Don't just raise green pineapple? This new type of foliage plant has beautiful leaves and is easier to raise than the palm.

This kind of foliage plant is called round leaf bamboo taro, and its leaves are as round as apples, so it is also called green apple bamboo taro. Its leaves are more distinctive, with silver-gray stripes on them, which are very beautiful. One of its leaves is wider than the palm of the hand, and it is easy to look and raise at home.

Round-leaf taro is a perennial evergreen herb of the bamboo taro family, with clear green leaves, suitable for medium-sized potted plants and decorating houses, which is of great ornamental value.

Key points for the maintenance of round-leaf taro

About lighting

Round-leaf taro is a shade-loving plant, its leaves are delicate, the sun is very easy to burn leaves, even through the glass screen light is not good, usually put in the home where astigmatism is better to maintain.

About watering

Round-leaf taro likes the wet environment very much, and its leaves are large and water evaporates fast. in addition to each watering, it should also be sprayed to the leaves. Generally, it is necessary to water the basin soil when it is dry, and just keep it slightly moist at ordinary times.

It is now summer, and the best watering method is spraying foliage in the morning, watering the soil surface at noon or afternoon, and watering the whole plant in the evening, but pay attention to the soil not to be too sticky and too wet, otherwise it is easy to rot roots and cause diseases.

About fertilization

The fertilization of round-leaf taro can follow the principle of frequent application of thin fertilizer, thin liquid fertilizer once a week, but the temperature is too high or too low should not be fertilized, so as not to cause rotting roots.

Its root system is sensitive, and thin fertilizer is recommended for fertilization. It is recommended that you use liquid fertilizer every time you water it, or spray leaf fertilizer once a week. Use cake fertilizer and farm manure for a small number of times.

About the focal edge

Some flower friends who raise round-leaf bamboo taro will feel that it always loves the scorched edge, in fact, the scorched edge of the leaf is often caused by insufficient environmental humidity, and it is often necessary to spray more water on the leaves and the surrounding environment. In addition, if direct sunlight will also cause the focal edge of the leaf, or hypertrophy, these problems should be paid attention to.