Is purple sorrel a tree or a shrub?

He's an herb!

So you're talking about neither!!

The rationale is that it is not a woody plant. The most significant difference between herbaceous plants and woody plants is the structure of their stems, the stems of herbaceous plants are "grassy stems", and the stems are densely packed with many relatively small vascular bundles, which are filled with a large number of parenchyma cells between the vascular bundles, and in the outermost layer of the stem is a tough mechanical tissue. The vascular bundles of herbaceous plants are also different from woody plants, the woody part of the vascular bundle is distributed on the outside and the phloem is distributed on the inside, which is completely opposite to woody plants, and the vascular bundles of herbaceous plants do not have a cambium layer and cannot grow continuously, so the tree will become thicker year by year and grass and bamboo do not have such ability.

Grassy stems are more evolved than woody stems.

The height of the plant is 15 to 30 cm (the plant will be shorter in good light). Bulbs grow in the underground part, and the bulbs grow continuously. The leaves are clustered at the base and are palmate compound leaves.

The leaf surface is composed of three leaflets, each of which is inverted triangle or inverted arrow, and the leaf color is bright purplish-red, and in some varieties the inside of the leaf is inlaid with purple-black patches like butterflies. Purple butterflies bloom small pink and light white umbel flowers almost all year round. On rainy days, the small pink and light white flowers only have buds but do not open.

Another interesting phenomenon of purple butterflies is that they will be asleep, and at night the leaves will automatically converge and droop until the next morning.

Purple-leaved sorrel, also known as red-leaved sorrel, triangular sorrel, purple-leaved Yamamoto sorrel, sorrel, sour grass.

Growth habits of purple-leaved sorrel.

Purple-leaved sorrel prefers a warm and moist growing environment, and when it is cultivated, it will grow better in fertile and moist soil, and its leaves are hypertrophied and very vigorous. Purple-leaved sorrel is relatively hardy, and the temperature of maintenance in winter needs to be not lower than 0.

The flowering period of purple-leaved sorrel is relatively long, generally up to 8 months, blooming on sunny days and closing at night and on cloudy days.

The ornamental value of purple-leaved sorrel.

The leaves of the purple-leaved sorrel are bright, and the purple leaves themselves are very good, and at first glance they are full of color and are very beautiful. In addition, when it blooms, the number of flowers is large and dense, and the flowering period is long, so you can enjoy it for a long time. The overall ornamental effect of purple-leaved sorrel is great.

Purple-leaved sorrel dividing time.

Purple-leaved sorrel, a common herb belonging to the genus Sorrel, is edible and has very bright leaves. Generally speaking, the four seasons of the year can be divided, but the most suitable time is April and May in spring.

Method of propagation of Purple-leaved sorrel.

When dividing the purple-leaved sorrel plant, it is necessary to depot it first, and then cut the bulb into slices, each small piece should have more than 3 bud eyes. It can then be cultivated in the soil, and new plants will grow in about 15 days, and they can be transplanted after rooting.

Purple-leaved sorrel dividing steps.

1.Purple-leaved sorrel needs to be removed from the soil when dividing. It should be noted that the root system should not be damaged, and then most of the soil can be removed, and then the bulb can be cut into pieces and transplanted.

2.When planting in soil, it is best to have 3-4 scaly bulbs per pot, and the number should not be too much. And the excess leaves should be cut off to avoid absorbing excess water.

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After the purple-leaved sorrel is divided, it should be paid attention to when maintaining. Usually there must be a suitable temperature environment for the baby, and avoid the high temperature environment in summer to avoid sunburn. Keep the soil moist with watering and prune regularly.

Plants are planted in acidic soils with good water and porous pots, and the seeds are sown in the potting soil. 3. Maintenance: After planting, keep the temperature between 18-26 degrees, and apply compound fertilizer every 20 days.

1. Season

The most suitable growth and planting season for purple sorrel is in the spring and autumn of each year, that is, between March and May and September and November, when the climate is warmer and suitable for the growth and development of warm purple sorrel, so the survival rate of planting at this time will be significantly higher than that of planting in extreme climates in summer and winter.

2. Potting soil

Purple sorrel likes to grow in loose and porous, well-drained and moderately acidic soil, so when planting this plant, we should try to use acidic soil, and you can mix humus, sandy loam, etc. to make a potting soil for planting purple sorrel.

3. Maintenance

After planting, the feeding of purple sorrel is also very important. Keep the plant growing at a temperature between 18-26 degrees Celsius, apply compound fertilizer every 20 days, water in moderation, avoid water accumulation, and place the plant on a window sill to receive sufficient light.