Chrysanthemum brain

Chrysanthemum brain Chrysanthemum brain is one of the traditional specialty vegetables in Jiangsu Province. Also known as "chrysanthemum leaf", it is a perennial herb vegetable and can also be cultivated as an annual. It is named because it looks like wild chrysanthemum. Jiangsu chrysanthemum brain has been cultivated and eaten as a vegetable for more than 100 years. According to legend, in the third year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1864), Zeng Guofan led the Qing army to attack the Taiping Army, and the city of Nanjing (then called Tianjing) was besieged, and the residents searched for wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger. They found that the tender stems and leaves of Chrysanthemum morifolium were fragrant and delicious, and later introduced them. The plant height of chrysanthemum brain is 30 to 60 cm, and the stem is green and smooth. The leaves are ovoid and pinnate. The flowers are small and yellow. Cold resistance, heat resistance, strong adaptability, easy cultivation and fast growth. Because of the edge and corner, it can be planted in front of and behind the house. There are few pests and diseases, and white spots-rust disease-grow on leaves, which will not affect the yield, but can be suppressed by spraying plant ash. It also has the characteristics of high output and long supply period.
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