What are Some Different Types of Flame?

Flame : is one of the varieties of lotus. ^[1] Perennial aquatic herbs; rhizomes are transverse, thick, internodes swollen, and there are many vertical ventilating channels inside, and the undergrown fibrous adventitious roots. The leaves are round, shield-shaped, slightly corrugated throughout, smooth above, with white powder, stout petioles, cylindrical, hollow. The flower is double-petaled with 57 petals. Flower buds round peach-shaped, red. Flowers red, butterfly-shaped.

flame

(Variety of lotus)

Flame : Yes

Perennial aquatic herbs; rhizomes are transverse, thick, internodes swollen, and there are many longitudinal ventilating channels inside, the nodes are constricted, black scale leaves are superimposed, and adventitious roots are required. The leaves are round, peltate, 25-90 cm in diameter, slightly wavy throughout, smooth above, with white powder, and the lower veins shoot out from the center, with 1-2 branching branches; petiole stout, cylindrical, long 1- 2 meters, hollow, with small spines outside. Pedicel and petiole are as long or slightly longer, and also have small spines; flowers 10-20 cm in diameter, beautiful and fragrant; petals red, pink or white, oblong-oval to obovate, 5-10 cm long, 3 wide -5 cm, tapering from outside to inside, sometimes turning into stamens, apex round or obtuse; anthers stripe, filaments slender, inserted under torus; style very short, stigma terminal; torus (lotus) 5-10 cm in diameter. Nuts oval or oval, 1.8-2.5 cm long, fruity leathery, hard, dark brown when ripe; seeds (lotus seeds) oval or oval, 1.2-1.7 cm long, seed coat red or white. Flowering from June to August, fruiting from August to October. ^[2]

Cultivated in ponds or paddy fields. Are aquatic plants, relatively stable calm

Lotus root is the best vegetable and candied fruit. Lotus leaves, lotus flowers, lotus stamens, etc. are also the medicinal and dietary products that the Chinese people love. Lotus food culture is rich and colorful, traditional lotus seed porridge, lotus root candied fruit, lotus seed powder, sepal sliced meat, lotus leaf steamed meat, lotus leaf porridge and so on. Leaf is a substitute for tea and a packaging material. ^[3]

Flame water and fertilizer management

The lotus is an aquatic plant, and it is inseparable from water at all times during its growth period. In the early stage of growth, the water layer should be controlled at about three centimeters. Too deep water is not conducive to raising soil temperature. If using tap water, it is best to store it in another tank and use it for one or two days. Summer is the peak growth period of the lotus, so the pot is indispensable for water. After the winter, the potting soil should also be kept moist to prevent the seedlings from drying up. ^[3]

The main fertilizer of lotus is phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer. If the soil is richer, fertilization may not be required throughout the year. Rotten cake fertilizer, chicken, duck, and goose manure are the ideal fertilizers. You can only apply half or two in small pots, and you can only apply 1 to 2 in large pots. Do not use more and mix thoroughly with the soil. During the growing season, if you find that the leaves are yellow and thin, you can mix 0.5g of urea in each box in the mud and knead them into small balls of about 10g. Apply one capsule per pot to the soil in the middle of the pot for 7 days. It works. ^[3]

Flame Winter Management

After winter, the pot can be placed indoors or buried under the frozen soil layer. The area north of the Yellow River should be covered with agricultural film in addition to the buried frozen soil layer, and the basin soil should be kept moist throughout the winter. ^[3]