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What are the characteristics of the latest morning glory?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Morning glory, also known as Petunia, Ginjiao Lazi, Petunia, Qin Niangzi, etc., belongs to the genus Petunia of the family Petunia, with slender stems, Corolla trumpet-like, bright and beautiful flowers, in addition to cultivation for ornamental purposes, seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, including purging water conservancy urine,

Morning glory, also known as trumpet flower, Ginjiao Lazi, petunia, Qin Niangzi, etc., belongs to the petunia family annual twining herbs, trailing slender stems, Corolla trumpet-like, bright and beautiful flowers, in addition to cultivation for viewing, seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, with the effect of purging water conservancy urine, eliminating phlegm and killing insects. Let's take a look at the characteristics of morning glory.

The growth environment of morning glory

Morning glory is a kind of flower with strong natural nature. morning glory likes mild climate, sufficient sun exposure, humidity and ventilated environment, and morning glory has strong adaptability to soil, it is more resistant to drought and salinity, is not afraid of high temperature and heat, and belongs to deep-rooted plants. the soil should be deep. But the big seedlings of morning glory are not resistant to transplantation, and friends who like morning glory must pay attention to this.

Medicinal value of morning glory

Morning glory seeds are commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, black is "black ugly", beige is "white ugly", containing resin glycosides, pigment, fatty oil, organic acids and other ingredients, used in medicine, with the effect of purging water conservancy urine, mainly for edema, abdominal distension, adverse defecation and other diseases. Add egg white to the fine powder and apply it to the affected area before going to bed. Wash it off with clean water the next morning and use it continuously for a week. It has the effect of eliminating freckles. However, black ugly has a certain degree of poison, must not be taken orally.

Flower and color characteristics of morning glory

Morning glory often changes color, purple morning glory sometimes turns blue, sometimes red, and discoloration is due to the fact that morning glory contains a pigment that shows different colors when it encounters liquids of different nature. as the nature of the liquid in the plant is affected by external conditions, there are often some changes, so that the color of the morning glory changes accordingly.

Variety characteristics of morning glory

1, split leaf petunias: leaves with deep trifid, medium-sized flowers 1 to 3 axillary, there are blue, rose or white.

2. Round leaf Petunia: broad leaves, heart-shaped, entire, small flowers, white, rose red, clear blue and other colors.

3. Petunia: the leaf has a long stalk, with trifid, the central lobe is larger, and the leaf is easy to grow with irregular yellow-white patches. There are 1 to 3 axillary flowers, the total stem is shorter than the petiole, the flower is large, the flower diameter can reach 10 cm or more, it is native to tropical Asia and Africa, it is the most popular in Japan, and many horticultural varieties have been bred with various flower types and colorful colors.

 
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