The following purple leaf ornamental plants, raised in the windowsill or indoor desktop are no problem, their shade tolerance is very good, the ability to adapt to the environment is very strong, all belong to indoor foliage plants, properly maintained can become romantic and natural ornamental plants at home. Let's have a look.
Potted plants are derived from the traditional Chinese garden art. As for the cultivation of ornamental plants, it originated from the ancient garden landscape, in order to imitate the natural landscape to create gardens. There are Yaoshen in Xia, Lutai in Shang and Lingtai in Zhou. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was building the Taiye pool, which was stacked on the three mountains of Penglai, abbot and Yingtai.
In the middle of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Jingming temple and Yaoguang temple were built by Xuanwu emperor Yuanke. In the temples, there are "green forest hanging shadow, green leaves for writing, green moss and purple Pavilion. The floating roads are connected. Although there are four seasons outside, there is no cold and heat inside.". Outside the eaves, there are mountains and ponds, which are full of bamboos, cattles, lotus roots; purple armor and yellow scales, which are found in the algae; green Fu and white geese, floating and sinking in the green water.
The leaves of these purple foliage plants are more beautiful than the flowers. See which one you want to raise.
1. Purple goose down
Purple goose down is a very romantic foliage plant. Although it can also breed flowers, the leaves are much more beautiful than the flowers. There will be bright purple hairs on the edge of the leaves of purple velvet, which is especially good for viewing.
Purple goose down likes a warm and humid environment all year round. In spring and summer, the soil can be kept slightly moist. In winter, attention should be paid to cold protection. The minimum temperature should be kept above 7 degrees to avoid frostbite.
2. African violet
African violet is an ornamental plant I like very much. It is suitable to be raised on the desk top of the office. It can also grow well when placed on the windowsill. During the maintenance process, pay attention to keep the light bright, do not raise it in the place with excessive shade, and pay attention to the regular supplement of fertilizer and water during the growth period, so as to promote the breeding of flowers.
3. Oxalis Sinica
Oxalis Oxalis is a very common foliage and flower watching plant. It is small and suitable for potted maintenance. It can grow well when it is kept indoors with bright light or scattered light. It likes warm and humid environment. The basin soil should be well drained to avoid water accumulation. In winter, the temperature should be kept above 5 ℃.
4. Ornamental bamboo taro
There are many varieties of ornamental bamboo taro, there will be different stripes on the leaves, the maintenance method is very simple, need to maintain a high air humidity, avoid air drying, but also pay attention to the regular supplement of water, indoor shade when paying attention to keep the soil dry and transparent, you can clean the leaves once a week.
5. Phyllostachys praecox
There is a close relationship between zizhumei and dianzhumei, and their conservation methods are similar. They both like the warm and humid environment throughout the year. During the maintenance process, the soil should be kept slightly moist, and the soil should be well drained. Attention should be paid to replenish water regularly, and the growth can be achieved by keeping a little scattered light or bright light every day.
6. Alum root
Alum root is a shade tolerant plant, but it likes certain air humidity. In potted plant maintenance, it is necessary to supplement water regularly to avoid long-term drought of soil, otherwise the leaves will continue to dry and yellow. It is also necessary to clean the leaves regularly to avoid excessive exposure to the sun, and the environment should also be ventilated and transparent.
7. Primrose primrose
Although Cerasus japonica is not a foliage plant, it is a rare shade tolerant flower. The plant is very small, and its maintenance method is very similar to that of African violet. They all like to grow on the windowsill with more scattered light. The maintenance environment should keep warm all year round and keep high air humidity. Do not water leaves or flowers when watering.
