Cultivation techniques of flower Panthera panthera

The flower big leopard skin flower is a perennial plant of the genus Leopard skin flower of the Rumoraceae family. With adventitious roots. The fleshy stem is quadrangular (4 parts nearly round), the ribs are obviously raised, the thorns are thin and soft, leafless, bright green, purplish red in winter, 15-20 cm high and 3 cm in diameter. Upright clusters, like antlers. There are 3 flowers per stem.

Clustered in the lower part of the new stem of the flowers that grew in the same year. Large flowers, flowers and so on 5, Corolla yellowish green, showing a pentagonal star; 28-40 cm in diameter, with red transverse wrinkle ripples and sparse lavender, like leopard skin. Hence the name.

Flower lobes ovate-triangular, apically acuminate, extending in a long tail, lobes margin curled, covered with long green white hairs. Starfish-like; inserted at base, purple; pollen tubers one per locule, erect. The flowering period is from August to October and the single flower blooms for 3-4 days. It is small and exquisite and easy to breed. Strong adaptability, extensive management of stems, flowers and beauty, is an ideal indoor ornamental flowers.

The flower leopard skin flower is native to Africa and likes fertile and loose sandy loam. It is better to change the soil and replant in 2 years, so it is not suitable to use pond mud as base fertilizer. More sunlight is needed during the period of new stem growth and bud development from April to July. At other times, it grows normally under indoor light conditions.

In the south, it can withstand a low temperature of 5 ℃. Its stem is apt to grow adventitious roots. It can be propagated by cutting and can be carried out all year round. Especially early spring is the best, it is planted properly, and it can blossom in that year. Few diseases and insect pests.