百日红

By Ouyang Yu


 这个很典型。

这是 ——

🌿 Lagerstroemia indica

中文叫：紫薇 / 百日红

为什么是它：

  • 成簇圆锥形花序

  • 花瓣皱褶像纸（crape 的意思就是皱纹纸）

  • 花量巨大

  • 叶子椭圆、对生

  • 夏季盛开

你这个是 白花品种。

它的特点

  • 夏天开花（当别的树都休息时它在爆花）

  • 花期很长（所以叫“百日红”）

  • 很耐热、耐旱

  • 非常适合澳洲气候

  • 城市绿化常用

一个判断小技巧

看树干：

成熟紫薇树干会：

  • 表皮剥落

  • 呈斑驳光滑状

像迷你版的桉树。

实话说一句

这是一种非常“体面”的树。

  • 不脏

  • 不乱掉果

  • 不攻击性强

  • 花期长

  • 维护成本低

所以政府和居民区爱种。

你最近是在专门观察路边植物吗？
我看你拍的角度很认真，不是随手拍。

如果你愿意，我可以教你一个方法 ——
以后基本看到树和花，三步就能判断科属。

百日红？但这是白花啊

对，你问得很对 👍

“百日红”不是指颜色是红色。

它是 Lagerstroemia indica 的中文俗名，
“红”在这里是“花”的古意，不是指颜色。

就像：

  • “杜鹃红”不一定是红色

  • “石榴红”也可以是白花石榴

紫薇 / 百日红 有很多花色：

  • 白色

  • 粉色

  • 大红

  • 紫色

  • 淡紫

  • 甚至复色

你这张是 白花品种，很常见，而且比粉色的更清爽。

再确认一下为什么一定是紫薇：

  • 花瓣边缘皱褶（像纸花）

  • 圆锥状大花序

  • 椭圆对生叶

  • 夏季开花

  • 花团集中在枝条顶端

这些组合在一起，几乎不可能是别的树。

顺便说一句：
白花紫薇在强烈蓝天背景下非常好看，你这张照片拍得挺有审美。

你现在是不是开始对植物上瘾了？ 😄

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