First, elegance and holiness
Lotus symbolizes elegance and sacred spirit. Zhou Dunyi's idea of "emerging from the mud without dyeing, wrapping violets without demons" has given the lotus an elegant fashion. The lotus flowers written by literati in past dynasties are natural, pollution-free, innocent and holy images, representing the character of faithfulness and purity.
Second, honesty and integrity.
Lotus symbolizes the quality of honesty and integrity. Lotus can also be called "violet", which is homophonic with incorruptibility. It is often used to compare honest and clean officials, praising their noble spirit of not colluding in officialdom and their honest and clean ideological style of serving the people and the people. So many officials in ancient times liked to put calligraphy and painting about lotus flowers at home.
Third, peace and contentment.
Lotus stands for peace and happiness. Lotus "Lotus" and "Harmony" are homophonic. A clear river composed of lotus, begonia and swallow and the picture of a swallow symbolize world peace. The paper-cut patterns of lotus and fish represent "more than every year, more than every year". He Xiangu, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, holding a lotus flower, because of his surname, it also means peace.
Lotus planting method:
1, environmental requirements
Lotus is suitable for growing in relatively stable and calm stagnant water, such as shallow water, lakes, swamps and ponds, as long as the water quality is not particularly polluted, it is basically suitable. The demand of lotus is mainly related to varieties. The water level of the large variety is deeper, but it cannot exceed 1.7 meters. The shape of small and medium-sized plants is only suitable for water depth of 20~60 cm.
2. Breeding method
Lotus can be sown with seeds or planted with lotus roots. If the lotus is planted by seed seedling, the concave end of the seed will be worn out in May-June, then the seed will be soaked for seedling, and it can be transplanted after 2 weeks. Lotus can also be planted in lotus roots from mid-March to mid-April.
3. Planting method
Due to the rapid growth of lotus planting, it is the first choice for planting lotus in many areas. When planting, the top of lotus root is inserted into the mud at an angle of 20 degrees, and the depth is about 10 cm. The head is low and the tail is high, and the tail is half tilted to prevent the lotus root from entering the water. Then add a small amount of water, gradually deepen the water level after the buds grow out, and finally maintain a water layer of 3~5 cm.
4. Fertilization management
The fertilizer of lotus is mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer. If the soil is fertile, there is no need to fertilize all the year round. Rotten cake fertilizer and chicken, duck and goose manure are the most ideal fertilizers. Small pots can only be used half, and large pots can only be used 1~2 at most. Be careful not to apply more fertilizer, and the fertilizer should be fully mixed with the mud.
5. Water quality management
Lotus is an aquatic plant, no matter which growing period, it needs a lot of water. At the initial stage of growth, the water layer should be controlled at about 3cm, and too deep water is not conducive to temperature rise. Summer is the peak of lotus growth, so we should pay attention to increasing the water level. After winter, the soil should also be kept moist to prevent the lotus root from drying up due to lack of water.