In Hangzhou West Lake, there are countless lotus flowers, white, pink and red. Her petals are big and her stems are thick, which looks like a delicate little girl from a distance. The lotus leaf, like a green boat, will escort her for life. In early summer, among the blue waves, lotus leaf fields, such as floating jasper and new lotus flowers, send flowers by wind. In midsummer, hundreds of miles of lotus flowers are endless and colorful. At the end of autumn, she gradually turned yellow, but there was still a faint fragrance. At this time, lotus and autumn ling will make people feel the joy of harvest.
Lotus is also called lotus and hibiscus. , and was dubbed "the fairy of blue waves, the beauty of the wind and dew." There are many varieties of lotus, which can be divided into lotus root, hualien and purple lotus according to different uses. Generally, Hualien is for our viewing. Because of its strong adaptability and simple management, it is suitable for large and small waterscape layout and family use. However, purple lotus is different from lotus. As the name implies, one produces lotus seeds and the other produces lotus roots. Although she is afraid of cold, she is not afraid of heat.
In the hot summer, many famous flowers and plants bent down in despair, but she was different. Under the scorching sun, her green lotus leaves are swaying in the slow wind; Her graceful flowers bloom against the morning sun, and her face is sometimes fragrant, which makes people relaxed and happy.
Lotus is not as delicate as we thought. Don't forget her other name-living fossil. About one hundred and fifty million years ago, the earth was covered by oceans, lakes and swamps, and only a few plant seeds could survive. And she stubbornly fought against the swamp and finally won. When humans appeared, they collected wild fruits to eat in order to survive. Lotus was quickly included in the menu because its lotus seeds and lotus roots are sweet and delicious. In this way, she became a symbol of life. Some people say that all lotus flowers are indispensable for medicine. Her leaves can relieve summer heat and clear heat; The pedicle can ventilate and expand the chest; Valves can cure summer heat and polydipsia; Lotus seeds can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea ... what a natural tonic!
Of course, this natural tonic is not everywhere. Lotus has been cultivated in China for at least 7,000 years, and its flowering period is usually from June to August. But be sure to keep your mouth shut, or you will enjoy the crystallization of nature and don't even think about it!
Friends, go to Hangzhou West Lake to find her from June to August! Feel the crystallization of nature! If you can count how many flowers are in a * * *, maybe your name will appear in the next Guinness Book of Records!