How to grow Zephyranthes grandiflora? A detailed guide to its cultivation techniques
Some gardening friends told us they saw a very beautiful flower by the roadside but did not know its name, and wondered whether they could grow it at home as a potted plant. After taking a look at this flower, we decided to share it with you - Zephyranthes grandiflora.
Zephyranthes grandiflora is also called jiulan and rain flower (fengyuhua). Its flower meaning is to face things with strength and courage. It is an annual herbaceous plant with important medicinal value, with effects of invigorating and cooling the blood and clearing heat and toxins. It is native to South America and is now cultivated in various parts of China. The plant is elegant and the flowers are fresh and refined, with a flowering period from April to September and a fruiting period from September to October. Zephyranthes grandiflora likes light, tolerates partial shade, tolerates drought and high temperatures, and is fairly cold-tolerant. It grows well in loam or sandy loam with deep soil and good drainage. It can be grown in pots for viewing in courtyards, and can also be used as edging material for flower beds, flower borders or lawns. It is a fine flower for landscaping and beautification.
Cultivation techniques of Zephyranthes grandiflora
(1) Propagation techniques: Seed propagation: when the fruit skin turns from green to black, select plump, well-filled seeds and harvest them in time, dry them in the sun and thresh them, then store them dry and sow in the following spring. When sowing, build beds on loose, fertile sandy loam and broadcast or drill the seeds, cover with 1cm of soil after sowing, spray water, then cover with a layer of straw to retain moisture and warmth. When the seedlings are 1cm tall, remove the straw; when the seedlings are 7cm tall, apply fertilizer once; when the seedlings are 20cm tall, they can be lifted from the nursery and transplanted. Division propagation: in early spring, select clusters of bulbs and plant healthy, vigorous daughter bulbs.
(2) Planting techniques: Choose loam or sandy loam with deep soil and good drainage, dig holes and plant, with a hole spacing of 15cm. For pot planting, use a 17cm pot and plant 5-7 plants. When planting, be careful not to damage the bulbs, and strengthen fertilizer and water management after planting. During the growing period, apply fertilizer once every two months to promote bulb enlargement and good flowering.
How to grow Zephyranthes grandiflora: its cultivation methods and precautions
How do you grow Zephyranthes grandiflora? What are its cultivation methods and precautions? Today we will describe its planting and cultivation techniques. Zephyranthes grandiflora is a perennial herbaceous plant native to South America, and only in recent years has it been widely cultivated in China. Its flower colors include rose red, pink, white and others.
Cultivation methods of Zephyranthes grandiflora
Growing Zephyranthes grandiflora can be done by division or by planting bulbs. For both methods, planting in spring is best. Simply dig up the bulbs, plant 3 to 5 bulbs at each spot, and water to maintain appropriate humidity; they are very easy to establish.
Soil: For growing Zephyranthes grandiflora, fertile sandy loam is best. After planting, pay attention to watering to maintain humidity.
Light: The growing environment for Zephyranthes grandiflora must have sufficient light. In shady places it is not easy for it to produce daughter bulbs, nor is it easy for it to flower.
Fertilizing: For fertilizing Zephyranthes grandiflora, you can choose organic fertilizers such as oil cake, compost or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, applying once every 2 to 3 months. Increasing phosphorus and potassium fertilizers proportionally can promote bulb enlargement and good flowering.
Precautions for Zephyranthes grandiflora
When planting Zephyranthes grandiflora, if the plants become crowded and clumpy, they must be forcibly divided. The planting depth for Zephyranthes grandiflora should be such that the top of the bulb is slightly exposed. If potted, it needs sufficient sunlight and fertilizer and water. In addition, after 2 to 3 years, potted Zephyranthes grandiflora should have its bulbs taken out and grown in the ground for 1 to 2 years. When digging up the bulbs, be careful not to damage them. Also, if the bulbs of Zephyranthes grandiflora have already sprouted flower buds, after division and sufficient watering they can still bloom.
The above are the cultivation methods and precautions for Zephyranthes grandiflora. In fact, Zephyranthes grandiflora can not only be used as a potted plant, courtyard plant or flower bed edging, but its whole plant and bulbs can also be used as medicine, with the functions of dispersing heat and detoxifying and invigorating and cooling the blood. It is often used for red and swollen injuries from falls, venomous snake bites, vomiting blood and uterine bleeding.
Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindl. Illustrated guide: how to grow Zephyranthes grandiflora / how to propagate Zephyranthes grandiflora
Zephyranthes grandiflora profileZephyranthes grandiflora Lindl.
