1、 Morphological characteristics

Loose tail sunflower, that is, yellow coconut, its stem is relatively smooth, its leaves are generally yellow green, without burrs, its leaf surface is smooth and slender, its length is generally between 40 ~ 150cm, and its petiole is slightly curved. Scattered tail sunflower has small golden flowers, and its flowering period is generally from March to April. The fruit is round orange fruit, and the fruit period is August; The roots have many branches and grow in clumps; The whole rich and noble coconut can be as high as 3 meters. The stem has many branches. The leaves are generally dark green, with a length of 50-80cm. The front end of the leaves is bent and drooping, and the surface is shiny. The flowers are like flames, growing under the leaves. When the fruit is ripe, it is a reddish brown round fruit, and the fruit period is from October to December

2、 Growth habits

The origin of sunflower is Madagascar. It is a tropical plant and likes a warm, humid and semi shady environment. When the temperature drops below 20 ℃, its leaves will turn yellow, and when the temperature drops to about 5 ℃, it will freeze to death. Therefore, it is very not cold resistant. It is suitable for planting in Lingnan and southwest areas, not in the Yangtze River and its north areas, but it can be planted in greenhouses. Fugui coconut also likes a warm, humid and semi cloudy environment, but it has strong cold resistance. It is suitable for planting in the area south of the Yangtze River. In the area north of the Yangtze River, you can choose to plant in Dapeng, but keep the temperature of the planting environment above zero degrees Celsius

3、 Landscape function

Loose tailed sunflower can be planted outdoors or indoors. Loose tail sunflower has a good function in purifying air. At the same time, it also has the function of indoor moisturizing. Especially when the air conditioner and heating are turned on in winter, the indoor air is very dry. At this time, planting a loose tail sunflower can increase the indoor humidity to 40-60%. Fugui coconut is also often used as a greening plant for indoor decoration. It not only has beautiful shape, shade resistance and good nutrition, but also has a good role in purifying the air

4、 Geographical distribution

Scattered tail sunflower is native to Madagascar and is generally introduced more in the south of China; The origin of Fugui coconut is Australia. As long as you keep warm, it can be planted indoors in many parts of China