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学习目的、重点与难点

掌握水生花卉特性,识别10-20种常见水生花卉,掌握它们的生态习性,区别与其它植物繁殖栽培方法以及园林应用形式。

重点:生态习性、种子贮藏及繁殖;

难点:园林应用

水生花卉概念

常年生活在水中,或在其生命周期内有段时间生活在水中的观赏植物。通常这些植物的体内细胞间隙较大,通气组织比较发达,种子能在水中或沼泽地萌发,在枯水时期它们比任何一种陆生植物更易死亡。这类观赏植物统称为水生花卉。

一、水生花卉分类

按生态习性水生花卉可分为四大类:挺水植物:根或根状茎生于泥中,植株茎、叶高挺出水面如荷花、香蒲、水葱等。浮水植物:根或根状茎生于泥中,植物的叶片通常浮于水面(极少数种类叶柄和叶片挺出水面)。如睡莲、菱等。漂浮植物:根悬浮在水中,植物体漂浮于水面,可随风浪四处漂泊;如浮萍等。沉水植物:根或根状茎生于泥中。植物体生于水下,不露出水面,如苦草、茨cí藻等。

中国现有水生植物900多种,具有较高观赏价值的主要有荷花、睡莲、萍蓬草、荇菜等。它们在我国的园林和风景区中起着重要的作用。

二、水生花卉的繁殖和管理特点

1.水生花卉的繁殖:水生花卉一般采用播种法和分生繁殖法。播种法:水生花卉一般在水中播种。具体方法是将种子播于有培养土的盆中,盖以沙或土,然后将其浸入水中,浸入水的过程应逐步进行,由浅到深,刚开始时仅使盆土湿润即可,之后可使水面高出盆沿。水温应保持在18~24℃,王莲等原产热带者需保持在24~32 ℃。种子的发芽速度因品种而异,耐寒性种类发芽较慢,需3个月到1年,不耐寒种类发芽较快,播后10天左右即可发芽。播种可在室内或室外进行,室内条件易控制,室外水温度难以控制,往往影响其发芽率。大多数水生花卉的种子干燥后即丧失发芽力,需在种子成熟后立即播种。少数水生花卉种子可在干燥条件下保持较长的寿命,如荷花等。分生繁殖:水生花卉大多植株成丛或有地下根茎,可直接分株或将根茎切成段进行栽植。分根茎时注意每段必带顶芽及尾根,否则难以成株。分栽时期一般在春秋季节,有些不耐寒者可在春末夏初进行。三、水生花卉的管理特点栽培水生花卉的水池应具有丰富的塘泥,其必须具有丰足的腐烂有机质,并且要求质地粘重。盆栽水生花卉的土壤也必须是富含腐殖质的粘土。由于水生花卉一但定植,追肥比较困难,因此,须在栽植前施足基肥。已栽植过水生花卉的池塘一般已有腐殖质的沉积,视其肥沃程度确定施肥与否。新开挖的池塘必须在栽植前施入大量的有机肥料。各种水生花卉,因其对温度的要求不同而采取不同的栽植和管理措施。王莲等原产热带的水生花卉,在我国大部分地区进行温室栽培。其他一些不耐寒者,一般盆栽之后置池中布置,天冷时移入贮藏处。半耐寒性水生花卉如荷花、睡莲、风眼莲等可行缸植,放入水池特定位置观赏,秋冬取出,放置于不结冰处即可。也可直接栽于池中,冰冻之前提高水位,使植株周围尤其是根部附近不能结冰。少量栽植时可人工挖掘贮存。耐寒性水生花卉如千屈菜、水葱、芡实、香蒲等,一般不需特殊保护,对休眠期水位没有特别要求。有地下根茎的水生花卉一旦在池塘中栽植时间较长,便会四处扩张,以致偏离设计意图。因此,一般在池塘内需建种植栏,以保证其不四处蔓延。漂浮类水生花卉常随风而动,种植之后如需固定,可栽培要点土壤和养分——池底有丰富的黏质土壤种植深度要适宜——随生长加水越冬管理——耐寒种类不需保护半耐寒的种类

