Growing flowers is not just the hobby of the elderly. Nowadays, more and more young people are appearing in the circle of flower lovers. They often like to try some new varieties, especially various novel and unique green plants. A female netizen in Sichuan planted an "ugly lump" in a flower pot on the balcony. Unexpectedly, it sprouted and grew leaves. A few months later, green leaves crawled all over the balcony.
This "ugly pimple" was purchased by a female netizen at the beginning of the year. When she first bought it, she was just one piece. A female netizen planted it in a flower pot on the balcony. As spring comes, the plant bursts with buds, and then vines and leaves grow. Its leaves are round and oval, with radial yellow veins on the surface of the leaves, and its appearance is somewhat similar to the lotus leaves of Lotus , but smaller than the leaves of the lotus.
The branches of this plant are very soft and vine-like, and they will climb and grow along the flower stand. They will grow densely in a few months, covering a wall on the balcony. Anyone who comes to her house as a guest, as long as they see the plant on the balcony, they don’t praise it. They say that it looks better than common green plants such as green ivy and spider plants.
In fact, the "ugly pimple" raised by female netizens in Sichuan is called Mountain Turtle , which is an internet celebrity green plant that has been increasingly sought after by young flower lovers in the past two years. The price is not high, it is easy to grow and raise, and it is a variety suitable for novices to grow.
What kind of flower is a mountain turtle?
mountain turtle, is a climbing green plant of the genus genus of the genus 1. It is distributed in many southern regions of my country, including Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan, etc., and is mostly grown in rock cracks, cliffs, streams or forests at an altitude of 600 to 1,000 meters. Anyone who sees this plant for the first time is attracted by its peculiar roots. The roots of the mountain turtle are blocky and look similar to potatoes and sweet potatoes, but the shape is not fixed, and there are round, flat, special shapes, etc. Most plants grow under the soil, while the roots of the mountain turtle will be exposed partly on the land. Everyone also gave it an image nickname ", land cannot be ".
Mountain turtle is a plant with extremely long lifespan and can live for hundreds of years. Its vitality is very strong, and once the vines enter the state, they will grow wildly and cannot stop at all. Its vines can grow up to several meters, and large seedlings can even grow more than ten meters of vine branches. Flower lovers who raise mountain turtles can set up flower stands on the wall of the balcony and pull the vines of the plants on the vine stands. A mountain turtle can grow into a plant wall.
In ancient times, people collected mountain turtles for viewing. It is a traditional Chinese medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. Many folk doctors use it to treat sores, boils, carbuncles, and detoxify insect bites. In recent years, the unique shape of the mountain turtle has attracted many young flower lovers, and it has gradually transformed into a potted ornamental plant .
Maintenance method
Ambient temperature and light
Mountain turtle is a very good plant to grow. Generally, flowers can be divided into sun-like plants, , shade-like plants, etc. according to the lighting requirements. But mountain turtles do not have this limitation. They are both sun-loving and shade-resistant. They can be kept in places with good lighting, and in places with poor lighting. As long as they can accept some scattered light and are not completely dark, they can grow well.
Mountain turtles like warm environments and are not very cold-resistant. The winter temperature should not be lower than 0 degrees. Most areas in the south can be spent in the open air, and in the north, it must be moved back indoors for maintenance.
soil
Soil turtles should be planted, and the flower pot should be deeper, otherwise the roots will not be easy to take root. Flower lovers can directly choose the nutrient soil sold on the market to plant; or they can dig some leaf rotten soil or pine needle soil by yourself, mix a small amount of garden soil, and add a little organic fertilizer as base fertilizer. After mixing all the materials, planting and using.
Watering and fertilizing
Watering mountain turtles is very easy to water because its huge roots can store a lot of water. The larger the roots, the stronger the drought tolerance. If too much watering will make the root rot easily. Every time you wait until the soil in the pot is dry, watering it once every ten days and half a month.
Mountain turtle is not a plant that likes fertilizer very much. This is similar to succulent . If flower lovers have succulent fertilization at home, they can use it directly. When mountain turtles grow fast, they can add some thin fertilizers and choose fertilizers with balanced nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, such as fermented organic fertilizer, compound fertilizer, Huaduoduo No. 1, etc. Solid fertilizers can be used once every 1 to February, or liquid fertilizers can be used once every 10 to 15 days.
