Lycoris radiata

Aliases: garlic grass, dragon claw flower, cockroach flower, old duck garlic, safflower Lycoris, flat ground thunder

Scientific name: Lycoris radiata

English name: Shorttube Lycoris

Families and genera: Lycoris of Lycoridaceae

2. Morphological characteristics of Lycoris Lycoris is a perennial bulb herbaceous flower, flowers first and then leaves, bulbs are widely oval. Leaves come out in early winter, the leaves are linear or belt-shaped, often green, and are drawn from the base after flowering. The florescence is from August to September, the first leaf of the flowering stem is drawn out, the height is about 30~40cm, and the terminal flower is 4-6 flowers. Its flower type has lily type, day lily type, dragon claw type and so on, the flower color has white, milky white, light clove purple, purple red, crimson, rose red, straw yellow, orange yellow and so on, as well as striped or halo varieties. The most common thing in life is Lycoris radiata with red and curly petals.

3. The selection and cultivation of Lycoris radiata capsule is often immature and propagates with breeder bulbs, but the bulbs should not be harvested every year. Generally, disease-free and well-growing bulbs are selected for pot or open-field cultivation in autumn every 3-4 years, and should be planted in spring in cold areas. The planting depth should not be too deep, and the top of the bulb should be just buried in the soil. The soil quality requires sandy soil or loose cultivated soil with good drainage, and fully mature organic fertilizer and a small amount of superphosphate as base fertilizer. In the maintenance period, we should often irrigate to keep the soil moist, but not stagnant water to prevent the bulb from rotting.

4. The requirements of Lycoris radiata to the cultivation environment Lycoris likes warm climate. The highest temperature of Lycoris radiata sown in early October is no more than 30 ℃, and the average temperature of ten days is 24 ℃, which is suitable for the growth of Lycoris radiata. Garlic like Yang, like semi-yin, like moisture, drought-resistant, slightly cold-resistant, the soil should choose good drainage, humus-rich sandy loam and calcareous loam.

5. Post-anthesis treatment and pest control Lycoris should cut off the scape after flowering in order to reduce the loss of nutrients and keep the plants neat. The management of Lycoris radiata is extensive, there are few diseases and insect pests, and the common pests are grubs. After discovery, drugs such as phoxim or trichlorfon should be used to control them (according to the instructions).

6. the ornamental application of Lycoris radiata leaves are green in winter and red flowers are in full bloom in summer and autumn. It is a good material for arranging flower borders, rockery, rock gardens and making forest ground covers. It can also be used for cut flowers. It can be planted in the courtyard, at the edge of the lawn, beside the forest, under the sparse forest or in patches; it can also be used as edge plants such as roadsides and flower beds or dotted in rock crevices. Bulbs can be used as pesticides. Garlic powder can be used as architectural coating. Allicin can be used as medicine, seed bulb can be used as medicine, and it has the functions of expectoration, diuresis, detoxification and vomiting. Treatment of throat wind, edema, gangrene, swelling, sores and other diseases, but toxic, should be used with caution.