Fall Frost Red, we often see it being cultivated as a bonsai, but it is also a type of Chinese medicinal herb. Fall Frost Red has many benefits and effects. Let's learn about the morphological characteristics of Fall Frost Red! Does Fall Frost Red bonsai prefer shade?
【Does Fall Frost Red Bonsai Prefer Shade?】
Fall Frost Red should be repotted once a year in spring. Replace the old soil with new potting soil (containing organic fertilizer and insecticide to eliminate underground pests).
When repotting, first use bamboo pieces to turn along the inner wall of the pot, then invert the pot, hold the plant and soil mass with your hand, and let it tilt out under the force of gravity.
Then use a sharp knife to remove the outer 3-4 centimeters of old soil and roots from the soil mass, and place it in a new pot filled with potting soil. Fill in new potting soil around it, compact it, and water it thoroughly.
Special attention should be paid to taking measures such as piling up soil for cold protection in colder areas during winter.
Fall Frost Red prefers moist and semi-shaded areas, so during the strong sunlight at noon, a shade net should be pulled open to avoid high temperatures caused by strong light, which may affect the growth of Fall Frost Red. After 4 pm, when the sunlight is weaker, the shade net should be closed. However, it is important to note that the shade net is like a cool shed, providing a comfortable environment for the plant.
【Morphological Characteristics of Fall Frost Red】
Hardy Holly, also known as Fine Leaf Holly, Small Leaf Holly, Fine Hair Whole Winter. Deciduous shrub, 1-2 meters tall. Gray bark; small branches with hard hair or nearly hairless, with evident lenticels.
Leaves are opposite; petioles are 6-8 mm long; leaf blades are membranous, elliptic, rarely obovate or inverted obovate, 2-9 cm long, 1-4 cm wide;
Tapered at the apex, cuneate at the base, with sharp serrations on the edges, concave on the upper side of the midrib, convex on the lower side, obvious reticulate veins, and sparse hard hair on both sides.
Umbel inflorescence solitary in leaf axils; male flowers 4-5, pedicels 2.5 mm long, calyx 1.5-2 mm in diameter, calyx lobes triangular, with soft hairs on the outside, corolla 4.5-5 mm in diameter;
Petal oblong, slightly connate at the base, stamens slightly shorter than the corolla; female flowers 4-5, pedicels 2-3 mm long, calyx similar to male flowers, corolla diameter 4.5 mm, petal ovate, ovary ovate, stigma discoid.
The fruit is spherical, about 5 mm in diameter, red, with 4-5 rarely 1 broadly elliptic stone fruits, smooth on the dorsal side, and the inner pericarp is leathery. Flowering period is from August to September, and fruiting period is in October.
【Benefits and Effects of Fall Frost Red】
In traditional Chinese medicine, Fall Frost Red is believed to have the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, cooling blood, and stopping bleeding. It is mainly used to treat burns, gum disease, ulcerated sores, and external bleeding.
1. "Jiangxi Herbal Medicine": "Cooling blood, stopping bleeding, detoxification. Used for burns, gum disease, and external bleeding."
2. "Fujian Chinese Herbal Medicine": Clearing heat and detoxification. Used for ulcerated sores.
3. Treatment of lung abscess: 1-2 liang of Fall Frost Red roots. Decoction and consumption.
4. Treatment of burns: Crush and squeeze the fresh bark of Fall Frost Red and apply the juice topically.
5. Treatment of ulcerated sores: 1-2 liang of Fall Frost Red fresh roots. Decoction and consumption; also crush fresh leaves and apply topically.
