Lotus is a perennial aquatic herb of Nymphaeaceae.
Underground stems are long and thick, with long nodes and round leaves. Flowering from June to September, it is solitary at the top of the pedicel. There are many petals embedded in the receptacle hole, which are red, pink, white, purple and other colors, or have colorful words and borders.
Nuts are oval and seeds are oval. There are many kinds of lotus flowers, which are divided into ornamental and edible categories.
Originated in tropical and temperate regions of Asia, China has a long history of cultivation, which was recorded as early as the Zhou Dynasty. It likes to be warm and humid. Lotus is a very important water greening plant in the garden because of its large leaves, beautiful flowers, overflowing fragrance and pollution-free sludge.
Lotus is precious, lotus root and lotus seed can be eaten; Lotus seeds, rhizomes, lotus nodes, lotus leaves, flowers and germ of seeds can all be used as medicine, which can treat many diseases. Nine, the application of lotus in the garden Lotus is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It is not only colorful, fragrant and covered with Lingbo Cuigai, but also has strong adaptability. It can not only be widely planted in lakes, but also spectacular and can be potted in bottles. Since ancient times, precious aquatic flowers in palace gardens and private gardens have been favored by people more and more, and are widely used in modern landscape gardens.
2. Little is known about lotus culture
Lotus, synonymous with gentleman and nobility; It is the symbol and messenger of friendship; In ancient China, there was a tradition of sending plums in spring and picking lotus in autumn.
In China's flower culture, lotus is the most interesting painting theme for warriors, the most exquisite material in the Five Dynasties, and the most commonly used patterns and shapes in various architectural decorations, sculpture techniques and living utensils. Li Bai's Violet Shop; Lotus leaves are waterproof and self-cleaning, and grow and reproduce very quickly. Now it is also applied to science. Buddhism is closely related to lotus. The Buddha sat on the lotus platform and tried his best to guide the believers to leave the world and reach the pure land where the lotus bloomed. Buddhist scriptures call the Buddhist country the lotus boundary, the temple the lotus room, the monk's cassock the lotus suit and the monk's handprint the lotus palm. Lotus, also known as lotus, is a perennial aquatic perennial herb. Its underground stem is called lotus root, which is edible and its leaves are used as medicine. Lotus seed is an excellent tonic, and flowers can be seen.
The ancients called lotus flower whip flower, water hibiscus, water zhi, cloud water, water Dan, water Hua and so on. Xike and Yuhuan are their elegant names, the unopened bud is called cymbals, and the blooming flower is called whip flower, which is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. The mystery of waterproof and self-cleaning of lotus leaves There are countless micron-sized wax-like papillae structures attached to the surface of lotus leaves.
When observing these papillae with electron microscope, we can see that many nanoparticles with similar structures are attached to the surface of each micron-sized papillae, which scientists call the micro-nano dual structure of lotus leaf. It is these tiny double structures that make the contact area between the lotus leaf surface and water droplets or dust very limited, so there is a phenomenon that water droplets roll on the leaf surface and take away dust.
Water will not stay on the surface of lotus leaves. According to the dietotherapy guide, lotus leaf porridge can relieve fever, dissipate blood stasis, lower blood pressure, reduce blood fat and lose weight, with good effect.
Motherland medicine believes that lotus leaves have the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving annoyance. It can be seen that lotus leaves are good for relieving summer heat.
Like a Dream [Song] Li Qingzhao often thinks of the sunset in the Xiting, intoxicated with it, and does not know the way home. When I am happy, I will go back to the boat at night and walk into the depths of the lotus.
How to row a boat out, accidentally, but scared a group of Oulu. Xiaochi [Song] Yang Wanli's eyes are silent, and the water in the stream is sunny and soft.
The delicate lotus flower bud shows a sharp corner from the water, and a naughty little dragonfly stands on its head.
3. Some knowledge about lotus
It belongs to the perennial aquatic herbaceous flowers of Nymphaeaceae, or the flowers are brightly colored, and it is a very important aquatic greening plant in the garden. Nuts are oval and fragrant; Lotus seeds can be potted and put in bottles.
