One plant a day: cardinal coral
Poetry flowers
Round and tight coral knots, samarium emerald plume.
Like the Qing Emperor, it stands like a purple gu screen.
__From "Gongzhai Si Yong Hsinchu"
Botanical anecdotes
Beautiful flowers, each has its own unique flower language. After the cardinal coral blooms, the flowers are very peculiar, looking like cute birds from a distance, they stand tall and erect branches, live in harmony, and are full of friendship. It is this small flower that comes alive and vividly, and people give the beautiful flower language of cardinal coral: harmony and friendship.
Cardinal coral contains cancer-promoting plants, and cardinal coral is poisonous, it contains white poisonous juice, accidentally eaten or splashed into the human eye, will endanger human health.
Plant care
Cardinal coral can be placed in a ventilated, sunny place, and its figure can often be admired in the place of conservation. Therefore, the most suitable place is the courtyard or balcony, and these places are better conducive to the growth of cardinal corals Cardinal corals like a dry growth environment, drought tolerance is stronger, pay attention to watering not too much, to avoid potting soil water. Water in the potting soil may cause rhizome rot. In addition, it should be noted that the air humidity should not be too high, and it is easy to cause cardinal coral plants to rot and need to strengthen ventilation.
Plant value
Cardinal coral is medicated with whole herbs, which is mainly used to treat sores and swelling poison, scabies, bruises, swelling and pain, fractures, traumatic bleeding. Cardinal coral stems and leaves are dark green, graceful, evergreen all year round, suitable for potted decoration desks, several cases, etc.
Plant encyclopedia
Chinese name: Cardinal Coral
Latin scientific name: Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit.
Aliases: Great Silver Dragon, Dragon Wind Wood, Hardcore Lilac, Twisted Grass, Slipper Flower, Centipede, Cardinal Palm
Boundary: The plant kingdom
Phylum: Phylum angiosperm
