Succulents of the family Radix have always belonged to the relatively unpopular category among tens of thousands of succulents, because it not only looks as simple as cacti plants, but also the sap contains toxic alkaloids, although the flowering is beautiful, but in order to be able to successfully attract insects to pollinate during the flowering period, most varieties will emit a faint putrid odor, so there are not many people who raise such succulents!
3 types of unpopular but interesting succulents of the family Rosaceae:
【1】Pickaxe donuts:
Pickaxe donut, also known as Zebra Stegosaurus Horn, belongs to the radix family, Stegosaurus horn is a succulent plant native to Africa, preferring warm, dry, sunny environment. Its shape is somewhat similar to that of cacti, with fleshy leaves with a prismatic structure, sharp serrations at the edges of the ridges, emerald green leaves, and old stems that are woody. After the cultivation of the old pile it generally blooms in the summer, the flowers are novel and interesting, not only the flower type is standard star-shaped, but also with a regular zebra pattern or leopard print, the central flower bud naturally forms a raised circle, quite like a chocolate-coated donut, giving people a sweet and lovely image, hence the name pickaxe donut. In addition to the pickaxe donut, its similar varieties include chocolate donut, pink donut, leopard donut, etc., all named according to the color.
【2】Persian carpet:
When it comes to Persian carpets, it is always reminiscent of exotic textiles, and who would have thought that it could also be a succulent! Persian carpet is also called dragon horn, it belongs to the radix family, dragon horn genus succulents, native to tropical Africa, fleshy stem color emerald green and with a prismatic structure, the edge has a dense and raised thorn seat, from a distance like an inconspicuous fairy pillar, but as long as the flowering period comes, it will bloom eye-catching star-shaped flowers, and the flowers present bright and dazzling and very regular patterns, as if as delicate and beautiful as Persian carpets!
【3】Purple Dragon Horn:
Purple dragon horn is also called buffalo horn, it belongs to the radial family, buffalo palm succulent plants, fleshy stems are perennial light gray, the stem is interspersed with raised thorn seats, in the sunshine or morning and evening temperature difference is larger, the original gray fleshy stem can also show obvious purple patches, plus its fleshy stem sharp thorn seat is like a horn and is figuratively called "purple dragon horn". Like other succulents of the family Rosaceae, it is also a summer flowering variety, the flowers are reddish-brown star-shaped flowers, and the central flower bud is concave, making it look like an angular, three-dimensional small star, making the original inconspicuous appearance a little more cute!
Although the succulents of the family Rosaceae are unpopular, daily maintenance is not difficult:
- The succulents of the family Radix prefer sunny, warm and dry environments, because their sap is toxic and have a smell when flowering, they are generally placed in a well-ventilated outdoor or balcony environment.
- Its suitable growth temperature is between 10-32 ° C, in summer to avoid standing water and excessive exposure to the sun, winter is not tolerant of severe cold, the wintering temperature should not be lower than 5 ° C.
- The cultivation substrate is mainly loose and breathable sandy loam soil with good drainage, and it can also be bottomed by pottery grains or briquette slag when potting, which helps to prevent water from rotting roots.
- Daily maintenance and watering can be dry and wet, in addition, in the spring and autumn can be applied with thin fertilizer, which helps to grow vigorously and promote flowering.
- Propagation is mainly based on cuttings and sowing, cuttings can intercept a section of stem, dry the wound and then carry out cuttings; Seed propagation can try to increase the probability of seeding by artificial pollination during the flowering period.
Although the succulents of the radix family belong to a small number of meats, but because of its simple maintenance, the shape of the flowering is strange, it still wins a lot of flower lovers, if you also like more interesting succulents, the succulents of the radix family can be used as a reference!
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