Nine, the sludge is not white, and it can cure many diseases. Lotus is a treasure, only at the top of the pedicel. It is not only big in flowers, but also brightly colored; Since ancient times, it can be divided into two categories: ornamental and edible, lotus root nodes, rhizomes, exotic flowers and herbs, and germ of seeds. , can be used as medicine, petals have many edges. Lotus is big and beautiful, embedded in the receptacle hole, warm and humid, and can be widely planted in lakes. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people began to plant lotus with long and thick underground stems. It is a precious aquatic flower in palace gardens and private gardens. It is deeply loved by people and is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. Flowers bloom from June to September. In today's modern landscape architecture, lotus leaves are spectacular and fiery red, and China has a long history of cultivation. Native to tropical and temperate Asia, it has long knots and lotus flowers used in gardens.
Lotus. There are many varieties of lotus, with round leaves and clear cover, which are more and more favored by people. The fragrance is overflowing, the seeds are oval and pink, and the adaptability is strong. Lotus root and lotus seed are edible, and purple is widely used.
4. Knowledge about lotus
Lotus leaves are round or nearly round, or oval, and some varieties are lanceolate or arrow-shaped; The leaves are entire, but the leaves of tropical water lilies are wavy; The front of the leaves is green and bright, the back is purple and red, and the pages of some varieties have dark brown spots or mottled colors; Veins are obvious or not.
Flowers are composed of sepals, petals, pistils, styles, carpels, flower stalks and other organs. Flowers are solitary, bisexual. Its sepals are 4-5, green or purplish red, or with black spots in green, and the shape is lanceolate, narrow oval or oblong. The bud is long and peach-shaped;
Petals are usually oval, broadly oval, oblong, rectangular, obovate, broadly lanceolate, etc. Petals slightly pointed or slightly obtuse. Colors are red, pink, blue, purple and white. Petals have single petals, multiple petals and double petals. Therefore, the size, shape and color of petals vary from species to species.
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Like sunshine and good ventilation, tropical cold-resistant water lilies that bloom during the day will close at night and open again in the morning. Ponds with shade on the shore can bloom, but the growth is weak.
The soil quality is not strict, and the normal growth can be achieved when the pH value is 6~8. The optimum water depth is 25 ~ 30 cm, and the deepest is no more than 80 cm. I like loam rich in organic matter. Leaves germinate in March-April, and bloom in May-August, and each flower blooms for 2-5 days.
Fruiting after flowering. The stems and leaves withered from June 10 to June 165438+ 10. It sprouted again the next spring. It germinates in the Yangtze River valley from late March to early April, and bears eggs in late April or early May. Flowering in full bloom from June to August,10-1yellow leaf stage, 1 1 and then dormancy.
5. Ask for some common sense about lotus.
Classification of lotus, also known as lotus, lotus, whip flower, water hibiscus, water lily, cloud water, water Dan, water bloom and so on. , Western Family, Yuhuan is its elegant name, the unopened bud is called Cymbidium, the blooming flower is called whipple, belonging to Nymphaeaceae, which is a perennial aquatic perennial herb, and the underground stem is called Lotus Root, which is edible.
It is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. [Edit this paragraph] Introduction Growing in water for many years.
Herbs, with transverse rhizomes, are the lotus roots that we eat every day. The leaves are round, exposed to the water, and the petiole is long, spiny and shield-shaped.
The flower at the top of the pedicel is solitary, with a diameter of10 ~ 20 cm; Sepals 5, caducous; Petals are mostly red, pink or white; Most of them are stamens; Carpels are many, free and embedded in sponge receptacle. Nuts are ovoid or ovoid, commonly known as lotus seeds, and are 1.5~2.5 cm long.
It is widely cultivated in the northern and southern provinces of China. Lotus is full of treasures. Lotus root, leaf, petiole, lotus whisker and rosette can all be used as medicine to clear away heat and stop bleeding. Lotus plumule (the germ of seeds) has the effects of clearing away heart fire, strengthening heart and lowering blood pressure; Lotus seeds (nuts) have the effects of strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, nourishing the heart and benefiting the kidney.
Lotus root can be used as a vegetable or to extract starch (lotus root powder). Lotus is one of the top ten famous flowers in China.
