我爱花,但对花知之甚少。前几年评选国花时,中国花卉协会让我写点文章,当时花协领导王甘杭、姜伟贤等同志给了我许多有关花卉的文字和图片资料,丰富了我的花卉知识,由此我认识了牡丹。 我国种植牡丹历史悠久,而洛阳却是牡丹的最早栽培地。据史料记载:洛阳种植牡丹始于隋,盛于唐,极盛于北宋。一年一度的牡丹节由来已久,唐代诗人白居易的《买花》诗中说“帝城春欲暮,喧喧车马度。共道牡丹时,相随买花去。”那时候,“一丛深色花,十户中 I love flowers, but little is known about flowers. A few years ago, when the selection of the national flower, the Chinese Association of flowers let me write an article, when Flower Association leaders Wang Gan Hang, Jiang Wei Xian and other comrades gave me a lot of text and picture of the flowers and information to enrich my knowledge of flowers, which I met Peony . Peony cultivation in China has a long history, but Luoyang is the earliest cultivation of peony. According to historical records: Luoyang planting peony began in Sui, flourished in the Tang, extremely prosperous in the Northern Song Dynasty. The annual Peony Festival has a long history. The poem “Buy Flowers” by the poet Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty said: "When the Peony City is in full swing, A bunch of dark flowers, ten households