Get to know a plant every day and add a little fun to life. What I want to take you to know today is Tang Yin.
Tangyin is a perennial succulent herb in the genus Platyptaceae. Medium-sized, 50 cm tall, 20 cm wide, multi-branched; leaves fleshy, opposite, ovate, fully margined, blunt and rounded at the apex, leaves pale green to gray-green, the surface is thick white powder, red when the light is sufficient; panicles, flower stems protruding from the top of the stem, flowers yellow, tubular; Flowering takes place in spring.
Tangyin is native to South Africa and is cultivated in southern China. Like sunny and cool, dry environment, resistant to semi-shade and drought, afraid of waterlogging, should maintain good ventilation, do not water too much. When watering and fertilizing, pay attention to not splashing fertilizer and water on the leaves, so as not to rinse off the white powder on the leaf surface and affect the ornamentation. Change the pot once a year in spring, and the potting soil should use sandy loam soil with good drainage and air permeability. The general propagation method is stem cuttings, leaf cuttings or bud cuttings.
Tangyin is often used as small potted plants placed on balconies and windowsills for viewing, which is a good product among foliage plants, can be used as potted ornamental plants, can also be made into bonsai shapes to arrange succulents greenhouses, and can also be planted indoors to absorb harmful substances such as formaldehyde and purify the air.
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