How to water the cat's eye taro how often do you water the cat's-eye taro

Cat's eye taro is a kind of plant native to warm and humid areas, so the requirement of water content of cat's eye taro is relatively high. Planting any plant to water is a very important element, and for wet plants such as cat's eye taro, watering is a very important thing.

How to water the cat's eye taro?

In the growth period of cat's eye taro, it is necessary to fully water the soil and keep the soil moist. At the same time, we should also pay attention to avoid causing stagnant water in the soil, so as not to cause rotten roots and even cause plant death. As the leaves of the cat's eye taro are larger and the water evaporates quickly, it is necessary to maintain a high air humidity around it. The leaves can be sprayed frequently to keep the air around the leaves moist, which is beneficial to the growth and extension of the leaves. Once the leaves are found to curl and atrophy, it means that the plant is in a state of lack of water.

How often is the cat's eye taro watered?

Watering every ten days and changing the basin every other year, it is appropriate to choose a slightly acidic soil with rich humus, which is fertile, loose, good in air permeability and drainage.

The function of Cat's Eye Taro

1. Ornamental value

Cat's eye bamboo taro has the characteristic of shade tolerance and is easy to feed. At the same time, it has a beautiful growth form: the plant is in a cluster shape as a whole, the leaves are broad and dense, and show an outstretched and erect appearance. Because there are white bands and dark green belts intertwined into pinnate arrangements on both sides of the main veins of the leaves, the colors are bright and colorful. In addition, its leaves are covered with black spots, just like the eyes of a panda, round and interesting, which is the origin of its name. To sum up, cat's eye taro is suitable for home decoration and beautification, used to adorn balcony, study, bedroom and so on, to add a sense of elegance. It can also be used to decorate commercial places, such as shops and hotels. In South China, it is often seen to be planted in courtyards, parks, roads and other places for landscaping.

2. Purification effect

Purifying the air is also a major role of cat's eye taro. Although it cannot be compared with the hanging orchid, the role of cat's eye taro in purifying the air should not be underestimated. The efficacy of cat's eye taro in absorbing formaldehyde, ammonia and other harmful gases is far better than that of many plants. Therefore, for the newly decorated house, cat's eye taro is also a good choice.

The difference between cat's eye bamboo taro and peacock bamboo taro

1. The plant morphology of peacock taro is different from that of cat's eye taro.

Cat's eye bamboo taro plant is as high as 100 centimeters, because it is shaped like an arrow feather, so it is also known as arrow feather taro. The back of cat's eye taro leaves are brown or purple, the leaves are slender, the leaf spots are round, and the leaf edge is wavy. Cat's-eye bamboo taro head, bracteoles membranous, capsule dehiscent into 3-valved, triangular seeds, yellowish flowers. And peacock bamboo taro plant height can reach 60 centimeters, peacock bamboo taro leaves are wide and short, spots slender. Leaf blade thinly leathery, petiole purplish red, ovate-elliptic. There are dark green and white or yellowish feather markings on the leaves, just like the pattern on the peacock tail feathers, hence the name. And the peacock taro leaves stretch during the day and fold up at night, which is its unique feature.

2. The suitable temperatures of peacock taro and cat's eye taro are different.

The suitable growth temperature of Amorphophallus maoyan is 18-21 ℃ in daytime and 16-18 ℃ at night. The suitable temperature for growth is 20-30 ℃, and the safe temperature for overwintering is 10 ℃. When cultivating peacock taro, the temperature should be kept at about 12-29 ℃, and the winter temperature should be kept at 16-18 ℃.

3. The flower language of peacock taro is different from that of cat's eye taro.

Cat's eye taro represents temptation. The flower language of peacock bamboo taro is the brilliance, beauty and arrogance of beauty.

4. The main values of peacock taro and cat's eye taro are different.

Both cat's eye taro and peacock taro can be used for indoor layout, landscaping and potted leaf cutting. In addition, the peacock bamboo taro rhizome contains starch, but also edible, with diuresis, clearing lung heat and other effects.

The cat's eye taro is watered about once every ten days to keep the soil moist. At the same time, the cultivation of cat's eye taro should choose the soil with loose soil and good air permeability, which can effectively prevent the accumulation of water in the soil from causing rotten roots. Generally speaking, cat's eye taro is a kind of plant that is easy to raise.