Vaccinium bracteatum is also called Southern Candle, so its leaves are also called Southern Candle Leaves. Vaccinium bracteatum is a tree of Ericaceae and Vaccinium, which can reach 9 meters in height, with many branches and purple-brown old branches and no hair. The leaves of Vaccinium bracteatum are thin leathery and varied in shape, ranging from lanceolate ellipse to lanceolate ellipse, rhomboid ellipse, etc. The leaves are of medium size, with a length of about 4-9 cm, a width of about 2-4 cm, a sharp tip and a petiole length of about 2-8 mm..
Black rice leaves can be used to steam rice, changing the color of rice and steaming black rice, which is also the origin of its name. In addition to changing the color of rice, the leaves of black rice have many functions, which can be used for antisepsis, improving flavor and increasing nutrition, and can be used for landscaping and medicine.
Skills of promoting the growth of black rice leaves
Black rice leaves like to be wet and afraid of waterlogging, so they should be watered normally in spring and autumn, once a day. In summer, the watering amount should be increased, preferably once in the morning and evening, and in winter, the watering amount should be reduced. If it is in the north, it is necessary to move the black rice leaves into the room for maintenance, so that the leaves can survive the winter safely and avoid frostbite.
Vaccinium bracteatum leaves like fertilizer, which can be used alternately with diluted cake fertilizer water and potassium dihydrogen phosphate in its growing season, usually once every ten days. If it grows in the northern environment, it is suggested that iron-containing solution should be added appropriately to change the pH value of the soil, and it is not recommended to apply fertilizer in summer and winter, so as to promote the growth of black rice leaves and maintain the luster of the leaves.