What kind of plant is tiger tail orchid? what kinds of plants do you have?

Tiger tail orchid, is a more common household green plant, it is said that its ability to absorb formaldehyde and purify the air is quite strong, therefore, it is sought after by many families, especially the newly decorated home. So, what kind of plant is tiger tail orchid? What varieties do you have?

Tiger tail orchid (scientific name: Sansevieria trifasciata Prain), also known as tiger orchid, brocade orchid, thousand-year-old orchid, tiger tail palm, yellow tail orchid or mother-in-law tongue, is a perennial herb foliage plant of the genus Liliaceae. With rhizome, leaves basal, fleshy linear-lanceolate, hard leathery, erect, base slightly furrowed; dark green, with transverse stripes of light green and dark green on both sides; racemes, flowers white to light green; berries ca. 7-8 mm in diam. The florescence is from November to December.

1. Morphological characteristics

The tiger tail orchid has a transverse rhizome. Leaves Jisheng, often 1-2, also 3-6 clustered, erect, hard leathery, flat, long lanceolate, 30-70 (- 120) cm long, 3-5 (- 8) cm wide, with light green and dark green stripes, margin green, narrowing downwards into an unequal length, grooved stalk.

Scape 30-80 cm high, with light brown membranous sheaths at base; flowers light green or white, clustered every 3-8, arranged in racemes; pedicels 5-8 mm long, joints located in middle; perianth 1.6-2.8 cm long, tube and lobes ca.

The berry is about 7-8 mm in diameter. The florescence is from November to December.

Second, growth habits

Tiger tail orchid has strong adaptability, warm and humid sex, drought resistance, light and shade tolerance. The requirement of soil is not strict, and the sandy loam with better drainage is better. The suitable temperature for growth is 20-30 ℃, and the overwintering temperature is 10 ℃.

III. Main varieties

1. Short-leaf tiger tail orchid

Also known as Xiaolan tiger, tiger orchid. The plant is low and the plant height is not more than 20 cm. The leaves rotate outward from the center and overlap each other to form a bird's nest. The leaf is short and wide, long ovate, leaf tip acuminate, with obvious short tail tip, leaf length 10-15 cm, width 12-20 m, leaf color dark green, leaf edge on both sides of a wide yellow band, leaf surface with irregular silver-gray stripes. Leaves fascicled, luxuriant.

2. Silver short-leaf tiger tail orchid

Alias silver-edged short-leaf tiger tail orchid. It is a cultivated variety of Cymbidium. The plant shape and leaf shape are similar to those of Cymbidium. Leaves short, silvery white, with inconspicuous transverse markings.

3. Round-leaf tiger tail orchid

Alias stick leaf tiger tail orchid, tube leaf tiger tail orchid, tube thousand years old orchid and so on, the stem is short or absent, the fleshy leaf is thin round rod shape, the tip is thin, the quality is hard, the upright growth, sometimes slightly curved, the leaf is 80-100 cm long, 3 cm in diameter, the surface is dark green, there are horizontal gray-green tiger spots. Racemes, florets white or pale pink.

4. Jiye Tiger tail Orchid

The plant is radiate, the leaf is hard, wide cone-shaped, the leaf surface is concave, the back is semicircular, and the leaf margin is yellow-brown. The leaves are dark green with horizontal light green tiger spots.

5. Other varieties

Such as: silver vein tiger tail orchid with unequal width and silver vertical stripes; broad and fan-shaped broad-leaf tiger tail orchid (also known as fan-leaf tiger tail orchid) is also found in cultivation.

Tiger tail orchid, the base is actually a very coarse plant, as long as the climate is suitable, do not need too meticulous care. However, from an ornamental point of view, in order to make its growth more enjoyable, we need to pay attention to scientific cultivation.