A mysterious symbol-- drunken butterfly flower

Drunken butterfly flower: annual herb. Flower stem erect, plant height 40 cm-60 cm, some varieties up to 1 m, its stem has long sticky juice fine hair, will send out a strong special smell; leaves for palmate compound leaves, leaflets 5 - 7, for the rectangular round lanceolate; raceme terminal, flowers from the bottom up to open, petals lanceolate outward anti-roll, flower bud red, petals rose red or white, stamens long; capsule cylindrical, seeds light brown. Flowering in June-September, its long and sturdy flower stems, flowers in full bloom, racemes form a plump flower ball, blossoming flowers like dancing butterflies, very beautiful.

drunken butterflies

China has no wild, common cultivation in major cities. Native to tropical America, cultivated globally from tropical to temperate zones for ornamental purposes, it is also an excellent nectar plant. Adaptability is strong. Sexual love high temperature, more resistant to summer heat, avoid cold. Sunny like, semi-shade can also grow well. Fertile land with adequate water and fertilizer, tall plants; soil with moderate fertility, but also good growth; sandy loam or soil with heavy clay or alkaline soil growth is poor. Like wet soil, but also more able to withstand drought, avoid water.

drunken butterflies

Garden:

The petals of drunken butterfly flower are light and elegant, like butterflies flying in full bloom, which is quite interesting. It can be arranged in flower beds and flower borders in summer and autumn, and can also be dwarfed and cultivated as potted plants. In garden application, it can be planted under forest or under the shade of buildings according to its semi-shady ability.

Economy:

Drunken butterflies bloom in the evening and wither in the daytime the next day, so they are also called summer flowers. Their short life gives people a feeling of illusory impermanence. This kind of drunken butterfly flower originated in tropical South America, is a very good anti-pollution flower, resistance to sulfur dioxide, chlorine are very strong; can beautify the environment, is a very good anti-pollution flower, in the more polluted factories and mines can also grow well. It is also an excellent nectar plant, which can extract high-quality essential oils.

drunken butterflies

Decoration:

Drunken butterfly flower pedicel long and sturdy, raceme forms a luxuriant flower ball, color red and white, appropriate shade, especially its long claw petals, long stamens extend out of the corolla, similar to spiders, but also such as dragon beard, quite interesting. When the drunken butterfly blossoms, the petals slowly open, and the long claws are bent to pop out of the flower, just like a movie in slow motion. Ground planting can be planted in the courtyard wall, under the tree. Potted plants can be displayed in front of the window desk, should control the plant shape, do not make it grow too high.

Medicinal:

Whole grass: pungent, astringent, flat. Small poison. Dispel wind and cold, kill insects and relieve itching. Fruit: folk trial for liver cancer.