Blue apples of the genus Rhodiola of the family Sedum

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Blue apple (xSedeveria 'Blue Elf') is a member of the family Sedum, also known as the Smurf and Blue Angel. Blue apple leaves are slender, key-shaped, obliquely pointed and easy to turn red.

Morphological characteristics

The succulent plant of blue apple is often rosette-shaped, which is easy to grow new branches from the bottom of the stem, form a group ecology, and gradually become an old pile. Leaves, spoon-shaped, whorled, rosette-shaped, fleshy, slightly flattened, leaf back slightly raised, keel line, leaf surface flat, or slightly concave, leaf tip slightly narrowed, pointed, leaf color is more rich, changing with season and temperature difference, there are turquoise, purple, beautiful jelly color, etc., the leaf tip has a pink, pink, or rose halo, the leaf surface and back of the old leaf has a large area of red halo Out of the state when the red is more intense, more intoxicating, the leaf surface is covered with white powder.

The red of the succulent leaves of blue apples in summer is easy to fade, or even fade completely, basically showing a turquoise state. Florescence in spring, scorpion tail axillary, bell-shaped florets, flowers 5-petaled, pentagram-shaped, lemon yellow.

Growth habit

Blue apple is relatively strong in nature and relatively easy to cultivate. Summer type species, the suitable growth temperature is 15-25 degrees Celsius. Like most of the same genus, like warm, dry and a well-lit environment, drought-resistant, not cold-resistant, slightly resistant to semi-shade. Blue apples are easy to maintain and easy to grow, and the bottom leaves are easy to consume, forming poles, and lateral buds grow from the bottom to form groups. In the spring and autumn growing season, try to give enough light, the blue apple shape can be more compact, and the leaves are red. Like a mouth-watering red apple. However, if the light is not enough, blue apples are easy to grow, and the leaves turn white and turn into vegetables.

Maintenance mode

Blue apple succulent growth period can be maintained outdoors, spring and autumn growing season, blue apple can be fully watered, basin soil can be watered thoroughly, avoid long-term dryness, rainy season should avoid long-term rain, prevent stagnant water and rotten leaves. Winter can be moved to the indoor sunny place for maintenance, blue apples still grow in summer, the water can not be completely cut off in summer, can be irrigated along the edge of the basin to moist, to prevent too humid, midsummer, avoid exposure, exposure, pay attention to shade and ventilation. If it is below 5 degrees Celsius in winter, watering should be controlled.

The propagation mode of blue apple

Blue apples can be propagated with leaves, or their lateral buds can be selected for branch insertion.

Distribution of soil

The soil for growing blue apples can choose loose and breathable media, such as peat / coconut bran, half of granular soil, and different proportions according to local environment and conservation habits.

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