Myrtales: When the Crape Myrtle Blooms and Drops Its Leaves, the Price per Sapling, and Its Effects and Uses
Bairihong generally refers to the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), also known as itchy flower, itchy tree, purple gold flower, purple orchid flower, mosquito flower, western sweetgum, hundred-day red, and barkless tree. Its roots, bark, leaves and flowers can all be used as medicine. So when does it usually bloom? How much does a sapling cost? What effects and uses does it have? According to Myrtales data, Bairihong blooms from June to September and fruits from September to December. The crape myrtle has a graceful form, a smooth and clean trunk, and brilliant flower colors; it blooms right in the summer and autumn season when few flowers are around, and its flowering period is long, hence the name “hundred-day red”. It also has the praise “in midsummer green shades the eyes, this flower reddens the whole hall”. It is an excellent bonsai material for viewing flowers, trunks and roots.
How much does a Bairihong sapling cost?
The crape myrtle likes a warm and humid climate, likes light, tolerates slight shade, likes fertilizer, and especially likes deep, fertile sandy loam. It grows well in places with slight moisture, is also drought-tolerant, and dislikes waterlogging; it should not be planted in low, damp places with a high groundwater table. It likes warmth and can resist cold, and has strong sprouting ability. The crape myrtle also has a fairly strong ability to resist pollution, with relatively strong resistance to sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and chlorine gas. [3] It is semi-shade loving, likes to grow on fertile, moist soil, and can also tolerate drought; it grows well in both calcareous soil and acidic soil. The price of a 15CM sapling is around 150 yuan each.
What effects and uses does Bairihong have?
Use value
The wood of the crape myrtle is hard and rot-resistant, and can be used as material for farm tools, furniture, construction and so on;
Medicinal value
The bark, leaves and flowers are a strong purgative; a decoction of the root and bark can treat coughing up blood, vomiting blood and blood in the stool.
Functions and indications
Clears heat and detoxifies; drains dampness and dispels wind; dissipates blood stasis and stops bleeding. Mainly used for unnamed swellings and toxic sores; erysipelas; acute mastitis; sore throat; hepatitis; scabies and ringworm; crane-knee wind; traumatic injuries; internal and external bleeding; and flooding and spotting with leukorrhea.
① Diannan Bencao: treats unstoppable postpartum flooding, blood obstruction and abdominal masses, flooding and spotting, relentless leukorrhea, and scabies, ringworm and sores.
② Lingnan Caiyao Lu: treats infantile scalp sores and fetal toxins.