erqiao (è±äºå¬) and shima nishiki (ãã¿ã³, 島é¦)
jujujojo_gw
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Both are well-known multi-colored TPs.
Shima Nishiki (ãÂÂã¿ã³, 島é¦) is a bud mutation of TP cultivar Taiyo (太é½) developed in Japan in 1974. Taiyo has all red flowers. Therefore, it is normal for shima nishiki to occasionally revert to all red flowers.
Erqiao (äºÂå¬) also called Huaerqiao (è±äºÂå¬) is an ancient Chinese cultivar. The flowers on Erqiao can be completely purple, completely pink or bi-colored. On bi-colored flowers, the colors on some are half pink and half purple while others are intertwined like shima nishiki. Its origin is unknown and replaced by a myth:
There was a black dragon which damaged the TPs of farmers. Two sisters (two beauties, erqiao) spent nine nights and made a field of origami TPs. They hid under the origami TPs, which would not wilt in front of the dragon, and slayed the black dragon.
Unfortunately, the two sisters both died in the combat with the dragon. The farmers were very thankful and buried them in a prominent tomb.
The second year, a TP appeared in front of the tomb of the two sisters. A couple years later, the TP produced bi-colored flowers, remembering the two sisters.
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Er qiao sectional bi-color:
2009 Movie depiction of Erqiao sisters:
Er qiao intertwined bi-color:
Er qiao solid purple and solid pink flowers:
This post was edited by jujujojo on Mon, Nov 25, 13 at 20:47
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