A woman flower, planted in my heart, with buds to let go, can soothe the loneliness of the heart. This is Mei Yanfang's "Woman Flower" singing the red river north and south. The woman's flowers are delicate, gentle, and picturesque.
In fact, among all the flowers, there is really a plant called the woman's flower, which gently cares for the beauty of the woman. It is Chinese medicine, saffron, also known as saffron, which is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine with strong physiological activity. The blossoms are also particularly beautiful and personality. In many ancient dynasties, the price of saffron was equivalent to the price of gold, and today it is still the most valuable spice in the world.
Saffron is a perennial herb native to southern Europe. Prefers a cooler and semi-shaded environment. Particularly hardy. It is also cultivated in various parts of our country, and the saffron is a flower with bulbs, the plant is not high, the flowers are clustered, and the flowers are gentle and elegant. Like most bulbous plants, it generally sleeps in the summer, takes root in the fall, and generally blooms in late October.
The blossoming of saffron is also particularly beautiful. Shallow and low, soft color. It can be used as a medicinal herb or potted. It is extremely hardy, no one has to worry about freezing it to death, and it can even flower after snow in winter, surprising all plants.
Now many friends like to buy Mid-Autumn Love to plant saffron, several planted together, flowers full of pots, especially beautiful. Saffron is still a plant that loves cubs, as long as it is planted for one year, it will spawn a lot of small balls, and the number will double in the second year, so that if you plant a few years, you can have a piece of tweed, if you grow this flower at home, you can take advantage of the autumn to divide the pots.
First, split the ball
Saffron bulbs generally occur between August and September, and after the mature bulbs have multiple main buds, they expand from the base of the leaf to form bulbs. After the aerial part of the saffron is dormant and withered in the summer, the rhizome can be stored in grades. Large balls of about 8 grams or more should be separated from small balls, and larger balls can bloom that year. The younger ones should continue to be cultivated and can only flower after one year.
Second, planting
It grows in the spring, and in the cold seasons of autumn, it can be planted around October. Each pot can be planted with several bulbs, and five or six can be planted in order to form a bursting pot effect. Placed in a place where the scattered light is abundant, keeping the potting soil slightly wet, and it can take root in about ten days. Then move outside to bask in more sun, and you can bloom around November and February.
The saffron blossoms are very moving. Beautiful and elegant. It is really a typical "woman flower", and after flowering, you can pick the residual flowers. So as not to consume nutrients, and apply a compound fertilizer 1 to 2 times to make it grow bulbs. The leaves perform photosynthesis. It can promote the return of nutrients and thus promote the growth of the root system.
The medicinal value of saffron is particularly large, the world-famous small material. Its medicinal value is so valuable that the main part of its medicinal herbs is the red flower bud in the middle. However, a flower has several buds, so it makes saffron expensive, if you look at it as a potted plant. You can always appreciate its delicate appearance.