Duckplant (also known as Purple Bamboo Plum, Purple Leaf Grass, Purple Mallow, etc.),

Organism: Monocotyledon

Organism: Duckplantae

Family: Duckplantae

Genus: Duckplantae

Parcel: Native to Mexico

An herbaceous perennial plant of the Duckplantaceae family, the plant is 20-30 centimeters tall, with lanceolate, slightly curled, purple-red, finely tomentose hairy leaves. The leaves are lanceolate, slightly curled, purple-red, and finely tomentose. Stem purple-brown, initially erect, elongated semi-trailing, was creeping. Spring and summer flowering, flower color peach red, in the sunshine under the conditions of the larger amount of flowers.

Prefer warm, moist, not cold, avoid sun exposure, prefer half-shade. Strong adaptability to drought, suitable for fertile, moist loamy soil.

This grass is suitable for white, blue or other pots. During the growing period, except for the summer months of June-September around noon to shade, other seasons should be given sufficient light. Maintain sufficient light, its color can be bright, long time overshade, the color will be dull, and long internodes, branches and vines are not straight, lack of vitality. In addition, more fertilizer will also cause prolonged, 1-2 times a month to apply cake fertilizer water can be. Watering should be done without drying. When the weather is dry in summer, spray water to the plant to increase humidity, then more vitality.

Winter potting soil can be slightly moist, the next year in March on the weak and scattered plants for a pruning to promote the development of new branches.

The propagation of the primrose, can be taken in the growing season in the water, soil cuttings, are easy to survive.