What is a ghost flower?

The official Chinese name of Ghost Flower is "Lycoris honghuaensis", and there are more than ten aliases such as Manzhusha Flower, Cockroach Flower, Dragon Claw Flower, Old Crow Garlic, Garlic Grass, Hell Flower, Snake Flower, Mountain Fog Crossing and Pingyi Lei. Lycoris of Amaryllidaceae. Perennial herbs, native to the Yangtze River valley in China. Currently widely distributed in East Asia.

Ghost flower scape is 30-60 cm high, with terminal umbel, bright red flowers, short tube, narrow and oblanceolate perianth, rolled outward, stamens and styles protruding, and graceful posture. Flowering period is from July to September, flowering in July and growing in summer. Sexual preference for wet environment, fear of direct sunlight, should grow in loose and fertile sandy loam.

Native to China and Japan, it is widely cultivated all over the world. It is an excellent perennial herbaceous flower, which is often used for greening in the shade of gardens. As a flower bed or flower diameter material, it is also a beautiful cut flower. Bulbs are poisonous, and the medicine has the effects of inducing vomiting, eliminating phlegm, reducing swelling and relieving pain.

Extended data:

Strong cold tolerance, like half shade, also resistant to exposure, like humidity, but also resistant to drought. All kinds of soil can grow, and loose and fertile humus soil is the best. Have the habit of sleeping in summer. In winter, the leaves are green and full of vitality.

Wild varieties grow on dark and humid land, and their native place is red soil, which is cold-resistant and shade-loving. The maximum high temperature tolerance is 24℃ per day, and it likes humidity and drought. They are used to acidic soil, and loose and fertile humus soil is the best. Have the habit of sleeping in summer.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Lycoris rubra