What is the function of tortoise-backed bamboo?

Tortoise back bamboo is a common potted plant in our home. Tortoise back bamboo is set up at home to watch, purify the air and improve feng shui. If it blossoms and bears fruit, it can still be eaten. If you like this strange plant, you can breed a few pots at home. Let's take a look at the role of tortoise back bamboo.

The function of tortoise back bamboo

1. Ornamental function: the plant shape of the tortoise back bamboo is very beautiful, the leaf shape is strange, it is green all the year round, the air root is very long, it can be coiled, it is quite interesting, and it gives people a special sense of beauty. it is a leader in foliage flowers. Large turtle-backed bamboo plants are suitable for large-scale display in foyer, living room and conference room, and small and medium-sized plants are suitable for home display, so that the environment has an elegant atmosphere. Some places are planted beside trees or in some shady places such as the corner of the house, allowing them to grow and climb, and grow very luxuriantly.

2. Purify the air: tortoise back bamboo has the effect of absorbing carbon dioxide at night, which is of great help to improve indoor air quality and increase oxygen content. Phyllostachys pubescens has the characteristics of preferential adsorption of formaldehyde, benzene, TVOC and other harmful gases to achieve the effect of purifying indoor air, so it is an ideal indoor plant.

3. Edible value: in addition to beautifying and ornamental, its flowers and fruits also have certain edible value. The inflorescence of meat spike is fresh and juicy, and it is eaten as a high-quality vegetable in the origin of tortoise back bamboo, cool and refreshing. The yellow bracts outside the inflorescence are quite thick and can be eaten raw or fried. The flavor of tortoise back bamboo berries is excellent, can be eaten as fruit, taste similar to pineapple, but also can be made into a beverage to drink, excellent taste.

4. Fengshui function: putting turtle-backed bamboo at home has a certain fengshui effect, but we should pay attention to the location. In the north, the land of Renkui water uses tortoise-backed bamboo to make Black Tortoise, specifically, the tortoise-backed bamboo is placed at the door of the study, which can increase the official luck of Zeng Fulu. Putting the turtle back bamboo in the old man's bedroom can add happiness and longevity, which is beneficial to the old man.

How do tortoise-backed bamboos reproduce

The main results are as follows: 1. Ramet propagation: in summer and autumn, the side branches of large tortoise-backed bamboos are split off in whole segments, with partial aerial roots, and directly planted in wooden buckets or bowls. Not only the survival rate is high, but also the shaping effect is fast. It is now the most commonly used in the breeding of tortoise-backed bamboos, and it is also one of the simplest methods.

2. Cutting propagation: stem-node cutting can be used in spring and autumn, and the cutting effect is the best in April-May in spring and September-October in autumn. Cuttings are suitable for stem node incision healing and rooting during this period of time, and survive quickly. Cuttings select lateral branches with abundant stem tissue and strong growth. The cuttings are 20-25 cm long and the leaves at the base are cut off. Retain the upper leaflet, cut off the long aerial root, retain the short aerial root, in order to absorb water, conducive to hairy roots. The mixed substrate of coarse sand and peat or rotten leaf soil was used to keep 25-27 ℃ and high air humidity after insertion, and it began to take root about 1 month after insertion. After the cuttings took root, the axillary buds on the stem nodes also began to sprout and spread leaves. In order to accelerate seedling growth, keep more than 10 ℃ at room temperature, strengthen fertilizer and water management, and seedling shaping can be used as a commodity in the second year after planting.

3. Sowing and propagation: seed sowing is also a more common propagation method for tortoise back bamboo, but the former two are less used. In order to improve the seed setting rate, artificial pollination is needed in order to improve the seed setting rate. 9-10:00 and 3-4 pm secondary pollination is the best, and the pollination success rate is high. It takes 15 months from pollination to seed maturity. attention should be paid to ventilation and fertilizer and water management in the stage of seed development to promote fruiting and fullness. Soak the seeds in 40 ℃ warm water for 10 hours before sowing, and the sowing soil should be sterilized at high temperature. Tortoise back bamboo seeds are larger, can be sowed on demand, keep 20-25 ℃ at room temperature after sowing, cover the box mouth with plastic film, maintain more than 80% humidity, and generally germinate 20-25 days after sowing. If the room temperature is too low in the process of sowing, not only the emergence of seedlings will be affected, but even the seeds will rot like water stains.

How to raise turtles and bamboos

1, lighting: tortoise back bamboo sex like warm and humid environment, avoid drought, afraid of direct sunlight, otherwise it is easy to cause withered leaves. In summer, the tortoise-backed bamboo should be placed indoors or under the shade shed, not on the balcony where the sun is too strong, so it is easy to die. When the temperature drops to 6 ℃ in winter, the tortoise-backed bamboo should be moved indoors to keep warm.

2. Watering: the water of the tortoise back bamboo should be sufficient, and the culture soil must always be kept moist. During the growth period in summer, the leaves should be watered once in the morning and in the evening, and the leaves should be sprinkled frequently to keep the leaves bright and the air moist. If the water evaporates slowly in winter, the water should be watered once a day in 4 days and once a day every day.

3. Fertilization: tortoise back bamboo is a more fertilizer-loving plant, so we should pay attention to fertilizing it properly. During the growth period of the tortoise back bamboo, thin pancake fertilizer and water should be applied every half a month. If the fertilizer is adequate and appropriate, the tortoise back bamboo will grow with lovely leaves.

4. Diseases and pests: tortoise-backed bamboo is very vulnerable to shell insects, and its stems and leaves are most vulnerable to shell insects. It can be sprayed with 1000 times of omethoate after cleaning with an old toothbrush. The common diseases of tortoise back bamboo are leaf spot, gray spot and stem blight, so we should pay attention to timely control.

5, change the basin: the turtle back bamboo pot needs to be changed once a year, and the best time to change the basin is between March and April. When changing the basin, remove the old soil, cut off the withered roots of the tortoise back bamboo, and then add mature organic fertilizer or phosphorus and potash fertilizer as base fertilizer.