洛阳牡丹，为多年生落叶小灌木。洛阳是十三朝古都，有“千年帝都，牡丹花城”的美誉。“洛阳地脉花最宜，牡丹犹未全国奇”。“其培养始于隋代，鼎盛于唐，宋时甲于全国”。它头容华贵、国色金碧辉煌，涵义吉利富有、繁荣昌盛。洛阳牡丹花朵硕大、种类繁多，花样奇绝，有红、白、粉、黄、紫、蓝、绿、黑及複色九大种类，十莳花型、1000多个种类。

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  洛阳牡丹的初花期从四月上旬开端，盛花期从四月中旬始，花期继续二十天左右，晚花期到四月末，五月初。花开时期，整个城市都展示倾国倾城的气质。“唯有牡丹真国色”，洛阳也成了全国最美的城市。花开谷雨，冷艳全国。

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