Other names: Red Umbrella, Red Compass, Big Umbrella, Gold Hundred Liang, Gold Two Liang, Ardisia crenata, Iron Umbrella, etc.

Latin name: Ardisia C Renata Simsf. Hortense (Migo)

Distribution: South of the Yangtze River Basin

Growth habit: moisture resistance, wide adaptability, no pests and diseases.

Propagation and cultivation: sowing and cutting

Also known as "Hundred taels of gold" and "Ten thousand taels of gold", the scientific name is Ardisia crenata, which belongs to Ardisia family and is an evergreen shrub. Fleshy root, flowering in early summer, spherical drupe, fruit diameter 8- 12mm, red fruit in early winter, bright red glow, fruiting period 10 months or more, and long fruiting time.

Fukiko likes semi-cloudy environment and is hardy. The best viewing period spans New Year's Day, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. It is an excellent fruit-viewing flower for people to celebrate festivals.

Fukiko plants are beautiful and generous, with bright red fruits and numerous fruits, ranging from 200- 1000 per plant. The color and quality of the granules are consistent, which is in sharp contrast with the green leaves and is bright and dazzling. Strings of red fruits give people a warm, warm and lovesick aesthetic feeling, adding a feeling of success, celebration, wealth and auspiciousness, full of happiness, nobility and strong appreciation. Won 1-3 potted plant "third prize", "silver prize" and "best-selling product award" at the Cross-Strait Flower Expo.

Maintenance/curing

Fu Gui seed is an evergreen shrub, which likes warm and humid, semi-sunny and semi-cloudy environment. Its suitable temperature is 16℃ to 28℃, it can grow normally indoors at 5℃ to 8℃, and can tolerate the low temperature of -4℃ in winter. Most abundant seeds are propagated by cutting with new buds. Generally, the branches germinated in the previous year are cut in April-May, and the cutting length is 15cm-20cm. The incision was treated with rooting powder and the leaves were cut. Shading and moisturizing should be strengthened after cutting. It takes 40 to 50 days to take root. After 70 days, it will be transplanted into a pot for cultivation, and it will blossom and bear fruit in the next year. Generally, compound fertilizer is applied once a month, and more nitrogen fertilizer is applied at the bamboo shoot drawing stage. Phosphorus, potassium fertilizer and commercial flower fertilizer should be supplemented in the flower and fruit period. When planting on the balcony, you should choose a place where there is no sunshine in the afternoon to ensure the beauty of the plants. In order to cultivate potted rich species with short and strong plants and high ornamental value, it is necessary to increase light or spray chlormequat to inhibit growth in early summer. On the premise of not affecting the appearance and appreciation of Fukiko, proper trimming and shaping can be carried out in April and May every year.

Fukiko, also known as Ardisia crenata, is named Ardisia crenata because its xylem is scarlet. Because of its bright red fruit color and auspicious and rich scene, flower farmers named it Fukiko. Fukiko is an evergreen shrub of Myrsinaceae, with no or few branches and a height of 1-2m. Ye Jian is based on paper, with corrugated or wavy edges. The color of leaves varies with varieties: the first leaf is green on both sides; The second leaf is green on the top and red on the back. Inflorescence umbellate or umbellate, terminal. The fruit is spherical, red, pea-sized and about 8 mm in diameter. When ripe, the fruit is bright red and surrounds the branches. Last year's fruit has not fallen off, but it blossomed and bears fruit that year, and there are fruits all year round, including the red fruit period of more than six months, and fruits can be eaten on National Day, New Year's Day and Spring Festival. Roots and whole grass have the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and reducing fire, relieving swelling and toxic materials, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough. It can not only be used as a garden seedling, but also suitable for indoor potted viewing. Potted Fukiko is red and green, slim and graceful, symbolizing happiness and auspiciousness, and is often used as the first choice flower for weddings, opening and housewarming celebrations. Rich seeds are fleshy flowers. Therefore, potted rich seeds should be protected from strong light and the soil should not accumulate water. In production, seeds are mainly used for reproduction. After the fruits are ripe in June 5438+065438+ 10, they are harvested and sown, or peeled after picking, washed and dried, stored in sand, and sown in the field in the next year.