冷室过冬或冰冻层下过冬不耐寒花卉温室越冬水质清洁:水体常因流动不畅、水温过高等原因,引起藻类大量繁殖,造成水质浑浊。防治的方法是:小范围内可用硫酸铜除之,即将硫酸铜装布袋悬于水中,用量为1kg/m3;大范围内则需利用生物防治,如放养金鱼藻、狸藻

等水草或螺蛳、河蚌等软体动物。防止鱼食去残花枯叶

一、挺水植物

1、荷花

科属:睡莲科莲属

学名:Nelumbo nucifera

英名:Lotus flower(HinduLotus)

别名:莲花、芙蕖、水芝、泽芝、水华、菡萏、水旦、草芙蓉、水芙、水芙蓉、玉环、六月春、中国莲、六月花神等

【形态特征】

荷花为睡莲科莲属多年生挺水花卉。荷花地下具粗壮根茎,根茎内具多

孔气腔荷叶大型,全缘,呈盾状圆型,叶面具蜡质白粉。花生于节处,单生或并生,两性。

花晨开暮合,花色丰富。莲子坚硬,生于莲蓬内。花萼片4-5枚,绿色,花后掉落,花瓣多数,因品种而异,单瓣者仅仅20枚左右,极重瓣者有近千瓣。雌蕊多数离生,埋藏于膨大的倒圆锥形的花托内,俗称莲蓬。花托内为海绵质,上面平坦,有多数蜂窝状的孔洞。于花后膨大,每一孔内含有一粒圆形的小坚果,俗称莲子。

品种类型:

籽莲:根茎细弱,开花多,花为单瓣,结实量高。藕莲:根茎粗壮,开花少,植株健壮。花莲:根茎细弱,开花多,花色丰富,花型变化大。又根据花型分为单瓣莲、复瓣莲、重瓣莲、重台莲。常见品种有西湖红莲、东湖红莲、苏州白莲、红千叶、大紫莲、千瓣莲、小桃红等莲属全世界仅两种,一种原产中国、印度等地,另一种原产美洲称为美洲黄莲N. Lutea.

荷花在中国除青海、西藏没有荷花生长外,遍布全中国。荷花用途广泛,花可观赏,根茎、莲子可食目前我国已有育出数百个品种。

【生态习性】

荷花喜温暖,不耐寒,一般开始生长温度为8-10℃,生长适温为25-30℃。立秋后停止生长。荷花生长过程中要求适宜水深达50-60厘米,生长期水不能淹没荷叶。荷花喜肥,要求土壤富含腐殖质,以中性为宜,适当粘重。荷花喜光,不耐遮荫。

【繁殖与栽培】

荷花一般用分株繁殖。春季4-5月选用2-3节带顶芽和尾节的健壮根茎做种藕进行栽植。荷花也可播种繁殖,播种前莲子必须进行挫伤处理,浸种催芽后进行播种,保持20 ℃。中国十大名花之一,花大色艳,清香远溢,凌波翠盖,而且有着极强的适应性,既可广植湖泊,蔚为壮观,又能盆栽瓶插,别有情趣;自古以来,就是宫廷苑囿和私家庭园的珍贵水生花卉,在今天的现代风景园林中,愈发受到人们的青睐,应用形式主要包括以下几种:(一)荷花水景

1、荷花专类园:近来国内兴起的荷花专类园有三种:一是象武汉东湖磨山的园林植物园,园中开辟一处以观赏,研究荷花为主的大型水生花卉区;一是象南京莫愁湖,杭州新"曲院风荷"这类是以荷花欣赏为主的大型公园;再一类就是以野趣为主,旅游结合生产的荷花民俗旅游资源景区,如广东三水的荷花世界,湖南岳阳的团湖风景区。

