The lotus flower also has flower names.

A nickname for the lotus.

Ling Arrow Lotus, also known as he Ling Arrow, Red Peacock, Lotus Arrow, Peacock Cactus, etc., is a perennial evergreen epiphytic plant of the genus Cactus. Because its stem is flat and lanceolate, the flower is like a sleeping lotus, so it is called the arrow lotus.

Morphological characteristics of Ling Arrow Lotus

The arrow lotus is an epiphytic cactus plant with erect stems, much branched, group shrubby, about 50 cm high and 100 cm high. The trunk at the base of the plant is slender and round, the branches are flattened and arrow-shaped, green. The edge of the stem is obtusely toothed. The concave part of the tooth has a thorn seat, with fine spines 0.3 to 0.5 cm long. The midrib of the flat stem is obviously prominent. The flower is expelled from the thorn seat on both sides of the stem node, the flower tube is slender, the trumpet-shaped flower blossoms during the day, one flower only blooms for 1-2 days, and the flowers are purple, bright red, pink, magenta, yellow, white, blue-purple, etc., and bloom during the day in summer, the flowering period is from May to July. Fruit oval red berries with black seeds. There are two species of this genus, and the other kind of small flower makes the arrow lotus, the flower is small, the flower is dense, bright red.

The living habits of Ling Arrow Lotus

Make the arrow lotus like a warm and humid environment, avoid direct sunlight, drought tolerance, semi-shade tolerance, fear of rain, require fertile, loose, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic sandy loam. The optimum temperature during the growing period is 20-25 ℃, the optimum temperature for flower bud differentiation is 10-15 ℃, the winter temperature should not be lower than 5 ℃, and the florescence is April.

The legend of the flower language of the arrow lotus

The flower language of the arrow lotus is recollection. Make the arrow lotus with its delicate and light beautiful posture, and its bright and dazzling color, as well as indomitable vitality and that charming aroma, very popular and loved by people. Especially in the middle of summer, the peacock cactus blossoms brilliantly, which is a good decoration in front of the window, hallway and balcony of the home.

It is said that in the tribal life a long time ago, there were two Dai tribes in Xishuangbanna, which fought for years because of disputes over territory and rights, and the people of both tribes suffered many casualties. at this time, one of the sons and daughters of the chiefs of the two tribes was madly in love with each other.

The melee continued, when one day, the head of one tribe asked his son to gather his own people with the patriarch's arrow, ready to attack each other the next morning and launch a general attack. The son of the head man opposed the war, so he took the arrow to see the daughter of another tribal chief, that is, his lover, and the two met in the dense forest to discuss how to put an end to the war. However, they couldn't think of a good way when they thought of it at dawn. When they had no choice but to hold the lotus, a symbol of beauty and peace, they both cut their own throats together. When the patriarchs of both sides knew about this, they were deeply remorseful for their wrong behavior and unwisdom. So burn incense to each other as an oath, the two sides made up as before.

Before long, clusters of green plants very much like arrows grew on the grave where the young couple were buried together, and there were beautiful flowers as beautiful as lotus flowers. This is the peacock cactus and arrow lotus that people see now.

The use value of Ling Arrow Lotus

1. Ornamental value. Make the arrow lotus variety, with its delicate and light posture, gorgeous colors and gloomy aroma, deeply loved by people. Potted plants are the main ornamental plants, and more varieties are used in the greenhouse, which can improve the ornamental effect. Used to decorate the living room, study window, balcony, porch, excellent indoor potted flowers with good color, posture and aroma.

2. Medicinal value. The stem of arrow lotus can be used as medicine and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.