Kangaroo Flower Gold Flower Puffer Flower Kiss Flower

Scientific name: Nematanthus Cheerio

Alias: gold flower, puffer fish, kiss flowers

Family is: Gesneriaceae kangaroo

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For the Anigozanthos family perennial herb, about 11 species are common.

Morphological characteristics:

Evergreen grasses are perennial. Leaves leathery, dark green and shiny, with well-arranged leaves. The color is orange, the flower is strange, the middle is swollen, the two ends are small, there is a small opening in front.

In addition, there is a kind of kangaroo flower, also known as the kangaroo paws, is a perennial herb of the Amaryllidaceae kangaroo flower, native to Australia. Leaves clustered, linear-lanceolate, plant height 90 cm to 150 cm. Inflorescences are long, with 15 to 20 flowers. The flower is golden yellow and fluffy, like the claws of a kangaroo.

Its optimum growth temperature is 18°C ​​to 28°C, and the wintering temperature must not be lower than 5°C.

Origin distribution:

Originally found in Central and South America, most of the products currently seen on the market are horticultural hybrids.

Growth habits:

The optimum temperature for growth is 16°C to 28°C. When the temperature is above 30°C, shading and ventilation must be strengthened. Otherwise, defoliation will occur, and the overwintering temperature should be kept at least 10°C. Tolerant to shade, suitable for scattered light, avoid direct light.

When the surface of potted soil is dry and water is poured, it can often spray water around the foliage and plants to increase the air humidity and reduce watering in winter.

After flowering, all the weak branches, top branches, and long hanging branches should be trimmed. When the winter stems are used, the withered stems are cut off from the base and kept dry, which is beneficial to the emergence and growth of new flowering branches in the spring.

It can survive in many environments and soils and has strong adaptability. The flowering period is long and spring and summer bloom.

Kangaroo flowers are generally propagated through seeds and ramets, but some species can only be propagated by tissue culture. Commercially cultivated seedlings are propagated through tissue culture.

use:

The strange shape and color of the kangaroo flower has become a very valuable cultivated flower in Australia. It is not only suitable for private gardens, but also a very good cut flower.

They are exported to many parts of the world, especially the United States, Israel, Japan and other countries.

The Institute of Biology of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2002 introduced four kangaroo flower varieties from Australia. After less than two years of research and exploration, it has been successful. The plants that have grown through tissue culture have blossomed after one year of cultivation. The successful introduction of the variety of cut flowers in our city has also provided a new variety for the majority of flower lovers. At present, the variety is rarely planted in China and belongs to a high-grade cut flower variety. The market has great potential for promotion.