A flower that is as cool as water, you must choose it in summer!

By the way, the biggest difference between plants and humans is that humans like to live in houses with roofs and don't like wind and rain. In order to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, humans can struggle all their lives, not to mention all the joys and sorrows they experience.

Plants, on the contrary, like wind, rain and sun. They are happy even if they are covered in dirt and dust. They feel uncomfortable when they are indoors.

Therefore, there are not many plants that can adapt to indoor conditions for a long time. In addition to common varieties such as spider plants and green ivy, there is also a beautiful foliage plant called Pilea coleus.

Pilea corylifolia, a plant of the Urticaceae family, also known as transparent grass, white grass, aluminum leaf grass, white snow grass... It is more common in the area south of the Yangtze River.

Pilea coleus is a foliage plant with small and elegant plants, distinct green and white leaves, and beautiful and unique patterns.

It will also bloom in June and July, but the flowers are not beautiful and can basically be ignored.

The biggest advantage of Pilea coleus is that it is shade-tolerant, suitable for long-term indoor placement, and has super vitality.

As a black finger, I can rarely grow living things from cuttings. Even the survival rate of roses is not high. But the cold water lily, every time I plant it, it comes alive.

The branches of the Pilea coleus are very soft. If they grow to a certain height and are not trimmed, they will become prostrate. In order to make the flowerpot compact and refreshing, pruning is a must for growing cool water flowers.

When the Pilea grows to about one foot tall and its branches begin to tilt, it can be pruned.

The cut branches, if taken in spring, summer or autumn, can be used for cuttings.

The branch cut as shown in the picture is relatively long and has eight nodes. in this way. It can be cut into two parts, and each part can be used for cuttings.

If the upper half is cut off, there are more leaves, so you can cut off the leaves below and bury the two nodes below in the soil.

Why do we need to bury the nodes in the soil? Because it is easy for sprouts and roots to grow at the nodes, cuttings are easy to survive.

In order to test the effect, and because there were many branches cut, I found three pots for cuttings. The media of the three pots were different. One pot was filled with general fine sand, one pot was filled with nutrient soil, and the other pot was filled with garden soil that was not too loose.

Then, place it in the shady north balcony.

In the first week, because the whole body was covered with scars, the leaves of the grafted branches were drooping and looked listless.

Half a month later, the remaining leaves straightened up and new buds began to emerge at the nodes of the branches.

The test results show that no matter what kind of soil is used for cuttings, the good-tempered Pilea coleus can survive. Moreover, no matter what kind of soil it is, the growth rate is the same, with no discrimination.

in addition. The seedlings I transplanted at a temperature of 10 degrees or 30 degrees can survive, the only condition is that they must be placed in a cool place.

Pilea prefers a warm and humid environment and likes the sun, but is afraid of strong light. It is a good plant for balcony decoration and can be placed on a coffee table or flower stand with scattered light for a long time.

My experience is to keep it indoors for a week, then move it to a cool and ventilated place for two days, and then move it back indoors, and repeat this cycle.

The requirements for fertilizer for the Pile plant are not high. Just feed it a little compound fertilizer every month. It doesn’t matter if you don’t feed it. It is very easy to talk to.

There are very few diseases and pests of Pile plant. As long as the maintenance environment is not suitable, root rot and yellowing leaves will basically not occur. The only pest is the beetle, so it is very easy to maintain.

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