A brief discussion on the growth characteristics of the genus Uchris
Xiaobian brings a little experience with the succulent plant of the genus Uchunda. A brief talk about the growth characteristics of Uchunda, the specific details are as follows: This is a pot of cuttage seedlings. You can see that at a lower temperature of-3 to 10 ℃, the fish in the middle appears yellow and atrophied, and the fish in the lower right appears red and atrophied. The colored fish feels soft like persimmon to the touch. But this is normal. Low temperature causes the base to change color, and the roots are underdeveloped and low temperature causes it to become soft. It will get better next year without leaving any scars. Don't worry.
This is a pot of fish that has been successfully beheaded and transformed into a swarm. It grows radish roots without using any hormones. It is achieved by cutting the roots and cooperating with the environment. See point 5 below.
It can also be seen that at colder temperatures of-3 to 10 ℃, the base of each head is red and the main body is yellow, which is normal. What is interesting is that because the roots were flushed in the early days to explode the head, the small head still had nutrients and moisture after water was cut off for a long time. It still maintained a green growth point in the harsh environment, and although the base turned red, it did not shrink. After beheading, the main body of the fish no longer has its original growth point and turns yellow after being cooled. Because it is no longer the growing part, although the roots store sufficient water and nutrients, the modified part still shrinks, and the closer it is to the ground, the more severe it shrinks. The whole body of the wrinkled kraft paper will gradually shrink and become smaller in the future. This is the spontaneous redistribution of nutrients by the plant, which automatically adjusts the plant type and uses nutrients in the most promising places.
3. Strong fecundity: The reproductive ability of the genus Uchaga can be said to be amazing. Whether it is the asexual separate cuttage reproduction method or the sexual pollination and seed-bearing reproduction method, they are both very good and powerful! Many varieties can not only be cross-bred within genera, but also self-pollinated successfully. Except for some horticultural varieties, they are probably the products of cross-breeding themselves!
Let's talk about asexual reproduction first. Any variety of Uchyphidium plants can be easily cut off and cut into small heads and become colonies. The secret is to keep them in high humidity and keep them in a little shade. The ultimate weapon for asexual reproduction is to first graft the Urovenia plant with a large rootstock to fertilize it, and then cut a Urovenia plant N times to turn into a Urovenia plant with NN strips. There was once a saying that Black feather jade plants were not very compatible with triangles. I could easily catch them alive with small triangles. If I was worried, I could use the Dragon God Pillar to increase the success rate.
Speaking of sexual reproduction, many plants in the genus Uchaga can self-pollinate, which is also a reflection of their messy bloodlines, and their descendants can be separated. But there is no doubt that there are always more seeds that are self-pollinated than flowers pollinated. There is also a little trick, that is, the farther the blood relationship is, the more likely it is to appear in the descendants! For example, if a very purebred silver crown such as a wild provenance or a very white skin color or a very purebred green crown such as a wild provenance or a very green skin color is pollinated, the probability of producing brocade in the next generation is higher than that of silver crown and silver crown or the descendants of green crown and green crown pollinated with each other.
There was once a saying that the pollen of the genus Uchaga was "tiger gold oil", which could make some naked calyx and other genera of cactus bear fruit. Many immortals claimed to have succeeded, but I never tried it myself. This also shows from one aspect that the Uchaga plants have strong reproductive capabilities! At least it provides a possibility for the origin of the Jordanaensis plant.
The picture shows the hybridization of Yinguuan and Cuiguan, which are far apart in blood, resulting in a brocade plant of the genus Wuyu.
4. Strong adaptability to light and heat: There is no doubt that the Urovenia plant is a species that likes high temperatures. High temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees can allow it to take root quickly, and combined with high humidity can accelerate growth. Adult fish with good roots are unlikely to be burned easily but will slow down or stop growth even at high temperatures of 50 to 60 degrees without excessive watering and fertilization.
However, as mentioned above, the Urochsia plant can also grow and survive at low temperatures, and it is not too picky about the temperature.
I found that my family's Urochsia plants can grow rapidly under two conditions: 1. Stable and higher temperatures of 30 - 40 degrees, higher humidity and stuffy cultivation--summer growth period; 2. Low temperature at night is 5 - 10 degrees, higher temperature during the day is 20 - 30 degrees, which widens the temperature difference--spring and autumn growth period. The same is true for light. Whether it is strong or weak light, it can grow and survive well. However, under strong light, fish can become very beautiful. Long-haired varieties become more hairy, and varieties with white powder become whiter. The body becomes flatter. Varieties with particularly green colors, such as some Cuiguan jade, especially need to increase the light, otherwise they will easily turn into columns.
5. The growth of the above-ground part is greatly affected by the roots: the roots of fish often take precedence over the growth of the ground part, and the principle is that nutrients are stored in the roots. If you want to travel, food and grass come first. The fish also know that only when the roots grow bigger can the ground have a foundation for growth. Some live mullet will not grow after growing to a certain size. This is because this size has reached the limit that the only underground radish root can support. So when we cut off the radish roots in half, the fish will quickly produce many new roots on the section of the roots. After a few years, the new roots will become many radish roots, and the total volume of the roots will become larger. The fish on the ground began to grow again. Don't waste the cut roots, they will become a new small group after cutting.
