What is a Firestorm?

Big Storm : It is one of the varieties of lotus. Perennial aquatic herbs; rhizomes are transverse, thick, internodes swollen, and there are many vertical ventilating channels inside, and the lower roots have adventitious roots. The leaves are round, shield-shaped, slightly corrugated throughout, smooth above, with white powder, stout petioles, cylindrical, hollow. Flower double petals, 87 petals. Flowers fluttering. Flower bud peach-shaped, fuchsia. Pollen is white with a delicate fragrance.

Big storm

(Variety of lotus)

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. ^[1]

Cultivated in ponds or paddy fields. It is an aquatic plant, and its calm and shallow water, lakes, shoals, and ponds are relatively suitable habitats. The water requirement of lotus is determined by its variety. The relative water level of large plant-shaped varieties is deeper, but cannot exceed 1.7 meters. Small and medium-sized plants are only suitable for water depth of 20-60 cm. At the same time, the lotus is very sensitive to water loss. As long as the water is not irrigated for 3 hours in summer, the lotus leaves planted in the water tank will languish. If the water is stopped for one day, the lotus leaves will be defocused and the buds will wither. The lotus is also very happy, and it needs a full light environment during its growing period. The lotus flower is extremely intolerant to shade, and it will show strong phototaxis when it grows in the half shade. ^[2]

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. ^[2]

The lotus has a strong adaptability to the growth environment. It can not only spit red and green in large lakes and ponds, but also can be graceful and elegant in the small pots and bowls to decorate the environment. Artificially cultivated varieties are mostly used in the form of potted lotus for viewing in parks and courtyards. ^[2]