The above is a bushy Kaneboa from South Africa
1. Three kinds of Kaneboa that are "brocadeized"
1. JINZHIYUYE (only the young leaves are with brocade, the old leaves are not brocade)
Here we also have to remind you, you can often buy some medicine brocade JINZHIYUYE on the market, that is, with chemicals (similar to herbicides) to spray on the young leaves, so that the young leaves appear brocade, it will look particularly colorful, but these young leaves of chlorophyll are destroyed (the young leaves can not photosynthesize), there is no way to grow, and ultimately, these young leaves will all fall off. These young leaves will all fall off, very difficult to maintain, not so friendly to the novice, want to make this medicine brocade gold branch jade leaves back to health, you can only expect it to grow new shoots.
2. Yaku no Mai and Yaku no Hana
Of course, there are some naturally occurring variations of Kanebuta, including the common "Yaku no Mai" and "Yaku no Hana".
Above is Yale no Mai
Yale no Mai is a variety of Kaneboa that has a brocade border on the edge of the leaves, both young and old leaves, with the newer leaves having more brocade border.
Above is Yale no Hana
Yale no Hana is the leaves will have a vertical brocade spot in the center, this is also a natural variant of Jinzhi Yuye brocade, Yale no Hana's stems are red, it looks more delicate, but the maintenance difficulty is also a little higher.
Here's a reminder to keep your eyes peeled when shopping for a potted goldenrod.
2, the golden branch of jade leaves flowering
The above is the South African region of the golden branch of jade leaves (is in bloom)
Raised into a potted meat of the golden branch of jade leaves is rarely in bloom, in the South African region of its origin, it is in the spring and summer each year have the opportunity to bloom, it is a very small flowers, are pink or rose-red, the flower is extremely large. The flowers are usually clustered at the top of the plant and are quite spectacular when in bloom.
The above is the flower details of Jade Leaf
3, pest protection
Jade Leaf is a very drought-resistant succulents, like plenty of light, but in the summer excessive high temperature should be properly shaded, in the rest of the season to give the full-sun care (to avoid frequent showers), in addition to ensuring that the environment is cool and dry, to avoid excessive moisture, to ensure that the environment of the plant, to avoid excessive humidity. Cool and dry, avoid excessive humidity (air humidity should not be too large), do not keep in the dark and not ventilated, or the potting soil is constantly wet environment.
Potted plants rarely infected with disease, basically overwatering, excessive humidity, resulting in rhizome rot or leaf black rot, etc., pay attention to improve the environment, the potting soil does not continue to be wet, the leaves do not residual moisture can be.
Occasionally infected with mealybugs, do not want to spray can be directly with 75% concentration of medicinal alcohol spray or paint to remove, or directly sprayed with Bijie or thiazinone insecticide control.
4, the appropriate temperature
Planting of golden leaves should pay attention to keep the environment warm, to avoid excessive low temperatures, the lowest temperature is best to maintain above 5 degrees, the temperature is low 12 degrees below the control of watering, or even to stop watering. The best growing temperature is between 18 to 28 degrees.
5, potting soil and fertilizer attention
Cultivation of gold branch jade leaves of the soil is best to choose some fertile loose and well-drained sandy soil or humus, is generally recommended to use the common succulent soil, such as peat soil with granular stone, mixed with a ratio of 1:1. Granular stone can be used to common wheat, terracotta, zeolite or volcanic stone, etc., choose 2 to 3 of them mixed together, in the soil mixed with some appropriate slow-release fertilizer, you can ensure that there is a continuous fertilizer to promote growth.
Later maintenance of potted golden branch jade leaves also do not need frequent fertilization, it is relatively low demand for fertilizer, usually only need to sprinkle a little bit of slow-release fertilizer on the soil surface in spring and autumn each, can meet its growth needs.
6, cuttings propagation
The above is a hydroponic cuttings rooted gold branch jade leaves (need appropriate light)
Later if you want to propagate gold branch jade leaves is also very simple, generally is the use of branch cuttings propagation method, in the spring and autumn seasons, the best cuttings in the best temperature of 18 ~ 22 degrees.
Cut down the golden branch of jade leaves branches, each section of about 7 to 12 cm long, you can remove the leaves at the bottom of the branch, placed in a ventilated and shaded place, dry the wound (put 3 to 5 days) after the cuttings directly in the sandy soil (peat soil + perlite 2:1), the soil with a little moisture can be, and then kept in the position of the daily 2 to 3 hours of soft diffuse light to ensure that a certain amount of air Humidity and good ventilation, about 3~4 weeks later, these cuttings can be rooted and sprouted.
7, pruning and molding
The above is a particularly good Jinzhi Yuye Bonsai
Whenever the branches of the Jinzhi Yuye grow excessively luxuriant, the branches grow particularly large, you can cut off the excess branches, so that you can also give it a molding form.
The Aurelia is great for bonsai because it branches easily and can grow into a shrubby form, with the bases of the branches continually lignifying.
The goldenrod is especially suitable for "cliff" or "jungle" bonsai, that is, to retain some of the branches at the bottom of the plant, so that it grows towards the direction of one side of the pendant pot, and if necessary, you also need to use the aluminum wire to tie the branches, the first in the trunk of the tie a few times, fixed and then If necessary, you also need to use aluminum wire to tie the branches, first in the main trunk of the bundle a few times, fixed and then wrapped to the branches, and then appropriate bending, you can get a more ideal shape.