How to cultivate, collect and propagate Colored Leaf Grass

[alias] five-colored grass, perilla, brocade perilla.

Labiatae, Coleophora.

[form] tender perennial herbs or subshrubs, often cultivated annually. Plant height 30 ^ 50 cm, less branched, stem quadrangular. Leaves opposite, rhomboid-ovate, thin, more than 15 cm long, with deep coarse teeth, long tip, yellow, red, purple and other different colors. Verticillate inflorescences numerous, arranged in panicles more than 30 cm long, flowers small, blue or lavender. Flowering in summer and autumn. Nutlets are smooth and a thousand seeds weigh 0.15 grams.

[varieties, forms and varieties] the main leaf colors of the varieties are green space, midrib and yellow on both sides, the rest have macula, dark red, dark brown or light brown with yellowish green edge.

Yellow halo, outside green; bright red ground has yellow halo, outer green and so on. Crepe leaf species (var.

Vcrsclzaffeltz'iLem.) the leaves are red and purple, the plants are strong, there are many branches, and the leaf margin patterns are wrinkled and textured.

[Origin and distribution] originated in Indonesia.

[habit] like warm, sunny and moist fertile soil, the lowest overwintering temperature 2-30Co can be self-sown in the cold room.

[reproduction] sowing or cutting. The seeds can be sowed indoors from 2mi to March and sprout neatly. Cuttings should cut off the upper part of the stem or branch after the autumn is cool, cut off part of the leaves, about 6 murmur8 cm long, cut in the indoor sand bed, covered with glass to maintain humidity and temperature. If you use two nodes in the middle of the stem, leave part of the leaves in the upper section, or take only one section and leave part of the leaves, it can also be used as cuttings. The sand bed had better be slightly lower than the ground, and after November, properly heated, the rooting rate can reach 95%.

[cultivation] after the cotyledons of the sowing seedlings were unfolded, they were transplanted once in a collapsed basin, and then on a 3-inch basin. The cuttings were planted in a 4-inch pot after rooting. 3 parts of loam, 1 part of rotten leaf soil and appropriate amount of Gaza were used in the basin soil. Seedlings should pick the heart, promote branches, develop clusters of plants, generally can be used to plant 5-inch 6-inch pot ornamental. If you want to develop a large plant, continue to turn it into a 10-inch basin, which can be trimmed into a round head or a cone, the latter main branch can not be coring, and fixed with bamboo branches. Planted plants should not be placed outdoors in summer to avoid heavy rain and strong winds, and should be shaded when the sun is strong. If used as a flower bed, the 3-inch pot seedlings can be topped and landed on the ground with a distance of 25 cm. Inflorescence formation should be removed immediately. (this article is excerpted from the whole book "Rural farming")

Nutlets can fall off when they are ripe. When most of the calyx on the inflorescence turns yellow, the whole inflorescence should be dried and threshed.

[use] it is an excellent potted foliage plant, and it can also be used for summer and autumn flower beds with bright colors and very beautiful. In addition, branches and leaves can be cut for cut flowers or set with flower baskets and wreaths.

Cultivation and propagation of colourful leaf grass

Colourful leaf grass is a plant of the genus Coleophora of Labiatae, also known as Perilla frutescens and Perilla frutescens. The leaves of Colored Leaf Grass are bright and colorful, and the leaves are green, red, yellow, dark red, purple, etc., with yellow, red, purple and other spots, and the color is different, showing irregular patches. At present, most of the cultivated color-leaf grass are excellent hybrids of various colors, so they are called hybrid color-leaf grass. Colourful leaf grass is an excellent foliage plant, which can be ornamental in potted plants or in flower beds. Branches and leaves can be used as cut flowers and have high ornamental value.

Growth habit

Color leaf steppe produced in Indonesia, like warm, not cold-resistant, suitable temperature for growth 20 ℃ ~ 25 ℃; like plenty of sunshine; like loose, fertile, well-drained soil; like moist, avoid stagnant water. Originally a perennial herb or sub-shrub, it can not survive the winter in open field in most areas of our country, so it is often cultivated annually.

