What is a Spring Grass? Detailed Introduction to Five Major Varieties

Spring grass is a succulent plant with extremely high ornamental value, named for its shape that resembles a spring. Many people like to keep a pot of it at home, but because many are imported and its popularity in the market is not very high, many people do not know much about spring grass, so what is spring grass? What varieties are there?

I. What is spring grass?

1. Spring grass is a perennial bulbous succulent plant of the genus Albuca in the tribe Ornithogaleae of the family Asparagaceae under the order Asparagales, with a plant height of about 30cm. The bulb is round or irregular in shape, yellowish-white in the underground part and green in the aboveground part, and the overall appearance looks like a spring. The leaves first grow upright and then twist and coil, and the flowers are pale yellow on the front and yellow-green on the back, very beautiful.

2. Spring grass is a succulent plant that likes to grow in moist, cool places with sufficient light. It generally blooms from February to April, and after mid-to-late May, as the temperature rises, the leaf surface will gradually wither until it enters a dormant state. At present, it is distributed in Namibia, and the eastern, western and southern parts of Cape Province in South Africa, and of course it is also planted in our country, just relatively rarely.

3. Spring grass is a foliage plant with extremely high ornamental value. It can generally be placed in flower beds as an accompanying flower or cut flower, and can also be placed in the living room, study, bedroom, balcony, next to the computer, on the office desk and other places to decorate the environment. Placed in the bedroom, it can to a certain extent make the relationship between husband and wife more harmonious, and placed in the living room, it can increase the family's wealth luck and keep the family living in harmony.

II. What varieties of spring grass are there?

There are many varieties of spring grass. The common ones include broad-leaved spring grass, curled-leaved cyrtanthus, poison bulb, G-genus spring grass, T-genus spring grass, etc., and broad-leaved spring grass and curled-leaved cyrtanthus are relatively common in daily life. The specific introduction is as follows:

1. Broad-leaved spring grass

Broad-leaved spring grass is a kind of spring grass whose leaves grow in long strips and are very curly. It is also called Yi grass and broad bullet. It is a plant of the genus Albuca in the family Hyacinthaceae. Its bulb is spherical, the leaf tips are somewhat pointed, and the flowers are white or pale yellow. Generally, as long as the growing environment has sufficient light, suitable temperature and dryness, the leaves will grow curly. At present, the higher the degree of curling, the higher the ornamental value.

2. Curled-leaved cyrtanthus

Curled-leaved cyrtanthus, also known as fire lily, is a plant of the family Amaryllidaceae. Its leaves are curly, and its flowers are pink, hanging tubular, hanging on the branches like a trumpet, very cute. At present, there are three or four varieties, but this species of curled-leaved cyrtanthus has the highest degree of curling and is very popular among people.

3. Poison bulb

Poison bulb, also called Bufeng and Bufeng flower, is a plant of the genus Boophone in the family Amaryllidaceae. It has a huge bulb, and its leaves are gray-green, looking like an open fan. The top of the flower stem bears dense spherical pink small flowers. At present, according to leaf shape, it can be divided into broad-leaved, narrow-leaved, curved-leaved, wavy-leaved, etc., and it is widely distributed in East Africa and South Africa.

4. G-genus spring grass

G-genus spring grass is a kind of spring grass that can set seed. Its leaves grow curly and coiled, and the upper part grows in a straight line or creeping manner. In summer, it will bloom pink or white flowers, and it smells of a faint sweet fragrance, very beautiful. At present, it is planted in large quantities in South Africa.

5. T-genus spring grass

T-genus spring grass is a kind of spring grass whose leaves grow in different widths, some twisted and some folded, and its bulb is relatively thick. At the same time, there are also many varieties, and the leaves of some varieties have no thorns on them.

The above is a detailed introduction to what spring grass is and its various varieties. I hope it is helpful to everyone.