2、在山水园林中作为主题水景植物:俗话说,"园无山不壮,山无水不丽",用荷花布置水景,在中国园林中极为普通。江南一带名园,多设有欣赏荷花风景的建筑,扬州的瘦西湖在堤上建有"荷花桥",桥上玉亭高低错落,造型古朴淡雅,精美别致,与湖中荷花相映成趣,是瘦西湖的风景最佳处,岳阳金鹗公园的荷香坊临水而建,与曲栏遥相贯通,香蒲薰风,

雨中赏荷,深受群众喜爱。

3、作四季有花可赏中的夏花:四季景观的不同,是中国造园家恪守的造园规则,如梅花耐冬,柳丝迎春,绿荷消夏,桐叶惊秋。荷花的绿色观赏期长达8个月,群体花期在2~3个月左右。夏秋时节,人乏蝉鸣,桃李无言,亭亭荷莲在一汪碧水中散发着沁人清香,使人上行下效,心旷神怡。

4、作多层次配置中的前景、中景、主景:中国园林在配置植物时十分注意层次的变化,以形成远近,高低不同的丰富景观。柳荷并栽就是典型的手法。刘鹗在《老残游记》中曾用“四面荷花三面柳,一城山色半城湖”来概括济南大明湖。湖南湘潭的雨湖公园春季柳絮纷飞,小荷露尖;夏秋花叶亭亭,柳丝翠绿;冬季柳丝批雪,残荷有声,不失为佳景胜地。

5、作工业三废水污染水域的"过滤器":由于莲藕地下茎能吸收水中的好氧微生物分解污染物后的产物,所以荷花可帮助污染水域恢复食物链结构,促使水域生态系统逐步实现良性循环。

2、千屈菜:Lythrum salicaria L

学名:Lythrum salicaria Linn.

科名:千屈菜科Lythraceae

科属:千屈菜科千屈菜属。

别名:因其叶呈柳树叶状,又称水柳、水枝柳和水枝锦

花语:孤独

【形态特征】

多年生挺水宿根草本植物。株高40~120厘米。地上茎直立,4-6棱。叶对生或3枚轮生,披针形或宽披针形,叶全缘,无柄。地下根状粗状,木质化。穗状花序顶生,多而小的花朵密生于叶状苞腋中,花萼茼长管状,花瓣6枚。花玫瑰红或蓝紫色,花期7-9月。同属植物约27种,常见栽培的有:光千屈菜,原产日本和朝鲜。全株光滑,茎细长,花紫红色。大花桃红千屈菜花穗大,桃红色。毛叶千屈菜花穗大,全株被绒毛覆盖。

【生态习性】

原产欧洲和亚洲暖温带,因此喜温暖及光照充足,通风好的环境,喜水湿,我国南北各地均有野生,多生长在沼泽地、水旁湿地和河边、沟边。现各地广泛栽培。比较耐寒,在我国南北各地均可露地越冬。在浅水中栽培长势最好,也可旱地栽培。冬季剪除其枯枝,任其自然过冬,第二年春又会发芽生长。对土壤要求不严,在土质肥沃的塘泥基质中花艳,长势强壮

【栽培管理】

千屈菜生命力极强,管理粗放,但要选择光照充足,通风良好的环境。露地栽培按园林景观设计要求,选择浅水区和湿地种植,株行距30×30厘米。生长期要及时拔除杂草,保持水面清洁。为增强通风剪除部分过密过弱枝,及时剪除开败的花穗,促进新花穗萌发。在通风良好光照充足的环境下,一般没有病虫害,在过于密植通风不畅时会有红蜘蛛危害,可用一般杀虫剂防除。冬季上冻前盆栽千屈菜要剪除枯枝,盆内保持湿润。露地栽培不用保护可自然越冬。一般2~3年要分栽一次。

【用途】

千屈菜株丛整齐清秀。花色淡雅,花期长,最宜水边丛植或水池栽植,也可作为花境背景材料和盆栽观赏。全草入药,主治肠炎、痢疾、便血,外用可治外伤出血等症。

3、旱伞草

科属:莎草科旱伞草属

学名:Cyperusalternifolius

别名:伞草、旱伞草、水棕竹、风车草、水竹

【形态特征】

一年生或多年生常绿草本植物。株高60~100厘米。茎干单一,丛生,多呈三角形,叶生于茎干之基部,有时退化成鞘状。叶脉平行。穗状花序,扁平多数聚生成大形复伞形花序,花小,淡紫色。