Reproduction

Because of the advantages of seed saving, easy management, robust growth, short slow seedling period, high seedling rate, short production cycle and high seedling raising efficiency, the seedling raising method is mostly used in the propagation of colourful leaf grass in recent years. According to the breeding materials, it can be divided into two methods: pot sowing and cuttage.

The method of seeding and raising seedlings in burrowing dish

(1) seed: it is suitable to choose the seed with full grain, high vigor and high germination rate. Before sowing, the seeds should be disinfected. Put the seeds in 50 ℃ ~ 60 ℃ warm water and stir for 20 minutes. Soak in water for a period of time, bleach away the shrunken grains, rinse with clean water, filter out the water, and air-dry for use. It can also be soaked, washed and air-dried with 40% formalin solution, 0.5% potassium permanganate solution or 0.3%-1.0% copper sulfate solution.

(2) Matrix: the basic requirements for matrix are asepsis, no insect eggs, no sundries and weed seeds, and have good water retention and air permeability. Can choose peat soil, coconut bran, perlite, vermiculite and other substrates, commonly used peat soil and vermiculite, according to 2 ∶ 1 mixed, sifted use. The seedling substrate had better be disinfected with carbendazim or chlorothalonil with 600-1000 times liquid before sowing. It should be noted that the sowing medium must not be mixed with inorganic fertilizer, otherwise it will lead to non-emergence or death after emergence.

(3) Acupoint plate: the specification of acupoint plate is 288,200,128,50 meshes. Because the seed weight of colourful leaf grass is 3300 per gram and the seed is small, it is often used. For the reuse of the used acupoint plate, it must be cleaned, disinfected and dried before it can be used. It is often washed or sprayed with fungicides such as 600-fold carbendazim and 800-1000-fold carbendazim, and then washed with clean water for 3 times.

(4) sowing: first fill the hole with the matrix, fill each hole evenly as far as possible, and gently suppress it, so that the middle of the matrix is slightly lower than the four weeks. The matrix should not be filled too full and should be slightly lower than the height of the hole, so that the outline of each hole is clearly visible. The day before sowing, the substrate should be wet to the extent that it is just drenched, that is, there is water seeping out from the bottom of the hole. Spray water automatically and intermittently or spray water many times by hand when you get wet, so that the water can slowly permeate the matrix. Then carefully point the seed into the hole, 1 for each hole, the seed must fall in the middle of the hole. The seeds are light-loving and do not need to be covered with soil after sowing. Outdoor sowing is usually carried out from March to April, while sowing in greenhouse is usually carried out in spring, summer and autumn.

(5) watering: spray water in time after sowing until water seeps from the bottom of the hole plate. In the early stage of sowing, the soil moisture can be higher to ensure the need for seed water absorption and expansion, but not too much water in the later stage, and the soil can be moist.

(6) sprouting: after the acupoint disk is moved into the greenhouse, the greenhouse should be properly shaded and keep the room in a state of high temperature and humidity. Under the condition of 21 ℃ ~ 24 ℃, it germinated in 10 to 14 days, and the buds could be moved out of the greenhouse when the buds were exposed.

(7) Transplantation: when the seedlings grow to the stage of 2-4 leaves, they need to be transplanted once. During transplantation, the seedlings were dug up from the roots and transplanted into a shallow basin with a density that the leaves did not touch each other. When the seedlings grew to 6-8 leaves, they were transplanted into a small basin of caliber 10cm, and 2-4 leaves were kept for coring. When the seedling is bigger in July, change the basin again, and a small amount of bean cake should be added to the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer.

The method of raising seedlings by cuttage in burrow dish

(1) cuttings: twigs with no diseases and insect pests, moderate maturity and exuberant vitality should be selected. At the 1~0.5cm above the leaf bud, the incision is tilted to the bud, and a branch with 2 or more axillary buds, about 5~7cm long, is cut as cuttings with a sharp knife (shears).

