The Silver Queen will tell you its nickname.

Another name for the Silver Queen

Silver queen, also known as silver queen evergreen, silver queen thick rib grass, silver queen bright silk grass, Araceae bright silk is a foliage plant, the leaf color is beautiful, especially shade-resistant, pot planting decorates the hall, the effect is obvious, especially bright and comfortable. At present, the Silver Queen is often used to cut leaves for flower arrangement or potted plants to decorate the indoor and outdoor environment.

The morphological characteristics of the Silver Queen

The Silver Queen is a perennial herb with a height of 30mi 40cm, yellow roots, bean sprouts, very small. Stem erect unbranched, internodes conspicuous. The leaves are alternate, the petiole is long, the base is enlarged into a sheath, the leaf is narrow and long, light green, the leaf surface has gray-green stripes, and the area is larger. Leaves unopened round, wrapped. The new leaves are light green, with gray in the middle and some light green spots on the back. The grown leaves are slightly darker in color. The newly grown leaves are about 3 inches, and 5 or 6 inches after forming.

Growth characteristics of Silver Queen

The Queen of Silver prefers a warm and humid climate and is not resistant to cold. The suitable growth temperature is 16-21 ℃. Therefore, heat prevention and cooling should be paid attention to ventilation in summer, and cultivation should be carried out in the greenhouse in winter, and the overwintering temperature should be 10 ℃, not lower than 5 ℃. The silver queen needs sufficient water during the growing period, spraying water to the leaves in the morning and evening in midsummer and putting it in a semi-shady place. The growth of stems and leaves slows down in winter, moisture should be controlled, and the basin soil is slightly dry. Acid nitrogen fertilizer can be applied less in late spring and early summer, spin nitrogen fertilizer can be increased in summer, compound fertilizer can be applied in early autumn and mid-autumn, and stop in late autumn and early winter. There are plenty of fertilizer, the stem is stout, there are many tillers, and the leaves are hypertrophic.

The role of the Silver Queen

The Silver Queen is famous for its unique air purification ability. the higher the concentration of pollutants in the air, the more it can exert its purification ability, so it is very suitable for dark rooms with poor ventilation. The Silver Queen can remove nicotine and formaldehyde from the air, there are smokers in the home or have just finished decoration, you can consider putting a pot of Silver Queen to purify the indoor air; the Silver Queen also has high ornamental value, the leaves are large and broad, and the shape is beautiful and generous. It can be placed in the living room, bedroom, balcony, kitchen and other places to decorate the home and improve the environment. In addition, the Silver Queen is poisonous. After the Silver Queen's stem is broken, it will secrete transparent liquid, which is extremely spicy, which is better than yellow lantern pepper and has a long-lasting effect. When planting at home, be sure to prevent children from breaking stems and leaves to play and lick the entrance.