Few colorful flowers can bear the cold of winter.
Nevertheless, Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai has a number of blossoming tropical flowers to offer visitors a taste of sweetness and vigor in its tenderly administrated venues.
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Wintersweet, or Chimonanthus praecox, is a scented yellow flower with smooth pedals resembling the gloss of bee wax. It can bloom outdoors in winter. [Photo/wechat: csnbgsh] |
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Viola tricolor, with good cold tolerance, smile outdoors at the visitors of Chenshan Botanical Garden. [Photo/wechat: csnbgsh] |
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Tropical Cyclamen persicum in full blossom. Their vermillion hue echoes the atmosphere of traditional Chinese New Year. [Photo/wechat: csnbgsh] |
