18 kinds of small flowers, interesting people are raising them, and the flowers are absolutely amazing!

Everyone is familiar with the monkey tail column, right? It's back in fashion recently. Find a Wukong to match it, and it's amazing in an instant!

It's actually a simple flowerpot. Plant a monkey tail column on the side and put a Wukong handicraft in front. If there are other dolls and small animal ornaments of suitable size at home, they can also be matched.

Monkey tail column belongs to cactus family, which is super drought-tolerant and very easy to raise. Usually put in a sunny place. It is ok to water once a month. Water less in rainy days. Don't spray water on your tail, or it will rot.

The longer the monkey tail column is, the softer the hair on the "tail" will become, and it will feel quite smooth with bare hands (imitate carefully). It really looks like a small tail when you hold it in your hand.

A monkey tail column will continue to reproduce, and a small tail will grow near the root. The monkey tail column can also be grafted on the triangular prism, and after sufficient nutrition supply, it will also produce red flowers.

The Blue Butterfly

The blue butterfly blooms like a name, just like a flying blue butterfly. It's really hard to imagine how beautiful it is until you see it with your own eyes.

The petals of a blue butterfly are white with blue, and there is a blue petal with an inner buckle at the bottom. Stamens slightly tilted, like a butterfly's tentacles ... flowers swaying in the green leaves, like a group of small butterflies visiting spring.

Blue butterfly belongs to Verbenaceae and is a perennial flower. Love heat and humidity, suitable for planting in spring and summer, sandy soil and humus soil. Flowering at 10-32 degrees can be propagated by cutting.

Xiahua

Shrimp blooms like lobster, or red lobster tail. The color of the bracts will gradually darken and shine in the sun. I really want to give it a dish of soy sauce

Shrimp flower belongs to Eucalyptus of Acanthaceae, which is perennial. The plant can grow to more than 2 meters high. It can be potted or planted in the south. It is slightly shade-tolerant and can be planted in the north yard and astigmatism corner.

Shrimp flowers grow rapidly and have many flowers. When they are planted with other plants, the advantages are obvious, and the branches can be cut and propagated.

Jin Baohua

Golden popcorn is like the yellow version of shrimp. They are really "relatives". Golden popcorn belongs to the genus Golden popcorn of Acanthaceae, which is different from dried shrimps of the same family. Because of its similar appearance, golden popcorn is also called yellow shrimp.

The highest plant of golden popcorn is about 1 m, which is shorter than shrimp. Both indoor and outdoor can be planted. It is not cold-resistant in winter, and it needs to be kept warm above 5 degrees.

Golden popcorn is very bright in color. The yellow part is not a petal, but a bract. When the bracts turn yellow and the inflorescence matures, the real white flowers will be pulled out to bloom, similar to the flowering principle of shrimp.

Panda flower

Giant pandas in the plant kingdom are super cute in black and white. The scientific name of this flower is Asarum grandiflora, which belongs to the genus Asarum of Aristolochiaceae.

Asarum, a panda, looks like a panda, but it also has something in common with the national treasure panda, that is, it belongs to China characteristics and is mainly distributed in China.

However, Asarum panda is still relatively rare, few people know it, it is difficult to maintain, and the number of flowers is unstable. Let's enjoy the works of professionals more ~

Photo author: _ _ People on the Moon

Mao weihong

That red flower with a cat's tail, like a furry cat's tail, is very cute. Its scientific name is red-tailed amaranth, which belongs to Amaranthus of Euphorbiaceae.

The flowers on the red cat's tail are fluffy, lovely and lovable. It thrives at home, and some flower shops have given it a new name, which shows that everyone likes it very much ~

Cat tail red is a perennial plant, which can be planted in pots or in the ground. Potted plants can also be hung down. If planted in the ground, it will crawl and spread, which is very suitable for the maintenance of southern courtyards.

Photo by: green cat cub

Rabbit tail grass

Rabbit tail grass is like a budding version of green grass. Its "small tail" is bigger and rounder. After artificial cultivation, there are many flowers, which is very suitable for family farming. It's just cute ~

Eupatorium adenophorum can be planted in pots or fields. It is an annual plant, clustered, sown in spring, flowering in summer and autumn, bearing fruit after flowering (seeds are relatively small), and sowing again after maintenance.

Although the rabbit tail grass can only be planted for one year, it will wither slowly in autumn and winter, but its small tail can be preserved for a long time, cut and dried, and can be inserted into a bottle to enjoy, which is very warm and lovely.

Photo by Bohr

Octopus orchid

There are also some grotesque "animals" in orchids. In addition to our common monkey face, there are even small octopus. Its name is octopus orchid, and it really blooms like an octopus with claws. ...

Octagonal orchid is a perennial epiphytic orchid, similar to Dendrobium. It can grow on trees and is suitable for preservation in a humid and warm environment.

Octopus orchids bloom more, and small octopus with claws is very ocean. And fragrance, high preservation value, exquisite and interesting ~

Photography: Ao Mingjiao

sparrow

Sparrow, also known as Chrysanthemum morifolium, is a large vine, named after its flowering like a sparrow. Now there are different kinds of sparrows in many parks, which bloom in spring.

There are many varieties and colors of sparrows, such as ivory, green, indigo, pink, red and white, red, deep purple and so on. Sparrows of different colors have different styles.

The vines of sparrows are very thick, which are mostly suitable for yard and outdoor planting, but not for indoor cultivation. Moreover, it is not cold-tolerant, belonging to southern vegetation, which is more common in Guangdong.

