In the world of plants, there are seemingly ordinary but hidden surprises. They may not have the beauty of roses, the valor of the police, but they are indispensable landscapes in nature by virtue of their unique form, practical values or deep cultural foundations. The phoenix and the half-side flag that i would like to introduce today are two types of “polywoods” — one that carry the memory of the childhood of generations and one that is wildly beautiful by the strange leaves。
Phoenix: "fingernail flowers" with a childhood password
When it comes to phoenix, many people's childhood memories are awakened. The plant, which is known as the phoenix flower, because petals can be used to dye fingernails, which are known as “fingernail flowers” as well as other alias, such as acute and golden flowers, which belong to the phoenix phoenix fairy, and which is a year-long, dynamic plant。
Born in china, india and malaysia, phoenix is now widely distributed in the south-west and north-west regions of the country, both in the courtyard corner, in the field and in the garden garden. Plantation is usually at a height of 60-100 centimetres, with a thick stem and a smooth surface, as if it were a small guard. The leaves are born from each other, with pins or narrow ellipses, the edges of which are thick and sharp, the sun is radiant, and the smooth texture of the leaves is clearly visible, and through a dynamic。
Nothing is more striking than its flowers. The flowers are made of single or clustered flowers, of single and heavy petals, rich in colours, white, pink, red, purple, orange, etc., and even a variety of colours. They last from july to october, with the most festive summer season, the most festive, far-fetched, radiant red. The twigs that come out of flowers are splendor-shaped, and when they mature, they crack, and the black cylindrical seed pops out in a flash, which is why it has the alias "acute sub" 。
In terms of growth habits, the phoenix is a typical “sweetly and wet” plant that likes plenty of sunlight, heat-resistant but not cold-resistant, with the most appropriate growth temperature between 15 and 26°c. Low demand for soil, with estranged and fertile micro-acid soils allowing it to thrive and survive even on marginal lands。
Phenomenons are worth more than watching. In addition to the natural “fingernail oil” in childhood, its tubers and seeds are also of medicinal value. In addition, its young strain is edible, cooled or made, tasted, a natural agricultural dish. Today, phoenix flowers are also often used as a greening, horticultured ornamental plant that, by virtue of its long and conservational nature, is an ideal choice for new hands。
Half-side flag: a strange leaf-type "rural flower"
If the phoenix is a gentle childhood memory, then the half flag is a “gentle plant” full of wild charms. This land-based plant, which is part of the phoenix of phoenix, is known for its “half-sided fracture” form of leaves, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas, which are more common in our southern provinces of taiwan, fujian, guangdong, guangxi and yunnan。
The heights of the semi-flag range from 35 cm to up to 120 cm, the roots walk through the soil, and the surface is enclosed with brown scales, providing a solid basis for the seeding of nutrients and fixed growth. Its tectonic tectonics are extremely strange: it is in the shape of a rounded cape, two-and-a-half-fold fracture, i. E., one side of the blade has a plume, the other side has a smooth plume, as if it was carefully “cuted” by nature, the lower part of the axis is twilight, the upper part is green, the leaves dry and the leaves are grassy, the colour becomes grey, even if dry。
The unique growth environment has created the growth habits of half the flag. It prefers a moist environment, which is usually grown in the rinse of the forest below 850 metres above sea level, in wet acid soils near the rocks by the stream or in valleys, with the most suitable growth temperature between 22 and 32°c, with higher requirements for air moisture, with environmental humidity at more than 50%, and an overly dry environment leading to yellow leaves。
The value of half the flag is reflected mainly in its strange leaf type, either as a home in an indoor pelvis or in the dark corners of the yard, which attracts a unique form of vision that adds to the beauty of the environment. At the same time, it is a plant of medicinal value that is available to the whole herb。
Small conservation techniques for both plants
Whether it's to relive childhood memory and try to preserve a strange half-sided flag, the following small techniques can make plants more productive:
Conservation of phoenix flowers: choosing the sun-rich location and watering the water in accordance with the “dry-wetting” principle to avoid the accumulation of water in the basin; producing thin organic fertilizers that can be applied once a month over a long period of time to promote flowering; and cutting flowers in time to prolong the flowering period。
2. Semi-marginal flag conservation: need to be placed in a semi-vaginal environment in order to avoid direct sunlight; soil moist, with frequent water spraying of leaves, to increase air moisture; soil may choose acid soils made of corroded soil, lands and river sands; and once per month of life is applied to fattening over the long term, mainly by nitrogen, to promote the growth of leaves。
Phenomenons and half-side flags, a warm, old, wild and strange, flourish in their respective growing environments, with their unique charms of nature and life. If you like these interesting plants, you can try to grow them at home, with the pleasure of conservation and full surprises。
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