"Net red" Ji Cuizhu's identification appreciation
Mr. Hanaki
Ji Cui bamboo is a kind of "net red bamboo" that has been sold more online in the past two years, in fact, from a botanical point of view, Ji Cui bamboo is not bamboo, but a so-called improved mountain weed of the grass subfamily.
In recent years, in the sketch miniature pot market, more popular "Japanese style", this point does have to admire the Japanese in the ornamental gardening of the deep cultivation, it is undeniable that The Japanese potted plant originated from China, however, under the craftsmanship of the Japanese, a unique path, the development of many horticultural varieties, miniature bonsai is one of them.
In the miniature bonsai market, there are many varieties and prices, some varieties are expensive, such as pine and cypress miscellaneous wood, etc., and some are cheap, And Ji Cui bamboo belongs to the latter. There is no data on the domestic encyclopedia, but observing its morphological characteristics, it should belong to the family Poaceae and the perennial herbaceous plants of the family Precocious Grass subfamily.
Ji Cui bamboo has the form of bamboo, the plant is short, upright and upright, the branches and leaves are slender, the leaves are verdant, more shade-tolerant, the adaptability is strong, the growth is exuberant, and it is quite ornamental, but compared with the bamboo subfamily, it is slightly immature, the aboveground stem is not wooden, and it lacks the charm of bamboo.
Ji Cui Bamboo was originally a wild mountain weed in Japan, selected and bred through horticultural cultivation, in fact, there are many similar mountain weeds in China, but few people pay attention to and develop, which is also worthy of our reflection. Although Ji Cui bamboo is not bamboo, it is popular in China, the reason is mainly under the import label, once it belongs to the imported product, it will be welcomed, which is the custom and the enduring hype publicity routine of the business.
According to media reports, the maintenance cost of Ji Cui bamboo is extremely low, the average cost of a pot is about 1 yuan, the retail price is about 10 yuan, and the profit is quite considerable, so in the Jiangsu area of Fujian Province, there are many growers planting on a large scale.
Ji Cui bamboo cost is low, but there are still many merchants selling fake, in the online market, found that there are many other wild grass varieties passing off as Ji Cui bamboo, the common is to use the grass to impersonate Ji Cui bamboo.
Wattles
Ji Cuizhu
It is an annual or perennial herb of the family Grasses, very similar in morphology to The Bamboo, with thin, glabrous stalks, oblique at the base, 30–45 cm tall, branched and segmented, with ovate lanceolate leaves. It is difficult to distinguish when not flowering, but it is easy to identify after flowering, that is, the inflorescence of the grass is a panicle-like inflorescence, with spikes, 2-10 finger-shaped arrangements or clusters at the top of the stalk, and the flowering and fruiting period is 8-11 months. The Bamboo rarely flowers, although it is also a spike-like inflorescence, but it is solitary and rarely born. The grass reproduces more rapidly than the bamboo, the seed multiplies, and grows in clusters, so the cost is negligible, which is why some unscrupulous merchants use the grass to replace the bamboo.
Ji Cuizhu likes a humid environment, not hardy and drought-tolerant, there will be yellow leaves in the case of low relative humidity, so the usual maintenance should pay attention to water retention, moisture preservation, cultivation of soil to loose and fertile drainage of neutral or weak acidic humus is the most suitable.
2019-4-3 Easy to flower to get wood