On April 1 day, 2023, the 14th Changzhou Peony Flower Show opened in Dongpo Park, and the whole flower show will last until April 16.
Dongpo Park * * * has 9 color systems of red, pink, purple, white, yellow, blue, black, green and multicolor, and 10 flower pattern, covering more than 70 varieties and more than 4,000 peonies. It is a park with the largest cultivation area, the most varieties and the richest patterns in Changwu area. At present, there are white peony, Yu Xiang peony and Xueta peony in the garden. China flower varieties, such as sapphire, Guifei Tea Cuisine, Taiping Red and Luoyang Red, have been competing to open.
This year's Peony Flower Exhibition introduced three new peony varieties: Hong Zhong, Sapphire and Junyonghong. Hong Zhong is an early flowering variety, with red and rose flowers, wavy edges and a few purple spots at the base of petals. Gemstone flowers are pink, with blue and chrysanthemum patterns, and petals are dark purple spots; Junyonghong is a medium-flowered variety, with purple-blue pollen and purple-red halo at the base of petals, and a thousand-layer terrace type. These three new varieties are mainly planted on the high platform in the center of Peony Garden.
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In this exhibition, the Park Management Office of the Municipal Urban Management Bureau specially arranged eight groups of flower exhibition spots, namely, "Bright Future", "Four Rivers Returning to the Hall", "Rising in Stability", "Talking and laughing", "Flower Moving Dragon City", "Flower Full Moon" and "Flowers Growing Step by Step", which organically integrated peony culture with Dongpo culture, not only retained the charm of classical gardens, but also created a beautiful and charming atmosphere.
It is understood that the best places to enjoy flowers in the park are the Peony Garden and around the Su Yang Pavilion on Half Moon Island. During the flower show, in addition to enjoying flowers, the park also held peony painting and calligraphy exhibition, "looking for Dongpo footprints" treasure hunt, flowers entering thousands of homes and other activities.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dongpo Park