Calla lily is a very common flower in our life, which should be known by many people, but when it comes to Calla flower, it is estimated that few people know about it, because even if it is placed in front of us, it is also regarded as Calla Lily! After all, these two kinds of flowers are very similar, and it is difficult to distinguish them without careful observation. So today Xiaozhi will tell you how to distinguish these two plants.
What is Alocasia esculenta
Taro flower
Sea taro, also known as a petal lotus, Guanyin taro, belongs to Araceae sea taro, is a perennial herb. It originated in subtropical zone. It likes warm and watery areas, preferably semi shady environment, and is afraid of cold. If it is planted in the north area of the Yangtze River Basin, it must be placed in the house before the cold winter comes, otherwise it is easy to freeze.
The plant can be as high as about 2 meters (you can feel it is very tall when you look at the picture!), the stem is thick and round, fleshy, the leaves are big, broad arrow shaped, the veins are protruding, the mesophyll is very obvious and the color is slightly lighter than the mesophyll, and the petiole is long and thick. The cross section is horseshoe shaped, the spathe is yellow green, and the aril is red.
What is Calla Lily
Calla Lily
Calla also has a nickname, called guanyinlian, also belongs to the Araceae. Perennial perennial herb, can grow up to about 1 meter, with fat fleshy tubers, basal leaves, leaves are emerald green, like arrow shape, large and stretch.
The petiole is thick and long, and the huge Buddha flame bud is white, but compared with the sea taro, its leaves are smaller and smoother. Its inflorescence is bright yellow, with male flowers above and female flowers below. Because the shape of the flower is very big, and it is similar to the shape of the horseshoe, so it is called this name.
How to distinguish Calla Lily from Alocasia esculenta
1. Appearance
The petals of Calla Lily are around the stamen, like the shape of a cup. The top part of the petal is bent in the opposite direction of the stamen. And the petals of the sea taro flower are like the mouth of an eagle, and the top of the petals is curved along the stamen.
2. Stamens
The stamen of Alocasia esculenta is much stronger than that of Calla Lily. After withering, the flower of Alocasia esculenta will grow red fruit which looks like corn cob, but calla lily is difficult to bear fruit.
Conservation knowledge of Alocasia esculenta
Excessive watering
Alocasia esculenta likes humid environment. It should be watered every day since budding, but the amount of watering is limited. Excessive watering will lead to yellowing of leaves.
Solution: water Calla to see dry see wet, water is thoroughly, avoid too much!
Too little watering
Alocasia esculenta is a kind of wet flowers, drought and water shortage easily lead to yellow leaves.
Solution: once the soil is too dry, it must be watered in time to maintain sufficient water, but pay attention to the leaf center not to get wet, so as not to cause soft rot.
Improper fertilization
Taro flower like fertilizer, but too much fertilizer, too little fertilizer or even no fertilizer will cause leaves yellow.
Solution: generally, the decomposed liquid fertilizer is applied once every 10-15 days, and the phosphate fertilizer is mainly applied during the flowering period, and the frequency can be increased appropriately.
The temperature is too low
When potting at home, you should pay attention to the temperature and try to control it between 20 ℃ and 25 ℃. The night temperature in winter should not be lower than 10 ℃.
Solution: when the temperature is too low, move into the room for heat preservation, but pay attention to maintain ventilation.