Will wintersweet bloom in Beijing Zhongshan Park in 2022?

Have the wintersweet bloomed in Beijing Zhongshan Park in 2022?

It has bloomed! It is located in Huifang Garden of Zhongshan Park.

Park business hours: 6:30-20:00 (no admission at 19:30)

Huifangyuan opening hours: 9:00-16:00

Wanthemum variety: Suxin Wintersweet

Wintersweet location: Zhongshan Park Huifang Garden

You don’t have to go far to appreciate wintersweet. There are them in Zhongshan Park next to Tiananmen Square. Many beautiful wintersweets. After entering the south gate of Zhongshan Park, walk northwest along the road to Huifang Garden. After arriving at Huifang Garden, continue walking through the winding bamboo forest path in the garden, and you will see a few golden branches under the green pine trees. There are more than 20 fragrant and elegant wintersweet plants planted here. Although the number of wintersweets in Huifang Garden is not large, the spring feeling they bring is unlimited. The sweet aroma that can be smelled as soon as you enter the garden makes people feel comfortable all over. The wintersweet flowers here range in color from light yellow to golden, with purple-red markings dotting the center of the flowers, which are particularly artistic when viewed up close. Generally speaking, the wintersweet trees in Zhongshan Park are not large in shape and are more suitable for photography enthusiasts who love macro photography.

Park address: No. 4, Zhonghua Road, Donghuamen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing (west side of Tiananmen) The difference between wintersweet and plum blossoms:

1. Flower colors are different: wintersweet is named after wintersweet. Mainly waxy yellow; plum blossoms come in white, pink, dark red, purple and other colors.

2. The flowering period is different: The flowering period of wax plum blossoms is generally more than one month earlier than that of plum blossoms.

3. Tree shapes are different: wax plum is a shrub with clusters of branches and is 2-4 meters high; plum blossom has a trunk and is a small tree, 4-10 meters high

4 .The leaves are different: the wintersweet leaves are opposite, and the entire margin is toothless; the plum blossom leaves are alternate, and the leaf edges have finely serrated teeth

5. The floral fragrance is different: the floral fragrance of wintersweet is fresh and strong; The floral fragrance is a subtle fragrance, if present or not.