1. Is the Chinese hibiscus poisonous? Can it cause poisoning?
Pothos.
Plants that can remove formaldehyde include: Pothos, Chlorophytum, Ivy, Asparagus Fern, Weeping Goddess of Mercer, Monstera, Rubber Tree, and others.
1. Pothos, with its large leaves and vigorous vitality, is a wonderful decorative material for any room. Furthermore, Pothos itself is a formaldehyde killer. Placed in your home, it effectively absorbs indoor formaldehyde and purifies the air.
2. Chlorophytum, known as a “green cleaner,” is undoubtedly the best formaldehyde absorber of all plants. Its long leaves remain lush green year-round, making it an excellent absorber of formaldehyde. Hanging a pot of Chlorophytum in a newly renovated home can absorb one-fifth of harmful gases in the room, leaving the air fresher. 3. Ivy is an excellent formaldehyde-absorbing plant. Two pots of ivy per 10 square meters can freshen the air and remove formaldehyde from the air. It can also absorb toxic gases such as benzene and nicotine. 4. Asparagus fern is a beautiful plant often grown in homes for decoration. It can also absorb formaldehyde indoors. If you’ve just purchased new furniture, place a plant next to it to absorb formaldehyde and other harmful substances while also providing sterilization. 5. Weeping angelica is a very common bonsai plant that is also very effective at absorbing formaldehyde. Weeping angelica is a very good plant that absorbs formaldehyde and also removes dust from the air. However, the sap of weeping angelica is toxic, so be sure not to ingest it. 6. Monstera deliciosa is a well-known air purifier that is very effective at absorbing formaldehyde. In addition, it absorbs CO2 from the air. When placed indoors, it releases more oxygen at night, which is beneficial for the body.
7. The large, thick leaves of the rubber tree are highly absorbent, not only absorbing dust but also harmful gases like formaldehyde. Rubber trees are easy to care for; simply water them at home.
2. Azalea Bonsai Image
Double Happiness Azalea
Double Happiness Azalea features pink flowers with red edges, a crown width of 80-90cm, and numerous buds. With its dense leaves and numerous buds, resembling an umbrella, Double Happiness Azalea is a truly exceptional azalea. Every year during the Spring Festival, people decorate their homes with a variety of azaleas, giving them as festive gifts to friends and family to enhance the atmosphere and exchange flowers as a symbol of good wishes.
2. Spring Azalea
The spring azalea is one of the world’s most famous flowers, with strikingly beautiful blossoms. The tubular flowers come in a variety of colors, including deep red, light red, rose, purple, and white. When the spring azalea blooms, the vibrant colors blanket the mountains, resembling rosy clouds shrouding the forests. It is known as the “most beautiful flower.”
3. Summer Azalea
Summer azaleas have slender foliage and dense branches, a rich, neat crown, and closely arranged leaves. Their flowers are 6-8 cm in diameter, and their colors and petals are as varied as those of the Western Azalea. Traditional varieties include Changhua, Dahongpao, Wubao Luzhu, and Zichendian. Wubao Luzhu’s flowers have small, terraced florets, making them the most double-petaled of the azaleas.
4. Western Azalea
Western Azaleas were bred in the Netherlands and Belgium through repeated crossbreeding of Gaoyue Azalea, Rhododendron, and Hairy White Azalea. They are the most beautiful of the azaleas. Because of its low growth, dense branches, small leaves, and evergreen nature, it can be shaped and shaped into various stump bonsai styles through pruning, creating a rustic, elegant, and charming atmosphere.
5. Alpine Rhododendron
The young branches of this plant are densely covered with rusty brown scales interspersed with fine hairs, which gradually fall off, and the leaf buds and scales fall off early. Its lush, vibrant branches and leaves are vibrant, resilient, and resistant to pruning. Its unique root stock makes it an excellent bonsai material.
