The natural calendar of Tianfu is named "Pig", and the top of the flower band (June 23, 2022)

The first thing you think of in the name "Pig" must be pig cage grass. In the mountains of Sichuan, there is a plant named after a pig. It is covered with hard thorns, as if it is full of thorns, so it is named "Holy Pig Thorn".

Holy pig thorns are a shrub in the family. The plants are evergreen in four seasons and can grow to two or three meters high. It has thorns on its stems, and the thorns are very hard, long, and strong, and there are three bits with thorns.

The leaves of the pig thorn are small and beautiful, with many branches, many leaves, and evergreen; the flowers are yellow and quite bright; coupled with its resistance to pruning, good planting, and easy shape, it is very suitable for potted bonsai. It has been hanging from May to around November. The fruit is green first and then the blue finally becomes red. It is highly ornamental. It is also suitable for cultivation as a garden plant. The piglets are edible and medicine. The roots are very yellow, the taste is bitter, and it is also a good medicinal material. It can be used to detoxify and clear heat, clearing heat and removing dampness. So some people laughed that although the pork thorns could not be eaten as pork, the price was much higher than ordinary pork.

However, the pig thorns have a certain toxicity and need professionals to pharmaceuticals.