What are the characteristics of lotus? In ancient times, everyone should know that they all called lotus a gentleman in flowers. We are all familiar with the poem "Love the lotus flower alone without touching the mud, clear and white, and not evil", so what are the characteristics of the lotus flower? Let's have a look!
What are the characteristics of lotus? What is its 1 appearance? The root system of lotus grows horizontally, with long and thick stems, round leaves, bright green color and flower diameter between 10-20cm.
Habits and characteristics: Lotus flowers generally bloom in June-September in summer and bear fruit in August. Extremely intolerant of shade, growing in semi-shade places will show strong phototaxis.
What does the lotus symbolize?
1, the image of the lotus has always given us a fresh and refined sense of elegance, and the flowers of the lotus itself are also very gorgeous, fragrant and covered with green leaves. Zhou Dunyi's masterpiece "The Theory of Love Lotus" calls it "getting out of the mud without being stained", and praises the noble character of Lotus as a symbol of innocence and nobility. Lotus is a wonderful flower in flowers. In the traditional culture of China, the lotus represents good luck, and in many places in Buddhism, the lotus is used as a symbol of good luck. There are lotus seats and lotus platforms in Buddhism, and many bodhisattvas in Buddhism are lotus peanuts.
There is also a kind of lotus, which symbolizes the beautiful love between men and women. It is appropriate to compare love with lotus. Wang Bo's Song of Picking Lotus in the Early Tang Dynasty said that "the flowers are just in place, and the lotus root loves silk". Lotus root and lotus root silk are used to express the lingering love between men and women. Lotus is the most suitable symbol of pure and beautiful love, and it is very suitable for expressing lasting love. The folk auspicious painting "Harmony with Two Immortals" means that one person holds a lotus and the other holds a box to show harmony. He Xiangu of the Eight Immortals is characterized by holding a lotus flower in his hand, which symbolizes his beauty and surname and indicates peace and good luck.
What are the characteristics of lotus? 2 1. Everyone should know something about the characteristics of lotus. Lotus grows in water and soil all the year round, growing leaves first and then flowering, or flowers and leaves come out together and then grow leaves. But the flower is a single flower, and it blooms and bears fruit at the same time. Buds, flowers and lotus seeds give birth to new lotus roots. Flowers are perennial aquatic plants with thick and knotted roots, which are born in underwater mud. The leaves are shield-shaped, round, dark green on the surface, covered with wax white powder, gray-green on the back, wavy all over, cylindrical petiole, and densely barbed.
2. The lotus flower is longer than the pedicel on the roof, and it is held high above the water. Lotus flowers have single petals, double petals, double terraces, and the colors are white, pink, crimson, lavender, yellow or intermediate colors. There are many stamens, the pistil is free, and it is buried in the inverted cone sponge receptacle. There are many scattered honeycomb holes on the surface of the receptacle, which are called lotus after fertilization, and a nut is born in each hole. The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruit ripens at 9- 10. There are many cultivated varieties of lotus, which can be divided into three systems according to different uses: lotus root, lotus seed and Hualien.
3. Lotus also has the characteristics of solitary, hermaphrodite or erect leaves, because in terms of varieties, there are different family types such as single petal, semi-double petal, double petal, heavy platform and thousand petals. The colors are red, pink, pink, white, sprinkled with gold, etc. Generally, the single flowering period is only 4-6 days, but some varieties can reach 10 day, which blooms in the morning and closes in the afternoon. The group flowering period of lotus is longer, which can reach three months.
What are the characteristics of lotus? 3. Growing habits.
Lotus is generally distributed in subtropical and temperate regions, and it is distributed in China except Tibet and Qinghai. Suitable for growth in calm shallow water, the temperature should not be lower than 20 degrees Celsius. Not tolerant of shade, the sunshine time should not be less than four hours every day.
Efficacy value
Lotus has beautiful shape, rich and bright colors and high ornamental value, and many parts are also used for eating.
Lotus root is lotus root, which is one of people's home-cooked dishes. Lotus seeds are lotus seeds, which can be used to cook porridge and fresh ones can be eaten raw; Lotus leaf can be used to make tea, and it can also be used to add flavor and relieve boredom to cabbage.