Black mage.

The common name of the black mage.

The Black Master is commonly known as the purple leaf lotus palm.

The habits of the black mage

The black mage is a succulent genus of the family crassulaceae, and its growth is flourishing in winter.

The black mage is native to Morocco and likes a warm, dry, sunny environment. The most suitable growth temperature is 20-25 ℃.

The black mage is a "winter type", resistant to drought and semi-shade, not resistant to cold, and needs sufficient light to grow. In a sunny and well-ventilated environment, the black mage will naturally grow into bulls in spring; on the contrary, the leaves will turn green.

Black mage is afraid of hot and humid environment, watering once every two weeks to ensure sufficient light, but to avoid direct light.

The common breeding method in the family is cutting.

The maintenance skills of the black mage

Watering: under the condition of normal growth, the black master should be watered once every 2 weeks to ensure that the basin soil is moist. If the basin soil is too wet, it is very easy to cause the stems and leaves to grow. The black mage is dormant in the hot and humid environment in summer, and the room temperature is low in winter, so it is not suitable to water too much to ensure that the basin soil is slightly wet.

Fertilization: fertilize once a month, choose diluted cake fertilizer or succulent special fertilizer, if you fertilize too much, water in time, so as not to cause excessive leaf growth and plant aging.

Change the basin: change the basin every early spring. When changing pots, cut off the withered leaves and overlong fibrous roots at the base of the plant. The basin soil is mixed with rotten leaf soil, culture soil, and coarse sand, plus a small amount of bone powder or organic fertilizer.

Sunshine: the plants are placed in a semi-shady environment in the middle of summer. Sufficient light is required in winter, and the potted plant should be turned regularly to ensure that it receives light evenly so as to avoid bending of the plant.

Diseases and insect pests: common diseases and insect pests are leaf spot disease and black weevil, which seriously affect the viewing of the black mage. Once found, remove the diseased leaves immediately and cooperate with chemical spraying.

The breeding method of the black mage

Cuttage: in a sunny environment, there will be many daughter plants growing around the mother plant, which will be cut off and planted in the soil. It can take root in 3 to 4 weeks.

Planting combination suggestions: cashmere needle, curved water fan.