A brief introduction to the latest mirror grass and frequently asked questions

Mirror grass, the name is very strange, is there long mirror grass? In fact, mirror grass is perennial fleshy herb, its leaves are fleshy and round, and the petiole is shield-shaped, just like ancient fairies looking in the mirror, hence the name mirror grass. Seeing here, everyone is very curious about this plant. Let's take a look at it.

Morphological characteristics

Tufted, with rhizomes, the whole plant is glabrous, the stem is erect and stout, unbranched, about 15cm, the color is green, when the water is not enough, it becomes brown when dry. The leaf is born at the top of the stem, the leaf blade is fleshy, when the water is missing, the paper is round, the petiole is shield-shaped, and the margin is shallowly undulate. Florescence from April to July, small solitary flowers, flowers blooming like umbrellas; fruit from July to September, the fruit is oval, flat, with purplish red verrucous protuberances. Produced in Yunnan and Sichuan, most of them were born in the shady and humid places of the forest at an altitude of 1500-3000 meters, and have been cultivated and ornamental in some parks.

Growth habit

Sex like shade, but also open the greenhouse environment with sufficient light to grow well, the suitable temperature is about 16-20 degrees Celsius; shade tolerance, as long as a little sunlight can grow normally, very suitable for home and office pot culture; more cold-resistant, it can also survive the winter safely in the south, but the temperature below minus 4 degrees Celsius will cause cold injury, which will lead to the loss of gloss or even shedding of its leaves. Like warm and humid environment, grow exuberantly in warm climate, blossom and bear fruit easily; like fertile, loose, well-drained humus soil.

Main value

Ornamental value: mirror grass has spread rapidly in European countries since it was introduced into Europe at the beginning of the last century, which has been introduced and cultivated by many plant lovers. It is regarded as the best of foliage plants and is deeply loved by people. It has peculiar plant type, beautiful posture, rapid growth, easy reproduction, suitable for all kinds of climatic environment, suitable for indoor and courtyard cultivation, and is worth popularizing.

Medicinal value: according to the record of Yunnan Medicine, the whole grass can be used as medicine, which has the effect of anti-inflammation and detoxification, and is mostly used for erysipelas and bone grafting.

The above is an introduction to the mirror grass. Li Shimin once told Wei Zheng that he was a mirror, from which he could see his own gains and losses. He described Wei Zheng as upright, open and aboveboard. The mirror grass saying is: to be a person should be open and aboveboard.