6. Purple-Blue Rhododendron
This plant is an evergreen shrub with leathery, oblong-elliptical or oblong-ovate leaves, gray-green or dark green above and varying colors below. The inflorescence is terminal, umbrella-shaped, and spherical, with 6-10 flowers. The corolla is broadly funnel-shaped, 13-20 mm long, and is purple-blue, indigo, purple, or rose. The capsule is oval. Flowering occurs from May to June, and fruiting occurs from July to August. 7. White Rhododendron
White Rhododendron has pure white flowers, growing in racemes of 6-10 flowers from April to May. Before the 1970s, white rhododendrons were common in the Dabie Mountains. However, due to rampant harvesting in recent years, they have become difficult to find. They are now found in areas such as Longjie Township, Yiliang County, Yunnan Province, and are extremely rare. 8. Huidong Rhododendron
Huidong Rhododendron is a shrub, approximately 2-5 meters tall. Its branches are sturdy, with young branches about 4 mm in diameter, light green, and sparsely pubescent. Older branches are glabrous. This rhododendron is found only in Huidong County, in mixed forests and evergreen broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 2,800-3,200 meters. With only about 200 species remaining worldwide, it is extremely rare. 9. Yellow Rhododendron
Yellow Rhododendron is a rare yellow rhododendron native to Mount Emei. An evergreen shrub, occasionally a small tree, 2-3 meters tall, rarely reaching 5 meters. The leaves are thick, leathery, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, sparsely covered with small yellow scales on both surfaces. Flowers are solitary in the axils of the branches’ tips, rarely 2-3 in clusters arising from a single apical tusk. The corolla is yellow or pale yellow and broadly funnel-shaped. Flowering occurs from April to May; fruiting occurs from October to November. It grows in the forests between Jiulao Cave and Huayan Peak, at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters. 10. Wubao Green Azalea Wubao Green Azalea is a rare Chinese azalea, blooming from May to August. The flowers are mostly white with red stripes and spots. Perennial plants can produce white, red, pink, or a mixture of red and white. The flowers are 5-8 cm in diameter, double-petaled, with a light green center. The blooming period lasts for over a month. When the flowers wither, the center bulges out, resembling a small flower that continues to bloom. Avoid water exposure, as this can cause rot and prevent the flowers from blooming. The leaves are oblong, with dense, horizontal branches, forming a cluster-like appearance. Conclusion: Due to the diverse habitats in which they grow, azaleas have developed a wide variety of species with vastly different forms. Flowers bloom uniformly throughout the plant, often covering the leaves on the front, creating an elegant and beautiful plant. 3. Cultivating Azaleas 1. Plants are prone to withering after flowering. Key solution: Maintain moderate humidity. Azaleas have stringent requirements for humidity. For greenhouses, as long as the floor is kept clear of water, the humidity is perfectly adequate for growth under normal conditions. It should be pointed out that the humidity in an air-conditioned room is far lower than the physiological needs of azaleas. Consequently, the leaves will turn yellow and most plants will die after flowering. This is precisely the crux of the difficulty in growing azaleas. Simply spray the leaves with clean water daily to increase the humidity around the plant, and this problem will be solved. 2. Uneven growth on both sides of the plant. The key to solving this problem: even daily watering and fertilizing. Because the culture soil for azaleas must be a loose, breathable substrate, the soil used in actual cultivation is mostly loose soil, which is highly permeable. During watering, water will seep directly downward, and some nutrients will be lost with the water. However, we are often accustomed to watering from the side that is more convenient, so the culture soil is always dry on one side and wet on the other, or fertile on one side and poor on the other. Over time, this can cause the plant’s capillary root system to develop on one side while the other.
4. Western Azalea
Because the room is not ventilated.
Azaleas are not suitable for indoor cultivation. Although they prefer shade, they are most afraid of lack of ventilation. It is not suitable to grow any plants in human living rooms. From the perspective of plant light and function, they see little or no sunlight and can only exhale a small amount of oxygen, while exhaling large amounts of carbon dioxide at night. In other words, their benefits cannot offset their disadvantages.
5. What are the varieties of Western Azaleas?
There are over 1,000 varieties of azaleas worldwide, with over 600 in my country. By species, they can be divided into three major categories: Chinese azaleas, Japanese azaleas, and Western azaleas.
Chinese azaleas are further divided into spring azaleas and summer azaleas.
Among the spring azaleas, there are varieties such as Azalea, Hairy Leaf Green Lotus, Wanli Red, Ryukyu Red, and Yunnan Azalea; the flower colors include purple, red, sprinkled gold, white, and variegated colors; most of them are single-petaled, with few double petals. Their characteristic is that they bloom before leaves grow, and the flowering period is from April to May.
Among the summer azaleas, there are varieties such as Chuanzhidu, Green Pearl, Agate, Pure Yellow, Dahongpao, Begonia Red, Purple Butterfly, and Wrinkled Silver Red. The summer azaleas have a variety of colors, extra-large corollas, and flat petals. Their characteristic is that they grow leaves before blooming, and the flowering period is after late May.
The main varieties of Western azaleas include Tiannvwu, Yuguan, Sihaizhi, Chunyan, Canxue, Xiaoshan, and Baifeng, and the flower colors include light purple, yellow-green, white-blue, red-white, sprinkled gold spots, and complex colors. The flowers have a wide range of colors, are large and bright, and the petals and leaves sprout simultaneously. They are mostly imported from the Netherlands.
6. Azalea Pictures
1. Plant Type: Azaleas and rhododendrons can be distinguished by their plant type. Azaleas are about 1-2 meters tall, with loosely distributed branches and relatively sparse twigs. Rhododendrons are about 2-5 meters tall, with more lush, full branches.
2. Foliage: Azaleas have darker, thicker leaves that feel rough to the touch. Rhododendrons have distinct leaves, with lighter colors and a thinner texture, but the leaves are smoother overall.
3. Flowers: Azaleas typically grow in clusters of 1-3, with each plant producing about ten clusters. Their pedicels are relatively long, about 0.5-1.5 cm, and their calyxes are relatively large. Azaleas typically grow in clusters of 2-3 flowers at the top of the plant. Their pedicels are relatively short, about 8 mm long. Once the flowers open, they are densely packed.
4. Different Flowering Periods: Azaleas can be distinguished by their flowering period. Western azaleas bloom earlier, typically in late winter or early spring. Rhododendrons bloom later, not until April or May each year.
