The elixir flower is a kind of shrub flower. It usually blooms in summer and autumn in winter. It is medicinal. It is easier to breed elixir flowers. It does not require professional breeding knowledge. Please refer to this page for information on the breeding methods of the elixir.
Introduction of the elixir flower
The elixir flower (scientific name: Ixora Chinensis) is also known as the mountain flower, the dragon boat flower, which is the evergreen shrub commonly known as dwarf immortal. Others include red hydrangea, buy wood, sell wood, three-segment flower and other aliases. The English name is Chinese Ixora, and the official name is Ixora Chinensis. It is native to southern China and Malaysia. Most of the common ones are orange-red flowers, so they are also called red hydrangea. However, there are other varieties of white or yellow flowers, or peaches, pinks, etc., which are mostly one of the three famous flowers of Okinawa, which are native to India and other regions. It is the city of Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture. flower.
Morphological characteristics of the elixir flower
The lateral branches of the Sinensis flower grow straight and smooth upwards, and the surface of the leaves is smooth and leathery, and the whole is in the shape of an egg or an oval. The length is generally about 9 cm to 12 cm and the width is about 4 cm to 5 cm. The surface is dark green and the back is lighter in color. The shape of the leaves of the psyllids is stipules or long ovals, and the veins on the surface are more obvious. The tip of the leaf is about the first time between March and June, and the second is about August to early October.
The flowers belong to the terminal corymbs. Each cluster of flowers has about 20-30 florets that grow from the crown and divide 4-5 oval petals. The crown is about 2.5 cm long and the corolla is mostly red brick. The 20-30 clusters of florets present a large spherical shape, which is clustered like a hydrangea, so it is not called "Red Hydrangea". It is also known as the “Shandan Flower” because it is famous for its Shandan Mountain in South China. As for the exotic flower, there are 20-30 small flowers growing together, but most of them are semi-circular, and the petals are relatively long. In Okinawa, Japan, because the flowering period of this flower is three times a year, and the pedicel is in a state where the three segments overlap, there is also a nickname for "three segments of flowers".
Way of reproduction of elixir flower
The main mode of reproduction is cuttings, and the flowering period in summer and autumn is the most appropriate breeding time because of its rapid growth and flourishing. In addition to the elixir flower, Ixora is also common, the leaves are dark green, white flowers, and lanceolate.
The elixir flower enjoys a hot, humid and sunny environment. It is best to illuminate the sun when it is planted outdoors. The surface of the soil planted in the pot is obviously dry and then watered. When the weather starts to cool in the late fall, you can move it indoors, preferably at the window, and keep the temperature at least 7 °C.
Propagation is often used for cutting. Take the best from June to July, take the annual shoots in the rainy season, cut into 10-15 cm long sections, remove the base leaves, cut the room temperature to 24-30 °C, insert them into the sand bed (pots) or insert them directly into the sandy soil. In the cellar. If the root of the cuttings is soaked for 3 to 5 seconds with a 0.5% succinic acid solution before cutting, the rooting period can be shortened and the root system is particularly developed. After pouring, watering the soil to keep the sand soil moist, rooting can be carried out in about 30 days, and transplanted or topped in 10 days after rooting. Sowing and breeding: harvesting in winter, spring sowing in the next year, germination temperature 22 ~ 24 ° C, using indoor seedling tray sowing, about 20 to 25 days of germination. When growing 3 to 4 pairs of true leaves, the seedlings can be transplanted in 8 cm pots. However, the adult period is longer. In the case of many branches and dense, it can also be propagated by layering, 20 cm from the top, stripped and peeled with peat and film, and the roots can be healed in about 2 months.
Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a disaster in the world, and the people were not living, and the spirits were poisoned. Just a passing fairy saw it and suddenly gave birth to compassion. Then I went to the alchemy room of Laojun to steal the elixir, but soon the matter was exposed. Taishang Laojun ordered other fairies to recover this fairy and immortal. When they were about to catch up, the fairy sown the elixir at the last moment. After the immortal fell into the mortal world, it became an elixir flower. Since then, there has been no disaster. Therefore, the flower language of the elixir symbolizes the birth of a new life, that is, the birth of a new life.
