Orychophragmus violaceus seed
LATIN NAME: Orychophragmus violaceus
COMMON NAME: February Orchid
The February orchid is the violet haze of the early spring, and the four-petalled, violet-purple flowers open along the branching stems. The upright, branching, annual or biennial plant carries the rounded, lyre-shaped leaves with the wavy edges and the clusters of the four-petalled, violet-purple flowers through the early spring, one of the fine, hazy sights of the early garden, to be followed by the narrow, upright pods. The plant is a fine, generous presence of the early border and the wild patch. It is a plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The February orchid is a fine subject of the plant science, and the violet clusters keep showing up in the work on the early-flowering brassicas. The way the plant flowers so early in the season has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the early spring annuals, the wild brassicas and the members of the cabbage family. The rounded, lyre-shaped leaves and the upright, branching habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the February orchid is a regular subject of the work on the early violet flowers of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The February orchid is a fine, generous plant of the early border and the wild patch. The clusters of the four-petalled, violet-purple flowers open through the early spring, one of the fine, hazy sights of the early garden, drawing the first bees of the year, and the rounded leaves follow through the cool season. The plant seeds itself with the ease into the generous drifts, and it is one of the fine choices for the early border, the wild patch and the spring meadow. It has been written up in the horticultural papers for the violet haze and the early, generous ways, and it is a fine, generous plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, well-drained garden.
The February orchid is one of the early spring flowers of the cool garden, and the violet haze draws the first bees of the year. The plant seeds itself into the generous drifts.
To grow the February orchid from seed, sow the small, round seeds a centimetre down in a tray of fine, free-draining soil, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun or the light shade and the well-drained ground, the violet haze will open through the early spring.
Orychophragmus violaceus is a very valuable seed source of wild oil crops.The studied pres-ence on its agricultural properties,oil content of seed,amino acid content of scape and edible secu-rity, etc. were summarized in this paper.Furthermore,the suggestions for developing Orychophragmus violaceus s series products,i.e.,healthy cooking oil,fresh dewatering scape,nu-trient vegetable juice drink and feed additive etc. were put forward.