Lotus originally refers to its fruit, commonly known as lotus; After the flower, it is usually called lotus. The fat part of its underground stem is called lotus root.
It is widely planted in the north and south of China, especially in Wuhan and Hangzhou. Lotus is one of the earliest species and genera of angiosperms. According to the study of fossils by paleobotanists, lotus was distributed in many waters in the northern hemisphere10.35 billion years ago.
It grew on the earth much earlier than the appearance of human ancestors (2 million years ago). Lotus is an ancient plant before the Ice Age, which ranks with Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Ginkgo biloba, Liriodendron chinense of China and Sequoia sempervirens. , is the representative of the residual plants that survived the ice age.
According to different cultivation purposes, it can be divided into lotus root, lotus seed and Hualien. Lotus is called lotus root, which mainly produces lotus root, and this kind of variety has few flowers; Purple lotus, which mainly produces lotus seeds, has dense flowers, but its ornamental value is not as good as that of Hualien. Hualien, which is mainly ornamental, is mostly bubble-shaped or petal-shaped, and often cannot bear fruit.
Lianxi enjoys relatively stable still water and avoids running water with great fluctuation and wind and waves. In general, the water depth should not exceed1.5m. The optimum temperature of stems and leaves in the growing season is 25~30℃.
It needs plenty of sunshine, so it is not suitable for long-term indoor cultivation. Clay loam rich in organic matter is suitable for soil quality.
Lotus seeds have a very long life span, and thousands of years old lotus seeds can sprout new plants. Lotus is often propagated by ramets or by sowing.
It should be done after the warm spring. The main diseases of lotus are rot and leaf spot, and the pests are aphids and scarabs.
It is a traditional method of gardening in China to build lotus in the pond and build a bridge pavilion according to the water to form a lotus viewing scenic spot, which is widely used in scenic spots all over the country. It is also suitable for decorating garden water surface, purifying water body or making potted plants.
Lotus root and lotus seed are nutritious and suitable for raw and cooked food. Lotus root can be processed into lotus root powder, candied fruit and so on.
Lotus seeds have a calming effect and are often used as soup or candied fruit, which is a good tonic for China people. Lotus petals and tender leaves can be used as food.
All parts of the lotus can be used as medicine. [Edit this paragraph] The lotus in history is called Lotus, which belongs to the genus Nelumbo of Nymphaeaceae.
Lotus root It is one of the earliest species of angiosperms. According to the fossils studied by paleobotanists, lotus plants were distributed in many waters in the northern hemisphere10.35 billion years ago.
At that time, it was in the late stage of the rapid decline of the giant reptile dinosaur, and its growth time on the earth was much earlier than the appearance of human ancestors (2 million years ago). According to Paleobotany (1965) by A.H. Christophevich of the former Soviet Union, lotus fossils have been found in Cretaceous strata in the Arctic of North America and amur river Basin of Asia (i.e. Heilongjiang), as well as Oligocene and Miocene strata in Europe and East Asia (Sakhalin Island) and Japan.
At that time, the temperature on the earth was warmer than it is now. There were about 10~ 12 species of lotus plants distributed in five continents. With the advent of the post-glacial period, the global temperature dropped, making many plants extinct, while others were forced to drift away, completely breaking the original geographical distribution.
Because of this disaster, two varieties of lotus survived, and their distribution range narrowed. Chinese lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is distributed in Asia and northern Oceania, and N.lutea drifts to North America. Paleobotanists also pointed out that the lotus fossils from Pleistocene to Holocene (2 million years ago) excavated in Hokkaido and Kyoto are similar to modern China lotus; The lotus leaf fossils unearthed in Qaidam Basin, China, 6.5438+million years ago are similar to modern China lotus.
In 1970s, China Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development Planning, Ministry of Petrochemical Industry and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences recorded in the book "Early Tertiary Sporopollen in Coastal Areas of Bohai Sea" that two kinds of lotus pollen fossils were found in Panshan, Liaoning, Beidagang, Tianjin, Kenli, Guangrao, Shandong and Cangzhou, Hebei. Fossils of the genus Nelumbo were also found in the strata of Changchang Basin in Qiongshan, Hainan Island, China, in the Tertiary tropical phytogeographical region.
