Cockscomb , likes sunshine, loves dampness and heat, is afraid of drought, is not resistant to waterlogging, is not resistant to frost, is not resistant to barrenness . Native to Africa, the Americas, and India, it is now widely cultivated around the world.
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Customs, Amaranthaceae , annual herb, one or two feet tall, the whole plant is hairless, upright, thick, with few branches, with ridges, flat near the upper part, green or red.
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0 leaves are alternate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, leaf tips are gradually pointed or long-sharp, and the tails are gradually narrowed into stalks, and the whole.
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spike inflorescence , mostly flat and thick, in the shape of cockscomb , terminal; has wide upper edge, wrinkles, dense linear scales, and gradually narrow at the lower end, often leaving flat stems; the surface is red, purple-red or yellow-white; most small flowers are densely grown below the middle, and the bracts and quilts that are still present in each flower are membranous, and has a silk-like feeling as if it were silk.
ovate, covers the cushion when ripened, and is wrapped in the quilt of the permaculture, the seeds are kidney-shaped, black and shiny.
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Citrus , flowers and seeds are available for medicinal use, is cool in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, cools blood and stops bleeding, stops lesion and stops dysentery.
Cockscomb is named after its inflorescences that are red and flat, similar to cockscombs. It enjoys the reputation of "bird among flowers". It is widely cultivated around the world and is an ordinary garden plant.
Cockscomb, with a variety of varieties and various shapes. The fiery red is like a cockscomb and a torch, soft as feathers as balls of pomple, flat as fans, overwhelmingly; the color is bright, red, orange, yellow, purple and white, colorful; the leaves are red, yellow and green, dark or green, and varying, and the high stem species are cultivated into a flower area, dotted on the lawn forest edge, and the flower beds in summer and autumn are very common and beautiful landscapes.
Cockscomb, it has good resistance to sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride . is suitable for factory and mine greening, can clean the environment . It is an anti-pollution ornamental flower .
made into cut flowers, placed in a vase to maintain, keep fresh for a long time; made into dried flowers , placed in a flower frame and flower basket, and will not wither for a long time.
When the autumn wind blows away the fanaticism of summer, the cockscomb blooms in full swing, as if it is the result of people's calm contemplation. The flower posture does not diminish and the color does not fade, just like the unchanging affection, just like the eternal sincere love.
The red cockscomb is the deep red and the deep purple, just like an old man who has walked through wind and rain, passed through ups and downs, and seen the world, so it is called Laolai Red .
As the saying goes, "The scenery in the secluded residence should be more and more ordinary, and you need to see it when you move flowers with rain. The color is good for a long time, and the steps are even more suitable for planting a cockscomb."
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