瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)除蟲(chong)(chong)菊是一種(zhong)(zhong)多年(nian)生(sheng)菊科植物,它的(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)植條件(jian)(jian)(jian)要求排水良好,海拔(ba)在(zai)1500~2000米地理位置,年(nian)平(ping)均(jun)氣(qi)溫(wen)在(zai)15℃(最高30℃最低1℃)。除蟲(chong)(chong)菊素(su)的(de)(de)含量也因(yin)地理條件(jian)(jian)(jian)不(bu)同而異,我國(guo)其他(ta)地區早有(you)(you)小(xiao)面積的(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)植,但(dan)因(yin)品(pin)質低,未能形成規模化(hua)。瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)當(dang)地的(de)(de)氣(qi)候(hou)條件(jian)(jian)(jian)是發展除蟲(chong)(chong)菊有(you)(you)良好的(de)(de)自然氣(qi)候(hou)條件(jian)(jian)(jian),除蟲(chong)(chong)菊素(su)含量高,適宜規模化(hua)種(zhong)(zhong)植。瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)除蟲(chong)(chong)菊龍(long)頭企業“紅河(he)森(sen)菊生(sheng)物有(you)(you)限責任公司”種(zhong)(zhong)植育(yu)出了適合瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)保護(hu)范(fan)圍種(zhong)(zhong)植的(de)(de)“森(sen)菊”系列品(pin)種(zhong)(zhong),干花中除蟲(chong)(chong)菊素(su)平(ping)均(jun)含量達到1.6%以(yi)上,秸稈(gan)中含量為0.08%~0.1%,并在(zai)瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)縣形成了規模化(hua)種(zhong)(zhong)植5萬(wan)畝左右。
文化背景
瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)歷(li)史悠(you)久,文化源遠流長(chang)。瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)除蟲菊(ju)(ju)在發展過程中形成一(yi)定的(de)除蟲菊(ju)(ju)歷(li)史文化,瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)民間還流傳著一(yi)個關于除蟲菊(ju)(ju)的(de)傳說。傳說明朝時(shi),瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)午(wu)街鋪鎮一(yi)個村(cun)(cun)子里發生(sheng)了一(yi)次范圍較廣(guang)的(de)怪(guai)病,村(cun)(cun)民一(yi)直無法(fa)醫治(zhi),這(zhe)時(shi)一(yi)個自稱“唐神(shen)仙”的(de)人云游到此,給了村(cun)(cun)民一(yi)把種(zhong)子,種(zhong)子種(zhong)下后(hou),開出(chu)一(yi)朵朵的(de)白(bai)色小菊(ju)(ju)花(hua),人們用菊(ju)(ju)花(hua)做藥治(zhi)好了怪(guai)病,從此村(cun)(cun)子改名為“白(bai)菊(ju)(ju)村(cun)(cun)”,即現在的(de)瀘(lu)西(xi)(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)午(wu)街鋪鎮普澤村(cun)(cun)委會白(bai)菊(ju)(ju)村(cun)(cun)。并(bing)留(liu)下白(bai)菊(ju)(ju)詩一(yi)首“鶴胎養(yang)就雪精神(shen),冷(leng)淡能全峻(jun)潔身,不失(shi)本來(lai)真(zhen)面目(mu),明月好見(jian)自家人。