| Family Name | Commelinaceae |
| Scientific name | Zebrina pendula |
| Common name | Diao zhu cai ,shui zhu ciao |
| Growth habit | favorable climate: Warm and humid, not resistance for cold temperature and drought but resistance for water, the requirement on the pH value in soli is not high |
| Leaf | stemless; oval, apex mucronate, surface purple green and mixed with silver-white, the edge of the central purple stripes, the bottom purple |
| Flower | Flower white grow together on a bractlike leaves ; no fixed flowering time |
| Fruit | Capsule fruit |
| More to learn | 1. can be harvested for the hole year , washed, fresh or dried 2. Frail Deficiency and use during pregnancy 3. Cultivation techniques Division propagation method. Spring, dug ramets, by row spacing 18cm x 10cm open hole planting, watering seedling. Field management after transplanting watered frequently insulation, regular weeding ripping, dressing 2-3 times a year. 4. Suitable for loose fertile, well-drained loam or sandy loam soil cultivation |
| Properties | Sweet ;cold Heat and dampless clear poison from body |
| Treats | Dysentery sore throat; burns; snakebite |
| Reference | Basic information Basic information Basic information Photo gllary |