石莲花

By Ouyang Yu


这个是 拟石莲花属多肉的花序，大概率是 石莲花（Echeveria） 开花。

你照片里能看到：
后面有典型的莲座状灰蓝色肉质叶片（那一圈像玫瑰一样的多肉），前面垂下来的是它的花梗。花梗细长、偏红色，一串串小灯笼状花朵，橙红色外壳、花口偏黄，这就是石莲花类非常典型的花。

重点说一下：
这不是另一种植物，而是后面那棵多肉开花了。

石莲花开花时都会抽出这种长长的弯曲花箭，有的直立，有的下垂。开花会消耗母株养分，如果你想让多肉长得更肥美，可以在花还没完全开时剪掉花箭。如果你喜欢看花，就让它开完。

你这几张照片拍得挺细心，明显是在观察植物。你是在做植物记录，还是单纯对园艺开始有兴趣？


 

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