(2) Acupoint disk: the acupoint disk with long 54cm, wide 28cm, high 5cm, aperture 3cm or 2cm and deep 5cm can be selected.

(3) Matrix: choose loose and permeable substrates, such as peat and perlite (3 ∶ 1), rotten leaf soil and sawdust (1 ∶ 1) or peat and garden soil (1 ∶ 1).

(4) Cuttage: the cuttage in greenhouse can be carried out from March to October, and more than from April to September in the open field. The density of cutting is that the leaves do not cover each other and does not affect photosynthesis, and the cutting depth is 2cm, which should not be too deep, so as not to affect rooting. After insertion, the acupoint disk is placed under the shade net with a shading rate of 70%, the temperature is 25 ℃ ~ 32 ℃, and there is a breeze.

(5) watering: after cutting, determine the time and times of watering according to the weather conditions, spray water to the surface of the substrate every 2 hours in sunny days, spray less or not in cloudy or rainy days, and keep the air humidity at about 90%. Pay attention to the phenomenon of stagnant water in the matrix. After cutting about 10 days to grow new roots, gradually reduce the number of spraying, half a month later transplant or colonization, enter the normal management.

Cultivation and management

The leaves of colourful leaf grass under water management are large and thin, and if the soil is too dry, the leaf color is easy to fade, so attention should be paid to watering and foliar spraying during the growth period, especially in the summer high temperature period, it is appropriate to combine watering with foliar spraying to improve air humidity. However, the basin soil should not be too wet, otherwise the plant is prone to overgrowth, resulting in too long stem nodes and affecting the plant shape. Long-term stagnant water is also easy to cause root rot and leaf shedding. In winter, watering should be controlled and the temperature should be maintained at 15 ℃ to ensure suitable dry and wet conditions.

Fertilizer management colorful leaf grass like fertilizer, after each heart should be applied once cake fertilizer or human manure. The application of thin phosphorus and potassium fertilizer twice during the growing period can promote the short Internode, dense branches, hard stem and bright leaf color. Do not apply too much nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise it will easily lead to dim leaves.

Light management color leaf grass is a light-loving plant, the leaf color is more bright in the whole day, so it is generally not shaded, but in high temperature in summer, direct sunlight should be avoided, high temperature and strong light will destroy the pigment, cause chlorophyll to increase, and cause the plant color to be not bright, or even green. affect ornamental, so summer high temperature should be appropriate shade, while other seasons can not shade, because dim light will make the leaf color dark.

Under temperature management, the cold tolerance of colourleaf grass was not strong, and the suitable temperature for growth was 20 ℃ ~ 25 ℃. The growth is slow in winter, and the overwintering temperature is above 15 ℃. When the winter temperature is lower than 10 ℃, the leaves turn yellow and fall off, and the growth stops. If the temperature in winter is lower than 5 ℃ for a long time, the aboveground stems and leaves will show water stains, and the plants will die in severe cases.

In order to cultivate plump plants, pruning and shaping should be carried out to promote the growth of lateral branches. If you want to grow into a tree-like plant, you don't have to pick the heart. After the inflorescence appears, if the seed is not collected, it should be picked in time, so as not to consume nutrition and affect the plant shape. For the mother plant, it is necessary to reduce the number of heart picking and let it complete the flowering and fruiting process before the beginning of winter.

