Agapanthusa fricanus, also known as purple Clivia, blue Clivia and African lily, is native to South Africa. For Liliaceae plants, phytotaxonomists also belong to Lycoris family, there are also another hundred lotus family. It is believed that there is only one species in this genus, about 10 varieties. There are also nine species. There are short rhizome and fleshy root in the underground part of the lotus. The scape is a terminal umbel, with 10-30 flowers and 120-200 flowers in var. The flowers are bright blue, with white, dark blue, pink purple, etc.
Hippeastrum, the generic name of red crested, is a Greek compound of "hippeos" and "astron". It means that the leaves of the plant are arranged in two rows, like a saddle, and the scape is like a knight riding on a saddle horse. The Chinese nickname huazhoulan probably came from this. Zhou is the helmet worn by ancient soldiers when fighting. The description of the cultivation of red cress in China was first seen in the first flower gardening in China, which was written by Mr. Zhang Junyu in 1933. Huazhoulan was mentioned for the first time.
After it was discovered in central and South America in the 18th century, it was introduced into Europe one after another. Now it is known that 75 species of cinnabar are mostly found in the forests of the Andes in South America. In 1725, it was first found in Mexico and the West Indies that the short tube red crested (also known as Queen's red) was introduced into Europe. This is a model species of red crested cultivation, and now there are many horticultural hybrids. After that, h.vittatum, which originated from Helu in 1769, h.reticutatum, which originated from Brazil in 1777, h.rutium, which originated from Brazil in 1821, h.pratense, which originated from Chile in 1840, entered Europe one after another. Japan introduced the red variety in the Honghua period (1844-1847). The earliest introduction record of red variety in Taiwan is 1911.
There are 2-6 flowers in the umbel, usually 4. The stigma of the style is divided into 3 parts, and the flowers are magenta.
There is another name for the red flower, baizilian, so the entry will be confused. But remember, the hundred Zi Lian is the hundred Zi Lian, the Zhu Ding Hong is the Guting flower, and from the flower color very good distinction. There are white, pink and purple flowers in the lotus, while the red on the top is red as the name suggests.
After the above introduction, I hope that you will see another red on the top when you search for baizilian next time. Please ignore it Flower friends should also pay attention to when buying flowers. Some businesses mark the red top of the red flower as the lotus. If you want to buy the lotus, you must ask the merchants for accurate information.
