Culture method of Zibian Jasper

How to raise purple edge Jasper? Next, let's introduce the breeding method of purple edge Jasper for you. Let's have a look!

Introduction of purple edge Jasper

Purple jade alias pepper grass, from the botanical classification point of view, it belongs to the genus Piperaceae, is a perennial herb species.

Purple Jasper is native to the West Indies of the Western Hemisphere and northern South America, and is born in a warm and humid semi-shady environment. The most suitable temperature for growth is about 25 ℃, and the lowest can not be lower than 10 ℃. It is not resistant to high temperature, but requires high air humidity, loose, fertile and well-drained soil.

Morphological characteristics of purple edge Jasper

Zibian Jasper is a perennial herb with a plant height of 15 mi 20 cm. No main stem. Leaves clustered, nearly fleshy, Obovate, grayish green mixed with dark green veins. Spikes, gray-white. The cultivated species are variegated, with fleshy fleshy leaves, green in the middle of the leaves, with a broad golden edge, and bright leaves with heart-shaped leaves with metallic luster. Wrinkled leaf type, deeply sunken veins, forming wrinkled leaves, very interesting.

Purple edge Jasper blossoms rarely, and the general florescence is in May.

Culture method of Zibian Jasper

Soil: purple edge Jasper requires loose, fertile and well-drained soil, which can be mixed with river sand, mud fabric and rotten leaf soil.

Fertilizer: fertilize once a month until overwintering.

Moisture: purple edge Jasper likes to be moist and should be watered more during the May-September growth period. When the weather is hot, the leaves should be sprayed or drenched with water to maintain high air humidity and clear patterns and green colors of the leaves.

Lighting: purple edge Jasper avoid direct sunlight, it is appropriate to grow in semi-shade.

Temperature: purple edge Jasper likes to be warm, the suitable growth temperature is about 25 ℃, and the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃.

The breeding mode of purple edge Jasper

Purple edge Jasper is generally propagated by plant division and leaf insertion.

In spring and autumn, it was propagated by leaf insertion from May to June, the whole leaf was inserted, the leaf was inserted with petiole about 1 cm, and the substrate was inserted into 3 places of the leaf. The substrate used river sand and so on. Under the condition of 20 ℃ and 25 min, it could take root in 15 days. Pay attention to keep the substrate moist and certain air humidity, keep the culture medium moist and environmental humidity.

Purple edge Jasper can also be inserted into leaves, cut the leaves with petioles with a knife, dry them slightly, then insert them obliquely on the sand bed, and take root in 10-15 days. In a greenhouse with temperature control equipment, it can be carried out all year round. Ramet: mainly used for the reproduction of colored leaf varieties. The basin soil can be made of rotten leaf soil, peat soil and part of perlite or sand, and an appropriate amount of base fertilizer is added. During the growing period, topdressing should be applied once a month, and watering should be controlled in winter with the water that has been released into the pool for 2 days. The change of temperature directly affects the color of leaves, the optimum temperature in winter is 18-20 ℃ for colored leaves and about 15 ℃ for green leaves. If you are afraid of heat in hot summer, you can spray water under the shade to cool down, but it should be noted that overheating and humidity will cause stems and leaves to blacken and rot. Place plenty of light in winter and avoid direct sunlight in summer. Change the basin every 2-3 years.