Wheat flower is the flower of wheat.
Maihua is the flower of Gramineae wheat, also called Maihua. There are 4 ~ 9 florets on each spikelet. The flowers of wheat are bisexual, the inflorescence is spike-shaped and the color is white. 3 stamens, pistil 1 piece. Flowers usually bloom in May-June, and the flowering period is short. A flower blooms for about 15 ~ 30 minutes.
There are two kinds of wheat: winter wheat and spring wheat. Winter wheat blooms earlier, usually in early May, and spring wheat blooms later, usually in mid-June. Spray the plants, generally not before flowering, otherwise it will affect the growth of flowers. Flowers of wheat can pollinate each other and bear fruit after pollination.
Wheat is an important food crop, and wheat, rice and corn are the three major food crops in China. Wheat contains a lot of nutrients such as protein, fat and minerals, which can be ground into flour. In the later stage, flour can be used to make steamed bread, noodles, steamed bread and bread, and wheat can be fermented into white wine, which is rich in nutrition and beneficial to human health.
There are many kinds of wheat. According to the sowing season, wheat can be divided into winter wheat and spring wheat, and the taste of winter wheat is better than that of spring wheat. Wheat is divided into red-skinned wheat and white-skinned wheat by color. The grain color of red-skinned wheat is deep red, and the grain color of white-skinned wheat is yellow and white. According to texture, wheat is divided into soft wheat and hard wheat.