Goldfish chlorophytum

Chlorophytum, which blooms most like a small goldfish, blooms all year round, and several golden goldfish can always swim out from the gaps in the green leaves. It's so cute ~

Chlorophytum goldfish belongs to Ceratophyllum of Gesneriaceae. Plants in this family are shade-tolerant, and so is Chlorophytum goldfish. However, some flower friends report that insufficient light will reduce the number of flowers, so if you want to see more small goldfish, it is better to see the light properly.

Goldfish chlorophytum is a perennial plant, but after the branches are lignified, the leaves will become sparse and the buds on the branches will become less. But just cut a few more cuttings. Put the branches in the wet soil. When the soil is dry and wet, it will take root in half a month.

Snail vine

Snail vines, as the name suggests, are vines that bloom like snails. It is actually related to our common cowpea, but its flowers are more pictographic.

Snail vines bloom early and the flowers are curly, much like a snail's little house. After flowering for a long time, the color will slowly appear at the front end, just like the body of a snail. It looks more like a snail as a whole.

Because it is similar to cowpea, the maintenance of snail vine is relatively simple, but it has not been popularized yet, probably because of its small shape. Many people still resist snails ~

Photo by: Monkey Thief

Asparagus fox tail

The plant that looks like a nine-tailed fox belongs to the genus Asparagus, which belongs to an obviously branched species. It looks like a furry fox tail, which will turn white and pink after brocade, especially like the special effects of the nine-tailed fox in film and television dramas.

Asparagus foxtail is a perennial green plant, suitable for warm and humid environment maintenance, not resistant to freezing and afraid of sun exposure, which is a bit like asparagus. If the leaves turn yellow, it may be caused by dry air and lack of water, so you can cut them off in time.

Asparagus foxtail can blossom and bear fruit after flowering. After the fruit turns red, it can be harvested and sown in spring and autumn, and the root of the puppy can be planted.

Photo author: unmanned driving

Spiders hold eggs.

The name egg-holding spider is a bit scary. People are more accustomed to call it Eupatorium odoratum, which is a kind of green plant that is often raised at home. Evergreen all the year round, it can be raised as an evergreen tree.

As for why it is called a spider holding an egg, it mainly comes from its rhizome shape. If we dig out the Eupatorium odoratum, we can find that its root system looks like a plant, holding a round bulb, hence the name spider holding eggs.

There are many varieties of Eupatorium odoratum, which are slightly different in height, leaf color and flowering, but they all take a bud near the root and then slowly open the petals, and the flowering process is very characteristic.

Fishbone arrow

Fishbone arrow belongs to Epiphyllum of Cactaceae, which is very similar to lotus and Epiphyllum that we often raise, but its branches are like fishbones.

There are also some subtle fish bone varieties. Some fish bones are thinner, others are wider, but there are no thorns and the leaves are smooth.

Fish bones make arrows blossom, similar to pitaya and epiphyllum. It usually blooms in spring and autumn and is suitable for planting in a warm environment. It can't be lower than 5 degrees in winter, otherwise there is a danger of frostbite.

Egret grass

Egret grass blooms like an egret spreading its wings and flying. Some people say it looks like a pigeon. Its open wings, head, claws and tail are very clear. Every time you see it, you should feel the magic of nature.

Egret grass is actually an orchid plant. Sowing is needed, and it is raised in a warm and humid environment with scattered moss, pine needle soil and coconut bran soil, which is somewhat similar to the maintenance of Acorus calamus.

Egret grass blooms at high temperature in summer, and it is still difficult to raise because of its personality of being fond of humidity, heat, waterlogging and sun, so there are fewer people raising it now.

Jade bird flower

Bluebird flower looks like a foraging bird. It belongs to the genus Crotalaria of Leguminosae.

There is also a short story about the bluebird flower. It is said that it was originally just a twig that could not bloom. One day, a beautiful hummingbird came and stopped on this ugly branch. When the hummingbird left, the branches clung to the hummingbird. ...

In this way, the hummingbird stayed with it forever and became its flower. ...

But some people say that hummingbirds pity the branches and are reluctant to leave. They volunteered to be a part of them and accompany them forever. Of course, these are all rhetoric given to plants by human beings. Listen to it as a story.

Strelitzia reginae

He Wanglan is what we call a bird of paradise. It is a tourist banana plant and belongs to subtropical plants. It can be raised in both north and south, but it is best not to be lower than 5 degrees in winter.

The flowering of the crane orchid is very special, just like a crane singing in the sky, with beautiful posture and extraordinary temperament, but it will take 6- 10 years for the crane orchid to blossom.

Many crane orchids on the market now are plastic fake flowers, and some are even fake green plants. They are fake, there are green diamonds and gold diamonds. Flower lovers need to be cautious when buying.

Longtuzhu

Dendrocalamus latiflorus is a Verbenaceae shrub. It blooms mainly in spring and some in autumn. These flowers are white and red. When flowering, there are many bracts on the inflorescence, like a dragon. The bracts at the top "spit out" red flowers and stamens, just like the auspicious picture of Dragon Figure Pearl.

Longtu bamboo is a shrub, which can be planted in potted plants or in the courtyard. In winter, the ground planting temperature shall not be lower than 5 degrees, and in spring, the growth period and flowering period are rapid and spectacular.

There are also red varieties of dragon spit beads, but the leaves of red flower dragon spit beads are slightly larger, the flowers are slightly smaller and more compact, and the branches of dragon spit beads are longer and more elastic. It can also be raised as a climbing plant, and the flower stand and direction can be set in advance.