Nickname of silver queen

Silver queen, also known as silver queen evergreen, silver queen rough rib grass and silver queen bright silk grass, is a foliage plant of bright silk in Araceae. Its leaf color is beautiful and particularly shade resistant. Potted plants decorate the hall and room with obvious effect, especially bright and comfortable. At present, silver queen is often used as leaf cutting, flower arrangement, leaf matching or potting to decorate the indoor and outdoor environment

Morphological characteristics of silver queen

Silver queen is a perennial herb, with a plant height of 30-40 cm, yellow root, bean bud shape and very small. The stem is erect and unbranched, and the internodes are obvious. The leaves are alternate, the petiole is long, the base is expanded into a sheath, the leaves are narrow and long, light green, and there are gray green stripes on the leaf surface, with a large area. Unopened leaves are round and wrapped. The new leaves are light green, gray in the middle, some light green spots and light green on the back. The grown leaves are slightly darker in color. The newly grown leaves are about 3 inches and 5 or 6 inches after forming

Growth characteristics of silver queen

Silver queen likes warm and humid climate and is not resistant to cold. The suitable growth temperature is 16-21 ℃. Therefore, heatstroke prevention and cooling should be paid attention to in summer, ventilation should be paid attention to, greenhouse cultivation should be carried out in winter, and the overwintering temperature should be 10 ℃ and not lower than 5 ℃; The silver queen needs sufficient water during her growth period. In midsummer, she sprays water on the leaves every morning and evening and puts it in half shade. If the growth of stems and leaves slows down in winter, the water should be controlled and the basin soil is slightly dry. At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, we can apply less acid nitrogen fertilizer, increase rotary nitrogen fertilizer in summer, apply compound fertilizer in early autumn and mid autumn, and stop fertilizer in late autumn and early winter. Sufficient fertilizer, strong stems, many tillers and hypertrophic leaves

The role of silver queen

The higher the concentration of silver in the room, the better its ability to purify the air. Therefore, it is very suitable for purifying pollutants in the dark room. Silver queen can remove nicotine and formaldehyde from the air. If there are smokers at home or just finished decoration, consider putting a pot of silver queen to purify the indoor air; Silver queen also has high ornamental value. The leaves are large and wide, and the shape is beautiful and generous. It can be placed in the living room, bedroom, balcony, kitchen and other places to decorate the home and improve the environment. In addition, the silver queen is poisonous. After the stem of the silver queen is broken, it will secrete transparent liquid, which is extremely spicy, better than the yellow lantern pepper, and the effect is lasting. When planting at home, children must be prevented from breaking stems and leaves, playing and licking the entrance