Another name for saffron (lipstick Chlorophytum)
Saffron, also known as lipstick Chlorophytum, is an evergreen vine of chicory moss family and chicory moss genus. It is also known as flower vine and big red Miscanthus chicory moss
Safflower is native to Java, Malay Peninsula and Kalimantan island. In recent years, China has also begun to introduce and cultivate it
Morphological characteristics of saffron (Chlorophytum)
Saffron is a perennial evergreen vine plant, which is epiphytic and often planted in hanging baskets. The leaves are opposite, oval, oval or obovate, leathery and slightly fleshy, 4.5cm long and 3cm wide, full margin, obvious midvein, hidden lateral veins, thick green on the leaf surface and light green on the back
The flowers are axillary or apically clustered, and the flowering period of mouth safflower is mainly in summer. Flowers are born in pairs at the top of branches, with short pedicels, corolla red to red orange, about 6.5cm long. The calyx is tubular, dark purple and fluffy. When it grows to about 2cm, the corolla grows from the calyx mouth. It is tubular, bright red and like lipstick, so it is named
The stem droops for about 1 meter. The thick green leaves of the mouth saffron, coupled with the bright red and strange corolla, are quite popular with people. It is the best of the hanging flower plants in the family room
Value of saffron (lipstick Chlorophytum)
Lipstick Chlorophytum is an excellent hanging plant introduced into China in recent years. Its flowers and leaves have high ornamental value
The mouth safflower has beautiful plant shape and lush stems and leaves. What is more peculiar is that the Corolla is red, the calyx is tubular and has black purple villi. When it grows to about 2 cm, the corolla will grow from the calyx mouth, tubular and bright red, like lipstick, so it is named
Mouth saffron can be placed on several cases or hung for viewing. It is a fashionable product for family flower cultivation
How to raise saffron (lipstick Chlorophytum)
Lipstick flowers like the semi shade environment with high temperature, bright and sufficient sunshine. Although they like sunshine, they can only accept direct sunlight for 2 ~ 3 hours at most every day
Insufficient light is easy to cause branches to grow in vain and not easy to blossom; If the light is too strong, the leaves will turn reddish brown
In indoor cultivation, it is best to hang at a place about one meter from the south facing window. It should be kept above 24 degrees indoors during the day and 18 ~ 21 degrees at night
Potting soil should be loose, well ventilated, and often kept moist
After flowering, it can be cut again, leaving 15 cm and applying thin fertilizer
Cutting propagation is easy to live in spring. Indoor potted or hanging planting for viewing. It has beautiful plant shape, lush stems and leaves and gorgeous flowers and colors
Anthurium species
1. Calyx mouth safflower: also known as big red Miscanthus Miscanthus and Lobb's Miscanthus Miscanthus. It is a perennial vine. The plant is creeping, with drooping branches and green stems. The leaves are opposite, long ovate, entire, thick green on the leaf surface and light green on the back. Inflorescences are mostly axillary or terminal, calyx tubular, black purple villous, corolla tubular, red to red orange, extending from calyx. The flowering period is mainly in summer. Calyx mouth safflower is native to the tropical region from Indonesia to eastern India, which is introduced and cultivated in China
2. Spotted mouth safflower: the leaves are oval, plump, opposite, emerald green, with regular dark red zebra stripes on the leaf surface and purple stripes on the back of the leaf. The flowers are small, yellowish green
3. Fine calyx mouth safflower: the leaf color is emerald and shiny, and the flower is dark red and tubular
4. Meimeikou safflower: also known as cuijinkou safflower, it is a perennial epiphytic evergreen herb with creeping and drooping branches, opposite fleshy leaves, egg shaped lanceolate, sharp top and short handle. The umbel is born at the top of the stem or between the leaf axils. The florets are tubular, curved, orange yellow, green at the base of the corolla, and the stigma and anther often extend beyond the corolla. The flowering period is from July to September. It is native to Java and other places in Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in Taiwan and Guangdong
Picture appreciation of saffron (lipstick Chlorophytum)
