Weeping pot grass has the characteristics of creeping growth in hanging pots and easy explosion of pots. It also has folk names such as mountain flower, melon seed grass, bermudagrass, barbata, and ground centipede grass. Sedum belongs to the Sedum family and is a succulent herbaceous plant. It is also one of the common wild succulent plants in rural areas. It is also one of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines. The whole plant can be used as medicine. It is called "liver-protecting grass" because it has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling.
The succulent herbaceous plant belongs to the Sedum family and the genus Sedum. It is also one of the common wild succulent plants in rural areas. Its fleshy leaves are small and round, and the leaves are always green all year round. The stems are slender and soft. They often grow creeping on rocks and cliffs. In summer, they bloom with small star-shaped yellow flowers.
It is also one of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines. The whole plant can be used as medicine. It is called "liver-protecting grass" because of its functions of clearing away heat and promoting dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling.
Basic habits of weeping pot grass
Weeping pot grass is strong in nature and is not picky about soil. It likes a warm and humid semi-shade or astigmatism environment and grows in loose and fertile sandy loam. Best of all, in addition to growing in natural environments such as hillside rocks and ravines and riversides, it can also be grown in pots.
When it reaches the state of spreading in the hanging pot, it looks like a green and fresh fleshy spider plant, and it is also the best for viewing!
Weeping pot grass has a light body and extensive management. It is now widely used in landscaping and courtyard viewing. It is especially suitable for roofs, slope protection and ground cover greening. It is resistant to drought and rain erosion and is of high quality. ground cover and slope protection plants.
Weeping pot grass not only has many names, but it is also easily confused with Buddha grass:
Weeping pot grass has the characteristics of crawling and growing in the pot, and it is easy to burst the pot. There are folk names such as mountain flower, melon seed grass, bermudagrass, barbata, ground centipede grass and so on.
And it is very easy to be confused with Sedum, which also belongs to the genus Sedum of the family Crassulaceae. The two are very similar in appearance, growth habits and even species ownership.
In addition, it can also be used as an ornamental plant and raspberry cultivation, so some people think that the two are actually the same plant, with only the difference between broad-leaf and thin-leaf varieties.
In fact, it is not difficult to see by comparison. The biggest difference between the two is that the leaves of the Buddha's grass are more slender. Although it is easy to burst the pot, its stems are thicker than those of the hanging pot grass.
So it can grow upright, but it will only creep when it is leggy. If you look closely, there is a layer of white fine hairs on the stem.
In addition to the green conventional variety, it also has a yellow-green variant called Golden Buddha Grass.
Although it is very similar to the weeping pot grass in appearance, it likes sunshine very much and does not like excessively humid environments. In a sunny environment, the plant shape is more compact and the ornamental value is better!