Spring grass, a succulent plant with unique bulb and simple shape

Spring grass is a perennial bulb succulent plant of the genus Sentinel in Aspartaceae. The plant has round or irregular bulbs, the underground part of the epidermis is yellow-white, the exposed part of the soil is yellowish green. The linear leaves are drawn from the top of the bulb and grow upright at first, then twist and circle gradually. Pedicels drawn from leaves, racemes, florets drooping, petals yellowish adaxially, abaxially yellowish green, florescence 3-4 months.

Distributed in Cape Province and Namibia in southern Africa. Like cool, moist and sunny environment, afraid of hot and humid, resistant to semi-shade, but also resistant to drought, have a certain degree of cold resistance, dormant in summer and grow from autumn to spring.

Spring grass has a unique shape, simple bulbs, its lines are smooth and elegant, rich in variety, flowers are elegant and fresh, suitable for planting in small pots, embellished in windowsills, several cases and other places, strange and interesting.

Spring grass

Sow:

After flowering, different plants should be selected for artificial pollination to make the plants bear fruit, and the seeds should be harvested after maturity so as not to scatter them; if there are no seeds left, the remaining pedicels should be cut off in time after flowering so as not to consume too much nutrients. If a large number of propagation can be sowed in autumn, after sowing, covered with thin soil, covered with glass, in order to keep the soil and air moist, and the emergence rate is higher. In order to avoid flushing the seeds or seedlings out of the soil after sowing and seedling stage, the method of "irrigation" should be adopted.

Spring grass

Ramet:

Break off the small bulbs that sprout around the large bulbs and plant them in the culture soil, which is easy to survive.

Pest control:

There are not many diseases and insect pests of spring grass, which mainly include snails and nematodes in the soil and other harmful bulbs. When planting, the soil can be treated at high temperature to kill pests and eggs in the soil, and insecticidal pesticides such as carbofuran can also be mixed in the cultivated soil, but because "carbofuran" is a highly toxic pesticide and its degradability is very poor, if it is not used properly, it will cause harm to the environment, so we must be careful when using it.

Spring grass