【生长习性】

产于热带、亚热带及温带地区。喜温暖阴湿及通风良好的环境,耐阴,耐水湿,喜欢较高的空气湿度,忌讳阳光直射和曝晒。要求腐殖质含量丰富、保水良好的土壤。

【用途】

旱伞草株丛繁密,叶形奇特,是室内良好的观叶植物,除盆栽观赏外,还是制做盆景的材料,也可水培或作插花材料。江南一带无霜期可作露地栽培,常配置于溪流岸边假山石的缝隙作点缀,别具天然景趣,但栽植地光照条件要特别注意,应尽可能考虑植株生态习性,选择在背荫面处进行栽种观赏。①旱伞草株形别致,茎干似竹,叶状如伞,单独盆栽时摆放在窗台、几架或书房的写字台上,则显得清雅秀丽,妙趣横生。右根部开始长新叶,等出现分枝时,就可分栽上盆。②若与小山石配制作盆景布置室内环境,则更具有浓厚的山林景色风味。③枝叶也是插花的衬托材料。

4、黄菖蒲

科:鸢尾科

属:鸢尾属

拉丁学名:Irispseudacorus

别称:黄花鸢尾、水生鸢尾

【形态特征】

黄花鸢尾是多年生湿生或挺水宿根草本植物,植株高大,根茎短粗。叶子茂密,基生,绿色,长剑形,长60--100厘米,中肋明显,并具横向网状脉。花茎稍高出于叶,垂瓣上部长椭圆形,基部近等宽,具褐色斑纹或无,旗瓣淡黄色,花径8厘米。蒴果长形,内有种子多数,种子褐色,有棱角。花期5--6月份。

【生长习性】

适应性强,喜光耐半阴,耐旱也耐湿,砂壤土及粘土都能生长,在水边栽植生长更好。生长适温15--30℃,温度降至10℃以下停止生长。在北京地区,冬季地上部分枯死,根茎地下越冬,极其耐寒。

原产欧洲。云南省有些园圃中引种;我国各地引种栽培,喜生于河湖沿岸的湿地或沼泽地上。

5、泽泻

学名:Alisma orientale

别名:水泽、天鹅蛋、

一枝花、如意花

科属:泽泻科泽泻属

【形态特征】

多年生沼生植物,高50-100cm。地下有块茎,球形,直径可达4.5cm,外皮褐色,密生多数须根。叶根生;叶柄长,基部扩延成中鞘状,叶片宽椭圆形至卵形,全缘,两面光滑;花茎由叶丛中抽出,组成圆锥状复伞形花序,花期6-8

月,果期7-9月。

【生长习性】

生于沼泽边缘。喜温暖湿润的气候,幼苗喜荫蔽,成株喜阳光,怕寒冷,在海拔800m 以下地区,一般都可栽培。宜选阳光充足,腐殖质丰富,而稍带粘性的土壤,同时有可靠

水源的水田栽培,前作为稻或中稻,质地过砂或土温低的冷浸田不宜种植。

【繁殖培育】

多采取有性繁殖。首先对种子进行消毒处理。3-4月或8-9月进行播种。无性繁殖即块根繁殖,3-4月将地下茎挖出洗净,去除不定根,然后切成块状,每块留1-3个芽作繁殖材料,进行集中繁殖。

【园林用途】

用于园林沼泽浅水区的水景布置,整体观赏效果甚佳。在水景中既可观叶、又可观花。全株有毒,地下块茎毒性较大。茎、叶中含有毒汁液,牲畜皮肤触之可发痒、发红、起泡;食后产生腹痛、腹泻等症状,还能引起麻痹。利小便,清湿热。用于小便不利,水肿胀满,泄泻尿少,痰饮眩晕,热淋涩痛;高血脂

英语美文(带翻译)

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