At present, the original wild lotus is still distributed in lakes and swamps in Fuyuan, Hulin, Tongjiang and Shangzhi counties of Heilongjiang Province. The above shows that lotus is an ancient plant before the ice age, and it belongs to the representative of relict plant that was not swallowed by the ice age glaciers, such as Paeonia suffruticosa, Ginkgo biloba, Liriodendron chinense, Sequoia sempervirens and so on.
[Edit this paragraph] Hualien-innocent. Muddy but not dirty, clear but not demon, straight through, not crawling, indicating firmness and purity. Another way of saying it: the flower language of lotus is faith. [Edit this paragraph] Buddhism and Lotus Tianzhu [Ancient India] There are four kinds of long lotus, namely green, yellow, red and white. Lotus in Buddhism refers to white lotus, which is called fentoli flower. Buddhism uses lotus as a metaphor for Buddhism, so there is a wonderful lotus sutra.
6. Knowledge about lotus flowers
Lotus: It belongs to Nymphaeaceae, which is the general name of two kinds of lotus. Also known as lotus, water hibiscus and so on. It is a perennial aquatic herb flower of lotus. Underground stems are long and thick, with long nodes and round leaves. Flowering from June to September, it is solitary at the top of the pedicel. There are many petals embedded in the receptacle hole, which are red, pink, white and purple, or have colored lines and edges. Nuts are oval and seeds are oval.
There are many kinds of lotus flowers, which are divided into ornamental and edible categories. China is native to tropical and temperate Asia and was planted as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Lotus is precious all over the body, lotus root and lotus seed are edible, and the germ of lotus seed, rhizome, lotus node, lotus leaf, flower and seed can be used as medicine.
Its character of emerging from the mud without staining has always been praised by the world. "The next day, the lotus leaves are infinitely colorful, and the lotus flowers reflect different colors in the sun" is a true portrayal of the beauty of lotus flowers. The noble character of lotus flower "straight through the outside, not crawling, not stained with mud, clear but not demon" has always been one of the themes of poets' painting.
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I. Morphological characteristics
Lotus is a perennial aquatic herb; Rhizomes are transverse, hypertrophy, swollen internodes, with many longitudinal airways inside, constricted internodes, black scales at the top and hairy adventitious roots at the bottom.
The leaves are round and shield-shaped, with a diameter of 25-90 cm. The surface is dark green, covered with wax white powder, the back is gray-green, the whole edge is slightly wavy, the upper surface is smooth and white powder, and the lower vein is ejected from the center, with 1-2 branches. Petiole is stout, cylindrical, 1-2 meters long, hollow, with scattered thorns outside. Pedicels and petioles are the same length or slightly longer, and there are also scattered spines; Petiole cylindrical, densely barbed.
The flower is solitary at the top of the pedicel, above the water surface, with a diameter of 10-20 cm, beautiful and fragrant; There are single petal, compound petal, double petal and double terrace patterns; Colors are white, pink, crimson, lavender, yellow or intermediate colors; Lotus leaves are oval to obovate, 5 5- 10/0cm long and 3-5cm wide. They gradually become stamens from outside to inside, sometimes the apex is blunt or slightly sharp, and there are many stamens.
The pistil is free and buried in the inverted cone sponge receptacle, and there are many scattered honeycomb holes on the receptacle surface. After fertilization, it gradually expands, called lotus, and a small nut (lotus seed) is born in each hole. Anthers are long, filaments are slender and inserted under receptacle; The style is very short, and the top of the column is born; The receptacle (lotus house) is 5- 10 cm in diameter.
Second, growing habits
Lotus is an aquatic plant, which likes relatively stable and calm shallow water, lakes, swamps and ponds, and is its suitable habitat. The water demand of lotus depends on the variety. The relative water level of large plant-shaped varieties such as Gulian and Chiba is deep, but it cannot exceed 1.7 meters.
Small and medium-sized plants are only suitable for water depth of 20-60 cm. Meanwhile, lotus is very sensitive to water loss. In summer, as long as there is no irrigation for 3 hours, the lotus leaves planted in the water tank will be sluggish. If the water is stopped for one day, the lotus leaves will be burnt and the buds will wither. Lotus is also very fond of light, and it needs full light environment during its growing period. Lotus is extremely intolerant of shade, so it will show strong phototaxis when it grows in semi-shade.
