What kind of growing environment suits Tetrastigma hemsleyanum? Latest insights

Tetrastigma hemsleyanum is also called "gold-thread hanging gourd"; the entire plant is used in Chinese medicine, mainly the underground rhizome, and it has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing inflammation and relieving pain, and is mainly used to treat bruises, tonsillitis and various other inflammations. It mainly grows in the southern mountainous areas of our country, in mid-altitude zones, such as the Yunnan region, but it is also distributed in some areas where the altitude is not very high, such as the Zhejiang region. Only by studying the growing environment of the wild species can better planting conditions be created for artificial cultivation. Next, let us take a look at its growing environment.

1. Soil

It likes fertilizer and prefers fertile, loose soil rich in humus. Loose soil is good for drainage, and fertile soil helps ensure sufficient nutrients; it is best to have a place where fallen leaves accumulate year after year. Its growth requires the soil to be slightly alkaline, not acidic, and preferably calcareous soil. The general soil pH is between 4.29 and 7.65.

2. Temperature

Areas with an average annual temperature between 16 and 22 degrees are suitable for planting. It can grow above 10 degrees, grows best around 25 degrees, can still grow above 25 degrees and within 30 degrees, and then above 30 degrees its growth will be affected, either growing slowly or stopping growth. The underground rhizome is more cold-tolerant than the aboveground plant.

3. Light

It is shade-tolerant and basically tolerates semi-shade, with a shade tolerance of about 40% to 50%. It grows well in this kind of shaded environment, and roughly weak light exposure is enough. It can also grow in direct sunlight, but only grows poorly. However, Tetrastigma hemsleyanum receives long-day light, and short-day conditions are not good for its growth. It needs a relatively long period of sunlight to grow well, and it grows excellently under scattered light.

4. Moisture

It likes a humid air environment, so it prefers a monsoon humid climate. It has strict water requirements and cannot tolerate waterlogging. Moist soil that seeps out a little water can meet its growth needs. When it requires moisture, the soil particles should remain intact, rather than being compacted wet mud stuck together, which easily lacks air. The soil moisture content is about 55%.

5. Environment

It likes cool, shady understory spaces. It generally grows in valleys at an altitude of more than 1000, and does not grow on mountaintops. It likes to grow under trees or in shrub thickets, in shaded places. Because it is a trailing plant, it must have plants to climb on, and generally does not grow alone. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in our country are the main distribution areas, and it grows most abundantly in places with dense forests such as Myanmar and Vietnam.

First we learned about the wild environment of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum, and at the same time we also learned about its growing climate. The best approach is to follow the wild environment of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum. During artificial cultivation, the requirements of coolness, fertility, alkalinity, shade and suitable temperature should be met in order for it to grow well.