Euphorbia peltata, also known as Euphorbia, is an annual erect herb with a height of about 20 ~ 60 cm, and the whole plant is covered with white bristles. Leaves opposite, papery, oblong, rarely oval, 5 ~ 10 cm long, obtuse or subacute at the top and tapering at the bottom; Petiole short or upper leaves subsessile. Flowers in summer and autumn, purple, arranged in terminal, spherical or oval heads, with a length of 1.5 ~ 3 cm; Bracts and bracteoles are purplish red, pink, milky white or white, bracteoles are about 7 mm long and have small teeth on the back edge; Sepals 5, ca. 5 mm long, not hardened after flowering; 5 stamens, filaments fused into a tubular shape, 5-lobed at the top, lobes inverted in heart shape, anthers inserted at the bend of lobes, linear, with 1 cell. Utricle not dehiscent. It is a common flower in tropical and subtropical regions, native to Brazil, Panama and Guatemala in tropical America. Widely planted in the south of the Yangtze River in China, some of them are semi-wild. Flowering: July ~ 65438+ 10.

Sowing and propagation should be carried out in the open seedbed from March to April. Seeds should be soaked before sowing. The method is to soak the seeds in cold water for one or two days, take them out, squeeze them dry, mix them with plant ash or fine sand, then rub them off and sow them. Under the temperature of 20℃ to 25℃, seedlings can emerge in about two weeks after sowing. 2 ~ 3 seedlings are transplanted once when they have real leaves, and can be planted in flower beds in the first half of June with a spacing of 30 cm; If it is potted, it can be eaten at the early stage of germination. Ginger has strong growth potential, lax requirements on fertilizer, water and soil, and simple management. Generally, light liquid fertilizer of 1 ~ 2 times is applied at seedling stage, and liquid fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium of 2 ~ 3 times is applied at flowering stage, which makes the flowers flourish and colorful. Pruning should be carried out many times at seedling stage, that is, two pairs of new leaves should be kept at a time, and the top should be pinched off, but the shape of the plant should be neat and beautiful when pinching the top. After the residual flowers wither, they can be pruned, and new branches can still sprout and bloom again in late autumn.

Flowers and plants Huayu

If flowers can be red for thousands of days, it is really a special gift of creation. Although most flowers are beautiful and brightly colored, they will fade in less than a hundred days. Flowers that can last forever must have poured a lot of blessings, such as a thousand-day red. Because of this, people think it symbolizes eternal love and immortal love. People in Taiwan Province Province call amaranth a round flower, probably because its flower shape is like a small ball. In its hometown of India and South America, it also has a poetic name "grapho", which is Greek, meaning "dyed spike", and Latin expression is its common name Comphrena. Evergreen is a natural dried flower and a kind of herbal tea with excellent flavor. Bright amaranth soaked in hot tea for a long time, the color will gradually become lighter, and the bright color of flower buds will penetrate into the tea, making the tea become a pleasing tender pink. Legend: According to legend, there are two lovers who really love each other at the beautiful seaside. The young man is tall and brave, and the girl is gentle and wise. Although they live in poverty, they care about each other, and a simple and plain life is still very tasty. However, one day, a huge wave several feet high suddenly lifted in the sea. A three-headed sea python scattered the fish, overturned the fishing boat and broke the livelihood of the fishermen. Boys and girls can't live a quiet life. So the brave young man stepped forward and decided to lead the fishermen to get rid of this demon. The young man left, and the girl sat in front of the window and waited anxiously for the flowers in the constellation every day. Sometimes it's rough and sometimes it's silent, so it's hard to see any clues. A few days later, a red mast with flowers suddenly appeared in the mirror, and then the color of the mast gradually darkened and finally turned black. The girl was heartbroken to know that her lover had lost his life in the struggle with the sea python. She cried in the mirror and soon died of depression. People in the fishing village buried her from all directions. The next day, a big red one, Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose. Rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose rose. Hearing the bad news of the girl's death, he realized that the blood of the sea python spilled on the mast, and the girl died because of misunderstanding. Repentant, he fell to his grave and burst into tears. Flowers that have been in full bloom for 100 days have withered one after another. Since then, people have called this unknown flower "Hundred Days Red", also known as Thousand Days Red.