常春藤天竺葵

By Ouyang Yu

 

这是 常春藤天竺葵，学名 Pelargonium peltatum，中文常叫 蔓性天竺葵 或 垂吊天竺葵。

你照片里的几个特征很典型：五瓣花，橙红色带浅色花心；花梗细长下垂；叶子呈掌状裂，略带绒毛；整体枝条有蔓延、下垂的习性。这和直立型天竺葵不一样，它更适合吊盆或沿着围栏垂挂。

在墨尔本这种气候里非常常见，因为它：

耐晒耐旱
花期长
生长快
容易扦插繁殖

不过我要提醒一句，它看起来随意，其实想开得漂亮需要定期修剪和摘残花。不修剪会越长越乱，花量也会下降。

如果你家院子里有这类植物，关键是别浇太多水。天竺葵真正怕的是积水烂根，不是干。

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