What plants bear fruit in the twenty-four solar terms and the heat?

Flowers in full bloom in summer include lotus, hollyhock, crape myrtle, hibiscus, Amorpha fruticosa, Pogostemon, purple calyx, chicory and so on.

lotus

Lotus belongs to Nymphaeaceae, also known as lotus and hibiscus, and is a perennial aquatic herb flower of lotus. There are many kinds of lotus flowers, which are divided into ornamental and edible categories. China is native to tropical and temperate Asia and was planted as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Lotus is precious all over the body, lotus root and lotus seed are edible, and the germ of lotus seed, rhizome, lotus node, lotus leaf, flower and seed can be used as medicine. Its character of emerging from the mud without staining has always been praised by the world. Lotus is the national flower of India and Vietnam.

hollyhock

Abelmoschus manihot is also known as Yizhanghong, Dashuji and Rongkui. Young leaves and flowers are edible, and the skin is made of high-quality fibers. The whole plant is used as medicine, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving cough and diuresis. Roots can be used as lubricating drugs for mucosal inflammation, protection and mitigation of irritation. Anthocyanins extracted from flowers can be used as food pigments. The whole herb is used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and detoxifying, and treating hematemesis, blood collapse and other diseases. Stem bark contains fiber and can be used instead of hemp.

crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica, also known as purple flower and purple orchid, is a deciduous shrub or small tree, belonging to Lagerstroemia of Lysimachiaceae. Its tree is graceful, its trunk is smooth and clean, and its color is gorgeous. It happens to be summer and autumn when it blooms, and the flowering period is long. Therefore, it is known as "Hundred Days Red" and "Summer Blue and White Flowers Full of Red". It is a good bonsai for ornamental flowers, stems and roots. Roots, bark, leaves and flowers can be used as medicine.