Brief introduction and frequently asked questions of Mirror Grass

Mirror grass. It sounded strange. Could it be that there was a grass with a mirror? In fact, mirror grass is perennial fleshy herbs, its leaves are plump fleshy round, petiole shield shape and born, just like ancient immortals face mirror, so named mirror grass. See here everyone is very curious about this plant, let's take a look at it together.

morphological characteristics

More tufted, with rhizomes, the whole plant glabrous, stem upright stout, unbranched, about 15cm high, green color, water shortage when dry into brown. Leaves are fleshy, papery when water is absent, rounded, petiole peltate, margin undulate. Florescence 4-7 months, flowers small solitary, flowers such as umbrella open; fruiting 7-9 months, fruit was ovate, more flat, with purple-red verrucose processes. Produced in Yunnan, Sichuan region, mostly born in the forest at an altitude of 1500-3000 meters, in some parks have been cultivated for viewing.

growth habit

It grows well in the greenhouse environment with sufficient sunlight, and the suitable temperature is about 16-20 degrees Celsius. It is shade-tolerant and can grow normally as long as there is a little sunlight. It is very suitable for potted cultivation in families and offices. It is cold-resistant and can safely overwinter indoors in the south. However, the temperature below minus 4 degrees Celsius will cause cold damage, which will lead to its leaves being dull or even falling off. It likes warm and humid environment. It grows vigorously in warm climate areas and bears fruit easily. Likes fertile, loose, well-drained humus soil.

main value

Ornamental value: mirror grass since the beginning of the last century into Europe, spread rapidly in European countries, led to a lot of plant lovers introduced cultivation, is regarded as the best leaf plants, loved by people. It has peculiar plant type, beautiful posture, rapid growth, easy reproduction, suitable for various climatic environments, suitable for indoor and courtyard cultivation, and is worth popularizing.

Medicinal value: According to the records of Dian Yao Lu, the whole grass of Mirror Grass can be used as medicine, with anti-inflammatory and detoxification effects, and is mostly used for erysipelas and bone formation.

The above is the introduction of mirror grass, Li Shimin once said to Wei Zheng that he is a mirror, from him can see his own right and wrong gains and losses, describe Wei Zheng as upright, open and aboveboard, mirror grass flower language is: to be a person to be open and aboveboard.