Succulent plant-- branch apricot

Branch apricot is a central seed order, apricot plants, the leaves are very fleshy, arranged in the shape of rabbit ears, with ornamental value, is a more popular variety of succulent plants. It is mainly distributed in tropical arid areas such as southern Africa, Oceania and the Central Pacific Ocean.

Branch apricot

Perennial fleshy herbs, creeping or dense clumps forming shrublets; plant height 10-25 cm, plant size 15-27 cm; old stems light brown, tender stems green, fine, densely covered with very fine soft tomentose.

Branch apricot

Leaves green, fleshy, red when full of light, 1-2 cm long and 0.3-0.5 cm wide; opposite, basally connate, surface covered with tiny transparent glassy particles, leaf apex thickened, root system often germinated at the base of the leaf close to the ground. Flowers large, daisy-shaped, white, flower stalk long, erect upward, flowering in spring. Capsule fleshy, seeds brown, very fine.

Branch apricot

Sowing seeds

Before sowing, branches and apricots should spread a layer of sand evenly on the soil surface, wet the sand with a spray can, and then spread the seeds evenly on the sand bed. As the seeds of this species are very small, you can also mix the planting soil with fine sand before sowing. In order to improve the germination rate, the sowing position needs to be dense and there is no need to cover the soil after sowing.

Branch apricot

Cuttage

Take the mature branches of the robust plant, cut them into nodes 5-10 cm long, insert them directly into the sand bed, maintain a certain humidity, and take root in about 15-20 days.