Share 8 kinds of niche and cute potted foliage plants for flower friends, suitable for most flower friends to plant, the indoor environment lacks light, ventilation is not particularly good, the following plants like soft light, afraid of cold, and the plant is small, raised on the desktop or window sill side is no problem.
1. Paving bat grass (Christia obcordata)
The leaves of the paved batgrass look like the tail of an airplane, and the blades have bright red veins on the leaves, which look particularly eye-catching. It is a perennial herb that can grow to 15 to 60 cm tall.
If you want to raise a good bat grass, you must ensure a warm and humid environment all year round, if it is in Liangguang, Fujian, Yunnan and Hainan and other places, you can directly plant it outdoors, and even plant it. However, it is only by growing it into a pot to control its plant type and make its plant stand up, and the ornamentality will be better.
Paved bat grass likes a warm environment, likes more light, and can grow in semi-shade, but do not raise in excessively dark places, otherwise the plant will grow and the color on the leaves will become dull.
The maintenance of paved bat grass should pay attention to regular watering, the potting soil is dry and thorough, and the winter maintenance temperature should be maintained above 5 degrees.
2. Crassula muscosa 'Purpusii')
If green is one of the most common species in the sedum family, its leaves are overlapping and growing upwards, the plant is particularly compact and low, the leaves are very small, and the emerald green leaves are particularly cute.
If the potted plants are green, they should give more sufficient sunlight, do not raise them in the shade, and the summer temperature is higher than 33 degrees, so as to pay attention to shade maintenance to avoid excessively hot and humid environment. In the overly hot summer, we should pay attention to water control, increase ventilation, and temporarily stop fertilization.
In general, if green is better to raise, if the lack of light, pay attention to water control, it is particularly afraid of water, in the cold winter and spring, if you can give more sunlight, coupled with a large temperature difference, its leaves will change from green to reddish.
In general, if the green will prefer a cool and cool environment, in the summer when the high temperature will enter a dormant state, summer only need to occasionally add a little water in the sunny evening, do not let its plant dry on the line, summer watering should not be thorough.
If you want to plant this plant, you can wait until the autumn weather is cool before buying, remember to use a smaller pot to cultivate, the soil will choose as loose as possible granular soil (such as red jade soil, zeolite, volcanic stone or cinder, etc.), appropriately mixed with a little coarse particle peat soil.
3. Oil Painting Wedding Purple Dew Grass (Oil Painting Wedding Hanging Orchid, Tradescantia cerinthoides 'Nanouk')
The oil painting wedding purple dew grass is a particularly popular foliage plant, its leaves have white, pink and green markings, and the back of the leaves is purple-red.
Maintenance of oil painting wedding purple dew grass should pay attention to give a little scattered light every day, do not expose to the sun, excessive light will sunburn the leaves, and even the leaves will wilt, there are 3 to 6 hours of scattered light every day, you can make it grow rapidly, the temperature grows fastest at 20 to 30 degrees.
Maintenance of potted oil painting wedding purple dew grass should pay attention to regular watering, potting soil slightly dry to water, summer temperature is higher, but also increase the frequency of watering, do not let the soil long-term drought. But also do not let the soil be wet all the time, do not cultivate with particularly large pots. It is more afraid of the cold, winter maintenance temperature should be maintained above 5 degrees, low temperature when appropriate control of water.
4. Tricolor white flower purple dew grass (oil painting hanging orchid, Tradescantia fluminensis 'Tricolor')
The trichromatic whiteflower purple dew grass (oil painting hanging orchid) and the oil painting wedding purple dew grass are relatively similar, but the three-color white flower purple dew grass is smaller and the leaves are more rounded, and the leaves have white, purple and pink stripes.
The maintenance method of tricolor white flower purple dew grass is the same as that of oil painting wedding purple dew grass, they all like scattered light, afraid of exposure, like the warm environment all year round, afraid of dry and cold, winter maintenance temperature should be maintained above 5 degrees, the best growth temperature is between 18 and 30 degrees. When the temperature is below 15 degrees, it is less likely to grow.
