A fox tail: a plant or toy from a sex shop?

Many housewives dream of having an evergreen plant on their windowsill, but without requiring painstaking and complex care. It is not surprising that many of them choose a fox tail or, as it is correctly called, an acalifa, because this plant has beautiful green or variegated leaves, supplemented by inflorescences of small flowers.

At home, this plant can reach up to 80 cm. Beautiful leaves of the Akalifa have an oval shape, and the edges have a serrated surface. It must be said that this plant can be divided into female and male specimens. Women's representatives have a special decorative beauty. Having long fluffy earrings, they consist of bright red flowers. Due to its unusual appearance, this plant in the people was called "fox tail".

It must be said that the acalifs are often grown in the summer months in the courtyards of their homes or in flower beds. Thin and long shoots of the plant must be pruned during transplantation.

At home, the flower requires additional nutrition in the form of a substrate, which must consist of reparted manure, leaf and turf in equal parts. In the soil it is best to add sand, for better air permeability.

The fox plant is light-loving, while it is not necessary to place it under direct sunlight, it is enough that the place where the flower is located is well lit. In addition, the plant is very hygrophilous, so it will often have to be sprayed to provide the desired level of humidity. In the hot season, spray the plant better several times a day, so that the flower does not dry out.

If we talk about reproduction, then the best way is the cuttings method, when the cuttings of the flower are planted in a mixture of peat and agroperlite. At the same time, the air temperature should be warm enough in the morning, at least 18 degrees.

The fox tail plant requires care in gloves, as it can cause redness of the skin. In general, it is not dangerous for the human body, just jagged edges of the leaves can cling to the skin and cause allergic reactions or just small painful sensations.

I would like to note that this plant has a favorable effect on the atmosphere in the house and on the emotional mood of the host. It is recommended to keep this flower in houses, the inhabitants of which are not very happy and can not accumulate positive energy in themselves.

In addition, that the plant gives joy, it connects the Moon and Mercury, which means that the influence of these two planets helps a man get rid of excessive irritability and laziness. In general, you can consider all this and give the flower to those people who would not be bothered to get rid of their excessive emotionality - such a gift will be a real pleasant surprise for them. Akalifa helps to find harmony, connect the two beginnings, develop a sense of one's own intuition and presentiment. Regardless of gender, it is very important to have logic and a "seventh sense". Especially this plant is suitable for single women who do not have enough support and determination in life.

In addition, the plant has a number of properties, most importantly, do not confuse the name of the flower with goods from the sex shop. An example is the anal fuse "fox tail". Yes, yes, there is this - it's about a nice fluffy tail that serves as a decoration for a woman's image, that's just the way to attach it is somewhat extravagant (looks like a normal anal cork).

The Japanese fox tail is a kind of detail of the whole image that can excite the opposite sex. On the head, you can attach the ears, and on your face draw a nose and mustache like a real chanterelle and play fun role-playing games. However, these adaptations have not the slightest relation to the described flower.

Therefore, in order not to get into an embarrassing situation, it is better to clarify what exactly is at stake, and remember that the plant has another scientific name - Akalifa.