Get to know a plant every day and add a little fun to your life. What I want to take you to know today is the winter constellation.
The winter constellation is a perennial plant and succulent plant of the genus Astralis (Africocae) in the family Afuaceae. The plant height is usually less than 15 cm, the stem is short, the leaves are arranged in a rosette, up to 15 cm in diameter, the leaves are triangular-lanceolate, the leaf color is thick and dense with pearly white wart spots, about 0.7 cm thick, about 9 cm long, about 3 cm wide (at the base of the leaves), racemes, florets green to brownish-white, waxy, flowers usually bloom in summer, and the seeds mature in autumn. It can be propagated and cultivated by sowing, dividing and leaf cutting.
Plants grow slowly, taking about five years to bloom and mature when propagated by seeds. The best soil for cultivation is non-acidic soil, suitable for growth temperature of 18-24 °C, winter temperature can not be lower than 4-5 °C, like light bright light, most of the leaves are green in a shady environment, sufficient sunlight will be the leaf color darkens to reddish-brown, can withstand sufficient sunlight in the morning, and needs to be shaded after noon, so as not to burn the leaves.
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