腊梅是著名的观赏花木,以独特的风韵著称于世。每当冬末春初,腊梅花凌冰傲雪,疏花点点,清香远溢,与松、竹并称为“岁寒三友”。清初《花镜》载:“蜡梅俗称腊梅,一名黄梅,本非梅类,因其与梅同放,其香又近似,色似蜜蜡,且腊月开放,故有其名。”腊梅原产我国中部,以河南鄢陵县的腊梅最为有名,那里的腊梅素有“鄢陵腊梅冠天下”之誉。腊梅除了观赏价值外,亦可食用。在古代就有用腊梅作菜肴 Lamei is a famous ornamental flowers, known for its unique charm in the world. Whenever the end of the winter and early spring, Ling Mei Ao Laxing Aoxue, thinning flowers, fragrance overflow, and pine, bamboo and called . Early Qing Dynasty “reading glasses” contains: “waxy plum commonly known as Lamei, a plum, non-plum, with its plum with the release, its fragrant and similar, color like wax, and the twelfth lunar month open, so its name. ”Lamei origin of central China, Henan Province, Lingling County, most famous Lamei, where the plum known as “ Yanling Lumei crown world ”reputation. In addition to ornamental value, but also edible. In ancient times, there is useful for the dishes made of sweetmeat