First planted during the late winter / early spring period (March), the mature plant is harvested anytime after the Dragon Boat Festival, which usually falls in mid to late June.
每年端午過後，便是採蓮時節，是時花飛拂袖，荷香人衣，採蓮人身著長袖衣衫，肩背竹簍麻袋，雙手不斷在花葉間摘折。嗶嗶剝剝的摘採聲中，一個個飽實的蓮蓬應聲入簍。