原产我国南横断山的镜面草自上世纪初传到欧美后,因其耐阴,能长期在散射光充足的室内生长,近百年来一直被西方人视为珍贵的观叶植物。因其叶圆而似硬币,欧洲人称之为金钱草(M oneyplant),犹如我国“恭喜发财”之意,倍受人们喜爱。盆栽观叶植物镜面草,花卉书刊上未曾见有开花的 Since its spread to Europe and the United States at the beginning of the last century, the mirror grass native to China’s southern Hengduan Mountains has been regarded as a precious foliage plant by Westerners for nearly a hundred years because of its shade tolerance and long-term indoor growth with sufficient scattered light. Because of its leaf-like coin, Europeans call it M oneyplant, much like our “congratulation fortune,” much loved by the people. Foliage plants potted plants mirror grass, flower books and magazines have never seen a flowering