Chicken Yagi

Artemisia angustifolia is a vine of the family Rubiaceae. The vine is 2 to 5 meters long and more branched, and it can take root as soon as it falls to the ground. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate, leaf tip acuminate, leaf shaped like sweet potato leaves. Cymes arranged in terminal large panicles with leaves or axillary scattered few flowers. The flower heart is bright red in the shape of a kaleidoscope, and it is particularly beautiful and magnificent against the green leaves. Drupe orange. The flowering period is from August to September and the fruit ripening period is from September to October.

Native to the provinces and regions south of the Yangtze River, the Beijing Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was introduced in the 1980s with strong adaptability, cold and drought resistance, light and shade tolerance, and is an excellent local cover plant. The suitable temperature is 15 ℃ to 30 ℃, and it can overwinter in open field in Beijing area. In the garden, it can be used for the ground cover under the forest, the covering power is strong, and the ground with chicken vines will not produce weeds. Chicken vines are propagated by sowing and cutting. Sow seeds in early spring in March and April, raise seedlings in sunny beds, and transplant in the middle of May. Cutting can be carried out at any time, select biennial strong rattan stem, cut into small segments of 10 to 15 cm, cut in the sand bed, keep moist, generally take root in 7 to 15 days, transplant in autumn or the following spring. The plant spacing is 40 × 20 cm. It can also be used for vertical greening of flower racks. The whole grass is used as medicine. It has the effect of dispelling wind and promoting blood circulation, relieving pain and detoxification.