How to Plant Thick-faced Plants
The editor answers the question of how to plant thick-faced plants and provides detailed knowledge on the care points for thick-faced plants, as follows:
I. Introduction to Thick-faced Plants
Thick-faced plants (also known as "Babao Tree") grow in moist meadows on hillsides, ravine roadsides, and are commonly cultivated in greenhouses and gardens. A species native to South Africa, it is a evergreen plant that has become a common indoor ornamental plant.
Aliases: Jade Tree, Earth三七, Leaf Root, Foreign Devil Peony, Leaf Explosion Bud, Sky Lantern, Spear Grass, Thick-faced, Thick-skinned, Growing Medicine, Wound Medicine, Invincible, Sun-resistant, Hyacinth Bean三七, Ancient Lamp, Bride's Lamp, Large疗 Pou, Large Reviver.
II. Morphological Characteristics of Thick-faced Plants
Jade Flower: Ground Birth, a perennial succulent herb, 40-150 cm tall. Stems are erect, branched, hairless, distinct, upper part purplish red, densely covered with elliptical lenticels, lower part sometimes slightly lignified. Leaves are opposite, simple or pinnate compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets; leaves are purple, 2.5-5 cm long, base flattened, semi-amplexicaul; leaf blades are succulent, elliptical or oblong, 6-10 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, apex obtuse, margin with rounded teeth, bases of teeth easily producing buds that form new plants when they touch the ground. Corymbose inflorescence, terminal, large flowers, bisexual, pendulous; bracts two, leaf-like; floral tube campanulate, membranous, swollen, 2.5-4 cm long, light green or yellowish white; corolla tubular, 3-4.5 cm long, light red or purplish red, base swollen into a globe, middle constricted, apex 4-lobed, lobes extending out of the calyx tube; stamens 8, attached to the base of the corolla tube, connate with the corolla tube, filaments long, anthers purple; carpels 4; upper part separated, base united, style slender, base laterally with a rectangular scale. Follicles fruits, enclosed in calyx and corolla. Seeds tiny, numerous, striated. Flowering period March-May, fruiting period April-June.
III. Growth Environment and Distribution Range
Preferred sunny, also tolerant to shade, drought-resistant and thin-soil tolerant, commonly found on moist meadows on hillsides and roadsides, not strict soil requirements, but better cultivated in loose and fertile sandy loam. Not cold-tolerant, afraid of frost, can be kept indoors for ornamental purposes all year round.
Native to tropical Africa, widely distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, southern Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in China.
IV. Main Value and Classification of Thick-faced Plants
1. Main Value
Functions and Indications: Cooling blood and stopping bleeding; clearing heat and detoxifying. Mainly for leaf blood; external injury bleeding; falls and injuries; boils and carbuncles; breast abscess; breast rock; erysipelas; ulcers; burns; stomach pain; joint pain; sore throat; pulmonary heat cough.
Usage and Dosage: Internal use: Decoct, fresh whole herb 30-60 grams; root 3-6 grams; or squeeze juice. External use: Appropriate amount, mashed for application; or squeeze juice and dry into powder for sprinkling; or squeeze juice for gargling.
Caution: According to "Quanzhou Materia Medica", those with deficiency and cold in the spleen and stomach should avoid using it.
The leaf and stem decoction of Bryophyllum pinnatum Kurz from India has a very significant stimulating effect on isolated guinea pig ileum, the aqueous extract (after precipitation with alcohol removed) is slightly weaker, but both have no obvious effect on isolated rabbit duodenum and rat uterus. The decoction has an inhibitory effect on isolated rabbit heart, the aqueous extract is weaker, and in the rat hindlimb perfusion test, the aqueous extract has no obvious effect. Anesthetized dogs intravenously injected with 0.1 grams of crude drug per kilogram, the decoction and aqueous extract have no significant effect on blood pressure; mice intraperitoneally injected with 1 gram of crude drug per kilogram, animals (2 per group) died within 24 hours.
2. Classification
From the leaves, there are two types: round and oblong; in terms of color, there are two types: green and yellowish white.
V. Breeding Methods for Thick-faced Plants
Firstly, thick-faced plants have good adaptability to growth, so there are no strict requirements for the cultivation soil. A mixture of decomposed leaf soil and sandy soil can be used for cultivation. Also, after a period of cultivation, the pot should be changed, and some of the old soil should be retained.
Secondly, thick-faced plants enjoy sunlight, and they need to be provided with sufficient sunlight every day, preferably placing them on an open balcony for care. However, during the height of summer, it is necessary to provide shade, otherwise the leaves will be sunburned. In autumn and winter, the light is very weak, and it can be placed in the sun all day.
Then, thick-faced plants need water support during growth, and it is best to keep the cultivation soil moist, which is more conducive to its growth.
Finally, to make it grow better, it is necessary to prune appropriately during the breeding period, mainly to cut off yellow and withered leaves, which will keep the plant in its initial growth state. Do not make the pruning too extensive, otherwise it will affect its growth.
The above is a comprehensive explanation of how to plant thick-faced plants and the detailed care points for thick-faced plants, hoping it can help you.