安阳桂花产于安阳郊区龙泉花卉之乡。该乡山清水秀，风景绚丽，尤其金线河两岸土壤肥沃，适宜栽种花木。魏晋时已开始种植花木，距今有1800年历史。龙泉的桂花为全国之冠。它的特点是叶小而尖、节短、叶稠、坐花稳、开花多、花朵大、香味浓郁、凌寒不凋。安桂分金桂、银桂、月桂、丹桂4个品种，安桂是用小叶冬青和流芳做砧木嫁接而成。当年嫁接，当年开花，棵体矮而秀丽，风姿独特。若把一盆安桂置于室内，其香味四溢，沁人肺腑，令人赏心悦目。据传，清乾隆四十四年(1779)，龙泉花师赵日贞在北京卖花时，花香飘数里，飞鸟栖枝，行人驻足。乾隆皇帝将赵日贞召入宫中，盛赞龙泉桂花的风姿和郁香，随即选中一株，封为"安桂"，并赐银50两。从此，龙泉桂花声誉大振，闻名国内外。




    Anyang osmanthus fragrans is produced in the hometown of flowers--Longquan County, where there are beautiful scenes, fertile soils which is appropriate for plants' growing. This place has cultivated plants from Wei and Jin Era about 1800 years ago. The osmanthus fragrans in Longquan occupies the head position in China, whose characteristics are with small,sharp and thick leaves; short knobs; many, big, fragrant flowers which won't wither in cold weather. Anyang osmanthus fragrans includes 4 breeds and is transplanted by Ilex ficoidea Hemsl and Liufang.