Is it easy to grow pyracantha?

Another name for Pyracantha

Rescue food, life-saving food, torch fruit, Chiyangzi, red thorn, Taiwan red fruit, red bead, auspicious fruit, number one red, dialect is also called abacus.

Growth habits of Pyracantha

Hippophae rhamnoides is very adaptable, like warm and sunny environment, like loose, fertile soil.

Fire sacrifice can be reproduced mainly by sowing, easy to harvest seeds, sowing along with picking in autumn, and cutting twigs in summer. Cuttings must be transplanted with soil balls to improve the survival rate.

Potted plants in the north are moved to indoor maintenance from October to November, while in the south of the Yangtze River, they can survive the winter outdoors.

The function of fire sacrifice

Ornamental value: Hippophae rhamnoides is evergreen all the year round, its branches and leaves are soft and small, its leaves are waxy, it blossoms white in spring and bears red fruit in autumn.

Edible value: Pyracantha fruit is rich in organic acids, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and a variety of mineral elements, which can be eaten fresh or processed into various beverages.

Medicinal value: the root bark, stem bark and fruit of Hippophae rhamnoides are rich in tannins, which can be used to extract tanning materials, which can clear heat and detoxify, invigorate body and relieve thirst, converge and stop diarrhea.

Beauty value: red fruit contains biological whitening substances, which can effectively inhibit the activity of various pigment enzymes in the human body, so that the skin does not produce pigment.

Health function: according to scientific identification, red fruit is rich in water, protein, fat, sugar, vitamin A, B, C, D and mineral calcium, phosphorus, iron and dietary fiber. It has obvious curative effect on diabetes, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, constipation and detoxification. It can remove the garbage in the body, improve the circulation in the body and promote metabolism. It is regarded as the best blood cleanser in nature.

Picture appreciation of Pyracantha