How to clean up the species and pictures of gemstone flowers with gray leaves

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Gem flowers are very good-looking, that is, a cute, ordinary plant leaves are dirty, just flush with water, the leaves of gem flowers are washed off as soon as they are washed with water, how to clean up the leaves of gemstone flowers with ash? What kinds of gemstone flowers do you have? Let's take a look at this:

How to clean the leaves of gem flowers with ash?

The leaves of the gem flowers are gray, so you can only gently wipe them with a veil. If you want the gem flowers to grow tall, you need to pinch them and insert them in the soil, so that they will not grow tall.

Species and pictures of gem flowers:

One: Jade butterfly

1. Basic information: Jade butterfly (scientific name: Echeveria secunda var. Glauca), also known as stone lotus, gemstone flower, stone lotus palm, lotus palm, eight precious palms. Perennial succulent herbs or subshrubs, up to 60 cm in height and 20 cm in diameter. Leaves alternate, rosette-shaped on short stems, Obovate spoon-shaped, light green, fleshy, with white powder on the surface. Cymes axillary; florets campanulate, apex 5-lobed, ochre red, apex yellow. Fruit. Native to Hidalgo, Mexico, it is now one of the common succulent plants in the living room of Chinese people.

2. Morphological characteristics: the plant has a short stem and is easy to sprout from the base, and there is a small rosette at the top of the stolon, which takes root on the soil and becomes a new plant. Therefore, jade butterflies planted on the ground for many years tend to grow in patches. The fleshy leaves are arranged in a standard rosette shape, the leaves are spoon-shaped, slightly erect, the apex is round and pointed, and slightly curved inward, so that the whole plant is slightly funnel-shaped, light green or blue-green, thinner, covered with white powder or waxy layer. Racemes curved in scorpion-shaped, dichotomous Cymes axillary; florets bell-shaped, apex 5-lobed, ochre red, apex yellow. Fruit. The florescence is from June to August.

Two: Jiwa lotus

1. Basic information: Chiva lotus, Euphorbiaceae, alias: Chihuahua (because it is often confused with dogs, so it is only called Chivalen in most cases). It is native to Chihuahua, Mexico, and grows on hillsides with good ventilation and sunshine. Jiwa lotus, the plant is small, the stemless rosette leaf disk is very compact. The ovate leaves are thick, pointed, blue-green with thick white powder, and the leaf margin is beautiful dark pink. Inflorescence apex curved, campanulate, red. Cultivation is not too difficult. You can't pour too much water in summer. The red leaf tip is particularly beautiful and is a highly ornamental succulent plant.

2. Morphological characteristics: the rosette leaf disk with small and stemless plants is very compact. The ovate leaves are thicker, apiculate, 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. , blue-green to grayish green, light green, and covered with thick white powder, when the sunshine is sufficient, the tip is beautiful rose or dark pink. Inflorescences 20 cm tall, apex curved, florets ca. 1 cm long, campanulate, red.

Three: snow lotus

1. Basic information: Saussurea involucrata (scientific name: Saussurea) mainly refers to the succulent plant of Saussurea of Compositae, also known as Xinjiang Saussurea and Tianshan Saussurea, and Chagosuba in Tibetan, which is a perennial herb of Compositae. It is 15-35 cm high and is called Karlaili by people in Xizang area of Xinjiang. it is not only a rare flower and plant, but also a world-famous rare Uygur medicine and Tibetan medicine.

