1. Purple backed bamboo, also known as red backed recumbent bamboo, is a perennial evergreen herb of the arrowroot family;
2. The leaves are wide lanceolate, the front side is dark green, and the back side is purple red. It is an excellent shade loving foliage plant and one of the most popular species in the Araceae family;
3. In temperate regions, it is mainly used as an indoor potted plant to decorate the study, living room and bedroom. In bright rooms, it can grow normally without direct light. In dark rooms, it can be placed for a long time as long as appropriate artificial lighting can be added;
4. The branch method is often used for propagation. The purple backed bamboo taro likes warm, humid and dark environments. The normal growth temperature is between 20 ℃ and 35 ℃. In the winter of North China, it should be placed above 15 ℃ at night. In the daytime, it should be placed indoors below 25 ℃. If it is below 15 ℃, it will stop growing. If it takes too long, the purple backed bamboo pole will be damaged.