Usually we call the golden branch jade leaf succulent plant, it was originally called "purslane", also called "purslane tree" or "ginkgo biloba", etc., it is a shrub plant belonging to the purslane family Purslane. It is strongly related to the common purslane (sunflower), so their leaves will be more similar.
Grow the golden branches and jade leaves of bonsai
Trivia:
Golden branches and jade leaves that grow into bushes
Spring blossoms with splendid golden branches and jade leaves
Golden branches and jade leaves are one of the elephant's favorite foods (plants), its stems and leaves are tender and juicy, can grow into the form of a shrub, elephants will break the branches when eating golden branches and jade leaves, eat the leaves and discard the branches on the ground, these lost branches can re-root in the soil and grow into a new cluster of golden branches and jade leaves.
It is a small, fleshy shrub that grows to 1 to 2 meters tall and up to more than 4 meters tall in its place of origin (South Africa). Usually we raise potted golden branches and jade leaves, its plants can generally be controlled at 20 to 90 cm high, golden branches and jade leaves are particularly easy to grow branches, its young stems are red, the bottom of the branches will continue to lignify, gradually become brown.
Golden Branches and Jade Leaves with Brocade (Yale No Hua)
The leaves are thick and oval, and the leaves are inverted and ovate, and very fine pink flowers can bloom in the place of origin, and the flowering period is mainly concentrated in spring and summer.
Golden leaf is an extremely drought-tolerant succulent plant, like to be as good as possible in the light, can also maintain growth in the semi-shade, but be careful not to raise in long-term dark and humid environment.
1, the appropriate temperature
Yale's Hua
Golden branches and jade leaves are more afraid of water and cold, its cold tolerance is particularly weak, the temperature is best maintained above 10 degrees, the temperature is lower than 10 degrees below the basic need to stop watering, temperature below 5 degrees will be frostbitten.
In winter, it is necessary to pay attention to placing the potted plants in a sunny place, and also pay attention to stopping fertilization and controlling watering.
2. Potting soil collocation
It is relatively simple to maintain the potted plants of golden branches and jade leaves, it likes loose and well-drained sandy soil, and the drainage and air permeability of the soil must be good.
Above is a golden branch and jade leaf with brocade (Dance of Gagaku)
In terms of potting soil matching, it can be planted directly with cactus soil, or mixed with peat soil and granular stone in a 1:1 ratio. Peat soil should be selected with coarse particles, while granular stones can choose common wheat rice stone, red jade soil, diatomaceous earth, deer swamp soil, cinder and verolite.
Do not use too large pots for planting golden branches and jade leaves, generally use smaller red clay pots, and you can also use faience pots with large drainage holes.
3. Temperature and water control
The maintenance of potted golden branches and jade leaves is to ensure a warm and ventilated environment, the maintenance temperature is between 18 and 28 degrees, the optimal temperature for growth is more than 33 degrees, and it is necessary to shade properly.
Especially in the summer light is particularly strong, the temperature is relatively high, coupled with poor ventilation, it must be to pull the shade net, or move to the semi-shaded environment, when the high temperature will temporarily stop growing, this time to control watering, occasionally in the clear evening or night to pour a little water on it, let it maintain survival can be.
4. Give appropriate light
If you want to make the golden branches and jade leaves grow rapidly, it is necessary to give foot light, in addition to the appropriate shade at noon and afternoon in summer, other seasons can give more sunshine maintenance. If it is a long-term golden branch jade leaf potted plant in the shade, do not suddenly expose itself to the sun, gradually see the light, and gradually increase the light, which can make its plant grow more compact and the branches and leaves grow more luxuriantly.
If the light is too intense and the leaves have sunburn, move to the semi-shade in time, and it can slowly recover.
If it is kept in a dark place for a long time, although the golden branches and jade leaves can maintain survival, the plant is easy to grow, the stems and leaves will grow more fragile, and it is easy to yellow leaves and fall leaves.
The growing season of golden branches and jade leaves is concentrated in the spring and autumn, and each season is given a slow release fertilizer, sprinkled on the surface of the potted soil, and normal watering can ensure that the plant has appropriate nutrient growth.
5. Three varieties of golden branches and jade leaves
Above is the medicated golden branches and jade leaves (medicine brocade, chlorophyll disappears after the young leaves are sprayed, and it is particularly easy to drop leaves)
Above are golden branches and jade leaves
There are also several different varieties of golden branches and jade leaves, and the more common one in China is the emerald green golden branch jade leaf (note that the young leaves of the golden branch jade leaf are also green, but the color is lighter. If you find that the young leaves are pink, but the old leaves have no markings, that is, the medicine brocade is succulent).
Above is the Dance of Gagaku
There are two other species of golden branches with markings on the leaves, the most common of which is the Dance of Gagaku, which has yellow or white markings on the edges of the leaves.
Above is Gagaku NoHua
Another variety with markings is Yale Zhihua, whose leaf markings are concentrated at the center of the leaves, and the young leaves will appear pink, and the leaves will show markings as they grow.
6. Cuttings breeding skills
Above are blade cuttings
In the later stage, if you want to propagate golden branches and jade leaves, you can cut down the long branches in the spring and autumn, cross-growing or chaotic branches can be properly pruned, put a ventilated and light-permeable place to dry the wound, the branches dry the wound, and the sandy soil is slightly moistened.
Branches are cut through the golden branches and jade leaves
Insert the branches into it, raise them in a position with a little soft scattered light, do not need frequent watering in the later stage, and then water a little water after the soil is dry, about 3 to 4 weeks, the branches can take root and sprout.