5. Callisia repens 'Pink Lady')
The rouge cloud is a variant of the golden bamboo grass belonging to the duck plant family, its Chinese officially called "rouge cloud golden bamboo grass", which is a small paved plant that grows creeping on the soil, which is very suitable for growing hanging pot plants.
After the rouge cloud is cultivated into an indoor potted plant, it is necessary to avoid excessive drying of the air, maintain a certain humidity (more than 55%), the environment should be ventilated, maintain a warm environment, avoid the temperature is too low, the temperature is above 18 degrees, and its growth will be faster.
When the summer is high, we should pay attention to appropriate shading, avoid excessive light intensity, and can not be raised in places with excessive lack of sunlight, give more than 3 hours of scattered light every day, in the rapid growth season, pay attention to supplementing water-soluble fertilizer every 1 to 2 weeks, it is best to use general-purpose and pro-flowering water-soluble fertilizer (such as flower more than 1 and potassium dihydrogen phosphate) can be sprayed alternately, do not give too much nitrogen fertilizer.
6. Colorful Arrowroot (Stromanthe sanguinea 'Stripestar')
Colorful arrowroot is a variant of the genus Purple-backed Arrowroot, which is a variety that is more suitable for indoor potting, which can be hydroponic or soil cultured. When hydroponic, only about one-third of its root system can be soaked in water, and 1 to 3 hours of scattered light should be given every day.
Colorful arrowroot is more shade-tolerant, but it is best to give more than 2 to 3 hours of scattered light every day, do not raise in an overly shady place, its leaves will spread out around during the day, and when it is dark at night, the leaves will stand up.
Colorful arrowroot maintenance is not difficult, after the cultivation of indoor pots, do not change to too large pots at once, pay attention to keep the environment warm, the temperature grows best between 20 and 29 degrees, in the indoor maintenance to avoid air drying, relative humidity can not be less than 40% for a long time, usually before each watering, you must check the dryness and wetness of the soil, and then water through after the soil is dry.
7. Peperomia prostrata
Cranberry grass is a relatively delicate and compact leaf-viewing variety in the genus Pepper of the pepper family, it is very suitable for growing small pots on the window sill or tabletop, the maintenance difficulty is relatively low, more shade-tolerant, and more than 1 to 2 hours of scattered light per day can grow well.
Indoor maintenance of cranberry grass pay attention to the cultivation of smaller pots, the soil should be as loose and breathable as possible, if there is a lack of light, do not let the soil often moist, and wait for the soil to be completely dry before replenishing water.
If there is proper light, in the warm season, such as the temperature is above 18 degrees, let the soil moist often (do not accumulate water).
The maintenance of this small plant must pay attention not to exposure to the sun, give more soft scattered light, and can be thin and fertile during the growing season (1 to 2 weeks to give once). In the later stage, you can cultivate a hanging pot plant, let its stems and leaves hang low, and you can cultivate a small waterfall-like landscape.
8. Saxifraga stolonifera variegata
Gosho Cherotho is a golden leaf variety with pink markings on the edges of the leaves, which is a very popular horticultural variety, but it is still relatively niche, its plant is small, the leaves are creeping on the soil, and it grows very well for growing into pots in the room or on the windowsill.
Gosho Chahu Ear Grass will prefer more scattered light, do not keep in excessive shade, otherwise the brocade on the leaves will not be so good-looking. Gosho Chehu Ear Grass likes a warm and moist environment, and must avoid frost in winter.
The maintenance of the imperial car tiger ear grass should pay attention to the loose and well-drained sandy soil. Peat soil can be mixed with granular soil in a 2:1 ratio, or fine coconut bran, coarse coconut shell and coarse sand can be mixed in a 5:3:2 ratio, and some slow-release fertilizer can be mixed appropriately in the soil.
Later maintenance attention to more than 2 to 3 hours of scattered light every day, the potting soil to keep dry and watered thoroughly, in the warm season, if the weather is better, you can often water, keep the soil slightly moist. It has less demand for fertilizer, and generally supplements slow-release fertilizer every 3 to 5 months.