5. Different Origins: Azaleas are quite common, with many varieties. Western azaleas can also be classified as azaleas, some of which are native. Western azaleas are primarily produced in Belgium, where they are also called Belgian azaleas.
7. Is Western azalea poisonous? Is it poisonous?
1. Monstera, ranked first in formaldehyde removal. Monstera can absorb 90% of the toluene in indoor formaldehyde and is naturally shade-tolerant and easy to survive.
2. Oval-leaved Goosefoot can reduce the indoor formaldehyde concentration by about nine milligrams per hour. At the same time, it converts nicotine and other harmful substances in the air into harmless substances.
3. Azalea can absorb indoor formaldehyde and sulfur dioxide and purify the air. However, if placed indoors, it is best to ensure sufficient light so that it can bloom more and absorb more formaldehyde molecules.
4. Chlorophytum comosum, awarded the reputation of “King of Formaldehyde Removal”, stretches and grows, is evergreen all year round, is easy to keep, has strong adaptability, and can absorb toxic gases in the room.
5. Sansevieria trifasciata, commonly known as bedroom plants, has strong adaptability and can help absorb some harmful gases in the room. It can also effectively remove harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, chlorine, ether, ethylene, carbon monoxide, nitrogen peroxide, etc., and play a role in purifying the air. 6. Green Bamboo, commonly known as the “Green Purifier,” has evergreen leaves and is known for its formaldehyde-killing properties. Its strong vitality makes it a great indoor beautifier and a powerful formaldehyde remover. 7. Ivy, a popular indoor and outdoor vertical greening plant, has delicate, flexible branches that can climb onto other surfaces. It effectively removes formaldehyde, benzene, and other harmful substances from carpets and plywood. 8. Agave, a versatile formaldehyde-removing plant, can absorb 70% of benzene, 50% of formaldehyde, and 24% of trichloroethylene, effectively purifying the air. 9. Aloe Vera, a powerful formaldehyde-removing plant, not only absorbs formaldehyde but also has medicinal properties, including antibacterial and cosmetic benefits.
10. Peacock plant is well-suited for indoor potted cultivation, particularly for its formaldehyde absorption capabilities. While its formaldehyde absorption efficiency is only half that of spider plants, it’s higher than other plants. Peacock plant can remove 1.72mg of formaldehyde and 4.38mg of ammonia within a 20-square-meter area. It also effectively absorbs formaldehyde when placed indoors.
Chlorophytum, known as the “King of Formaldehyde Removal,” has a sprawling growth pattern, remains evergreen year-round, is easy to maintain, has strong adaptability, and can absorb toxic gases indoors.
3. Azalea
8. Benefits of American Ginseng
American ginseng replenishes Qi and nourishes Yin. It can treat Qi and Yin deficiency, boosts the body’s immune system, and has anti-cancer properties. Those with Qi and Yin deficiency can consume American ginseng in moderation, including drinking ginseng tea. Cancer patients can also consume American ginseng to boost their disease resistance. American ginseng also has blood sugar-lowering properties and can be taken appropriately by patients with high blood sugar.
9. Cultivation Methods and Precautions for Western Azalea
1. Soil
Western azalea prefers slightly acidic, well-drained, and fertile soil. This type of soil allows for vigorous growth and is easy to manage. When preparing the soil, it is recommended to mix appropriate amounts of leaf mold, river sand, and base fertilizer into the garden soil. Disinfect the prepared soil before use.
2. Light
Western azalea is slightly shade-tolerant, but should not be kept in the shade for long periods of time, as this will cause excessive growth. It is best to place it in a well-lit environment with plenty of diffused light to promote better flowering. However, it is not tolerant of strong sunlight and must be shielded from strong light.
3. Watering
Western azalea prefers moist soil and is not drought-tolerant. Water the soil promptly if it becomes dry. It is sensitive to waterlogging, so control the amount of water used and avoid stagnant water. Generally, water every 2-3 days in spring and autumn, almost daily in summer, and moderately water in winter, avoiding watering unless the soil is dry.
Four. Fertilization
Nutrients are consumed during the growing season and flowering period, so frequent, thin applications of fertilizer are necessary to meet these nutritional needs. Nitrogen or organic fertilizers are preferred during the growing season, while phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be applied before and after flowering.
Five. Precautions
Azaleas have limited cold tolerance and prefer warm environments. If temperatures drop too low in winter, especially in northern China, careful temperature control is required. It’s best to move indoors as soon as possible and keep the temperature around 10°C to prevent freezing.
10. Is the Western Silk Rhododendron easy to grow?
Gaoyue azalea is easy to grow. It’s a Japanese azalea, also known as the Summer Rhododendron, and is relatively easy to cultivate. Western azaleas are primarily azalea varieties from Belgium, the Netherlands, and other regions. They have large, colorful flowers, and are generally sold in the market. They are usually grown in greenhouses before they bloom. Once brought into homes, the growing environment changes significantly, making cultivation more difficult. Compared to the two, Gaoyue azalea is easier to grow.