Why do plum blossoms bloom in winter instead of spring and summer?

Plum blossoms bloom in winter because of their own growth habits. Plum blossoms like warm climate and are cold-resistant, but generally they can't resist the low temperature of -20 degrees to-15 degrees. However, plum blossom has a basic physiological demand, that is, it takes a certain stage of low temperature process to form flower buds.

It is very sensitive to temperature. When the average temperature reaches 6-7 degrees in half a month, it can bloom. As the saying goes, "the blade comes from sharpening, and the plum blossom is bitter and cold." If there is no low-temperature "freezing" process, plum blossoms cannot bloom.

The outstanding feature of plum blossom is that it can resist frost and snow and is not afraid of cold. It opens in snowy winter, and the flowering period is in February-March.

Extended data:

Plum is native to southern China and has been cultivated for more than 3000 years. There are many varieties of plum, whether it is ornamental or fruit trees. Many types are not only cultivated in the open field for viewing, but also planted as potted flowers to make plum piles.

Plum blossom is the first of the top ten famous flowers in China. With orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, they are listed as four gentlemen, and with pine and bamboo, they are also called "three friends of the old cold".

The ancient literati in China had a special liking for plum blossoms, and appreciating them was an elegant thing. Plum appreciation is mainly based on the word "exploration", and plum appreciation generally pays attention to color, fragrance, shape, rhyme and time.