Cultivation methods and precautions of Zephyranthes grandiflora: an introduction to Zephyranthes grandiflora
Perennial herb, with oval bulbs, 3.5 cm tall, up to 3 cm thick, outer coat dark brown, membranous, with small bulbs borne at the inner base. Linear leaves are basal, up to 30 cm long. In spring and summer it bears rose red or pink flowers, emerging from a tubular, pale purplish red spathe, solitary at the top of the scape. Capsule, black seeds. The whole plant and bulbs are used as medicine, with the functions of dispersing heat and detoxifying and invigorating and cooling the blood.
Other Chinese names: jiucai lian (Beijing), sai fan hong hua (Guangxi, Guizhou), han shui xian, kong xin jiu cai (Guizhou), chang pu lian, hong yu lian, feng yu hua (North China), hong chang pu lian (Beijing).
Morphological characteristics of Zephyranthes grandiflora
Perennial herb. Bulbs oval-spherical, 2-3 cm in diameter, epidermis membranous, brown, with many fine roots borne below. Basal leaves usually several clustered; leaf blades linear, flat, 15-30 cm long, 6-8 cm wide. Flowers solitary at the top of the scape, rose red or pink; spathe bract spathe-like, often tinged pale purplish red, 4-5 cm long, lower part fused into a tube; pedicel 2-3 cm long; tepals 6, obovate, 3-6 cm long, apex slightly pointed; stamens 6, 2/3-4/5 the length of the tepals, anthers versatile; ovary inferior, 3-locular, style slender, stigma deeply 3-cleft.
Leaves 24, green, slightly fleshy, linear, 15-65 cm long, 7-10 mm wide, gradually narrowed toward the apex, apex obtuse, raised on the back, concave on the ventral side, crescent-shaped in cross-section, lower 5-8 cm enlarged into a sheath, wrapping around each other to form a cylinder, externally covered by a brown outer coat, the leaf base being the scale in the bulb. The scape is usually shorter than the leaves, often emerging before the leaves, 15-25 cm long, flower solitary terminal; spathe bract 1, pale purplish red, 3.5-4.5 cm long, lower part fused into a tube, apex 2-cleft; pedicel 2-3.5 cm long; perianth rose red or pink, often blue-purple after drying; perianth tube obvious, 1.5-2.5 cm long, funnel-shaped, perianth lobes 6, obovate, obovate-lanceolate, apex acute and obtuse, (3-)5-6 cm long, 1.2-1.5 cm wide; stamens 6, inserted at the base of the perianth tube, filaments 3.5 cm and 4 cm long; anthers linear, 1.2 cm long, versatile, after dehiscence curving downward at both ends into a horseshoe shape; ovary obovate, 4-5 mm long, style slender, stigma deeply 3-cleft. Capsule nearly spherical; seeds black, nearly flat. Flowering period June-September.
Ecological habits of Zephyranthes grandiflora
It likes warmth, humidity and sufficient sunlight, and also tolerates partial shade. It is suitable for sandy loam with good drainage and rich in humus.
Distribution range of Zephyranthes grandiflora
It is distributed in South America as well as in Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei and other places in mainland China. It is cultivated in courtyards throughout China for ornamental purposes and has become naturalized in the south.
Distribution and habitat: Commonly cultivated in Kunming, Suijiang, Pingbian, Funing, Heqing and other places, and also escaped. Native to southern Mexico to Guatemala, it has been introduced and cultivated in gardens across northern and southern China, and is commonly found escaped in Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan.
Medicinal or dietary therapeutic value of Zephyranthes grandiflora
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The medical content on Huahua Network is for reference only and cannot be regarded as professional advice. Any health problem should be consulted with professional medical staff. Medicinal information (1)
[Medicinal part] The whole plant is used as medicine. Chinese medicine name: sai fan hong hua (han shui xian).
[Harvesting and processing] The whole plant can be harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.
[Main components] The whole plant contains amino acids such as nicotianamine. The fresh stem contains the active ingredient against P388 lymphoma: pancratistatin; the bulb contains lycorine, galanthine, haemanthamine, pretazettine and carinatine.
[Pharmacological effects] Antitumor effect.
[Nature, flavor and functions] Bitter, cold. Invigorates and cools the blood, detoxifies and reduces swelling.
[Indications and usage] Vomiting blood, bloody stool, uterine bleeding, red and swollen injuries from falls, red and swollen sores and carbuncles, venomous snake bites. Oral use: decoct in water, 15-30 grams. External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.
