New type of potted plant, beautiful as if fake flowers, blooms in all four seasons and fills the house with fragrance

Introduction

Green potted plants are already an essential decorative element of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits: it beautifies the room and pleases the mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 1141" takes you to learn about a new type of indoor ornamental plant.

Today's main character

My home is in a small city in the south, adjacent to Guangzhou, the "Flower Capital." The flower-growing industry is developed here, and there are flower growers everywhere. I have been exposed to all kinds of flowers, plants, and trees since childhood, and from then on I picked up the habit of "dabbling with flowers and grasses." I have come into contact with quite a lot of ornamental flowers and trees. The flower introduced today is called "dog tongue vine" in our local dialect. It is very common in the wild under trees in the woods, and later I found that it is very popular in the flower market.

Dog tongue vine

The Chinese scientific name of dog tongue vine is "Hoya," a perennial vine in the genus Hoya of the Apocynaceae family. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia. In China, it is naturally distributed in places such as Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian, while in other provinces it is mostly kept as an indoor potted ornamental. Its flower shape is peculiar, with flowers like a round ball, and the petals are crystal clear and exquisite as if fake flowers, very beautiful.

Long flowering period, extremely fragrant

"Beautiful things always stay only briefly," but dog tongue vine is the exception. This flower is not only beautiful, but its flowering period is also super long. Like purslane, as long as it is given a little sunlight, it keeps blooming continuously, regardless of spring, summer, autumn, or winter. It has flowers in all four seasons, and its flowers also give off a rich floral fragrance, similar to the scent of fruit. One plant can perfume a whole room, very refreshing to the heart.

It also climbs walls

Dog tongue vine is also one of the easiest plants I have ever grown. Its vitality is super tenacious. Snap off a branch and stick it in soil and it will live. One plant can be divided into many pots in a year, and it can even be grown hydroponically. It is so easy to grow that you cannot help but marvel. Growth habits: it likes diffused light, do not give it direct sunlight, and place it about one meter away from a window; it is not cold-tolerant, so in northern regions it cannot survive winter outdoors and must be moved indoors. It cannot be planted in the open (spring, summer, and autumn are fine).

Floral fragrance fills the house

Ten years ago, dog tongue vine was still a "wild weed" in South China. Ever since its "beauty" was discovered, it transformed into a high-end ornamental plant and was sought after by countless flower lovers. Even now, a potted one with flowers in the flower market can still be priced at eighty yuan. Small seedlings are relatively cheap. If a friend has one under cultivation, you can also borrow a few branches to take home for cuttings. It is very easy to grow, blooms in all four seasons, and when one flower opens, the whole room is filled with fragrance. It is very worth having.