Flower-leaved plantain, listen to the famous word is quite chic, this is because of its leaves have golden green stripes interspersed with the reason, but also differentiate from other varieties of plantain is the main basis, the following is to introduce this special plantain, and how to raise it.

First, what is the flowering plantain

The flowering plantain is a horticultural variant of the plantain as a perennial rooted herb. It belongs to the genus Plantago. Dwarf, with stout rhizomes, leaves broadly elliptic, alternate, with obvious midrib and pinnate lateral veins, set with earthy yellow, milky yellow, greenish yellow colors. A perennial persistent herb.

Second, the role of plantain

1. Ornamental value: plantain flowers red burning, brightly colored leaves. Suitable for wetlands, flower path group planting, can also be planted in small clusters in the pool. In addition to embellishment, can also play a role in purifying the air and water quality. The leafy plantain can be appreciated with or without flowers, whether placed in a single pot or group landscape, can form a pleasant highlight.

2. Medicinal value: the rhizomes and flowers of plantain can be used as medicine, they have the effect of clearing heat and dampness and tranquilizing the mind to lower blood pressure; and plantain is even more significant in purifying the air,

it not only absorbs sulphur dioxide and hydrogen chloride and other major components of automobile exhaust, but also absorbs carbon dioxide, which makes it easy to understand why a lot of urban green belts are able to

It can not only absorb sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride, but also absorb carbon dioxide.

Third, the morphology of the plantain

Perennial evergreen bushy herbaceous plants.

The plant is 70-150 centimeters tall; the underground rhizome is fleshy. Leaves are alternate, long elliptic-lanceolate, 20-30 cm long and 10-13 cm wide. Leathery, golden-yellow leaf surface interspersed with fine green stripes, leaf margin with a red edge, entire. Racemes, terminal, with 2-3 branches, flowers orange-red. Flowering period: May-November.

Fourth, the growth habit of the leafy plantain

Its sex like high temperature, high humidity, sunny climatic conditions, like deep fertile acidic soil, can tolerate semi-shade, intolerant of barren, avoid drought, fear of cold, the growth of moderate temperature 23-30 ℃.

Fifth, the cultivation of plantain

1. Planting: plantain's reproduction is based on plant division, generally in April to May. Choose a high and dry ground, avoid stagnant water, and apply enough fertilizer before planting.

2. Temperature: If you want to bloom early, you have to dig out the underground stems after the plants wither in December, put them in the greenhouse with wet sand to germinate, and keep the temperature at 20 to 25 degrees Celsius. To be dormant when sprouting split rhizomes planted indoors, out of the room in March, can be 2 months earlier flowering.

3. Fertilizer: apply a thin manure before flowering, and then fertilize 2~3 times during flowering.

4. Pruning: cut off the residual flowers in time after flowering, so as not to consume the nutrients, and make the new stems draw out one after another, flowering continuously.

5. Overwintering: In December, after the withering of the ground, cut and cover the plant and congestion for safe overwintering. The following spring, remove the covering material to facilitate the emergence of new shoots.

Six, the reference price of flower-leaved plantain

Flower-leaved plantain specifications: 30cm about 0.5 yuan; 40cm about 0.6 yuan; 70cm about 1 yuan; 80cm about 2 yuan; 100cm about 5 yuan.

The price of Flowering Leaf Plantain is generally not more than 10 dollars, it is a kind of inexpensive flowers.

Did you learn how to raise Flowering Plantain after reading the introduction above? Generally speaking, home planting plantain is not prone to diseases and pests, usually as long as you pay attention not to plant planting plantain too tightly and densely in a pot,

you can raise a pot of beautiful plantain.