Horse orchid is a kind of perennial flower. It usually blooms in autumn. Horse orchid can purify the air. It has the function of removing formaldehyde. It can be used for medicinal purposes. The culture of horse orchid is not technically demanding, but it also needs to be kept in mind. Please refer to this page about horse orchid. Knowledge of farming methods.
Introduction of horse orchid
Malan, also known as Malan Head, Roadside Chrysanthemum, Tanabe Chrysanthemum, Loach Skewers, Loach, is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae. It is used in whole herbs, which has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, eliminating food, and facilitating urination. It is widely distributed in southern and eastern Asia. At present, there are artificial cultivations in some large and medium-sized cities in China. The young leaves are usually eaten as vegetables, commonly known as “Ma Lantau”, which has become a popular green leafy vegetable in the early spring and autumn markets. There is also the same name of the Iridaceae plant and the sedge family.
Herbs perennial, erect, plant height (ie leaf length) about 30 cm, leaf width about 6 mm, blue-purple flowers open four or five, naturally distributed widely. The roots of the horses are developed, resistant and adaptable, and resistant to salt and alkali. These characteristics make it very suitable for soil and water conservation in the dry climate of the north, soil desertification and greening of saline-alkali land.
Morphological characteristics of horse orchid
Herbs perennial, slender rhizomes in the ground, crouching, white and knotted. In the early spring, there are only basal leaves, the stems are not obvious, the stems in the early summer are increased, the base is greenish-purple, smooth and hairless. The leaves are alternately sessile, and the leaves are obovate, elliptic to lanceolate. Flowering in late autumn, flower heads. Achenes are flat and obovate, with less crown hair, weak and easy to fall off. Stems erect, 30-80 cm high. Stem leaves lanceolate, obovate-oblong, 3-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, 2-4 pairs of shallow teeth above the middle of margin, upper leaves small, entire. The heads are sparsely ovate, with a total hemispherical shape of 6-9 mm in diameter and 2-4 layers of total sepals. Flowers stellate, purple; inner tube tubular, yellow.
Ecological habits of horse orchid
Sexually fertile soil, drought-tolerant and resistant to drought, strong in life, born in vegetable gardens, farmland, roadside, common weeds in the field.
Cultivation techniques of horse orchid
Field management
Malan is very adaptable to the soil, but it is better to use sandy loam with good water conservancy facilities and convenient drainage. Manually remove weeds before transplanting, or spray with non-polluting herbicides. At the same time, combine with 667m2 of fertilized and decomposed high-quality pig manure or cow dung for 5000kg, so that the base fertilizer is sufficient, the soil and fertilizer are blended, and the horses grow vigorously. Lay the foundation. After the land preparation, the width and length of the concrete are determined according to the size of the field and the greenhouse covering standard. The general land utilization rate is required to be above 90%. The good weeding and the application of the base fertilizer are the basis for the safety, quality and high yield of Malan. It should not be taken lightly.
Transplanting
Malan is generally transplanted in September and covered in plastic sheds in early November. The greenhouse can be used with simple bamboo sheds or movable steel frame sheds. The width and height of the greenhouses are the same as those of conventional vegetable greenhouses. It is required to have good insulation performance and convenient field operation, with Limalan growth and field operations.
Greenland management in the greenhouse. After more than 4 years of practice, the greenhouse Ma Lan did not have serious pests and diseases during the autumn and winter growth and did not need spraying. Occasionally, spotted leaf spot disease can be controlled by planting ash. Therefore, the sheds are more popular among consumers.
When the seedling height is 10~15cm, you can start cutting the young shoots with scissors. Generally, it is cut once every 10 to 15 days. Pay attention to keep short shoots during harvesting to ensure later production. The young shoots after harvesting should be placed in a damp pottery jar, sprayed with fine water to prevent wilting, and packed in a fresh-keeping bag for timely delivery to the market for sale so that it can be cut on time and kept fresh.
