Culture methods of auspicious grass

Auspicious grass, also known as Songshou orchid, bamboo root seven, purple grass, etc., is a perennial evergreen herb of Liliaceae, with beautiful shape, emerald green leaves, cold tolerance and shade tolerance, loaded into a goldfish tank or other glassware for water culture and placed on the bar and coffee table. It is a kind of exquisite and elegant work of art. Let's take a look at the cultivation method of auspicious grass.

The plant culture of auspicious grass

The flower language of auspicious grass is festive Linmen, Fu and Lu Shuangzhi. Lucky grass flowers are not easy to grow, but blooming is a great joy. It has been regarded as sacred grass since ancient times and is indispensable in religious rituals. It is said that funerals for people who died during the journey or for missing people were made of auspicious grass and cremated as bodies. The origin of the name of the auspicious grass, some say that the Buddha sits on this grass when he is enlightened under the banyan tree, or that the grass is the seat laid by the auspicious boy for the bliss, or that a man named mascot offered this grass to the Blessed one.

The growth habits of Herba Euphorbiae

The plant height of auspicious grass is about 20 cm, the underground rhizome is creeping, the node takes root, the leaf is banded-lanceolate, the tip is acuminate, the scape is drawn from the leaves, the flower is white and purplish red inside the flower, slightly fragrant, and the flower and fruit period is from July to November. Born on shady slopes, valleys or under dense forests, 170-3200 m above sea level. The sex likes the warm, moist environment, is more cold-resistant and shade-resistant, the requirement to the soil is not high, the adaptability is strong, and it is suitable to have good drainage and fertile loam.

Culture methods of auspicious grass

1. Soil: auspicious grass is not strict on soil, and it is suitable to use fertile loam with good drainage. 2 parts of rotten leaf soil, 1 part of garden soil and 1 part of sand can be used to prepare basin soil.

2. Temperature: mascot grass likes warmth and is more hardy. It can live in the open field in warmer areas, and it needs to be protected in winter in cold areas in the north.

3. Watering: when the soil is too dry or the air is dry, the leaf tip is easy to scorch. Therefore, we should pay attention to keep the soil moist at ordinary times, spray water when the air is dry, and avoid strong sunlight in summer.

4. Fertilization: after the new leaves are sent out, the auspicious grass can grow more luxuriantly by applying manure once a month.

5. Sunshine: the auspicious grass is strong and can grow in all-day sunshine and thick shade, but it is better in the semi-shady and moist place. When the light is too strong, the leaf color is not green and yellow, but the growth of Taiyin is weak and cannot blossom. For indoor viewing, we should pay attention to keep the leaf surface clean, such as the environment is too cloudy, but also put it outdoors for a period of time every half a month, and then move into the room.