Lotus is another name for lotus. Poets Cao Zhi, Pan Yue and Bao Zhao in Wei and Jin Dynasties all wrote Fu on Lotus, and lotus was often called lotus until the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Bai, a great poet, famously said, "Clear water produces hibiscus, so it is natural to carve it." The word "lotus" in this poem means lotus. Hibiscus of Malvaceae came out late, so it borrowed its name because it was as red as lotus. However, there are still strict differences between the two in the Tang Dynasty, that is, hibiscus refers to lotus; Hibiscus flowers, which we call hibiscus flowers today, are generally not confused. Song people are not very particular about this. For example, Wen Tong's Lotus and Zhang Lai's Lotus praised Mu Furong. Since about the Song Dynasty, few people have called lotus hibiscus.

Hibiscus (Malvaceae)

Alias: hibiscus flower, three-variable flower, nine-headed flower, frost-resistant flower, iron hoop powder, regular flower and cool cream.

Plant characteristics: deciduous shrubs or small trees, 2 ~ 5 meters high. Born in a sunny river ditch, it is often cultivated. Technical stripes have gray stellate hairs. Leaves alternate and have long stalks; Leaf blade broadly ovoid, long10 ~15cm, usually 3 ~ 5-lobed, with stellate hairs on both sides. Flowering in summer and autumn; Flowers are solitary in the axils of branches and leaves, large and beautiful, white or pink at first, then dark red; Single valve or double valve. Pumpkin, 5-split.

Medicinal parts: leaves, blooming flowers.