What are the other names for Snow-view Grass? Detailed explanation of propagation methods

Snow-view Grass is a wild grass, an annual upright herb in the Lamiaceae family, Salvia genus, and a Chinese medicinal herb with certain medicinal value. Both its roots and the whole plant can be used as medicine, and some people want to grow it. So, what are the other names for Snow-view Grass? What are the propagation methods?

I. What are the other names for Snow-view Grass?

1. The other names of Snow-view Grass include Lychee Grass, Wrinkled-skin Grass, Toad Grass, Scabby Grass, Toad Grass, Snow-green, Snow-wind Grass, Earth Nepeta, Small Blood-activating, Ditch Elsholtzia, Sow Grass, Wild Mustard, Frog Grass, Black Perilla, Monkey-back Grass, Hemp Hen Grass, Swelling Grass, Winter Grass, and so on.

2. Snow-view Grass is 12-19 cm tall and much branched; the stems are square and sparsely covered with short soft hairs; the leaves are oblong to lanceolate with obvious deep wrinkles; the flowering period is May, the bracts are lanceolate, the calyx is bell-shaped, and the corolla is labiate, pale purple to blue-purple; the fruiting period is May to June, and the nutlets are obovate and brown.

3. Apart from Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet, Snow-view Grass is distributed almost throughout the country. It generally grows on hillsides, roadsides, wasteland and wet places by rivers. Both the roots and the whole plant can be used as medicine; it can invigorate the blood, reduce abscesses and swelling, stop vomiting and epistaxis, and treat sores and toxins.

II. Propagation methods of Snow-view Grass

There are mainly three propagation methods for Snow-view Grass: seed propagation, cutting propagation and layering propagation. Here they are introduced one by one:

1. Seed propagation

(1) Seed selection: use seeds harvested in the current year, and choose seeds that are plump, free of defects or deformities, and free of pests and diseases.

(2) Disinfection: seed disinfection is generally done by soaking the seeds in hot water at about 60°C for a quarter of an hour, and sowing substrate disinfection is generally done by putting it in a pot and heating it while stirring.

(3) Germination promotion: use warm hot water to promote germination for 12-24 hours, until the seeds absorb water and swell.

(4) Sowing: place the seeds in the seedbed, do a good job with temperature regulation, water and fertilizer management, and pest and disease control, and wait for the seeds to sprout.

(5) Transplanting: transplant when the seedlings grow to 8-12 cm with 2-4 true leaves.

2. Cutting propagation

(1) Substrate: you can use some river sand or garden soil, then disinfect the substrate to prevent it from carrying pathogens.

(2) Cuttings: carry out in spring and autumn. Select healthy, pest-free and disease-free branches, choose strong branch sections, reduce the length to about 10 cm, and each section must have 3 leaf nodes, then disinfect them.

(3) Insertion: the cut above ground should be cut flat, while the underground one should be cut diagonally, ensuring smooth cuts and preventing infection of the cuts. Finally, insert vertically into the substrate. After insertion, control the temperature at about 25°C and the humidity at about 80%, and wait for the cuttings to take root and sprout.

3. Layering propagation

(1) Branches: select some thick, strong, pest-free and disease-free branches with no wounds on the surface. About 20-25 cm down from the top tip, girdle a layer of bark; the wound must not exceed 1 cm, and it is enough to cut off the outer bark of the branch.

(2) Plastic film: put an appropriate amount of moist garden soil on the plastic film, wrap it around the girdled part, and tie both ends tightly. After about one month, the wrapped part will gradually take root. Once rooting is confirmed, cut off the entire branch.

(3) Planting: when cutting off the branch, be careful not to damage the new roots or the original plant, and what is cut off is a new plant, which can be planted out appropriately.

The above is an introduction to the other names and propagation methods of Snow-view Grass. We hope it is useful to everyone.