The color leaf grass how to raise/color leaf grass how to breed color leaf grass color leaf grass cultivation methods and precautions color leaf grass introduction perennial herbs, leaf flowers Often used in flower beds, venues, theater layout patterns, can also be used as flower baskets, bouquets with leaves. Propagation methods for sowing and cuttage, thermophilic cold adaptability, pay attention to pest control. Species Name: Colored Leaf Grass Alias: Colored Leaf Amaranthus Category: Colored Leaf Grass Annual Herbs-View Leaf Water: Like wet, summer to irrigate enough water, otherwise easy to wilt phenomenon. And often spray water to the leaves to maintain a certain air humidity. Fertilizer: apply more phosphorus fertilizer to keep the foliage bright. Avoid excessive nitrogen application, otherwise the leaves will be dim. Soil: loose fertile soil requirements, general garden soil can be. Temperature: likes warm, cold resistance is strong, the growth temperature is 15-25℃, the winter temperature is about 10℃, and it is easy to freeze when it drops to 5℃. Light: love the sun, but avoid the sun exposure. Fact: Desperate love. The morphological characteristics of Colored Clover perennial herbs, old plants can grow into sub-shrub, but plant shape ugly, ornamental value is low, so more for one, two years of cultivation. Plant height 50~80cm, cultivated seedlings are mostly controlled below 30cm. All plants hairy, stem is quadrangular, base lignification. Single leaf opposite, ovoid, apex long acuminate, margin with blunt teeth, leaves can grow 15cm, leaf green, yellow, pink, scarlet, purple and other colorful stripes. Terminal racemes, flowers small, light blue or light purple. Nutlets smooth and shiny. There are many varieties and varieties of Colored Clover. The leaves of Colored Clover (Var. verschaffel) have yellow, pink, scarlet, dark red and other color stripes, and grow strongly. Chartreuse TyPe is small yellow green, dwarf and branched. Fringed TyPe has large ovoid leaves and tall plants. The ecological habits of Colored Clover are thermophilic plants with strong adaptability. The temperature in winter is not lower than 10℃. In summer, it is slightly shaded when it is high temperature. It likes sufficient sunshine. Sufficient light can make the leaves bright. Colored clover is a very adaptable flower. It can also be seen in many parts of our country, especially in the south. Gardens are often cultivated throughout our country. The main cultivation bases are Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places. According to the propagation method, Colored Clover can be divided into two types. 1. Seed propagation type: Sowing propagation can maintain the fine characters of the variety. There are five types of leaf types in this type: [large~leaved type], with large oval leaves, tall plants, few branches, uneven leaves. [Rainbow type], leaves small, long oval, pointed tip, smooth leaf surface, leaf color has red, orange red, yellow green, white green spots and so on. Fringed type, leaf margin split and corrugated, cracks and ripples vary greatly, leaf color also has many kinds. [Willow~leaved type], leaves slender, willow leaf shape, leaf margin with irregular laceration and serration. [Yellow-green leaf type](C-colored clover hartreuse type), small leaves, yellow-green, anti-burning, short plants and many branches. Vegetative reproduction type: some non-twist, low-twist or can not be used to maintain the variety of breeding methods. A common horticultural variety is Colored Clover (var.verschaffeltii), which has yellow, pink, vermilion, and dark red markings on its leaves. C.pumilus, native to the Philippines and Sri Lanka, is also an ornamental plant. Plant height 15~20 cm, perennial herbs, stems recumbent. Leaves opposite, rhombic, long 2~3 cm, leaf dark brown, green margin, back color pale. The flowers are blue-green panicles 10 - 12 cm long. C.thyrsoideus, a subshrub, 80 - 100 cm high, leaves bright green, heart-shaped oval. margin coarsely serrate. The flowers are bright blue, in whorls, with 3 to 10 flowers arranged in spikes. Flowering 11~ December, winter potted flowers. Colored clover cultivation techniques Colored clover is about 150 species, produced in Asia, Africa, Oceania tropical and subtropical regions. Potted flower cultivation common varieties are: red rainbow, velvet red, short peach and other varieties. The climate is warm and humid, the sunshine is soft and sufficient, and the air is fresh. The indoor temperature in winter is 20℃ to 25℃, the lowest overwintering temperature cannot be lower than 10℃, the temperature is too low, the leaves turn yellow and fall off, and the plants die below 5℃. Potted requirements