桂花是我国的十大名花之一,素以香花著称,盛开时“花开万点黄”,香味浓郁,传得远,似飘在空中,又似近在眼前。桂花虽不甚美丽,但它“独占三秋压众芳”,深得广大人民和骚人墨客的赏识。花期不长,但不限于秋季,除严寒酷暑外,都有花陆续开放。花有白色、橙红色、金黄色、淡黄色等珍贵色泽。它寿命长,病虫少,适应性广,是常绿阔叶树中较耐寒的一种。栽培品系繁多。随着我国园林事业的不断发展,桂花必然日益引起人们的重视。为此,作者对桂花的名称及其在南京地区的品种进行了初步调查,写成此文。 Osmanthus fragrans is one of China’s top ten famous flowers, known as fragrant flowers, bloom, “blooming million yellow”, rich flavor, spread far, seems to float in the air, but also in sight. Although osmanthus is not very beautiful, but it “exclusive Sanqiu pressure public Fang”, won the majority of people and Sao people appreciated. Flowering is not long, but not limited to the fall, in addition to cold and heat, have flowers gradually open. Flowers have white, orange red, golden yellow, light yellow and other precious color. Its long life, less pests, wide adaptability, is a more hardy evergreen broad-leaved tree. A wide range of cultivation. With the continuous development of our garden business, osmanthus inevitably attracts people’s attention day by day. To this end, the author of the name of osmanthus and its varieties in Nanjing conducted a preliminary survey, written in this article.