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7. Lotus knowledge
Lotus is a perennial aquatic plant.
Rootstock (lotus root) is thick and knobby, born in sediment. The leaves are shield-shaped, round, dark green on the surface, gray-green with waxy white powder on the back, and undulate all over.
Petiole cylindrical, densely barbed. Flowers are solitary at the top of pedicels and above the water surface, with single petals, compound petals, double petals and double petals. Colors are white, pink, crimson, lavender or intermediate colors; Stamens are numerous; The pistil is free and buried in an inverted conical sponge receptacle. There are many scattered honeycomb holes on the receptacle surface, which gradually expand after fertilization, and a small nut (lotus seed) is born in each hole.
The flowering period is from June to September, and it opens and closes every morning. The fruit ripening period is September-65438+1October.
There are many cultivated varieties of lotus, which can be divided into three systems according to different uses: lotus root, lotus seed and Hualien. Lotus originated in China, from Viet Nam to Afghanistan, and generally distributed in subtropical and temperate regions such as Central Asia, West Asia, North America, India, China and Japan.
China was cultivated as early as 3000 years ago. Now carbonized ancient lotus seeds have been found in Liaoning and Zhejiang, which shows its long history. Taiwan Province Province was introduced from Japan only 100 years ago. At present, the cultivated area in Baihe Town and Chiayi in Tainan has reached nearly 350 hectares, which is one of the most important tourist areas in Taiwan Province Province.
There are still wild lotus flowers in some remote places in Asia, but most of them are planted artificially for landscape decoration and eating. For example, in China, lotus is cultivated as a cash crop. Many people once mistakenly thought that lotus was produced in Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Around 500 BC, lotus was introduced into Egypt, probably brought by Persians. The ancient Egyptians decorated "lotus buds" on the top of the pillars of the temple, imitating water lilies, while Homer's epic "Odyssey" actually drank a drink made of dates (unrelated to lotus flowers) and entered a state of forgetting troubles.
Herodotus, a Greek writer, wrote when describing Egyptian plants: "There are some lilies like roses growing in the river, and the fruits grow in pods like yellow honeycombs. There are many fruits the size of olive stones to eat, fresh or dry. "
What he said was clearly a lotus flower. Lotus, one of the top ten famous flowers in China, is not only colorful and fragrant, but also has strong adaptability. It can be widely planted in lakes, which is spectacular and can be potted in bottles. Since ancient times, precious aquatic flowers in palace gardens and private gardens have been favored by people more and more, and are widely used in modern landscape gardens.
Lotus is called "living fossil" and is one of the earliest plants in angiosperms. Before humans appeared, about 104500 years ago, most of the earth was covered by oceans, lakes and swamps.
At that time, the climate was bad, disasters were frequent, there were no animals, most plants were eliminated, and only a few wild plants with strong vitality grew on this barren land. Among them, there is an aquatic plant that we call "Lotus" today, which has withstood the test of nature and stubbornly survived in amur river (now Heilongjiang), the Yellow River, the Yangtze River basin and the swamp lakes in the northern hemisphere.
About 9,000 years later, primitive humans began to appear. In order to survive, human beings collect wild fruits to satisfy their hunger, and soon find that the wild fruits and root nodes of this "lotus" (namely lotus seeds and lotus roots) are not only edible, but also sweet and delicious.
Gradually, "Lotus", a food source for human survival, was deeply imprinted in the hearts of our ancestors, primitive humans, and became a symbol of human survival. Named after its shape: Lotus: Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica explains: "Lotus stems carry leaves and leaves carry flowers, hence the name."
Hibiscus: Also known as Hibiscus. The Chinese dictionary Erya explains: "Lotus contains Pupu."
Another book, Shuo Wen Jie Zi, said, "It's not lotus, it's hibiscus." Li Shizhen also said that the hibiscus flower means "to dress up brilliantly", so it is no wonder that Sima Xiangru, a writer in the Han Dynasty, compared his wife Zhuo Wenjun to the hibiscus flower of water.
