The moral of purple velvet arrowroot
Purple arrowroot is a perennial herb of arrowroot family. The plant height is 30- 100 cm, sometimes reaching150 cm; The leaves are clustered at the base, with short petioles, long elliptic to broadly lanceolate, green on the front, purple on the back and all around; Panicles, bracts and sepals are red and have white flowers. Flowers bloom in spring.
Purple bamboo and taro originated in Brazil and are now widely planted in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Purple-backed arrowroot is heat-resistant, barren-resistant, not cold-resistant, and likes semi-cloudy and humid environment and sandy loam with rich humus and good drainage. Arrowroot with purple back is propagated mainly by ramets.
The purple-backed arrowroot whose root is used as medicine is sweet in nature, light in taste and cool in nature, and has the effect of clearing lung-heat and diuresis. At the same time, the purple-backed arrowroot leaves are beautiful and colorful, which can be potted in bedrooms, living rooms or foyer, and is also suitable for ornament and collocation in courtyards, parks and rockeries. It can also be planted as ornamental plants in sparse forests and roadsides, and is a common foliage plant cultivated in southern China and other places.