The Culture method of Dragon Bone Flower

Soil: coarse sand and rotten leaf soil can be used to prepare soil, and a small amount of rotten chicken manure can be added as base fertilizer. Watering: keel flower is resistant to drought. It is watered every 10-15 days in spring and autumn, every 5 days in summer, and without watering for 1-2 months in winter. Lighting: all sunshine can be maintained in all seasons except to avoid strong light in summer. Fertilization: nitrogen fertilizer is applied every 30 days in the growth stage. Diseases and insect pests: pay attention to the control of anthracnose and scale insects.

I. Culture methods of Dragon Bone Flower

1. Select soil

Dragon bone flower likes to grow in sandy soil which is fertile and loose, rich in humus, good air permeability and drainage. During this period, rotten leaf soil and coarse sand can be mixed and cultured, and a small amount of mature chicken manure fertilizer can be added as base fertilizer.

2. Appropriate watering

Keel flower is a drought-tolerant plant, so watering should not be too much. In spring and autumn, it can be watered every 10-15 days, and in summer, it can be watered every 5 days. In winter, keel flower will stop growing, even if it is not watered for 1-2 months, it will not affect its normal growth.

3. Sufficient light

Keel flower needs sufficient light during its growth, except for the strong light in summer, it can accept full sunshine in spring, autumn and winter. the more sufficient the light is, the more exuberant it will be, and it should be shaded in time when entering summer. if the light is too strong, it is easy to cause the plant to yellow. when entering winter, it can be moved to a place with sufficient indoor light for maintenance.

4. Rational fertilization

In the growth process of keel flower, nitrogen fertilizer can be applied every 30 days or so, or you can make pure natural fertilizer to fertilize. Peanuts or soybeans can be mashed and buried in flowerpots for maintenance.

2. prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

1. Anthrax

If the dragon bone flower is infected with anthracnose, spots will be formed on the fleshy stem of the plant, the spot diameter is 2-3cm, showing an uneven circle, the initial color is grayish brown, and in the later stage it will become grayish white. When it is found that anthracnose is infected, the disease site should be removed in time, and the wound should be smeared with copper oxychloride solvent every 5 days.

2. Scale insects

Scale insects mainly absorb the juice of dragon bone flowers and affect the growth of plants. if the number of scale insects is relatively small, they can be killed artificially, and if there are a large number of scale insects, they can be sprayed with omethoate solution to control them. Washing powder can also be used to spray insect pests with water. Washing powder mixed with water can block the stomata of scale insects and make it unable to breathe normally and die, but the plants should be cleaned in time after killing insects.

III. Methods of reproduction

The main results are as follows: 1. The common propagation method of keel flower is cutting. you can choose to cut off a branch with a length of 5-6cm on the mother plant of keel flower. Because there is more juice of keel flower, you need to wrap the wound with plant ash after cutting it, and then put it in a cool and ventilated place to dry, and then cut it.

2. The branches can be directly inserted into the soil, and then the soil can be watered and watered in a cool and ventilated place. Wait until the basin soil is relatively dry, and then a small amount of water should not be watered too much during the period. If the soil is too moist, it will cause the wound to rot. As long as you master the amount of water, it will take root in about 30 days.