A vegetable that can fill your balcony just from a single cutting, easy to grow and delicious to eat

This flower is an evergreen trailing succulent herb. Its center is pale yellow, it resembles a chrysanthemum, its petals are narrow and small, and its flowers are deep rose red with a bright sheen. It blooms continuously from spring to autumn. Wonder if flower lovers can guess which flower this is?

It is the peony hanging orchid (Aptenia cordifolia), a flowering plant that is enjoyable both for its flowers and its leaves. It is especially easy to grow, and when mainly used as a vegetable it is especially delicious, making people's mouths water at the sight of it.

The peony hanging orchid is a type of succulent, and its growth ability is very strong. It grows especially fast. With good care, it can grow more than 20cm in a month.

Besides its strong growth ability, its vitality is the same. You only need to simply cut off a small strip of stem and stick it directly into the soil and it will survive. Within a few days, another peony hanging orchid appears before your eyes.

For the peony hanging orchid, after it blooms you should prune it promptly, removing all the stems that have finished flowering. This can reduce nutrient consumption and encourage more side buds to sprout, making it easy to fill the pot, bloom more, and be more ornamental.

Generally after pruning, you should apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote the next round of flowering. When watering normally, just mix in a bit of fertilizer. It is not a plant that particularly likes moisture; just water once the soil has dried out completely.

The tender shoots and leaves of the peony hanging orchid can be used to make dishes. When pruning it, you can pick these tender shoots and leaves, blanch them in water, then add some seasonings you like, and they can be made into a cold dish. They can also be used as a green vegetable directly in hot pot, and the taste is especially delicious.

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