When planting succulents, we should pay attention to controlling the usual watering amount to avoid water accumulation. Change pots every 1-2 years, and loosen the soil at regular intervals. Rational fertilization is very important to promote meat growth. Summer and winter are dormant periods, so it is necessary to focus on maintenance, control water and fertilizer, and keep ventilation.
Breeding method of succulent plant 1 blue velvet
Alias: Ascension Island
Classification: succulent plants and succulent plants
Families and Genus: Plant Kingdom
Flowering: late spring and early summer
Blue velvet Echeveria E.simulans (Ascension) is a succulent plant of Lycopodium of Sedum and the most popular variety of Hycopodium, which comes from the origin of Ascension, also known as Ascension. Small and medium-sized varieties of blue velvet have rosette-like plants, with oval to obovate leaves, short and pointed front leaves, thin and transparent white edges, wrinkled and twisted leaves and blue leaves. Blue velvet is in appearance, the leaf margin is obviously twisted, and the periphery of the leaf is slightly pink.
Morphological characteristics of blue velvet
Blue velvet blooms in late spring and early summer, with scorpion-tailed cymes, bell-shaped flowers and yellow petals at the front.
Breeding method of blue velvet
Blue velvet is very habitual and not difficult to maintain. In the spring and autumn growth period, enough light can be given as much as possible, the blue velvet plant type can be wrapped more tightly, and the leaf edge folds are obvious. If the light is insufficient, the plant heart is easy to spread out and the ruffles are not obvious. Blue velvet can be fully watered in the spring and autumn growing season, and the pot soil can be thoroughly watered after drying for seven or eight minutes, so don't dry thoroughly for a long time, and avoid being caught in the rain for a long time in the rainy season to prevent water accumulation and rotten leaves. It is not difficult to spend the summer with blue velvet. In summer, shade, ventilation and water control can be properly used to avoid sultry environment, long-term humidity of basin soil and water accumulation in leaves. The mixed soil for planting blue velvet can choose loose and breathable media, such as peat, coconut bran, granular soil, etc., and the proportion is about 55%. The propagation of blue velvet can choose leaf cutting or branch cutting, which is suggested to be carried out in spring and autumn.
Variety classification of blue velvet
Blue Velvet and Laguna Blue Velvet E.simulans (Ascension Island) and Laguna E.simulans (Laguna Sanchez) are both mirror lotus, but their personalities are also different. With the process of seed selection and breeding, this difference becomes more obvious. Compared with blue velvet, Laguna's leaves are thicker, the tip is longer, and the folds and distortions of the leaf margin are not as fine as blue velvet.
Method for cultivating Duorou No.2 purple peony
Alias: purple peony, spider nest grass, longevity flower on the roof, and silk rolling on the roof.
Classification: succulent plants and succulent plants
Plants, angiosperms, dicotyledons, Sedum, perennial grass.
Flowering period: summer
The fleshy purple peony belongs to the genus Eupatorium, and its scientific name means semper (forever) and vivium (growing). The English name is HOUSELEEK, and the Japanese name is "spider nest ten thousand generations of grass" Fleshy purple peony is native to south-central Europe, North Africa Caucasus and Asia Minor, and its main distribution areas include North America, Canada, China, Japan, Myanmar, India and other warm regions. Fleshy purple peony cymes; Leaves obovate to narrow oblong, fleshy, thick with filiform hair or coat, clustered in rosette shape, blue-green, purple-red at the top, 4 cm long; summer ...
Ecological habits of fleshy purple peony
Fleshy purple peony likes warm, dry and sunny environment; Not tolerant of cold, drought, semi-shade, avoid water and high temperature; Suitable for fertile and loose sandy loam with good drainage; Suitable for planting in South China. The fleshy purple peony keeps air circulation in summer to avoid sun exposure. Winter can resist short-term cold, but it is best to put it indoors and get as much sunshine as possible.
Cultivation techniques of succulent purple peony
Cultivation points fleshy purple peony is very cold-resistant and sensitive to high temperature. Attention should be paid to air circulation during cultivation, which is perishable in summer. The lower soil is suitable for rotten soil, and the upper soil is suitable for sandy soil, which is slightly acidic. It is also very easy to reproduce offspring sprouting from branches by inserting leaves, and it is also very easy to obtain seeds through hybridization. When it is hot in summer and cold in winter, plants are dormant, and the main growth period is in cool spring and autumn, which requires sufficient sunshine. If the light is insufficient, the plant shape will be loose and compact, which will affect its ornamental value. Plants growing in sunny places have plump leaves, compact plants and beautiful leaves. Breeding management "don't do it, pour it thoroughly" to avoid long-term water accumulation, so as not to cause rotten roots, but not too dry, otherwise the plants will not die, but will grow slowly, the leaves will be dull and lack vitality. Apply decomposed dilute liquid fertilizer or low nitrogen, high phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer every 20 days or so. In winter, the temperature shall not be lower than 5℃ at night and 15℃ during the day. Plants can continue to grow, and they can be watered normally and fertilized properly. If watering is controlled to make plants dormant, they can also withstand the low temperature of 0℃.
Breeding model of succulent purple peony
Fleshy purple peony is often sown and propagated. When the fleshy purple peony is sown in spring, the optimum temperature for germination is 13- 18℃, and the plants are divided in spring or early summer.
Disease control of fleshy purple peony
Pests and diseases of succulent purple peony mainly include leaf-eating pests and rotten molds.
Distribution area of fleshy purple peony
Fleshy purple peony is native to south-central Europe, North Africa Caucasus and Asia Minor, and its distribution area includes warm hilly areas such as North America, Canada, China, Japan, Myanmar and India.
Function and application of fleshy purple peony
Ornamental value The fairy flowers on the roof are not only lovely in appearance, but also considered to have the functions of preventing witchcraft and lightning strike in Europe. Charlemagne once ordered residents to plant them on the roofs.
Dietary or medicinal value of fleshy purple peony
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Edible and medicinal parts: leaves. Longevity flowers on the roof are mostly used for ornamental, edible and medicinal purposes. It is attached to the ground with roots and leaves containing sedative mucus, and can treat small area burns and insect bites. Leaves can be mixed with salad, added to bath water to nourish the skin, and tea can be used to treat throat ulcers, oral diseases and bronchitis.