Encyclopedia of plants: Reineckea carnea

Alias: (flower plant) pine Kotobuki Ran, evergreen bamboo root seven, snake tail seven.

Latin scientific name: Reineckea carnea (Andr. ) Kunsi

Plant families and genera: Liliaceae, Reineckea.

Morphological characteristics:

Flowers of perennial evergreen herbs. The plant height is about 20 cm, the underground rhizome crawls, the internodes take root, the leaves are banded and lanceolate, and the tip is gradually pointed. Scape is drawn from leaves, and the flowers are white and purple, with a faint fragrance. The flowering period is from August to September. Leaves green, tufted, broadly linear, midvein concave, tapering at the end; The stem is creeping root-shaped, and the node ends take root; Flowering: September-65438+1October, with lavender flowers, erect and terminal spikes; The fruit is bright red and spherical.

The stem is 2-3 mm thick, spreading on the ground, extending forward year by year or sending out new branches, with residual leaf sheaths on each node. Due to the continuous growth of the stem, the leaf cluster at the top sometimes seems to grow in the middle of the stem, and the distance between the two leaf clusters can reach several centimeters to 10 cm. Each cluster has 4-8 leaves, strip-shaped to lanceolate, length10-38cm, width 0.5-3.5cm, tapering at the top, tapering downward with a dark green stalk.

Scape length 5-15cm; Spikes are 2-6.5 cm long, and the upper flowers sometimes have only stamens; Bracts 5-7 mm long; Flowers are fragrant and pink; Lobes oblong, 5-7 mm long, apex obtuse, slightly fleshy; Stamens shorter than style, filaments filiform, anthers nearly oblong, concave at both ends, 2-2.5 mm long; The ovary is 3 mm long and the style is filiform.

Berries are 6- 10 mm in diameter and bright red when ripe.

Florescence of plants:

The flowering and fruiting period is July-165438+1October.

Geographical distribution:

Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi (south of Qinling), Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Guangdong.

Growing habits:

Sexual preference for warm and humid environment, cold tolerance and shade tolerance, low requirements for soil, strong adaptability, and good drainage and fertile loam. Growing environment: mostly in wet slopes, valleys or dense forests, at an altitude of 170-3200m.

Garden use:

Reineckea carnea has beautiful appearance, green leaves, cold tolerance and shade tolerance. Put it in a goldfish bowl or other glassware for hydroponics, and put it on the bar and coffee table, which can be regarded as exquisite and elegant works of art, and can also cultivate sentiment and relax.