rich in humus, loose fertile, good drainage permeability sandy culture soil. For water demand, the basin soil and environment should be kept moist and moderate, drought and waterlogging prevention should be avoided, so as to avoid leaf dehydration and discoloration, root infection and soft rot. Light is soft and sufficient, leaf color is gorgeous and significant, but avoid clear sky in midsummer and direct sunlight to cause rough leaf surface to lose luster. But in the shade environment condition, the leaf color is not bright. Leafgrass likes sandy loam soil rich in humus and well drained. When potted, apply bone meal or compound fertilizer as base fertilizer, and apply organic liquid fertilizer once every 10 to 15 days during the growth period (stop applying in midsummer). Seedlings should be removed many times, in order to promote lateral branches, so that the plant shape plump. After flowering, 2~3 lower branches can be retained, and the rest can be cut off and new branches can be reissued. The suitable temperature for the growth of Coleus chinensis is about 20℃, and the room temperature should not be lower than 10℃ before and after cold dew. At this time, watering should be done to see dry and wet, and the pot soil should be kept moist, otherwise it is easy to rot roots. Colored leaf clover also known as old to change, perennial herbaceous flowers. Plant height 30-50 cm, few branches. Leaves opposite, rhomboid-shaped oval, thin, can be as long as 15 cm or more, the edge has deep coarse teeth, leaf green, yellow, red, purple and other colorful stripes, hence the name Colored Leaf Grass. Potted flower cultivation common varieties are: red rainbow, velvet red, short peach and other varieties. Colored leaf clover likes warm, propagation available pot seeding method and cuttage method. Sowing at 18-25 degrees, 1-2 weeks can sprout, cuttage and water cut two kinds, water cut with cool half a cup of boiled water can be, cuttings select the growth of full branches in the upper 2-3, remove the lower leaves, put in water, wait for white water roots grow to 5-10 mm can be planted into the pot. It takes 5-7 days in spring and autumn, and one day in summer. The daily management of Colored Clover is relatively simple, just pay attention to timely picking, promote new branches, form plump spherical, and cultivate clusters. Inflorescence should be removed immediately, so as not to affect the ornamental effect of leaves. Colored leaf clover is an excellent potted leaf flower, can also be applied to summer and autumn flower beds, colorful, very beautiful. At the same time can cut branches and leaves do cut flowers, or flower basket ingredients, can also be planted with Commelina communis a pot, for the layout of the living room, study good materials. The disease control of Coleus clover is easy to occur in seedling stage, and attention should be paid to the disinfection of sowing soil. The growth period has the leaf spot disease harm, sprays with 50% thiophane wettable powder 500 times solution. Indoor cultivation, easy to occur scale insects, red spiders and whitefly damage, available 40% omethoate EC 1000 times spray control. Seedling damping-off disease is a disease often encountered in sowing and breeding melon. It is often seen that the seedling leaves are green, that is, lodging death, or rot or dryness. The disease is mainly caused by Pythium melongenum and Rhizoctonia solani. The pathogen overwinters in the soil or on the diseased body and is transmitted by seed or water spray. Control methods see prevention and control of damping-off disease of impatiens. Seedling stage according to the set shape of the plant to carry out the pinching, if you want to culture for clusters and full cylindrical, you must pinching the trunk of the seedling, if you want to culture for conical, the trunk is not pinching but the lateral branches for many times, if not picking seeds, should be timely pinching the inflorescence. Colored leaf clover is a perennial herb of Colored leaf clover genus of Labiatae. It is cultivated in green land or family. It is a horticultural variety after artificial transformation. Horticultural varieties are about 30 cm high in potted plants. The leaves are opposite, ovate or rounded, and there are purple, pink, red, yellow, orange and other colored stripes on the green leaf substrate. Colored leaf clover comes from the tropics, so it likes warm, not cold, winter temperature should not be lower than 5℃, suitable temperature for growth is 20-25℃, like sunny environment, but also able to withstand semi-shade, avoid sun exposure, can be placed indoors for a short time, it is required to be planted in loose fertile, well-drained soil. If only for