扬州芍药花文化及园林应用

Discussion about the Flower's Culture and Application in Landscape Architecture of Chinese Herbaceous Peony of Yangzhou City

扬州芍药种植始于隋唐,宋代及清乾隆时期扬州为名扬天下的芍药栽培中心,素有"扬州芍药天下冠"之誉,甚至有"扬花"的别名,"芍药"也成为扬州风情的最好诠释;扬州芍药演绎的"四相簪花"传奇又使芍药成为富贵吉祥的象征;而在扬州古典园林中,既有依芍药得名的,也有因芍药而闻名的。芍药在现代园林中运用亦颇广,既可建立专类芍药园,又可设为花台、花带、花境,还可用作切花。

The planting of Chinese herbaceous peony in Yangzhou was begun in Sui and Tang Dynasty.In Song Dynasty and the period of ＂Qianlong＂ of Qing Dynasty,Yangzhou became the famous cultivation center in China and has a reputation of ＂Chinese herbaceous peony of Yangzhou is the best in the world.＂ A alias of Chinese herbaceous peony is ＂Yangzhou Flower＂,and Chinese herbaceous peony become a symbol of Yangzhou.There was a legend of Chinese herbaceous peony of Yangzhou which was about ＂Four prime minister in feudal China wearing herbaceous peony flower in their hair＂.So,Chinese herbaceous peony also become a symbol of riches and propitious.Even more,in Yangzhou city,there was classical garden named after Chinese herbaceous peony.In the other hand,many classical gardens were famous by Chinese herbaceous peony.In modern landscape architecture,Chinese herbaceous peony may used in theme gardens,borders,flower stripes and so on.