If you want single-headed fish to naturally grow into groups, you can also start from the roots. Cut the roots first, and then let the fish after cutting the roots grow under relatively extreme conditions. In this way, the fish will be more inclined to grow roots, just like when we are going to war, we like to dig deep pits and hoard grain extensively, and wait for multiple fat radish roots. After the roots grow well, the conditions will suddenly become very good. If water and fertilizer are increased, a growing point on the ground will be overwhelmed, and many small heads will naturally burst out and become a group. So we can see that for fish, the root is the granary. If it were not for the purposeful and planned artistic processing of it, the fish would not need to be repaired frequently, especially the main root, because its old root would not be like other balls. It will rot away due to the removal of the basin or a little damage, so there is no need to repair it every time the basin is moved.
The above small growth characteristics of mullet are all based on summarizing experience. If there is anything inappropriate, everyone is welcome to criticize and correct it. I hope that more friends can summarize some of their own small experiences and make them public so that everyone can learn. benefit. The following are the common Latin names of the common varieties of the genus Changben: 1. Lophohora koehresii is the smallest mullet species. It is dark green with sharp and sharp warts. Wild species.
2. Lophohora jourdaniana Jordan fish is a spiny mullet, with red, white or pink colors, and has poor fertility.
3. Lophohora williamsii is the original wild species of Wuyu jade, and there are many regional species.
3.1 Lophophora williamsii var. Decipiens is a wild variety of pseudo-silver crown, one of the varieties of Wuyu jade. Decipiens means pseudo-"camouflage "in Latin. Some merchants call this species the "wart silver crown", which is pure nonsense. The "wart silver crown" is a characteristic of male and female hybrid breeding, and this species is a natural wild variety.
3.2 Lophophora williamsii var. caespitosa 3.3 Lophohora williamsii var. texana texensis large mullet 4. Lophophopra diffusa green crown jade wild variety 4.1 Lophophora fricii silver crown jade wild variety 5. Lophohora lutea yellow-skinned fish has a similar "beautiful skin" constitution and will become very yellow in some states.
A brief introduction to the growth characteristics of the genus Lophophora is a widely popular genus among the cactus varieties currently cultivated in families. It can better adapt to the family breeding environment of cactus lovers in various regions of China. It is deeply loved by the majority of enthusiasts and is affectionately called "mullet" by everyone. I am also a "fish fan". I have involved some species of this genus in the process of cactus breeding for several years. Through my own exploration and communication with senior immortals, I have summarized some small growth characteristics of this genus. I hope to share it with you.
Let's first talk about the classification of mullet. Generally speaking, the classification of mullet is quite confusing. However, through simple visual inspection, we can generally be divided into three categories: Lophophora williamsii, silver crown jade Lophophora fricii, and green crown jade Lophophora diffusa. "Generally" is because many varieties of plants in this genus have strong "compatibility" and can be crossed within and even between genera. In addition, the great gods of Fujian and Japan are working hard to carry out "mating selection" in Fujian greenhouses. There is a habit of raising bees. If there are flowers in the shed, they will pollinate them and "pedigree". Are you familiar with the surnames of village owners, Xiaochi, and Gutianbei? They are all strains selected through random hybridization. Merchants hang some traits randomly for hype. Therefore, the classification system for wild plants of origin can no longer be used accurately, and the real "pure-blood plants" on the market are no longer easy to see. However, the lack of a specific classification system has little impact on us simple enthusiasts. As long as it looks good and the name likes it. As for buying seeds, we just need to write down the common Latin names of the plants we like. Some will be listed at the end of the article for reference.
Wuyu jade has many unique characteristics that other genera and species do not have: 1. Strong self-repair ability: Mullet has a strong self-repair ability and can carry out certain self-repair on various injuries. After a few months, the wound can be repaired, especially small injuries with little epidermal damage such as crush injuries, internal injuries, falling from high altitude, slight sunburn, frostbite, etc., and even leaving no scars. It is amazing! Although large wounds cannot be completely repaired, they can heal well and it is not easy for the infection to spread. So don't rush too much when you accidentally hurt a fish. The result may not be as bad as you think. There are two examples: The first one is a fairy who fell into a pot on the third floor. The fish was deformed and the skin was not broken. He picked it up and raised it again. There were no scars. However, after a year, it was divided into long parts. The growth point was probably scattered. The second and more common one is that fish with poor root systems are sunburned on a large scale. Almost all the parts on the ground have no green. The skin is like kraft paper. After several months of good conditioning, a small head will appear on each wart spot. They immediately grow in groups. It should be noted that injured fish should not be watered, placed in a cool place, and drugs should not be used. Just keep it ventilated, breathable and low humidity. It is safer to wait until you see the exact new green growth point before watering it.
2. Strong anti-freezing ability: In fact, mullet is very cold-resistant. The premise is that healthy adult plants with radish roots and balls that have just come from greenhouses and Japan are classified as sub-healthy by me. They have nothing to do with what is said below. The cold tolerance of mullet can even rank among the top few common cactus. My own fish have tried streaking naked at minus 3 degrees, and it's completely fine.
As far as I know, some immortals have tried lower temperatures, but they are also safe. One thing that needs to be noted is that in the spring, autumn and winter every year, mullet will soften and shrink or even turn dark red or light yellow before and after being cold. The feel can be as soft as dough, especially near the roots. This change is normal. Don't cut it open or pinch it to test the feel when it's not working. When the temperature rises, the shrinking sphere will slowly harden, green and round on its own, just like blowing a balloon.
Students who don't believe me can try to take the frozen yellow and soft mullet to a heated room, and it will change back in a week. Another point that needs to be clarified is that the sooner the fish are cut off, the more cold-resistant they will be. Fish must not be watered when the temperature is extremely low, otherwise all of what is said above will not hold true.
All the introductions on the growth characteristics of the genus Uchaga are shared above for everyone to learn and understand!