如何养好装扮你生活的绿色小植物
From watering to fertilizing and other details, successfully keeping anindoor plant seems to be a troublesome affair. But succulent plants turn it into
a fun and easy experience. These fleshy plants don’t require much care and can
easily survive and grow.
从浇水、施肥到其它细节，要养好一株室内植物貌似是一件棘手的事。但养肉质植物就是一件轻松有趣的事情了。这些肉质植物不需要太多关注，它们容易存活和生长。
The following are some hardy types that anyone can keep alive and thriving.
Why not let these green plants decorate your room, clean the air and accompany
you through your college days?
下面介绍的是一些耐寒植物，任何人都能养活它们，使它们茁壮成长。为什么不用这些绿色植物装饰你的房间、净化室内空气呢?为什么不让它们来陪伴你度过大学生活呢?
Snake plant
虎尾兰
The Snake plant, also known as Mother-in-law’s Tongue, needs little light
to grow. Juliette Vass, owner of New York-based online plant store My City
Plants, says it “can literally survive in a closet”. You can even just leave
this plant in a pot for years, allowing the roots to multiply into a thick
clump. It has long and variegated leaves with deep green centers and light
yellow edges. Its flowers are small and white, but it rarely blooms.
虎尾兰还有一个好笑的英文名字“Mother-in-law’s
Tongue(丈母娘的舌头)”，它只需一点阳光便可茁壮成长。纽约植物网店“我的城市植物”的店主朱丽叶•瓦什说，虎尾兰完全可以在壁橱里存活下来。
Care tips
温馨护理贴士
Allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. Don’t overwater,
because it will cause leaf and crown rot. It tolerates low light but performs
best with medium to bright light. It doesn’t need fertilizer. Any normal room
temperature should suit it just fine. Remember to prune out any damaged leaves
so the overall plant looks better.
土壤稍微干透后再次浇水。切勿过度浇水，否则会导致叶子和花冠腐烂。虎尾兰耐阴，但中强光下会长得更好。不需要施肥。适合任何正常的室温。为了让整株植物更耐看，要记得剪去任何枯枝烂叶。
Hens-and-chicks
屋顶长生花
Sempervivum Tectorum and Echeveria Elegans share the common name of
Hens-and-Chicks. They both produce “chicks” — small and identical plants that
are slightly offset from the mother (hen). But they look different. Echeveria
Elegans forms flat and flowerlike rosettes, while Sempervivum Tectorum’s leaves
tend to be flatter and more-pointed. The availability of different-colored
hybrids makes them the perfect paint-box plants.
屋顶长生草和月影有个共同的名字——
“Hens-and-Chicks”，直译过来便是“母鸡和小鸡”。两种植物均产“小鸡”—形状相同的小型叶片，与母株(母鸡)有稍微差别。但两者看上去不一样。月影的形叶片扁平，犹如一朵盛开的莲花，但屋顶长生草的叶片往往更加扁平，叶子更尖。这两种植物的颜色富于变化，有多种混合颜色，是制作颜料的最佳选择。
Care tips
温馨护理贴士
Fertilize three times in summer with balanced fertilizer. Propagate by
removing offsets and potting them. Although they look tough, they are easily
scarred if water touches the foliage or if bumped. The soil should be allowed to
dry slightly between waterings, as overwatering causes rotting. Water very
little during winter dormancy.
夏天施三次平衡肥料。这种植物的繁殖可以剪取小莲座形叶盘，然后插到花盆里。尽管看起来很结实，但叶片一旦接触到水或者受到碰撞，就容易受伤。应等土壤稍微干透后再次浇水，不然过度浇水会导致其腐烂。冬天休眠期应少浇水。
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