ornamental use, growth period to pick several times, promote branching, so that the shape of fullness. If you want to harvest seeds, it is best not to pick the heart. In the Buhai area, Colored Clover blooms in August-September. Before flowering, choose III. bright-colored plants for seed; when flowering, artificial pollination should be carried out in the form of painting the stigma with a brush, and then isolation with paper bags to prevent hybrid degradation. In the early flowering stage, some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied to ensure the nutritional requirements of fruit setting. Generally, after flowering and fertilization, as long as there is sufficient sunshine and no pests and diseases, Coleus can bear seeds. After one month of seed maturity, it can be harvested separately, dried and preserved for sowing in the coming year. Because of the small size of the seeds, the seeds should be dried with pods when harvested. It should be noted that the seeds harvested by oneself will definitely have some degeneration and variation after sowing in the second year, and bad plants should be eliminated from the seedling stage. Breeding methods usually seed reproduction can maintain the excellent characteristics of the variety. Some still cannot maintain breed character with sowing breed method, need to adopt cuttage breed. Under the condition of high temperature greenhouse, pot sowing can be carried out in all seasons, usually in March in greenhouse. Fully decomposed humus soil and plain sandy soil are mixed evenly into seedling pots, the seedling pots containing fine sand soil are put into water for soaking, then seeds are planted according to the sowing method of small seeds, slightly covered with thin soil, covered with glass plates or plastic films, kept moist, supplied with water and managed. The germination temperature is 25℃ to 30℃, and it germinates in about 10 days. Thinning seedlings 1 to 2 times after emergence, and then dividing seedlings into pots. Sown seedlings, leaf color is different, at this time can select the best and eliminate the inferior. Cuttings can be carried out throughout the year, very easy to survive. Also can combine the plant to pick the heart and prunes to carry on the young branch cutting, cuts grows the plump branch. Cut about 10cm and insert it into clean and disinfected river sand. The buried part must have leaf nodes to take root. After cutting, it should be protected by shade and keep the basin soil moist. When the temperature is higher, take root faster, avoid pot soil too wet during the period, so as not to rot roots. The roots can survive in about 15 days. Can also be inserted in water, with cool half a cup of boiled water can be, cuttings select the growth of full branches in the upper 2-3, remove the lower leaves, placed in water, wait for white water roots to grow to 5-10 mm can be planted into the pot. [1]Potting method Coleus leaf grass potted to small is good, generally into seedlings on the diameter of 10 cm tube pot, after 20 days to 30 days of maintenance, plant up to 15 cm can be placed for viewing, indoor placement should be selected south window diffuse light strong place, keep pot soil dry and wet moderate, fresh air, clean environment. Outdoor maintenance, summer should be put in a sparse shade environment. Thin liquid fertilizer can be applied three times a year. If the main stem grows too high, it should be picked in time. In the case of not harvesting seeds, it is best to remove them at the early stage of flower formation, because most of the plant posture is loose after heading, reducing the ornamental effect. At the beginning of October, winter in medium and high greenhouse. During this period, old plants can be re-cut to renew, and soil can be changed in combination with pot turning. The maximum inner diameter of the basin is 14 cm, and it is inconvenient to place it again. Colored leaf clover nuts mature very easy to fall off naturally, but also afraid of storm blowing, so should be yellow sepals when the flower ear gently cut down threshing, although some seeds can sprout, but because of cold resistance, it can not play the role of self-sowing reproduction. Water insertion propagation 1. Coleus preparation container: Cutting container can be a jar, can also be used mineral water bottle cut off the upper part, take the lower part filled with water standby. The container must be clean, the water must also be clean, and it is best to take another large Coke bottle to store water for more than one day for cuttage and subsequent management. 