Chinese name: Black Master
Latin name: Aeonium arboreum cv. Atropurpureum
Alias: Purple Leaf Lotus Palm
Distribution area : Morocco Canary Islands. California, USA. Many places in China.
Flower language: solemn, beautiful, mysterious
Species: Cultivation of Lotus Palm Variety
1. The form of the original species of black mage
The original species of Black Mage is a shrub with upright stem veins and a height of about one meter. There are many branches, the old stem veins are woody, showing a cylindrical shape, light brown in color, and fleshy. The leaves are relatively thin, with a 20 cm chrysanthemum-shaped rosette leaf disk integrated on the branches, the leaves are oblong ovate or oblanceolate, 5 cm-7 cm long, with small tips at the top, and white eyelash-like denticles on the leaf margins. Black and purple in color, green-purple in winter. Racemes, about 10 cm long, small yellow flowers, plants usually die after flowering. Suitable for home.
2. Habits of Black Mage Primitive Species
Black Mage Primitive Species likes warm, dry and sunny environment and is winter type, resistant to drought, not cold, slightly resistant Partial shade, leaves turn green when there is too little sunlight. The black mage is better at absorbing heat than other succulents because the leaves themselves easily turn black. Too much sunlight will cause the leaves to soften. It belongs to the winter type of succulents, and the bottom leaves will fall off when dormant in summer. Normal metabolism. Growth in cool and cool seasons, dormancy in summer but not long.
3. Cultivation of the original species of black mage
Sturdy and fleshy stems can be cut during the growth period , in vermiculite or sandy soil for cutting planting. Plant with fertile, well-drained and well-ventilated culture soil, ideal if there is volcanic ash. It grows in cool and cool seasons, and dormant in summer but not for a long time. Propagation can be done by cutting rosette leaf discs in early spring, and the remaining stems will be clustered with tillers. Buds. If the cuttings in early summer will not only affect the survival rate, but also have fewer buds on the stems. The leaf cuttings are not easy to reproduce. When the summer heat is high, the plants have a short dormant period, at which time the growth of the plants is slow or completely stagnant, and can be placed in a well-ventilated place Conservation, avoid long-term rain, and a little shading, control watering, and do not fertilize.
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