Variable-leaf wood, a green plant suitable for growing indoors

Euphorbiaceae shrubs or small trees, up to 2 m tall. The branches are hairless. The leaves are thin leathery and vary greatly in shape and size. Base cuneate, both sides glabrous, green, light green, fuchsia, amaranth and yellow, green leaves scattered yellow or golden spots or markings; petiole 0.2-2.5 cm long. Racemes axillary, male flowers white; pedicels slender; female flowers yellowish, apetalous; disk annular, flowers curved outward; pedicels slightly thicker. Capsule subglobose, glabrous; seeds ca. 6 mm. The florescence is from September to October. Native to Asia Malay Peninsula to Oceania; widely cultivated in the tropics. Common cultivation in the provinces and regions of southern China. This species is a common garden or park foliage plant in tropical and subtropical regions; it is easy to cuttage and has many horticultural varieties.

Variable leaf wood

Like high temperature, moist and sunny environment, not cold-resistant. The suitable temperature for the growth of variable-leaf wood is 20-30 ℃, 21-30 ℃ from March to October, and 13-18 ℃ from October to March of the following year. The winter temperature is not lower than 13 ℃. Short-term at 10 ℃, the leaf color is not bright, appear dim, lack of luster. When the temperature is 4-5 ℃, the leaves are damaged by freezing, resulting in a large number of fallen leaves, and even the whole plant freezes to death. In addition, the variable leaf wood also likes to be wet and afraid of dry.

Variable leaf wood

Pest control:

If the cultivation environment is high-temperature and dry, shellfish, red spiders and aphids are prone to damage. Red spiders and aphids can be sprayed with dimethoate 1000 times, shell insects can be sprayed with petroleum emulsion 100,150 times, and if soot occurs, scrub with clean water or spray with carbendazim leaves.

Variable leaf wood

The variable-leaf wood shows the beauty of color and posture in its leaf shape and color, so it is deeply loved by people in the application of foliage plants. South China is mostly used for park, green space and garden beautification, which can not only be planted in clusters, but also as hedgerows. Potted flowers are cultivated in the Yangtze River basin and north, decorating rooms, halls and venues. Its branches and leaves are the leaf ingredients for flower arrangement.

Variable leaf wood

Artemisia angustifolia is a precious tropical foliage plant. Its peculiar shape and gorgeous colors are adorable. Is a good potted foliage plant, can be used to beautify rooms, aisles, halls and venues, beautify the decoration effect is good, can reflect the tropical atmosphere. However, it is not very shade-resistant, it is generally suitable to be furnished indoors with strong scattered light, and the time should not exceed 2 Mel for 3 weeks.