2. Cutting cuttings: When the main branch or the lateral branch after picking has 4 nodes or about 10 cm long, select the strong stem, leave only 1 to 2 nodes of opposite leaves at the base, cut off the upper part, cut the mouth smoothly, and there is no wound of crushing and tearing. Then, cut off a pair of leaves at the lowest part of the cuttings, and gather every 3 to 5 cuttings neatly at the base, loosely bundle them together with white lines, and wait for water cuttings. 3. Water cutting management: generally 3 cm to 4 cm from the mouth of the cutting into the water is best. After that, put it in a scattered light place, pay attention to changing the clean water (reserve water) every 2 to 3 days, and pay attention to replenishing the water level in the bottle due to evaporation every day. Generally, under the condition of 18℃ to 25℃, white roots can be seen in 7 days to 10 days. 4. Timely pot: the adventitious roots of Coleus clover, in addition to stem nodes easy to grow, straight and sturdy stems will also sprout, which provides conditions for early formation of cuttings. When see cutting base to have many 1 cm to 2 cm adventitious roots, can be timely on the pot or planting. Pay attention to careful operation, do not damage the root system, generally in the shade of the flower maintenance for about 10 days, you can enter the normal management. The seed of Colored Clover is a mixture of peat soil and fine sand, which can be broadcast. The seeds of Colored Clover are good light seeds, so they do not need to be covered with soil after sowing. The germination temperature is 20~25℃. Keep the substrate moist and germinate in 8~10 days. Cuttings can be carried out in all seasons, rooting at about 20℃ for 1 week, and water cutting is also easy to root. When the seedlings grow a pair of true leaves, put them into the pot, and the pot soil is peat soil. 2, river sand, add enough base fertilizer, growth period often topdressing, including topdressing calcium phosphate and bone meal. The temperature is kept above 20℃, and the seedling stage depends on the purpose of culture to decide whether to pick the core. If you want to cultivate a plump plant, you should pick the trunk to promote the growth of lateral branches. If you want to culture conical plant shape, you do not have to remove the trunk. Coleus has strong adaptability and simple management. The temperature adaptation range is 10~30℃. When the temperature is lower than 10℃, the plant will stagnate and die when the temperature is lower than 5℃. Colored leaf clover is a light-loving plant with sufficient light to make its leaves bright, but direct sunlight should be avoided at high temperatures in summer. High temperature and strong light will destroy pigments, causing chlorophyll to increase, resulting in plant color not being bright or even greenish, affecting viewing. Therefore, summer high temperature should be appropriate shade. In other seasons, shade is not allowed, as dim light will make the leaves gray. Colored clover leaves are large and thin, so water supply should be ensured. If the soil is dry, the color of leaf surface will fade. Especially in summer, the basin soil should be kept moist. At the same time, water should be sprayed frequently on the ground and leaf surface to improve the air humidity, but water should not be accumulated. The accumulated water is easy to cause root rot and leaf fall off. In winter, watering is controlled, and the greenhouse temperature is maintained at 15℃ to ensure that the dry and wet cycle is obvious and the cycle is short. The requirement for fertilizer is not high, and thin fertilizer mainly composed of nitrogen fertilizer is applied 1 to 2 times a month during the growing season. After inflorescence appears, if do not collect seed should be picked in time, lest consume nutrition, make plant shape disheveled at the same time, affect ornamental value. If you want to harvest seeds, harvest when the inflorescence turns yellow from green. Colored leaf clover function ornamental application Colored leaf clover colorful, many varieties, easy to reproduce, for the application of a wide range of foliage flowers, in addition to small foliage flower display, but also can be configured pattern flower beds, can also be used as flower baskets, bouquets with leaves. Indoor furnishings are mostly small and medium-sized potted plants, choose light color, smooth texture of the set of pots to set off colorful leaf color. To make the plant shape beautiful, often will not open inflorescence cut off, placed on a short few and windowsill appreciation. Garden cultivation can be used as a flower bed, or a plant border. Can also be a number of pots of clover composition pattern layout venue, theater lobby, flowers. The flower language of Colored Clover: Desperate Love Colored Clover Pictures