Which variety of osmanthus is the most fragrant?

Everyone likes osmanthus. Osmanthus has a wide range of uses. For example, it has ornamental and greening value. It can also adjust the taste of food. Osmanthus even has medicinal effects, such as warming the stomach. In winter, the stomach is prone to coldness. In summer, if you eat a lot of cold food, it will also cause stomach cold. You can eat some osmanthus at this time. So which kind of osmanthus is the most fragrant?

Which variety of osmanthus is the most fragrant?

Osmanthus is one of the ten traditional Chinese flowers and is also a very fragrant flower. Many flower lovers grow osmanthus for its rich aroma, but many flower lovers only know how to grow osmanthus but don’t know how many varieties of osmanthus there are? Which variety is the most fragrant? What breed is the easiest to raise? Let me introduce it to you today.

There are more than 100 known varieties of osmanthus, which can be roughly divided into golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, four-season osmanthus and red osmanthus. 1. Golden Osmanthus, the leaf surface is uneven, the leaf edges are slightly curved, and the curling is obvious. The flower color ranges from lemon yellow to golden yellow. It blooms in autumn, has a strong fragrance and thick leaves. Strong adaptability and shade tolerance. 2. Silver osmanthus. The flowers of silver osmanthus are white with a slightly yellowish tint. The leaves are thinner than those of other osmanthus trees. The flowers have a light fragrance. It likes fertile soil and a warm and humid climate. 3. Osmanthus fragrans, the plant is relatively short, the leaves are opposite, the leaf surface is smooth, the leaf edges are serrated, the flowers are slightly white or light yellow, the fragrance is light, and the leaves are thin. The biggest feature of Osmanthus fragrans is that it blooms all year round. It is also called monthly laurel. 4. Osmanthus fragrans, the leaves are relatively flat, the leaf edges are curled, the flower color is the darkest, the flower color is orange-red, and the corolla is slightly inward; the fragrance is light.

Many people think that the fragrance of osmanthus is related to the region. In fact, the fragrance of osmanthus has nothing to do with the region. It is mainly related to the variety. The fragrance intensity is as follows: golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, red osmanthus, and four-season osmanthus. Therefore, according to the traditional classification of osmanthus varieties, golden osmanthus is the most fragrant. The sweet osmanthus fragrance that people often talk about is referring to the golden osmanthus. Moreover, golden osmanthus is the fastest growing variety of osmanthus and also the earliest to bloom.

But there are dozens of varieties of golden osmanthus, and the most fragrant one is agarwood osmanthus. Agarwood osmanthus is the most fragrant variety of golden osmanthus. They are basically the same in terms of the difficulty of maintenance, but it is difficult to give an answer as to which one is the easiest to grow. This requires personal understanding. Osmanthus is tenacious and very easy to grow. As long as you can grow other flowers well, you can also grow osmanthus well.