With the continuous update of succulent new products, more and more old varieties fade out of sight, and even disappear in the vast wave of succulents, sometimes I occasionally see some old varieties, but I am bright in front of my eyes, quite kind!
7 kinds of unpopular succulents, a good interpretation of what is called "rather ugly and exquisite, rather than beautiful and similar":
【1】Edo Purple:
Edo purple belongs to the sedum family, gargoyle succulent plants, also known as spotted garland, butterfly dance, it belongs to the same family of plants as the ground rooting, and the appearance is quite similar. Edo purple leaves are round oval, two pairs of opposites, like dancing butterflies, the old leaves are mostly reddish brown, the young leaves are purple-red, with reddish-brown markings on the surface, although it is not a precious variety, it is also fresh and unconventional.
【2】Bird Fan:
The finch fan belongs to the sedum family, galactic plants, also known as Himegu, finch fan blisters, its leaves are delicate fan-shaped, the edges are wavy serrations, the surface is covered with gray-white fluff, the leaves have brown spots, and the distance looks like the feathers of finches. Its leaf color is gray-white and smoky gray, of which the gray-white is called the gray finch fan, and the smoky gray is also called the black finch fan. It is good to raise the skin, suitable for controlling the pension pile, although it looks gray and not slippery, in fact, the state of cultivation belongs to the durable breed.
【3】Silver Moon:
Succulent silver moon belongs to the Asteraceae family, clairvoyant succulent plants, its long ovate leaves resemble a curved crescent, the surface of the leaves is covered with a layer of fine white hair, from a distance like the bright moonlight, so it is also called white moonlight, silver moon city. In the rain or watered state of the leaves, the leaf color will slowly change to gray-green, which looks a little mottled, but the fluff can be restored to nature after drying out. Especially in the environment of sufficient sunshine or large temperature difference between morning and evening, the villi on the leaves are thickened, and the leaf color is white, which is more ornamental!
【4】Silver Silkworm:
Succulent silver silkworm belongs to the purslane family, succulents of the genus Huihuan, its fleshy leaves are elongated finger-shaped or striped, the surface of the leaves is covered with a layer of white scales, because it can crawl or droop in pots, it looks like a creeping silkworm, so it is also called snow silkworm or jade silkworm. Silver silkworm is different from ordinary succulents, it has a lumpy rhizome, after the cultivation of old piles, the rhizomes will gradually lignify, which is very suitable for creating old piles or ornamental bonsai.
【5】Eggs of the Green Turtle:
The eggs of the green turtle belong to the sedum family, sedum succulents, native to the Mexican plateau region, its leaves are emerald green round ovate, the surface with natural cracks, the branches are gray and white, easy to branch and long branches after the old pile, because the branches have a certain flexibility, suitable for pruning and modeling, so it is often used to control the pile or ornamental bonsai, casually with a simple and elegant pot, it is very artistic!
【6】Dried apricots:
Prunus belongs to the succulents of the apricot family and the silver cup jade genus, which is different from other succulents of the apricot family and almost all fleshy, but is an easy to branch, group varieties, not only leaf shapes are diverse and the leaf surface can have a sugar granular texture. Branch apricot originally belonged to the old variety, because of its can be branched and propagated, the propagation speed is faster and easy to grow and become a gift, in recent years with the emergence of some net red plants unexpectedly turned red, especially the leaves are spherical and the surface of the crystal is more obvious varieties, is called "sugar ball", "diamond", "rice grain", etc., quickly became popular network.
【7】Cliff Queen:
The Cliff Queen belongs to the family Bitters, a succulent of the genus Tung, native to tropical Brazil. It has a spherical or flattened underground tuber, and the surface of the leaves is covered with a fine layer of gray-white fluff, which looks like a thin frost from a distance, so it is also called "Brazilian snow grass". At the same time, because it often inhabits between cliffs and stone crevices, the hairy leaves are slightly silvery in the sun and are called "Cliff Queen" or "Moon Feast". After the old pile is raised, the cliff queen can bloom red slender cylindrical flowers, so it is also called "red flower cliff". Due to its strong interest and slow growth rate, with the popularity of tubers such as mountain turtles and turtle shell peonies in the past two years, it has also rubbed the wave of heat and remixed a familiar face!
The above 7 kinds of unpopular succulents are a good interpretation of what is "rather ugly and exquisite than beautiful". Do you agree? #Succulents##Potted Plants#
May every flower friend have a small courtyard that is pleasant to the party, raise flowers and plant vegetables in their spare time, so that life is more poetic and more prosperous!