2. Named after their growth habits: Shuizhi, Huashui, Yunshui, Shuidan, Shui Mu and Zezhi: Because lotus is a perennial aquatic plant, the ancients classified it as an aquatic plant, and most of them were named after the word "water". Cao Zhi, a litterateur of the Three Kingdoms, praised "a hundred flowers blossom, and there is no flower soul" in the Lotus Fu, and compared the lotus to Ganoderma lucidum in the water.
3. Named after the holy and elegant temperament of lotus: Junzihua, Ling Boxian, Shuigongxian, Yuhuan, etc. According to "The Tale of the North Dream", Su Changyuan lived in Wuzhong (present-day Suzhou) during Tang Chaoyuan and his reign (806~820), and met a pink-faced girl from plain clothes and gave him a jade ring. Soon, he found a lotus flower in the pool of his yard, and a jade ring in the pistil, but it was "absolutely broken" and later generations called it the jade ring.
4. In the ancient Jiangnan custom, June 24th of the lunar calendar was the birthday of the lotus, so the lotus was nicknamed "June Flower God". 5. It is called "the gentleman in the flower" because it is "out of the mud but not stained".
The most famous is "Lotus Out of the Water" by Wu Bing of the Southern Song Dynasty Painting Academy, which vividly and delicately depicts the fresh and refined style of lotus. There is also the "Lotus Yuanyang Map" by the painter Zhang Zizheng in the late Ming Dynasty; Chen Qing painted lotus flowers; Lotus and mandarin ducks in Ren Bonian in Qing Dynasty: Lotus and Flowers and Birds by Xie in the Republic of China; Ma Song Xingzu's "Dredging Birds"; Song Fan painted "Late Lotus Fruit Suotu"; Song people painted "Lotus Crab Map"; Song Feng has a picture of Taiyue Lotus Wind; Inheriting the Song people's "Children and grandchildren together".
8. Some knowledge about lotus.
1, Chinese name: Lotus, lotus scientific name: Lotus (English name: Lotus) Alias: Lotus, Lotus, Shuizhi, Zezhi, Blooming Lotus, Shuidan, Grass Hibiscus, Water Hibiscus, Yuhuan, June Spring, Hindu Lotus, Six.
China was cultivated as early as 3,000 years ago, and now carbonized ancient lotus seeds are found in Liaoning, Zhejiang and other places, which shows its long history. Taiwan Province Province was introduced from Japan only 100 years ago. At present, the cultivated area in Baihe Town and Chiayi in Tainan has reached nearly 350 hectares, which is one of the most important tourist areas in Taiwan Province Province.
There are still wild lotus flowers in some remote places in Asia, but most of them are planted artificially for landscape decoration and eating. For example, in China, lotus is cultivated as a cash crop. Many people once mistakenly thought that lotus was produced in Egypt and the Mediterranean.
Around 500 BC, lotus was introduced into Egypt, probably brought by Persians. The ancient Egyptians decorated "lotus buds" on the top of the pillars of the temple, imitating water lilies, while Homer's epic "Odyssey" actually drank a drink made of dates (unrelated to lotus flowers) and entered a state of forgetting troubles.
Herodotus, a Greek writer, wrote when describing Egyptian plants: "There are some lilies like roses growing in the river, and the fruits grow in pods like yellow honeycombs. There are many fruits the size of olive stones to eat, fresh or dry. "
What he said was clearly a lotus flower. 3. [Study on the Mystery of Longevity of Lotus Seeds] It is often reported that ancient lotus seeds will bloom after sleeping for thousands of years, which is related to the structure of lotus seeds.
The outer seed coat of lotus seeds is hard and dense, like a small "sealed bag". Sealing the seeds inside can prevent the infiltration of external moisture and air and prevent the loss of moisture and air inside the seeds, so the life activity of lotus seeds is extremely weak, which is equivalent to being in a dormant state. This is an important reason why ancient lotus seeds still have vitality.
In addition, it will also be related to the environment where ancient lotus seeds are buried. For example, ancient lotus seeds are buried in a peat layer about 30-60 cm deep, and peat has good water absorption and moisture resistance; In addition, the peat layer is covered with thick soil, so the ancient lotus seeds are almost in a closed environment.
