Crab Cactus: The Lucky “Crab”蟹爪蘭：幸運的“小螃蟹”

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How many years can a crab cactus live？ （ ? ? ? ?）

你知道蟹爪蘭能存活多少年嗎？

A. 5 yearsB. 10 yearsC. 20-30 years

Key： C

Crab cactus comes from Brazil. The leaves of it look like crab claws. It blooms from October to February. People in Western nations also call it “Christmas Cactus”.

Crab cactus means “a stroke of luck”（交好運，鴻運當頭）. Thats why people love to keep it as a potted plant（盆栽）in their houses.

Cactus： A good partner for crab cactus

Root system（根系）of crab cactus is very poor. Too much water may cause（導致）the roots to rot（腐爛）. Cactus is easy to grow. Because of this， people usually plant crab cactus and cactus together. Cactus gives water and nutriments（營養物質，養料）to crab cactus. With the help of cactus， crab cactus can bloom well.

Some tips：

扦插蟹爪蘭需要注意什么？

●Proper temperature（適宜的溫度）： Spring or autumn is better.

●Suitable soil： Choose loose soil（疏松的土壤）.

●Adequate water（充足的水分）： Water（給……澆水） crab cactus thoroughly（完全地）.

●Adequate light（充足的光照）： Dont put it directly in the wind or in the sun. Keep it in open air.

Lets enjoy！

蟹爪蘭的花期即將來臨。快去一睹它的風采吧！

在英文的表達中，還有許多像蟹爪蘭和仙人掌這樣的關于植物的有趣表達。請你查一查，讀一讀，和小伙伴們一起交流交流吧！

There are many interesting idioms about the plants.

猜一猜，連一連。

top bananas

the apple of ones eye

You are a peach.

apples and oranges

sour grapes

心愛之物或人

完全不同的事物，天差地別的事物

主要人物，最重要的人物

吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸

很好的人或物