Succulent Plants--Dance of the Heavenly Dog

The dance of Tiangu, which belongs to the family crassulaceae, is one more succulent plant of the genus Chlorosaurus. The dance of Heavenly Dog originated in Mexico and is now cultivated in many parts of the world. The dance of the Heavenly Dog is resistant to cold, drought and humidity. Perennial succulent herbs, with clusters of plants, small branches, fleshy stems, the stems will gradually become semi-lignified over time, the leaves of Tiangu dance are a little thin, the leaves are green, and the leaf edges are brownish red, especially in late autumn and early spring, especially when the temperature difference is large. The leaves of the dance of the Heavenly Dog are mutually opposite without petioles, the bases are connected together, the new leaves are stacked up and down, and there is a little interval between the adult leaves. The flowers are white and bloom from April to May.

Dance of Heavenly Dog

Mode of reproduction:

Cutting in the growing season, dry the cuttings for 1-2 days before cutting, prevent rain after cutting, keep a little moisture, and it is easy to take root.

The breeding of the dance of the heavenly dog is generally beheading, take healthy branches with growing points, cut them according to a section about 3 to 5 centimeters high, dry the wound cuttings, or directly cut them in the dry granular soil, and supply a small amount of water a few days later. It is a very good breed, and many small roots are easy to grow between leaves and leaves. When it comes to the right soil, it will take root firmly in the soil. Another advantage of beheading reproduction is that it can give the mother plant a better shape. Willing flower friends can give it a try. After beheading, new growing points will sprout again, and some will sprout two branches.

Dance of Heavenly Dog

Management and maintenance:

It has the habit of growing in cool season and dormant at high temperature in summer. The period from September to June of the second year is the growing period of the plant (the environment of the flower friend is different, and the growing period is also short). If the light is not enough, the plant will grow too long, and the distance between the leaves will be lengthened, so that the plant type will be loose, the stem will become very fragile, and the reddish brown of the leaf edge will also decrease and turn green; while the plant growing in the sunny place will be short and strong, and the arrangement between the stem nodes will be compact. It is necessary to keep the soil moist and avoid stagnant water during the growing period. The soil uses cinder to mix peat, a small amount of perlite, the proportion is about 5:4:1, the soil surface is paved with small stones. Tiangu dance can withstand a low temperature of about minus 2 ℃, which is the indoor temperature. If it is not in the open air, the top growing point of the lower leaves will appear frostbite, dry up and die, and new side branches will sprout again in withered places in the coming year. The water is basically cut off throughout the winter, and the water will begin to be cut off slowly below 5 degrees. When the summer high temperature, the whole plant growth is slow or completely stopped, at this time to be well ventilated and properly shaded, avoid exposure, control watering, not long-term rain, so as to avoid plant rot. The dance of the Heavenly Dog needs to be pruned frequently in the process of breeding, cutting off disorderly branches in order to maintain the beautiful posture of the plant. It is one of the fast-growing green lock dragon varieties.

Dance of Heavenly Dog