Yixing Lily is a geographical indication certification trademark.
Yixing, Jiangsu Province is close to Taihu Lake. It has a mild climate and fertile land. The lilies it produces not only have high yields, but also have the best quality in the country. It has a cultivation history of three to four hundred years. Lily contains nutrients such as starch, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, clearing the spleen and removing dampness, replenishing the vital energy, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. The cooked lily has a slightly bitter taste, but if you taste it carefully, the bitter taste becomes sweet, sweet and refreshing. In order to reduce the bitterness, use less of the core of the bulb. When cleaning, soak it in water for a longer time and change the water several times.
Regional Scope
Yixing City Taihudu District (Taihu Lake Area); Zhoutie Town, Xinzhuang Town, Dapu Town, Dingshu Town and other Taihu Lake Areas
Specific Quality
Perennial herb. There are white broad ovoid spherical skinless bulbs underground, 1-8cm in diameter. The above-ground stems are upright, 50-150cm tall, brown or purplish, covered with white wool. Single leaves are alternate, sessile, narrowly lanceolate. Purple-black bulbils grow in the middle and upper leaf axils. There are 3-20 flowers, usually more than 10, in racemes. The flowers are orange-red, with the mouth pointing downward, the tepals are strongly rolled back, and there are purple-black spots on the inside. The stamens open to all sides, the filaments are slender, and the anthers are dark purple-red. Flower diameter 9-12cm. The flowering period is from July to August, and the above-ground parts gradually wither from August to September, leaving dormant bulbs to overwinter.
Common varieties include: var.splendens, with large, orange-red flowers; var.fortuni, with stems densely covered with tomentose. Wild triploid plants were discovered in Japan with large and beautiful flowers. Chinese curliculata is more widely distributed and should exist, but it has not yet been discovered. It is also a breeding material for lily flowers. It is hybridized with related plants such as Lily davidii Dacharte to form many horticultural varieties.
Cultural Allusions
Yixing, Jiangsu Province is close to Taihu Lake. It has a mild climate and fertile land. The lilies it produces not only have a high yield, but also have the best quality in the country. It has been in existence for three to four hundred years. cultivation history. Lily contains nutrients such as starch, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, clearing the spleen and removing dampness, replenishing the vital energy, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. The cooked lily has a slightly bitter taste, but if you taste it carefully, the bitter taste becomes sweet, sweet and refreshing. In order to reduce the bitterness, use less of the core of the bulb. When cleaning, soak it in water for a longer time and change the water several times. Among them, Lily Tourist Base is the most famous. Some of the petals of curliculata are flat and some are rolled outwards, so they are known as "curling flowers". If planted in the courtyard, the flowers can be viewed in summer and the bulbs can be eaten in autumn, so it has high practical value. Mainly used as edible lily in China. Its bulbs contain a lot of starch and protein and can be eaten as vegetables.
It has become an important ornamental flower abroad. Its flowers are unique in shape and swaying in various colors. They are not only suitable for planting in flower beds, flower borders and courtyards in gardens, but are also a good material for cut flowers and potted plants. At the same time, it is also a valuable Chinese medicinal material with nourishing, strengthening, antitussive, and phlegm-removing effects. It is highly effective in the treatment of tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis.