Another name for butterfly flower (pansy)
Also known as pansy, Japanese iris, open throat arrow, orchid grass, flat bamboo, sword grass
Morphological characteristics of iris (pansy)
Butterfly flower is a one to two-year or perennial herb, with a height of about 10-40 cm. The aboveground stem is relatively thick, erect or inclined, single or branched, angular. The leaves of basal leaves are long ovate or lanceolate, with long stalks; The leaves of stem leaves are oval, oblong or oblong lanceolate, the apex is round or blunt, the base is round, and the side beak has sparse circular sawtooth or blunt sawtooth; The petiole of the upper leaf is longer and the lower part is shorter
The flowers are large, about 4-6cm in diameter, with about 3-10 flowers per stem. As the name suggests, pansy usually has purple, white and yellow as one. The upper petals are dark purple pansy, and the lateral and lower petals are tricolor with purple stripes. The inner base of the lateral petals is densely covered with whiskers, and the lower petal spacing is thin, 5-8mm long; The ovary is glabrous, the style is short, the base is obviously geniculate, the stigma is expanded and spherical, and there is a large stigma hole in front
Common varieties of iris (pansy)
Colossus: the flower diameter is 10 ~ 12cm, and the flower colors include red, pink, purple, blue and yellow, as well as blue / white and red / yellow varieties
Smiling face: it is a kind of early flower with blue, purple, red, yellow, white and rose red colors
Empire: the plant is 15 ~ 18cm high, early flowering species, and the flower diameter is 7 ~ 9cm, among which the purple / white two-color species are the most famous
Flower language of butterfly flower (pansy)
Red pansy: a beautiful red flower. The flower language is "thinking and missing", which belongs to fire
Yellow pansy: pansy with yellow petals. The flower language is "mixed sorrow and joy", and its attribute is earth
Purple pansy: pansy with purple petals. The flower language is "Silence" and "unconditional love", and its attribute is dark
Large pansy: bound
Pansy commonly used flower language: meditation, happiness, please miss me