This potted flower is better than a green pineapple to raise and watch, and it can be eaten in beautiful flowers and leaves all the year round.

introduction

Potted plants are essential ornaments for home life. Raising some flowers and plants at home has many benefits, which can beautify the room and pleasure the mood. "Flower Voice Potted Diary No.1113" takes you to know a kind of flower that is concentrated on viewing and eating.

Today's protagonist

Edible and ornamental plants are not many, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum are counted, but can only make tea to drink. This flower introduced today is sold in the vegetable area of supermarkets. It is called edible andrographis paniculata, edible andrographis paniculata, etc. It is often used as a cold dish. It tastes refreshing and delicious and is very popular with diners. In fact, this plant can not only be eaten, but also has a high ornamental value.

Andrographis

Andrographis paniculata is just a folk name, is the name obtained by merchants for promotion, is not the real Andrographis paniculata, its real name is Japanese flower, peony spider orchid, etc., apricot perennial herb, belongs to succulent plants, native to southern Africa, flowers and leaves are beautiful, ornamental value is very high, introduced all over the world, to China, it becomes food.

Beautiful flowers and leaves

Andrographis paniculata leaves heart-shaped, opposite, plump green, sufficient light when there will be oily luster, open red flowers, born at the top of the branch, safflower with green leaves, flowers and leaves are beautiful, has a high ornamental value, by many flower friends love, often hanging potted plants hanging on the balcony, etc., decorative effect is very good. Florescence is indefinite, sufficient light, it will bloom all the year round.

Easy to cultivate

Andrographis paniculata is one of the best indoor plants to raise, shade and drought tolerance, light requirements are not high, to point light irradiation can meet the flowering requirements; fertilizer requirements are not high, its leaves are very thick, stored water, ten days and a half watering once no problem, maintenance advice is to pot soil dry on watering, do not dry do not need to tube, long-term water easy to rot roots, better than green radish is no problem, who knows who raises.

worth starting

Andrographis paniculata grows very fast, vines, creeping growth, hanging up to raise better looking, it is easy to make flower walls, flower curtains, can be used for cuttings propagation, survival rate is extremely high, a tree can be divided into many pots a year. Disadvantages are not cold-resistant, the northern region in winter to move indoor breeding. A few pots at home, both ornamental, but also can pick leaves when eating vegetables, it is worth having.