Bear Boy, a cute succulent plant suitable for breeding at home

Bear Boy is named because its plant shape is similar to that of a bear's paw. It is a very naive plant with high ornamental value and beautification of the room. In the process of raising bear boys, it is necessary to avoid causing stagnant water in the basin, direct light and other damage to the plant.

I. the morphological characteristics of the bear boy

Bear Boy is a perennial succulent herb, the plant is much branched, shrubby, dark brown stems, fleshy leaves alternate opposite, leaves ovate, 2 to 3 meters long, 1 meters to 1.5 meters wide, apical leaf margin notched, leaves green, densely white short hairs. Bear boy leaf blade fleshy, spatulate, densely white tomentose, lower entire, leaf tip with brown teeth.

Second, the breeding method of bear boy

Reproduction: bear Boy's breeding method generally uses cuttings to breed, taking branches with short stem nodes and thick leaves, so that the incision is slightly dry, and then inserted into the sand bed, it will take root in 20 days and can be transplanted in a month.

Soil: it is better to be sandy soil with good drainage and medium fertility. It can be mixed with coarse sand, garden soil and rotten leaves at the proportion of 1:1.

Watering: bear Boy should be fully watered in summer. If it is sunny, it should be watered in the morning and evening. In winter, such as lack of sunshine, the basin soil should not be too wet.

Illumination: high temperature in summer should be shaded, but it is too shady, the stems and leaves are delicate, and the villi lack luster. Keep the light in all seasons except summer.

Temperature: in summer, as long as the temperature is not higher than 30 ℃, it can grow vigorously below this temperature. When the summer temperature exceeds 30 ℃, the plant growth basically stagnates. Keep it indoors when it is too cold in winter, make sure that the room temperature is not less than 5 ℃.

Fertilization: apply thin liquid fertilizer once a month.

Change the basin: it is necessary to change the basin every other year or two, preferably in the spring.

Disease control: bear boy disease has wilt disease and leaf spot disease harm, with 50% carbendan 800 times liquid spray. Pests are harmful to scale insects and whiteflies and can be sprayed with 1000 times of omethoate EC.

Matters needing attention in the breeding of bear boys

1. General succulent plants mostly use leaf insertion method, but bear boy is slightly different, although bear boy leaf insertion method will take root, but it is difficult to grow buds, do not use this method. Bear Boy generally chooses the best time to insert in spring and autumn.

two。 Bear Boy should master the degree of watering and should not be too dry or too wet. Spring and autumn are the most exuberant seasons for its growth, so the soil should be watered and watered thoroughly. If the water basin soil is too wet for a long time, the leaves will rot, and if it is too dry, it will shrink. If you water too much, you can tilt the container slightly to pour out the water. Bear Boy has a low demand for fertilizer, using fertile and loose sandy loam as basin soil, with little or no fertilization.

3. The frequency of watering should be reduced immediately after the leaves are lost during the dormant period, and the soil should be irrigated with the right amount of water after it is completely dry, so that it can pass through the dormant period safely. The loss of leaves during the growing period can also be dealt with by reducing watering, but it is more difficult, such as basin and cooling, ventilation and increasing air permeability.

4. If the environment is very ventilated, spraying water to the plant can wash away the dust and make the leaves clean, but don't let the moisture stay in the center of the leaves, or you will have a bad heart. Otherwise, the water droplets will remain in the villi of the leaves, which will form ugly water stains and affect the ornamental.

Bear Boy is like the soles of a bear, very lovely, Bear Boy is elegant, unique and beautiful, and can be used as a small indoor potted plant, giving people a sense of both exquisite elegance and vitality. In addition, the good species of the same genus similar to the bear boy type are Yinbojin, reincarnation, Xubo Light, Funiang and so on.