Indoor formaldehyde removal plant-- peacock bamboo taro

Peacock taro: bamboo taro family, Xiao bamboo taro belongs to perennial evergreen herbs. The height of the plant can be up to 60 cm. Petiole purplish red, leaf blade thin leathery, ovate-oval, with dark green and white or yellowish feather markings on the leaf surface, just like the pattern on the peacock tail feathers, hence the name. The leaves also have characteristics: they stretch during the day and fold up at night. Peacock bamboo taro is native to Brazil and is introduced and cultivated in China. Peacock bamboo taro is a typical foliage plant of bamboo taro family, which is graceful and charming.

Peacock arrowroot

Peacock bamboo taro plants are densely clustered tall and straight plants 20-60 cm high. The petiole is purplish red, growing from the rhizome, the leaf blade is thin leathery, ovate-oval, 10-20 cm long and 5-10 cm wide yellowish green, faintly showing a metallic luster on the green surface of the leaf, and bright and bright, alternately arranged on both sides of the main vein, pinnate dark green long oval-shaped velvet stripes, opposite to the markings called purple on the back, alternately arranged from left to right. The leaf has "sleep movement", that is, the leaf extends upward from the leaf sheath to the leaf at night, folds the stem, and spreads again after the sun exposure in the next morning.

Peacock arrowroot

Pest control:

Peacock bamboo taro has less diseases and insect pests, but under the condition of dry air and poor ventilation, it is easy to grow shell insects, whitefly and so on, which can be sprayed with 25% thiocarbophos emulsion 1000 times or 40% omethoate 1500 times.

Landscaping:

This species has rich and colorful leaves, strong ornamental, mostly shade plants, strong shade tolerance and strong adaptability, and can be planted in the shade of courtyards, parks or roadsides. More and more species have been used in landscaping in South China. Planting methods can be sheet planting, cluster planting or collocation with other plants. In the northern region, it can be cultivated in the ornamental greenhouse for landscaping.

Peacock arrowroot

Interior layout:

Because of its strong negative resistance and beautiful leaf color, it can be directly planted in the corners of public places such as hotels, shopping malls and large-scale meeting places for permanent layout. However, in the process of cultivation and management, light should be properly replenished and water sprayed regularly to the leaf surface to improve air humidity.

Edible and medicinal use:

The rhizome contains starch, which is edible and has the functions of clearing lung heat and diuresis.