Morphological characteristics of Luan Feng jade

Planet genus. The plant is spherical, and the old plant becomes slender tubular. The diameter of the sphere is 10 ~ 20 cm, with 3 ~ 9 obvious edges, most of which are 5 edges. The thorn seat on the edge has no thorn, but has brown wool. The sphere is gray white, densely covered with white stellate hairs or small scales. The flowers grow on the thorn seat at the top of the sphere, funnel-shaped, yellow or with a red heart. The triangular Phoenix jade with three edges is rare and precious. The quadrangular Phoenix jade with four edges is also called square jade. The four broad edges are uniform and symmetrical, which is also very interesting

The plant is solitary, initially spherical, and later cylindrical, with a diameter of 16-18 cm

Up to 50-60cm, with 5 ridges and high edges. The sphere is symmetrical five-star shape, and the large sphere can be increased to 6-8 edges. The gray Turquoise sphere is densely covered with small white stars. From spring to summer, terminal funnel-shaped orange yellow flowers with a diameter of 4-5 cm

Growth environment of Phoenix and Phoenix jade

Native to Mexico. Like cold and sunny environment, and have plenty of light in summer. Sandy soil with good drainage and rich calcareous is required

Variety classification of Phoenix and Phoenix jade

Luan Fengyu is a famous representative species of cactus family planet genus, native to Texas, USA. Luan Fengyu can carry out certain intergeneric hybridization, and there are many types of variation of the original species. Some countries have done a lot of work in the breeding of these two varieties, such as "Chaodou, Yamamoto, guijiadou and huayuandou" bred in Japan, as well as "Enzhong Luan Feng jade and Hongye Luan Feng jade", and "Doujin and Bifang jade" bred in China

The main value of Phoenix and Phoenix jade

It can be seen that its horticultural value is high, and its ornamental value is also high. It is a treasure that botanical gardens and succulent plant lovers are keen to collect. Because the reproduction coefficient of this kind of plants is very low and the variability is large, it is not easy to preserve all kinds of horticultural varieties. Using tissue culture method may be an effective way to solve the propagation and germplasm conservation of various horticultural varieties of planet and Phoenix jade, and it also has the significance of protecting endangered plants. There is no report of successful tissue culture of this plant at home and abroad