Can the latest swallow palm purify the air?

Swallow palm is also known as Sedum, fleshy evergreen, Douban palm, etc., for the evergreen small shrub of Qingsuo Dragon of Crassulaceae, its branches and leaves are thick, green all the year round, leaf shape is strange, plant shape is solemn, cultivation is easy, management is simple, potted plants can be displayed on the balcony or decorated on several indoor tables appear very delicate and elegant, let's take a look at Swallow palm can purify the air bar!

Can swallow palm purify air?

Swallow palms purify the air. Swallow palm is a very good greening plant, for indoor benzene pollution has a good purification function and also has a certain anti-radiation effect, has special photosynthesis, even at night can absorb carbon dioxide, play a very good role in purifying the air. At the same time, swallows palm leaves hypertrophy, evergreen, strange shape, suitable for display at home breeding viewing.

What is the effect of swallow palm?

1. Ornamental function: Swallow palm branches and leaves are plump, stems and leaves are green and oily, leaves are strange, evergreen all the year round, and easy to cultivate and manage, can be potted separately, decorate desks, windowsills, tea tables, desks, decorate the living environment, very delicate and elegant. Cultivated properly, but also out of beautiful white clusters of flowers oh.

2, ecological role: experiments have proved that swallow palm indoor benzene pollution has a significant purification effect, can absorb harmful substances in the air, purify the air. At the same time, swallow palm can also play a certain role in radiation protection.

3, medicinal effect: research found that natural swallow palm has a significant role in lowering blood sugar. In some African tribes, people also use swallow palms as ingredients to make paste food for drinking. In addition, take a little swallow palm stems and leaves and milk with boiled drinking, for diarrhea has a certain therapeutic effect.

Culture method of swallow palm

1. Soil: Swallow palm potted plant should choose 2/3 of rotten leaf soil and 1/3 of garden soil mixed and add a small amount of river sand as culture soil, and put a little hoof and other long-term fertilizer at the bottom of the pot as base fertilizer. In order to facilitate drainage, the bottom of the basin should also be padded with some gravel or tiles. Every spring swallow palm needs to change the basin, re-add fertilizer soil.

2. Temperature: The optimum growth temperature of Swallow Palm is 15~32℃, afraid of high temperature and sultry heat, and enters dormant state when the temperature is above 33℃ in summer heat. Avoid cold frost, winter temperature needs to be kept above 10℃, in winter temperature drops below 7℃ also enter dormant state, if the ambient temperature is close to 4℃, will die due to frostbite.

3, sunshine: swallow palm likes sunshine, but in summer avoid direct sunlight, should be placed in a ventilated, cool place maintenance, other seasons can increase the light appropriately, leaf color will be more green and plump. Winter temperature is low, increase light, reduce watering, conducive to improving cold resistance. Long-term placed in a dark place, the plant will grow long, the leaves will become thin, yellow, reduce the ornamental value.

4, watering: swallow palm from spring to autumn, can be watered once in 1~2 days, avoid water in the basin. Summer heat, temperature as high as 30℃ above, plants in dormancy and semi-dormancy state, to control watering. At the same time, should also do a good job of shade cooling, can spray water to the ground around the basin 2~3 times a day, and pay attention to ventilation. In winter, the watering frequency should be reduced appropriately to keep the pot soil slightly dry.

5, fertilization: swallow palm fertilizer requirements are not much, spring and autumn monthly application of cactus liquid fertilizer, summer generally do not fertilize, winter indoor temperature is too low, generally do not need fertilizer. Potted swallows usually change pots every 3 to 4 years. When changing pots in spring, compound fertilizer or decomposed organic fertilizer can be added as base fertilizer.

6, pruning: swallow palm growth speed is faster, if not timely pruning, plant modeling will be destroyed, ornamental value should be greatly reduced. The best choice for swallows palm pruning spring and autumn, these two periods are its growth peak, pruning "body" recovery quickly, but also easy to grow new branches.

7. Diseases and insect pests: There are few diseases and insect pests in Swallow Palm. Under the condition of high temperature and high humidity, there are anthracnose and leaf spot diseases. 70% thiophanate-methyl WP 600~800 times solution and 60% Propanem·Tebuconazole WP 1000 times solution can be sprayed. If indoor ventilation is poor, stems and leaves are vulnerable to scale insects. If pests are found, they should be washed manually immediately. When the damage is serious, 0.5% veratrine soluble agent 300~500 times can be sprayed for control.