What is Guanyin grass? Let us introduce you to this herbaceous plant

Morphological characteristics of Guanyin grass

Acanthaceae Guanyin grass: leaves are usually ovate-oblong, with acuminate tips. The inflorescence is composed of cymes, each subtended by 2 involucre-like bracts, the bracts elliptical to ovate-oblong. The corolla is pink to slightly purple, sparsely covered with short pubescence outside, and the seeds have small tuberculate projections. Liliaceae Guanyin grass: also known as auspicious grass, it is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant of the genus Reineckea in the Liliaceae family. Leaves grow in clusters, broadly linear, with the midvein sunken and the tip acuminate, 15 to 40 cm long; the stem is creeping and rhizomatous, rooting at the nodes; the flowering period is September to October, the flowers are pale purple, upright, in terminal spikes about 6 cm long; the fruit is bright red and spherical; native to various parts of southwest China, it likes a warm, humid environment, can tolerate cold and shade, has low requirements for soil, and is highly adaptable.

Growth habits of Guanyin grass

Divided into Acanthaceae Guanyin grass and Liliaceae Guanyin grass, native to various parts of southwest China, it likes a warm, humid environment, can tolerate cold and shade, has low requirements for soil, and is highly adaptable.

Habitat: roadsides, grasslands or under forests.

Reproduction method: seeds.

Habit: shade-loving.

Tropical Southeast Asia to the Qinling Mountains in China.