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Common varieties of tiger thorn plum

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Many people think that the tiger-thorn plums all look the same. In fact, there are many brothers and sisters in the tiger-thorn plum family, and they all have their own characteristics. Do you know what their names are? The editor below will introduce to you the family of Tiger Thorn Plum.

White-flowered Tiger Thorn Plum

White-flowered tiger-thorn plum

This is the common tiger-thorn plum The product of hybridization with the same genus of Molizitian, it is a rare hybrid product! Molizhitian has white flowers, so the hybrid offspring will have varieties with white flowers. In terms of shape, it inherits the stout appearance of the tiger thorn plum, with denser thorns, large leaves and dark color. The habit is more robust and resistant to water and fertilizer.

Casey's Tiger Thorn

Common Tiger One of the safflower varieties resulting from the hybridization of Ci Mei and Mori Zhitian. It belongs to the same family as the white-flowered tiger plum blossom, but its name is a bit more foreign. It is a preferred species with large bracts, and several pairs of bracts are integrated into the inflorescence(Up to 8 pairs< span>). Habits are the same as those of white-flowered tiger and plum blossoms.

Tacheng Tiger Thorn Plum

This is A variant of the thornberry, native to Madagascar. The stems and leaves are slender and softer than the original species, and the yellow bracts are smaller. The growth potential is weaker than the original species and it is not easy to bloom.

Little Christ Tiger Thorn

Its The shape is very different from that of ordinary tiger thorn plum. In addition to the short plant shape, its leaves are almost round, the internodes of the leaves are very small, and the whole plant looks very compact. The red bracts are also small but bright red in color. This species particularly likes sunlight, has a strong habit, and rarely loses leaves.

Big Christ Tiger Thorn

This is American cross-bred breed. This is a completely different variety from the leaves to the flowers of the common tiger thorn plum. The leaves are very large, and the leaves at the lower part of the stem often fall off, leaving only the clustered leaves at the top. The bracts are large and numerous, often integrated into a hemispheric shape, and the colors include red, pink, yellow, White and flesh-colored, very beautiful. The flowering period is almost all except 7 ~ 8 months, especially in winter and spring. In addition to strictly preventing whitefly damage during cultivation, you can also refer to the common tiger thorn plum. The germination of stems and branches is not strong, so cuttings from the ends of branches can be taken for propagation.