In such an environment, ancient lotus seeds do not have the conditions to take root and sprout, so they can preserve their vitality. 4. Variety ① Traditional cultivated varieties in Beijing.
Single petal pattern. The bud is peach-shaped, green, with red upper part and white flowers.
Flowering began in early June, and the group flowering period was about 1 month. Lotus roots knot early.
In late July, the new lotus root turned over for the second time, and the flowering period can last until about 10. Natural variation of red lotus and pink lotus.
② Traditional cultivated varieties in Xiamen. Single petal pattern.
The bud is peach-shaped, green, reddish at the top, white in pollen, and reddish at the end when it first blooms. Flowering begins in early June, and the group flowering period is 1 month.
It has long and thin petals, small receptacle, many leafy flowers and easy flowering. (3) Ancient varieties of Lilium brownii.
Double flower type. The buds are peach-shaped, pink, with white pollen and red petals.
Flowering begins in mid-June, and the group flowering period is 1 month. Bright colors make potted plants bloom easily.
There are many flowers, which begin to bloom in late June, and the group flowering period is 1 month, so potted plants are easy to bloom. ④ Garden Breeding in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
These plants are short. Single petal pattern.
The buds are peach-shaped and green, and the flowers are small and white. Very suitable for pot cultivation.
There are many flowers, and the flowering period is from mid-June to mid-August. 5. It is valuable to use the whole lotus plant.
Compendium of Materia Medica records: "Doctors feed on it, but all diseases can be cured". Rootstock lotus root contains protein, starch and vitamin C, which is sweet, crisp and juicy. It can be eaten raw as fruit, and can also be used for making soup and cooking. The empty tube of lotus root is filled with glutinous rice, which is a good dessert after steaming.
Steamed lotus leaf rice can use fresh lotus leaf or dried lotus leaf, and the steamed rice has a special lotus leaf flavor. Nutritious lotus seeds can be cooked with sugar to make sugar lotus seeds or lotus seed soup, and lotus seeds can also be added to cakes. Among the Mid-Autumn moon cakes, lotus seed paste is the top grade.
Dry lotus seeds can be ground into powder or used as medicine. For example, in Sri Lanka, lotus is a major hemorrhoid medicine, and stamens can be used as medicine to treat urinary incontinence and nocturnal emission.
Pregnant women in Thailand drink tea with lotus petals, which is thought to reduce vomiting in the morning and make the baby strong. Performance: cooling, relieving summer heat, stopping bleeding, treating diarrhea, reducing fire, eliminating cold and dampness, strengthening body and strengthening stomach.
Uses: Lotus is a kind of plant with high practical value, which can be used all over the plant. Each part has its special function, but its important function is to reduce fire, clear heart, stop bleeding, remove excess moisture in the body and dissipate blood stasis. The functions of each part are as follows: Lotus leaf: flat and bitter, rich in vitamin C and nuciferine. Has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer-heat, invigorating spleen, removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and removing dampness.
Lotus seed: "Compendium of Materia Medica" holds that "lotus seed, heart and kidney, thick stomach, strong bones and muscles, tonify deficiency, benefit eyes and ears." It contains minerals such as vitamin C, protein, copper, manganese and nuciferine, and has high nutritional value.
Has the effects of strengthening body constitution, invigorating qi, consolidating constitution, protecting stomach and intestines, relieving diarrhea and eliminating damp-heat. Lotus root: contains vitamin C, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, protein, amino acids and other nutrients.
Its nature is dry and cold, which can cool blood and relieve summer heat, remove blood stasis and promote qi circulation, and is also very beneficial to strengthening spleen and appetizing. Lotus: Also known as the Lotus Room, it can remove moisture from the body, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, reduce internal heat and restore smooth and comfortable breath.
Lotus seed heart: "Seeking Truth in Materia Medica" holds that "lotus seed heart tastes bitter and cold, which can cure heart heat." It has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, clearing away heart fire, calming irritability and eliminating internal heat.
Lotus stem: it can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, eliminate excess water in the body and smooth blood circulation in the body. The source is from "Rihuazi Materia Medica".