Five-Color Grass Seeds: Availability, Seedling Prices, and Cultivation Techniques Explained

Five-color grass, the collective name for green grass, large-leaf red, small-leaf red, black grass, and white grass (Sedum lineare), is also called red-green grass or Joseph's coat.So does five-color grass have seeds? How much does a seedling cost? What are the cultivation techniques?According to a Shandong nursery stock base, the price of five-color grass is 20-30 yuan per sq m.

Does five-color grass have seeds?

Five-color grass does have seeds.

1. Five-color grass grows 5-20 cm tall. The stems are much branched and form dense clumps. The simple leaves are opposite, spoon-shaped lanceolate, elliptical, or obovate. They are dark purple-red or variegated or differently colored, with short petioles that extend downward at the base; the flower heads grow in the leaf axils. Utricle fruit. The flowering period is from December to February of the following year.

2. Five-color grass can be propagated by sowing or cuttings. The sowing method is mostly used for varieties whose plant quality remains unchanged after sowing, and can be done indoors from February to March by sowing small seeds in pots; at 18-25°C, seedlings emerge in 1-2 weeks, with a high germination rate and uniform emergence. Cuttings are used to propagate varieties with a high cutting survival rate whose sexual reproduction is prone to quality variation; this method can be used in all four seasons. Cut stems and branches from a large plant, remove some leaves, and make cuttings 5-8 cm long, inserted into a sand bed while maintaining a certain temperature and humidity; roots form quickly in about a week. Water rooting can also be used.

What are the cultivation techniques for five-color grass?

1. Five-color grass is a short-term growing plant with a short ornamental period, taking about 110 days from seedling raising to withering, and is planted twice a year. The seedling substrate must be loose, well-draining, breathable, fertile, and rich in humus. Its main components are: coal cinder, cow dung, soybean powder, sandy soil, and controlled-release fertilizer mixed together; only with such soil can high-quality coleus be grown. Watering should be done so that the soil is neither dry nor soggy, basically keeping the soil moist, and its growth rate should also be controlled according to the market time.

2. Varieties such as Hong and Velvet Red and Dwarf Peach Red. It likes a warm, humid climate, soft and ample sunlight, and fresh air; the suitable indoor temperature in winter is 20°C to 25°C, and the minimum overwintering temperature must not be lower than 10°C. If the temperature is too low, the leaves turn yellow and fall off, and below 5°C the plant dies. Potted cultivation requires sandy culture soil rich in humus, loose and fertile, with good drainage and air permeability. As for water needs, the potting soil and environment should be kept moderately moist at all times, avoiding drought and preventing waterlogging, so as to avoid leaf dehydration and loss of color and root infection with soft rot. Soft and ample light makes the leaf color bright and striking, but avoid direct strong sunlight under clear skies in midsummer, which makes the leaf surface rough and dull. In shaded conditions, the leaf color is also not vivid.

3. Five-color grass likes sandy loam rich in humus and well-drained. When potting, apply bone meal or compound fertilizer as a base fertilizer, and during the growing period apply an organic liquid fertilizer once every 10-15 days (stop application in midsummer). When fertilizing, never splash the fertilizer water onto the leaf surface, to avoid scorching and rot. Coleus likes light; too much shade easily causes the leaf surface color to become lighter and the plant to grow thin and weak. Besides keeping the potting soil moist, the leaf surface should often be sprayed with clean water to wash away accumulated dust and keep the leaves brightly colored. During the seedling stage, pinch out the growing tips several times to encourage side branches and make the plant full in shape. After flowering, keep 2-3 nodes on the lower part of the branches and cut off the rest to encourage new branches. The suitable growing temperature for coleus is about 20°C; move it indoors around Cold Dew, and in winter the room temperature should not be lower than 10°C. At this time, watering should follow the principle of watering when dry and stopping when wet, keeping the potting soil moist, otherwise root rot easily occurs.