To treat vomiting blood and uterine bleeding: han shui xian 30-60 grams. Simmer in water and take. (Guizhou Herbal Medicine)
Uses and functions of the plant:
The whole plant and bulbs are used as medicine, with the functions of dispersing heat and detoxifying and invigorating and cooling the blood; used for red and swollen injuries from falls, venomous snake bites, vomiting blood and uterine bleeding.
Medicinal information (2)
[Drug name]: sai fan hong hua
[Aliases]: chang pu lian, hong yu lian, feng yu hua, han shui xian, kong xin jiu cai, du suan
[Chinese pinyin]: sai fan hong hua
[English name]: Herb of Rosepink Zephyrlily
[Latin plant animal mineral name]: Zephyranthes grandiflora Lindl.[Z.carinata Herb.]
[Pharmacological effects]: Antitumor effect. Pancratistatin in Zephyranthes grandiflora has a therapeutic effect on P388 lymphocytic leukemia in mice. At 0.78-3.12mg/kg, this compound's antitumor effect is 135%-150% of the control group. In in vitro tests, ED50<0.01μm/ml。
[Traditional Chinese medicine chemical components]: The whole plant contains amino acids such as nicotianamine. The fresh stem contains the active ingredient against P388 lymphoma: pancratistatin; the bulb contains lycorine, galanthine, haemanthamine, pretazettine and carinatine.
[Effects]: Invigorates and cools the blood; detoxifies and reduces swelling
[Textual research]: From Guizhou Herbal Medicine
[Indications]: Vomiting blood; bloody stool; uterine bleeding; red and swollen injuries from falls; red and swollen sores and carbuncles; venomous snake bites
[Harvesting and storage]: The whole plant can be harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.
[Effect classification]: Heat-clearing drugs; blood-cooling drugs
[Medicinal plant cultivation]: Biological characteristics: likes warmth, humidity and sunlight, tolerates partial shade and moisture, is fairly cold-tolerant, and is suitable for cultivation in sandy loam with good drainage and rich organic matter. Cultivation techniques: Propagated by bulb division. In spring, generally plant clusters of 3-4 bulbs, with the upper end slightly exposed above the soil surface, at a planting distance of about 10cm, and water thoroughly before germination and growth. Field management: During the growing period, pay attention to intertillage and weeding. After 2-3 years, potted plants should have their bulbs taken out and grown in the ground for 1-2 years to rejuvenate the bulbs.
[Nature and flavor]: Bitter; cold
[Medicinal material source]: The whole plant of Zephyranthes grandiflora, a plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.
[Usage and dosage]: Oral use: decoct in water, 15-30g. External use: appropriate amount, pound and apply.
[Source]: Chinese Materia Medica
Landscape uses of Zephyranthes grandiflora
Potted plants, courtyards, flower bed edging.
Propagation methods of Zephyranthes grandiflora
Propagation by seeds, or by division or bulb planting, can be carried out throughout the year, but spring is best. Simply dig up the bulbs, plant 3-5 bulbs at each spot, and water to maintain appropriate humidity; they are very easy to establish. When digging up the bulbs, be careful not to damage them. If there are too many leaves and scapes, cut off the upper part and plant while keeping intact bulbs and 6-8 cm of leaves. If the bulbs have already sprouted flower buds, after division and sufficient watering they can still bloom.
Cultivation techniques of Zephyranthes grandiflora
For growing soil, fertile sandy loam is best. For flower bed edging, plant 3-5 bulbs per hole, with a hole spacing of about 15 cm. For pots, plant 5-7 bulbs per 17 cm pot. After planting, pay attention to watering to maintain humidity.
The cultivation site should have sufficient sunlight. In shady places it is not easy for it to produce daughter bulbs, nor is it easy for it to flower. For fertilizer, organic fertilizers such as oil cake, compost or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers can be used, applied once every 2-3 months. Increasing phosphorus and potassium fertilizers proportionally can promote bulb enlargement and good flowering. When the plants become crowded and clumpy, they must be forcibly divided. It likes warmth, is cold-tolerant, and grows well in well-drained soil, with a suitable temperature of 2-30°C.
The planting depth should be such that the top of the bulb is slightly exposed, and divide the bulbs once every 2-3 years. Potted plants need sufficient sunlight and fertilizer and water. After a batch of flowers fades, water should be withheld for 50-60 days, then normal watering resumed. This alternating dry and wet treatment can promote multiple flowering, with 2-3 flowering periods possible in one year.
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