2. Morphological characteristics: perennial herbs, 15-35 cm high. Rhizome thick, neck covered with numerous brown leaf remnants. Stem stout, base 2-3 cm in diam., glabrous. Leaves dense, basal and cauline leaves sessile, leaf blade elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 14 cm long, 2-3.5 cm wide, apex obtuse or acute, base decurrent, margin cuspidate, both surfaces glabrous; uppermost leaf bracts leaflike, membranous, yellowish, broadly ovate, 5.5-7 cm long and 2-7 cm wide, enclosing raceme, margin cuspidate. Capitate inflorescences 10-20, total inflorescences densely globose at stem apex, without small pedicels or with short pedicels. Involucral bracts hemispherical, 1 cm in diam.; involucral bracts 3-4-layered, margin or all purple-brown, apex acute, outer layer sparsely villous, outer layer oblong, 1.1 cm long, 5 mm wide, middle and inner layer lanceolate, 1.5-1.8 cm long and 2 mm wide. Florets purple, 1.6 cm long, tube length 7 mm, eave length 9 mm. Achene oblong, 3 mm long. Crown hairs dirty white, 2-layered, outer layer small, rough, 3 mm long, inner layer long, feathery, 1.5 cm long. Flowering and fruiting period from July to September.

Four: Daiwa brocade

1. Basic information: "Dahejin" (Echeveria pur-pusorum) is a succulent plant, also known as a succulent plant, of the genus Euphorbiaceae, with succulent leaves arranged in a tight rosette. Leaf blade broadly ovate to scattered triangular ovate, abaxial protuberance keel-shaped, leaves 3 to 4 cm long and 3 cm wide, apex acute. The leaves are grayish green with reddish-brown markings. The common "Dahejin" in China is the hybrid Dionysus (Echeveria "Dionysos").

2. Morphological characteristics: succulent plants, succulent leaves arranged in a tight rosette, leaves broadly ovate to scattered triangular ovate, the back of the process is keel-shaped. The leaf is 3cm-4cm in length and about 3cm in width. The first tip is sharp. The leaves are gray and green. It has reddish-brown markings on it. Inflorescences about 30cm high. Florets red, upper yellow. Its plant shape is peculiar, resembling a lotus flower.

Five: the Black Prince

1. Basic information: Echeveia 'BlackPrince', is a cultivated variety. The plant has a short stalk, fleshy leaves are arranged into a standard rosette, and when growing vigorously, the leaf disc is up to 20 cm in diameter, the leaf is spoon-shaped, slightly thick, the tip has a small tip, and the leaves are black and purple. Cymes, florets red or purplish red. The shape of the rosette plant is the same as that of the common stone lotus. The spoon-shaped leaves are thicker. When the growth is exuberant, the upper leaves of the plant are more than 100, and the width of the plant is more than 20 cm. The leaves are dark purple and dark green near the growing point when the light is insufficient.

2. Morphological features: the Black Prince is shaped like a black lotus, giving people a sense of nobility, bright flowers and colors, and is a succulent plant with excellent flowers and leaves. Both of them have unique shape and beautiful leaf color, so they are very suitable for family cultivation. Strong habits, although there is a short dormancy period in summer, but as long as a little shade, ventilation and water-saving is not difficult in summer. Early spring and autumn are prosperous periods of growth, and liquid fertilizer can be applied. The potted soil should not be too dry, or the old leaves will wither. General garden soil can be used for planting. Reproduction can cut the top to give birth to tiller buds, but also can be propagated by leaf insertion, and the success rate is much higher than that of ordinary stone lotus.

Growth habits of gem flowers:

Like warm, dry and ventilated environment, like light, like humus-rich sandy loam, can also adapt to barren soil. It is very drought-resistant and can grow without watering it for weeks, because each leaf is like a small reservoir, and the water is stored in the leaves in case of drought. Also cold-resistant, shade-resistant, indoor air-tight environment, extremely adaptable. It originated in Mexico and is now cultivated all over the world. Like warm, dry and sunny environment, not cold-resistant, semi-overcast, afraid of stagnant water, avoid the scorching sun. It is suitable to use fertile sandy loam with good drainage. The winter temperature is not lower than 10 ℃. The plants placed in the shade for a long time are easy to grow and the leaves are sparse. It can be cultivated in open field to the south of the Yangtze River.

Geographical distribution of gem flowers:

Originated in Mexico, Yunnan, Sichuan and southeast of Xizang. Born on hillside forest edge rocks and in stone crevices, 1400-3600 meters above sea level. The type specimens were collected from Dali, Yunnan. It is now cultivated all over the world.

Gem flower is very suitable for home life in the potted plant, is very cute.

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