Barracuda, also known as North American Barracuda, is an ornamental plant, belonging to the family Eupatorium, which is used for pond decoration in gardens and is native to North America. Now it is also distributed in China. The growth habit of barracuda is warm and humid; In a sunny environment, it is often planted near shallow pools or ponds. The suitable temperature for growth and development is 18-35℃, the growth is slow below 18℃, the growth stops below 10℃, and it is necessary to overwinter in winter.
Perennial emergent or wet herb with green petiole, cylindrical shape and large leaves, up to 25 cm long,
red-eye mullet
The width can reach 15 cm, dark green, and the leaf shape is changeable. Most of them are obovate-lanceolate, about10-20cm long. The upper two petals each have two yellow-green spots, and the scape is upright, usually higher than the leaf surface.
Its rhizome is a whisker-like adventitious root, with a length of 15 ~ 30 cm and many root hairs. Underground stems are stout, yellow-brown, with bud eyes and clustered stems and leaves, and the plant height is 80 ~ 150 cm. Petiole green, cylindrical, cut across the mask. The leaves are smooth, olive, and obovate-lanceolate. Basal leaves are wide and heart-shaped, and the ends gradually taper. Spike is terminal, 5-20cm long, with more than 200 florets, blue-purple with yellow spots, with a diameter of about10mm, 6 perianth lobes, nearly round, and the lobes are connected into a tube at the base. The fruit is green in the early stage and brown after maturity; The pericarp is hard, the seeds are oval, and the diameter is 1 ~ 2mm. The flowering and fruiting period can be ~ 10 month.
Bermuda grass has green leaves, attractive colors and long flowering period, which can be used for family potted plants and pond planting, and can also be widely used for landscaping. It is planted on both sides of rivers, around ponds and in constructed wetlands, and alternately planted with green bamboo, Arundo donax, onion and lotus. Every flowering period, strings of purple flowers have a different taste against the green leaves.
Barracuda [Primulaceae] [Barracuda]
Latin name: barracuda.
Alias: barracuda
English name:
Distribution of origin:
Originally from North America, it is now distributed in China.
Morphological characteristics:
Spike is terminal, usually 5-20cm, with more than 200 florets, blue-purple with yellow spots, about 10mm in diameter, 6 perianth lobes, nearly round. The stems and leaves on the ground are clustered, and the plant height is 80-150 cm; Petiole green, cylindrical, transverse cutting mask membranous. Leaves smooth, olive, obovate-lanceolate; Basal leaves are wide and heart-shaped, and the ends gradually taper. The fruit is green in the early stage and brown after maturity; The peel is hard and the seeds are oval. The flowering and fruiting period is May-65438+1October.
Growing habits:
Like warm and humid; It is often planted in shallow pools or ponds under the condition of sufficient sunlight. The suitable temperature for growth and development is 18-35℃, the growth is slow below 18℃, and the growth stops below 10℃. Winter treatment is necessary.
Garden use:
Pool decoration
Breeding and cultivation:
Sexual reproduction is seed reproduction. For indoor sowing in spring, you can put 2/3 green soil in the culture soil, soak it in water, then sow it, cover it with a layer of sand or soil, and add water until the pot is full. There will be asexual reproduction during the Spring Festival. Dig out the underground stem, remove the old rhizome, cut it into blocks with a sharp knife, and leave 2-4 buds for each block as propagation material.