Can the newest turtle back bamboo absorb formaldehyde?

Tortoise back bamboo, also known as perforated taro, Penglai banana, iron silk orchid, etc., is a perennial woody vine evergreen shrub of the genus Phyllostachys of the Araceae, native to Mexico, and is introduced and cultivated in various tropical areas for ornamental purposes. In Europe, America and Japan, it is commonly used in potted plants to decorate guest rooms and windowsills. Let's take a look at whether tortoise back bamboo can absorb formaldehyde.

Can tortoise back bamboo absorb formaldehyde?

Tortoise-backed bamboo can absorb formaldehyde. Phyllostachys pubescens is an ideal indoor plant, which not only has beautiful leaf shape, but also has the characteristics of preferential adsorption of formaldehyde, benzene, TVOC and other harmful gases. The adsorption amount of formaldehyde by a tortoise back bamboo is equal to that of 10 grams of coconut charcoal, and a room of 8 square meters is equivalent to an air purifier. Moreover, tortoise back bamboo has the effect of absorbing carbon dioxide at night, which is of great help to improve indoor air quality and increase oxygen content.

What is the function of raising turtles and bamboos?

1. Ornamental function: the plant shape of the tortoise back bamboo is very beautiful, the leaf shape is strange, it is green all the year round, the air root is very long, it can be coiled, it is quite interesting, and it gives people a special sense of beauty. it is a leader in foliage flowers.

2. Purify the air: tortoise back bamboo has the effect of absorbing carbon dioxide at night, which is of great help to improve indoor air quality and increase oxygen content. it also has the characteristics of absorbing harmful gases such as formaldehyde, benzene, TVOC and so on.

3. Edible value: the fleshy panicle inflorescence of tortoise back bamboo is mostly eaten as first-class vegetables in the origin, the yellow bracts outside the clear inflorescence can be eaten raw, and the berry flavor is excellent, which can be eaten as fruit and taste similar to pineapple.

4. Fengshui function: tortoise back bamboo has a certain fengshui effect in the middle of the home. In the north, the land of Renkui water uses tortoise back bamboo to do Black Tortoise, which can increase official luck and fortune at the door of the study. Putting it in the old man's bedroom can add happiness and longevity.

How to cultivate turtle-backed bamboo?

1. Soil: the turtle back bamboo prefers loose and well-drained soil. Before releasing the soil, put some hoof pieces and broken bones at the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer and fill them into the culture soil mixed with rotten leaf soil, vegetable garden soil and sand soil.

2, sunshine: tortoise back bamboo is more shady, avoid the scorching sun, like scattered light, too strong sunlight leaves will be burned, the light is too dark leaf color will fade, summer can put flowerpots in the north window, but enough sunshine in winter.

3. Temperature: tortoise back bamboo likes warmth and is not resistant to cold. The suitable temperature for growth is 15-25 ℃. When the temperature drops to 5 ℃ in winter, it should be moved into the room to keep warm. The indoor temperature can survive the winter safely when the indoor temperature is controlled between 15-20 ℃.

4. Moisture: the tortoise back bamboo likes to be wet, the basin soil is dry but not cracked, moist but not wet, and the air humidity is 60%. The foliar spray and water should be given every day in summer, but not in winter, otherwise there will be black spots or even black rot.

5. Fertilization: the tortoise back bamboo is in the vigorous growth period from April to September, applying dilute liquid fertilizer every half a month, and irrigating 28% or 37% nitrogen liquid fertilizer once in 2 weeks, so as to make the plant strong, and increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer after autumn to make the stem stout and prevent lodging.

6. Pruning: after setting, the stem node leaves grow too dense, and when the branches grow too long, pay attention to pruning the whole plant, and strive for natural beauty. If you want to make the stem vines grow tall quickly, you can trim the lower aged leaves moderately.

7. Diseases and insect pests: the diseases and pests of tortoise back bamboo include shell insects and gray spot disease. Shell insects can be sprayed with 1000 times of omethoate emulsion. Grey spot disease should be strengthened and sprayed with 1000 times of topiramate or 0.5% Bordeaux solution.

8. Change the basin: the tortoise back bamboo grows rapidly, and the pot needs to be changed once a year to provide sufficient space for plant growth. The basin change is carried out every year from March to April. When changing the basin, remove some of the old soil and withered roots, and replace it with a larger basin.