淮阳黄花菜是国内黄花菜系列的精品，具有浓郁的地方特色。外地（湖南、东北、山西）黄花菜产于山地、丘陵等贫瘠的土地上，而唯独淮阳黄花菜产于平原（黄淮平原），气候亚热带向暖温带气候过渡，土层深厚肥沃、土壤以沙、壤二合土为主，含有丰富的营养之素。独特的地理自然环境造就了淮阳黄花菜独特的品质。其花蕾肥大，双层6瓣，有七根金针似的花蕊，馏晒后色泽金黄，菜条丰润，油性大，弹性强，久煮不烂，鲜嫩甜脆，品质之优良居会国黄花菜之冠。
       
    淮阳黄花菜采用传统工艺加工，蒸、馏、晒。无毒、无公害，不含硫，不添加任何防腐剂，不进行任何药品处理，绿色食品。
       
    淮阳黄花菜菜条丰润，色泽金黄，质地筋脆，营养丰富，味道鲜美，是黄花菜中的极品。早在汉朝时期就已闻名全国，成为朝圣的贡品。宋代大文学家苏轼到陈州 (淮阳古称陈州)郊游时，品尝过黄花菜后，写下”莫道农家无宝玉，遍地黄花是金簪”的千古佳句，给予极高的赞誉。淮阳黄花菜之所以名贵，得益于淮阳独有的气候、土质、水质等综合因素，离开淮阳这种风味和特性就会丧失，对淮阳的环境条件依赖很强硬态度，是区域性的地方特产。
       
    淮阳黄花菜是风味独特的佳肴。它质地筋脆，久煮不散，清脆爽口，鲜美如初。淮阳黄花菜对淮阳得天独厚的自然条件，土质条件和栽培条件，有着极强的依赖性，是区域性的地方特产，淮阳黄花菜是难得的保健品。《本草求真》中载“萱草味甘，而微凉，能去湿利水，除湿通淋，止渴消烦，开胸宽膈，令人平气和无忧郁”。煮食，可治小便赤涩，去烦热，利湿热，利脾膈，安五脏，轻身明目。此外，黄花菜还有健胃、利尿、通乳、消肿等功能。
       
    淮阳黄花菜是营养丰富的滋补佳品，它是以花蕾为取食对象的特殊蔬菜，营养格外丰富，经营养成份研究，每100克干黄花菜中含蛋白质，脂肪，碳水化合物比西红柿和大白菜高出数倍，其中碳水化合物的含量和热量与大米相似，维生素A的含量比小人参----胡萝卜的含量还要高。此外，粗纤维、磷、钙、铁及矿物质含量也很丰富。

 

Huaiyang Citron Daylily

   
    Huaiyang Citron Daylily is an outstanding one in the similar products which has thick local flavor. Huaiyang citron daylily grows in the Huanghuai Plain, where there is warm and moist climate, thick and fertile land, sandy and loam soil containing plentiful nutritious elements. These advantageous geographical conditions endow it fat and big flowers, which are plump, elastic, not getting tender easily, and head position in Chinese similar products.
      
    Huaiyang citron is processed in traditional technique to make sure it a green vegetable. It is a scarce health care product as well as a nutritious nourishing dish. According to researches, its content of protein, fat, carbohydrate is several times of tomatoes and cabbages; its content of vitamin A is higher than carrots; besides, its content of coarse fiber, calcium and mineral substance is also very rich.