The key points of propagation and cultivation of star wood

Tequila evergreen shrubs

[alias] Star thousand-year-old wood, branch-sucking dragon blood tree

There are three varieties of D.godseffiana: Artemisia angustifolia, Euphorbia angustifolia and Euphorbia angustifolia. Plant height can be up to 1 meter, leaves opposite or 3-leaf whorled, elliptic-cloaked or long ovate. Star wood leaves leathery, leaves covered with many milky yellow or milky white spots, shaped like stars, named because of the shape. The leaves of Florida star are milky yellow, with larger and denser spots. The leaves of the ecliptic star are thin leathery, and there is a broad milky band in the middle rib. The adult plant can blossom in summer, with racemes, long tube-shaped florets and red berries after flowering. This kind of plant is drought-tolerant, shade-tolerant, beautiful in color, and can be planted in gardens or potted plants. Branches and leaves are beautiful flowers.

Propagation: sowing, cutting or dividing plants can be used, but cutting is the main method, and spring and autumn are the suitable time. Cut the branches or stem tops with leaves, each section is about 2-3 nodes, the leaves are cut in half, cut in the wet sand bed, about 30-40 days can root into seedlings.

Cultivation focus: rotten leaf soil or sandy loam rich in organic matter is the best, and the drainage is good. Cultivation site half-day sunshine or sunshine about 50% Mel 70% is ideal, avoid strong direct sunlight throughout the day. Topdressing can use nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, once a month, organic fertilizer such as soybean cake, oil meal, excellent fertilizer effect, can promote leaf color beautiful, applied 2-3 times a year. When the branches are sparse, they can be pruned to make them more branched. Sex likes high temperature and more humidity, and the suitable temperature for childbearing is 20-30 ℃. In winter, it is necessary to warm and avoid the wind and survive the winter, and the cold current is below 13 ℃, so as to prevent cold damage. It is normal for such plants to grow slowly.