Ji Fengli

Jifeng pear, also known as Zijinfeng pear, Jinwenfeng pear, starfish flower, is a perennial evergreen herbaceous foliage plant of the family Pyraceae.

Jifeng pear is a small plant type of wind pear, with a plant height of about 10 cm. Almost stemless, outer whorls with dim stems between axils. Leaves clustered, rosette, star-shaped; leaves elliptic-lanceolate, anti-curly, hard, margin wavy, prickly; grayish green, with black-green spots and silver-white scales on the back. The flowers are white, clustered into subsessile inflorescences, hidden in rosette-shaped leaves, and can bloom in all seasons. Also belonging to common cultivation are:

Velvet leaf Xiaofeng pear: also known as longitudinal silk Xiaofeng pear. The leaves are rose or olive green with two broad yellowish longitudinal bands and dark red at the base.

Ring belt Jifeng pear: also known as tiger grain small pineapple. The leaf is broad, lace, dark green, the leaf body has irregular silver-white stripes, like tiger skin, and the back of the leaf has silver-white scales.

Tricolor Jifeng pear: also known as colorful long leaf Xiaofeng pear. Is the largest of its kind. From the plant basal growth of many small plants, showing a tufted state. The leaves are soft and long, with milky white and green vertical stripes, and turn reddish when dry.

Jifeng pear, native to Brazil, is a terrestrial or epiphytic plant in tropical forests. Its sex likes high temperature, high humidity and semi-overcast environment. The suitable temperature for growth is 20 ℃ and 30 ℃, and the overwintering temperature is 5 min.

Jifeng pear is usually propagated by ramet and cuttage. Ramet is generally carried out in spring when changing pots. The offspring are peeled off from the base of the mother plant, planted in small pots, and maintained in a shady and wet place for a period of time. Cuttings are generally carried out in summer and autumn when the temperature is high. Take the upper part of the stem and cut it in river sand or perlite to maintain a certain humidity. 2 Mel can take root in the basin after 3 weeks.

The pot culture of Ji pineapple uses the same mixture of rotten leaf soil and river sand as the substrate, and epiphytes such as moss Xue, Yan Root and other materials can also be used as the pot substrate. When planting, add a small amount of bone powder or compound fertilizer as base fertilizer, and pay attention to the drainage layer at the bottom of the pelvis. Its rosette leaves are flat, the water stored in the leaf tube is less, and the drought resistance is poor, so it is necessary to pay attention to spraying water to the leaf surface in the growing season. If the soil is too dry or the air is too dry, the leaves are easy to curl and shrink. But it is also afraid of stagnant water, if too much watering, basin soil wet for a long time, will cause root rot. Therefore, watering should grasp the principle of wet between dry and dry, rather than wet, and maintain high air permeability. Water less in winter and keep the basin soil slightly wet, which is conducive to overwintering. It needs less fertilizer, in addition to applying some basic fertilizer during planting, it can be applied twice a month in the peak growth period. The growth of Ji pineapple requires bright light, and the leaf color is more bright in the sunny place. if placed in the dark for a long time, the color and markings of the leaves are easy to disappear, but strong sunlight will also make the leaves brown and lose luster. Therefore, in addition to winter can accept all-day sunshine, other seasons should be given appropriate shade, grasp 40%-50% shade can.

The plant type of Jifeng pear is small and exquisite; the leaf color and pattern are rich and colorful, gorgeous and rich, it is a rare pocket foliage plant with high ornamental value. It can be planted in smaller shallow pots, or in bottles as plant material for bottle scenery, or as epiphytes in rockery, fake trees or porous flowerpots. Placed in the indoor study with bright light, windowsill beautification decoration, very elegant and beautiful.