Rongxuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was really crazy.
How can watering produce results?
well.
He sighed heavily in his heart.
Recently, the garden has been studying how to improve the survival rate of the silver-thread peony, so his mind was full of this, and he couldn't help but associate it with it at the slightest sign of trouble.
This can't be done.
It seems I still need to rest more.
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In addition to the newly grown seedlings, there are also several 2-3 year old seedlings of the silver silk shrub.
They managed to survive with great difficulty, but their growth did not meet expectations.
It is shorter than the seedlings next to it, with thin branches and sparse leaves. Now, with still a month to go before the flowering period, it has not even grown a single flower bud. It is conceivable that it will not bloom this year.
In this state, flowering may be a long way off.
Yan Rongxuan's tone was slightly apprehensive: "Director Ye, regarding the cooperation, what do you think——"
Who hasn't heard of the name of the bicolor Wan Weisha, the world champion of water lilies? The probability of having two colors is one in fifty thousand, not to mention the evenly colored yellow and red 'Mandarin Duck Bicolor'. The only two plants cultivated in China are both in Huajianji.
Its preciousness is almost the same as that of the silver-thread peony.
However, the other party had taken pictures of the rhizomes of the water lilies for him. The root system was well-developed, the tubers were thick and strong, the new shoots were full, and the vitality was extremely strong. It was estimated that a single plant could produce 6-8 thick tubers!
It really made him jealous.
Such quality, regardless of whether the bicolor can be inherited, is a high-quality variety of Vanvisa water lily, which is very beneficial for future cultivation, research and reproduction.
In contrast, the quality of the flower seedlings in their botanical garden is far inferior.
When it is transplanted to W City, we don’t know whether it can survive.
Ye Han smiled at him and said, "I am here today to discuss cooperation with you. I have heard of the fame of the 'Silver Thread Penetrating the Top' peony for a long time, and I hope to introduce this precious peony to Huajianji so that the citizens of W City can also see its beauty."
Yan Rongxuan looked as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.
Want to see her beauty?
He smiled bitterly in his heart, fearing that it would be difficult to see its beautiful face.
L City is located in the Central Plains. The climate, water and soil are most suitable for the growth of peonies. It is difficult for peonies to survive here, let alone other regions.
What's more, peonies need to undergo low-temperature vernalization before they can bloom. They will only grow flower buds and flower buds at a temperature of 0-10 degrees (or lower) for more than 60 days, and will stop growing at temperatures above 25 degrees.
Areas with high temperatures such as Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan are not suitable for growing peonies, as they only grow leaves but no flowers.
Although the climate in W City is acceptable, it is not the native place of peony, and the ornamental value of the peonies will be greatly reduced after transplanting.
The plant height, crown width and growth rate will all be affected, and the diameter of the flower will also shrink from 20 centimeters to more than ten centimeters, which is far less majestic and elegant than the peonies in Luoyang.
As the saying goes, "Oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, while those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines." It's actually the same principle.
Yan Rongxuan finally reminded: "It is very difficult to cultivate the peony of Silver Silk Penetrating Top..."
Ye Han nodded: "I understand. I will definitely take good care of them."
Seeing that the other party had not changed his mind, Yan Rongxian felt secretly relieved, even though he felt it was unfair.
Their botanical garden is very keen to introduce the water lily variety Vanvisa.
Currently, only S City Botanical Garden and Huajianji have cultivated it in China. If it is successfully introduced, they will be the third botanical garden in China to own Wan Weisha, which will add a lot of color to the waterscape garden.
Ye Han: "According to the previous discussion, Huajianji intends to use the four tubers of the two-color Wanweisa and 20 ordinary Wanweisa (tubers) to exchange for two silver thread pendant flower seedlings."
Yan Rongxuan naturally agreed: "Of course no problem, you can choose the flower seedlings here."
Ye Han thought of the cute little seedlings just now and smiled, "I chose a three-year-old peony seedling and a newly cultivated seedling."
Newly cultivated?
Yan Rongxuan was stunned. This was completely different from what he thought.
I thought the other party picked the two strongest seedlings, but I didn't expect the second one to pick the weakest one.
Are you considering it for their botanical garden?
A warm feeling welled up in Yan Rongxuan’s heart: “This is unfair to Huajianji.
How about this, there are many new varieties of flower seedlings in the garden. If you like any, you can take them away. One or two hundred plants is no problem."
The botanical garden has a total of 300,000 peonies cultivated, and the number of one or two hundred is just a drop in the bucket.
A hint of surprise flashed across Ye Han's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Then I won't be polite."
Ye Han spent two days to confirm the more than 600 peonies in the Peony Breeding Center and the 200 donated seedlings. Each one was labeled with the variety, year and number to avoid confusion.
After confirmation, the workers started working.
These peonies have deep roots, so when transplanting them, you need to dig deep along the periphery and pay attention to protecting the root system. After being transported to the peony garden in Huajianji, water them with nutrient solution in time to promote the recovery and growth of the root system, and there will be no problems.
There are so many finished peonies, especially rare species, and the requirements for transplanting them are higher than those for ordinary varieties.
So in addition to the flower growers at the breeding center, Ye Han hired a dozen extra people to dig, pack and transport in bulk to City W. It was definitely a big project.
Especially the 'East Sea Wave' flower king, which has roots more than 1.5 meters underground and has so lush branches and leaves that it can hardly fit into a truck. It really took a lot of effort to grow it.
Ye Han contacted Wang Hongnian to coordinate the transportation, and made sure that these precious peonies and three flower kings were delivered to Huajianji safely.
She calculated the time and found that by the time the transport vehicle arrived, she would have returned to City W.
The timing is just right.
In between busy confirmation and transplanting, Ye Han would go to the L City Botanical Garden every morning. With the introduction of the deputy director, he would get to know the new varieties of peonies, take care of the small silver-thread seedlings that were not growing well, and occasionally pour the remaining plant nutrient solution into the soil.
The morning before Ye Han left, Yan Rongxuan told her in surprise: "Director Ye, come and see, the seeds that were originally sown in the soil have sprouted five more seedlings!"
It's incredible!
This is the first time that so many flower seedlings have grown in the garden since the cultivation of the silver silk shrub, which is a cause for celebration.
The condition of the other five small flower seedlings is much better than before. They have begun to grow light green leaves and spread outward from the small one.
When the doctors and other staff of the institute heard the news, they all came to see it and everyone was very excited.
The laboratory was brightly lit last night, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep most of the night.
Ye Han looked at the little Yaya, who was only two or three centimeters tall, with a smile on his face.
I didn't expect them to work so hard and actually sprout out of the soil.
She used the Gold Finger on one of the buds.
As if it knew who saved it, the little baby said softly, "Thank you."
The light yellow buds also nodded gently, as if to express their gratitude.
Ye Han stood up with a smile, feeling that this trip to L City was very meaningful and worthwhile.
By tomorrow morning, she should be returning to W City with two silver-threaded seedlings and another 150 new varieties of peonies that will be transported soon.
The task of introducing peonies was successfully completed this time, and it was more satisfying than I had imagined.
I believe that before the flowering season arrives in April, she will be able to cultivate stunning silver-threaded peonies.
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