The personality of the Qilin palm, the editor said to you

Morphological characteristics of the palm of Kylin

The palm of the unicorn likes plenty of sunshine, but it is resistant to half shade, and it will not dry to death even if it is slightly dry, so it is suitable for family potted plants to watch. Many people think that this is a cactus plant that belongs to a primitive group with leaves, which is wrong. This flower is a variety of succulent plants of Euphorbiaceae. It is easy to judge from the fact that the base of its thorns does not have the unique thorns of cactus plants and the plants have white milk.

It has green and beautiful leaves, fleshy stems and leaves, elegant plant shape, similar to the ancient Chinese legend of the unicorn, hence the name Kylin palm. The fleshy abnormal stem is irregular palm-shaped fan-shaped, green when young, yellowish brown and Lignification when old, and dense fleshy leaves at the top and edge of the abnormal stem.

The growth habit of Kylin Palm

The palm of the unicorn likes warmth and requires plenty of sunshine, which is suitable for sandy loam with good drainage. Drought-resistant, not cold-resistant, but resistant to half-shade, suitable for family potted ornamental. Warm land can be planted in the courtyard, and more potted plants can be seen in cold areas.

Matters needing attention in the cultivation of Kirin palm

The white milk in the unicorn palm stem is poisonous, especially can not enter the eye, so family cultivation should pay attention to prevent children from mistakenly entering the stem, eyes.

The mode of reproduction of unicorn palm

The palm of unicorn is generally propagated by cutting, and it can be cut from April to October. The cutting time should be sunny in the morning. Cut a sturdy abnormal stem and cool it for 3 to 4 days. After the wound dries and shrinks, you can insert about 2cm of clean river sand, do not water at first, spray water after 2 days, keep the pot soil moist, take root for about a month, and then transplant it on the pot. When cutting abnormal stem pieces, it is easy to flow white milk, to make it flow clean or rinse off the milk with water, so as not to form a dry gel after the juice is dried, seal the incision and affect rooting. The cuttings are maintained in a shady place. Keep it moist, but avoid stagnant water in the incision, which will rett the cuttings.

Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests of Qilin palm

The unicorn palm has few diseases and insect pests, but it is easy to be harmed by shell insects because of poor ventilation in the greenhouse or place for a long time. Leaf dust can be sprayed with clean water every 10 days in winter and spring. In addition, it is very sensitive to gas, and it is easy to cause fallen leaves after fumigation (can be used for indoor gas leakage prevention).