Lianwu is a tropical plant, suitable for growth at a temperature of 25 to 30 ℃ between the winter time can not have frost, affecting the results of the lotus, when the temperature of 7 ℃ will lead to flower buds off, in the fruit is almost ripe, the temperature is lower than 10 ℃ will also make the fruit fall off early.

Lianwu has a high demand for water and needs plenty of water almost all year round, while it rains all year round in the tropics, which favors plant growth. Lotus fruit trees grow better at the water's edge, and lotus fog is so tolerant of waterlogging that it can grow in some areas that are flooded with water.

2, high nutritional value

Lotus fog has a high nutritional value, lotus fog is rich in a variety of vitamins, as well as calcium, magnesium, iron and other trace elements, which can provide the body with the required nutrients, the human body has a great deal of growth, usually eat a little bit of lotus fog, so the price of lotus fog compared to other fruits expensive.

3, there is a certain medical value

Lotus fog can be prevented and treated a variety of diseases, the lotus fog boiled rock candy can be used to treat coughs; lotus fog, if eaten with salt can also promote gastrointestinal digestion; lotus fog contains nitrogen water compounds can help the human body to sleep; can also be used to clear the heat, which led to the price of the lotus fog expensive.

4, preservation time is short

Lianwu is not convenient to save, the fruit skin is soft, easy to bump caused by skin damage, accelerate the speed of fruit decay. General picking after the fruit at room temperature, storage time of no more than one week, to be packaged as soon as possible and sent to the market for sale, the increase in transportation costs will make the price of lotus seed.

5, transportation costs

Lianwu is a tropical plant, a wide range of planting are in Taiwan, Malaysia, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places also have a small range of planting. Lotus nut transportation to various provinces is a long way, and also do a good job of lotus nut shock measures to prevent bumps lead to lotus nut rot.

6, yield less

By the natural conditions, lotus seed can only be planted in tropical areas, can not be planted on a large scale. If the cultivation of good, a year Lotus fruit up to 5 times, a ten-year old tree fruits a year the amount of results in about 300 kilograms, far from meeting the market demand, so that the price of Lotus fruit up.