Scientific name: Cuppheahookeriana
Alias: Purple Star
Latin name: Cupheahyssopifolia
Family name: Lythraceae
Name of the genus
Distribution of origin: native to Mexico, widely used in tropical and southern subtropical regions.
Morphological characteristics:
A small shrub stands upright from the flower, plant height 30-60 cm. Stem viscid pilose or bristly. Leaves opposite, long ovate or elliptic, apex acuminate, midvein raised below, petiolate. Flowers terminal or axillary, pedicels 2-6(-15 mm) long; calyx 16-24 mm long, villous or coarsely villous, base spaced; petals 6, purple-red, abaxial surface 2 larger, near-circular Shaped, the remaining 4 smaller, obovate or obovate-round; pistil slightly prominent outside.
More branches. Leaf-shaped, linear-shaped lanceolate or lanceolate. Flowers solitary, calyx tube purple, lilac to white.
From spring to autumn, the flowering period continues to bloom with the growth of the branches.
Growth habits:
Hi temperature. Slightly shade-tolerant. Not cold, often under 5 degrees frost damage. Resistant to barren soil.
Scorpion flower is not strict with environmental conditions and is easy to cultivate and manage. Full sun and half-day sunshine are ideal, and even slightly shaded areas can grow, but when there is sufficient sunshine, births are more vigorous. Strong adaptability to soil, sandy loam cultivation better growth, moisture resistance. After the seedlings are planted, they should be plucked or pruned once to promote branching growth. Seed China reminds you to fertilize once every 1-2 months during fertility, organic fertilizer or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are all good. Plants that are too tall or crowded can be trimmed. Sex hi temperature, birth temperature is 18-32 degrees Celsius. In spring, the harm of poisonous mites can be controlled by enemy killing and extermination.
Use characteristics:
Amaranthus purpurea is characterized by its leafy foliage, dark green leaves, evergreen, and glossy, flowering flowers, and flowering flowers. It is easy to form, resistant to pruning, and has strong greening and ornamental value. Now China's Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and other provinces have been introduced and cultivated, and are widely used in landscaping.
Suitable for garden dwellings made of short hedges; flowers, flower beds on the edge of planting; space open areas should be planted, clustered or planted, green plexus, stars dotted, very pleasant.
Cultivation under the trees, or with evergreen shrubs or other flowers can be configured to create a beautiful landscape; can also be planted to the ground, can prevent the weeds from spreading and breeding, but also for potted plants.
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