Succulent Plant--Dragon Scale

Dragon scale, also known as snakeskin palm, belongs to the 12-volume genus of Liliaceae. It gets its name because the leaf pattern resembles the scale of a dragon or the skin of a snake. Distribution: Dragon scales are distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.

Dragon scale

Growth habits:

Dragon scales like warm, dry and sunny environment, more resistant to cold, drought and semi-shade, afraid of water humidity and strong light exposure, high temperature dormancy in summer. Can be planted in dark and damp places.

Plant morphology:

The plant is stemless, the succulent leaves are spirally radiated and arranged in rosette shape, the leaves are thick and hard, oval triangular, the top is acuminate, the leaf color is dark green, the leaf back is slightly reddish brown, and there are irregularly arranged white verrucous processes, the leaf margin rolls inward, and has white denticulate, the leaf surface is spreading, glabrous, transparent or translucent, the leaf vein is composed of several white-green vertical lines and short horizontal lines, and the leaf surface is divided into snakeskin grid markings.

Dragon scale

Variety:

There are many varieties of horticulture, and the distinction of dragon scales is mainly based on the differences in several parts, such as the formation of reticulation of leaves, the teeth of leaf edges and the warts on the back of leaves. The main horticultural varieties are: crocodile scale, sword dragon scale, sleeping dragon scale, thunder scale, imperial concubine dragon scale, micro-striped dragon scale, too striped dragon scale and so on.

Dragon scale

Methods of reproduction:

Dragon scales are often used for ramet and sowing propagation, which can be carried out all the year round. When changing pots from April to May, the young plants on the side of the mother plant are peeled off from the mother, and directly potted. Watering just potted plants should not be more, so as not to affect the root recovery. Sowing is usually indoor pot sowing from April to May, the suitable temperature for germination is 18-21 ℃, and the seedlings grow slowly after 14-21 ℃. The suitable temperature for dragon scale growth is 22-26 degrees, and not less than 5 degrees in winter; the mixed soil of rotten leaf soil and coarse sand can be used, adding a small amount of dry cow dung and bone powder; the basin soil should be slightly moist during the growing period, and watering should be strictly controlled during the dormant period in summer, shading should be appropriate when the light is too strong, and the basin soil should be kept dry in winter; fertilization is generally applied once a month during the growing period.