Magical plant, "little pufferfish" gifted from the plant world🐡
🫧Sugar cotton, also known as nail head fruit, puffer fruit, balloon fruit.
The surface is furry, looks strange, cute, like an angry pufferfish. It smells light and fresh. It is a perennial evergreen herbaceous foliage plant, native to Africa, and the fruit is green all year round, so it has the reputation of balloon fruit and puffer fruit, which is very strange.
Except for the seeds, the fruit is hollow and has no flesh. It will flatten with a light pinch of the hand, and then recover later, much like a balloon.
The ripe sugar cotton is even more surprising to us. It can burst by itself, shaped like white fluff like dandelions, coming out of the fruit, very light and can dance with the wind and fly everywhere.
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Ornamental value:
Sugar cotton is widely used in courtyards, balconies, and flower beds due to its unique appearance and color, and often becomes a highlight of home gardening. Not only that, it is also favored by flower lovers and is often used for weddings, parties, and festival decorations to create a warm and romantic atmosphere for the scene. Its flowers can also maintain good shape and color after drying, making it an ideal choice for making dried flowers.
Planting characteristics:
Easy to grow: Sugar cotton has strong vitality and low soil requirements, suitable for novices to try.
Strong resistance: It is drought-resistant and cold-resistant, and it is very worry-free to manage.
Long-lasting viewing: Whether it is in the flowering period or made into dried flowers, sugar cotton can maintain its beauty for a long time, making people love it.
Light requirements: It likes a sunny environment and guarantees at least 6 hours of direct light every day.
Seedling technology: Sowing by broadcasting, covering with 1.5 cm of soil after sowing, spraying water to keep the soil moist, and controlling the temperature at 20~25℃. After the seedlings emerge, loosen the soil and weed in time, and transplant when the seedlings are 10~15 cm high.
Planting is done on moist, fertile, well-drained sandy loam. The spacing between rows and plants is determined according to needs. The seedlings need to be planted with the soil. After planting, fill and compact the soil, water it sufficiently, and set up support pillars in time to prevent it from being blown down by the wind. Fertilize once a month during the growing season, water it appropriately, and keep the soil dry and moist. The later management is extensive.
