Coloured leaf grass, maybe you don't know it has such a nickname.

Colored leaf clover

Colored leaf grass, also known as colorful Su, Laolaishao, colorful grass, purple perilla, Labiatae, coleus flowers are perennial herbs leaf flowers.

Morphological characteristics of Coleus chinensis

Colored leaf clover is perennial herb, old plant can grow into sub-shrub, but plant shape ugly, ornamental value is low, so more for one, two years of cultivation. The plant height is 50~ 80cm, and the cultivated seedlings are mostly controlled below 30cm. The whole plant is hairy, the stem is quadrangular, the base is lignified, the single leaf is opposite, oval, the apex is long and acuminate, the edge has blunt teeth, the leaf can grow to 15 cm, the leaf surface is green, and there are bright stripes such as yellow, pink, vermilion and purple. Terminal racemes, flowers small, light blue or light purple. Nutlets smooth and shiny.

Life Habits of Colored Clover

Colored leaf clover is a thermophilic plant with strong adaptability. The temperature in winter is not lower than 10℃. In summer, it is slightly shaded. It likes sufficient sunshine and sufficient light to make its leaves bright. It likes humidity. It should be watered enough in summer, otherwise it is easy to wilt. And often spray water to the leaves to maintain a certain air humidity; apply more phosphorus to keep the leaves bright. Avoid excessive nitrogen application, otherwise the leaves are dim; the soil is loose and fertile, and the general garden soil can be used.

Colored clover flower language legend

Colored leaf clover flower language is desperate love, indicating innocence and despair. According to legend, Colored Leaf Grass has seven leaves, each leaf has different colors, and it will emit seven-color light in the dark, like a colorful luminous pearl. It is said that coloretta is spiritual, possessed by pure souls, and it shines and brings happiness to you; otherwise, it withers and loses its luster.

Classification of Colored Clover Varieties

According to the propagation method, Colored Clover can be divided into two types.

Seed reproduction type

1. Large leaf type, with large oval leaves, tall plants, few branches, uneven leaves.

2. Colored leaf type, small leaves, long oval, pointed at the tip, smooth leaves, red, orange red, yellow green, white green spots, etc.

3, ruffled edge type, leaf margin crack and corrugated, cracks and ripples change greatly, leaf color also has many kinds.

4, willow leaf type, leaves slender, willow leaf shape, leaf margin with irregular laceration and serration.

5. Yellow-green leaf type, small leaves, yellow-green, anti-burning, short and multi-branched plants.

vegetative reproduction type

1. Colored clover with yellow, pink, vermilion and dark red stripes on its leaves.

2. Potamogeton minor, native to Philippines and Sri Lanka. Plant height 15~20 cm, perennial herbs, stems recumbent. Leaves opposite, rhombic, long 2~3 cm, leaf dark brown, green margin, back color pale. The flowers are blue-green panicles 10 - 12 cm long.

3. Colored clover, subshrub, plant height 80~100 cm, fresh green leaves, heart-shaped oval. margin coarsely serrate. The flowers are bright blue, in whorls, with 3 to 10 flowers arranged in spikes. Flowering 11~ December, winter potted flowers.

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