How many months does the Reed bloom?

Reed is a kind of tall grass that grows aquatic or wet for many years. It is more common in riparian and watery areas. It blooms in beautiful inflorescences every summer and autumn. When does the Reed bloom?.

First, when does the Reed bloom?

Reed flowers usually bloom from August to December. The flower is a panicle, the total length is about 10-40cm, slightly drooping, in which the inflorescence length is about 15-25cm, the spikelet length is about 1.4cm, white-green or brown. The fruit is lanceolate caryopsis.

What are the uses of Reed?

1. Main value

Reed can not only make paper, building materials and other industrial raw materials, the root can be used as medicine, and has the functions of diuresis, detoxification, coolness, anti-vomiting, anti-encephalitis and so on. Reed also has important ecological value: a large area of Reed can not only adjust the climate, conserve water, form a good wetland ecological environment, but also provide habitat for birds, foraging, breeding home.

2. Economic value

Reed stalks contain cellulose, which can be used to make paper and man-made fibers. Since ancient times, China has used reeds to weave "Reed mats" to lay Kang, build houses or build temporary buildings. In ancient countries, there were musical instruments made from the empty stem of Reed-Reed flute, and the film in the stem of Reed was used as flute membrane. Reed ears can be used as brooms and tidbits can fill pillows.

3. Garden value

Reed species bloom at the lakeside of the park in a particularly beautiful season. Reed elegance can often be seen in parks in European countries. Breed the latest variety of Reed. Deep water cold resistance, drought resistance, high temperature resistance, lodging resistance, straight, plant height, thick stem, strong leaves, high survival rate. It can achieve the advantages of short-term molding, rapid scenery and so on. With strong vitality, easy management, wide adaptation to the environment and fast growth, it is the first choice for scenic spot tourism, water surface greening, river management, purification of water quality, swamps and wetlands, landscape engineering, soil protection and dike consolidation, and soil improvement.

4. Animal husbandry value

Phragmites communis is a kind of crop with wide adaptability, strong resistance and high biomass. Asparagus leaf, asparagus flower, asparagus stem, asparagus root and asparagus can be used as herbage with high feeding value. Tender stems and leaves are favored by all kinds of livestock. Most of them are used as grazing land, but also for mowing grassland or for both grazing and mowing, often as grazing land in early spring. Reed grassland has seasonal stagnant water or too wet, coupled with high grassland, suitable for horse, cattle and livestock grazing.

The aboveground part of Reed has tall plants and strong regeneration ability. The biomass of the grassland dominated by Reed is also higher than that of forage grasses. Under natural conditions, it produces 3.9-13.9 tons of fresh grass per hectare. It can be cut 2-3 times a year. In addition to grazing and utilization, dry hay and silage can be made. After silage, the grass is green and fragrant, sheep like to eat, cattle and horses also like to eat.

5. Medicinal value

Reed is a plant for protecting soil and strengthening embankment. Reed stalks can be used as raw materials for papermaking, rayon and rayon, as well as for weaving mats and curtains; when tender, they contain a lot of protein and sugar, which is a good feed; buds are edible and can also be made into zongzi. The leaf tidbits of outer bread can be used as brooms; tidbits can be filled with pillows; the rhizome is called Reed root, which is cold and sweet in traditional Chinese medicine. It is suitable for clearing stomach fire, removing lung heat, invigorating stomach, relieving vomiting and diuresis. The Compendium of Materia Medica refers to Reed leaves as "treating cholera vomiting and carbuncle gangrene"; "Benjing Daoyuan" records that it has "the function of burning and storing, treating bleeding and all kinds of blood"; removing Reed leaves as the end, washing and applying spring onion and pepper soup can treat hair and back ulcers.

Reed flower hemostasis and detoxification, treatment of epistaxis, blood avalanche, vomiting and diarrhea. It is recorded in this Sketch that "boiled thick sauce is the main poison of fish and crabs." Reed is not only a good crystal in dishes, but also can cure warm-blooded thirst and gonorrhea. "Wang Laoyao Jie" says that it can "clear the lungs and quench thirst and clear the water." The Compendium of Materia Medica records that it can "cure botulism". Reed stem and Reed root are important medicines in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of febrile diseases, which can clear away heat and engender fluid, in addition to annoyance and anti-vomiting. Fourteen kinds of medicine books in ancient times have detailed records. The famous "golden Reed" stem has been sold overseas.

Modern pharmacology confirmed that the leaves, flowers, stems and roots of Reed are rich in pharmacological components-pentosan, Coix, protein, fat, carbohydrate, D-glucose, D-galactose and two kinds of uronic acid, as well as more than ten kinds of vitamins B1, B2, C and so on. therefore, it has been paid attention to by the medical and pharmaceutical circles.

6. Industrial value

The stalk is a raw material for papermaking or for mat weaving, curtain weaving and shed construction.