There are a lot of common weeds around us that look very good, can be transplanted back as potted plants to maintain, and then we will introduce one such weed for everyone - sorrel grass.
Sorrel grass
The stems and leaves of sorrel contain oxalic acid, which is particularly sour to eat, and if you are thirsty in the wild, chewing a few of its leaves can quench your thirst. Therefore, so the sorrel grass, also known as sour pulp grass, sour sour grass, trifolic acid, etc., is distributed in most parts of China, and it can be seen in roadsides, pastoral gardens, houses and wet places on the edge of ditches.
Sorrel grass likes sunny, warm and humid environment, drought resistance is strong, not hardy, strong adaptability to soil, general garden soil can grow, summer has short-term dormancy.
Sorrel is a perennial herb that grows in clumps, 15 to 20 cm tall, with soft little hairs throughout and many branches on the stems and leaves. The palm-shaped leaves have 3 leaflets and are inverted heart-shaped. Spring, summer and autumn bloom uninterruptedly, with the spring and autumn cool time flowers blooming the most, blooming yellow flowers. Due to the low, fast growth, long flowering time, and spectacular flowering season, it is more used in landscaping. The most interesting thing about sorrel is its seed pods, like the mini version of okra, when ripe, the seeds will pop out of the seed pods, which is why the sorrel grass can be distributed in pieces.
Although sorrel has three leaves, it is not what we call a clover. Clover is ubiquitous and is often used as a ground cover plant in landscaping. The clover leaves have white stripes that produce small white flowers that are about the same size as the leaves. The leaves of sorrel are a little thicker, there is no pattern on the leaves, the flowers are diverse, and the flowers are usually much smaller than the leaves, and they are very beautiful.
clover
Sorrel is also a whole herb can be used in medicine plant, with the effect of clearing heat and dampness, cooling blood and dispersing stasis, detoxification and swelling, and is a classification of heat and dry wet medicine under the classification of antipyretic medicine. The stems and leaves contain oxalic acid, which can be used to sharpen mirrors or rub copper to give them a gloss. Cattle and sheep eat too much of it can be poisoned to death.
There is also a common sorrel grass called safflower sorrel grass, safflower sorrel grass likes sunny, warm, humid environment, not hardy, strong soil adaptability, long flowering period, large amount of flowers, bright flower color, while the plant is low, neat, with no need to prune, extensive management and other advantages, is an excellent garden plant. It can be arranged in flower beds, suitable for large areas of planting as ground cover plants, and can also be used as potted plants.
Safflower sorrel
Sorrel grass can be made into bonsai or potted plants, and can also be used as a potted grass, which has high ornamental value. If you like it, you may wish to go to the flower bed to find it!