Culture method of Chocolate Flower

Chocolate flowers are well maintained and can blossom in four seasons, and are generally propagated by cuttings, striping and other methods, chocolate flowers like light, drought tolerance, waterlogging, balanced fertilizer can be sprayed to the leaves during the growing period, and balanced slow-release fertilizer can also be applied in the substrate. increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer after inflorescence appears. When the plant grows to a certain stage, it can be pruned so that it can grow into a small tree-like or ordinary shrub-like trunk. Chocolate flowers are afraid of the cold, so in winter in the north, they need to be moved indoors or wrapped in plastic film.

I. Chocolate flowers

1. Chocolate flower, also known as lace golden dew, originates in tropical America. It is a kind of verbenaceae Jinluhua, and it is also a perennial evergreen shrub. The flower pattern of chocolate flower is special, with a string of small flowers growing on a single inflorescence, a light color of violets and a white rolling edge, which is of high ornamental value.

2. Chocolate flowers, in particular, exude a strong smell of chocolate, which is hard to forget, because their fragrance is similar to that of chocolate and is called chocolate flowers.

2. Culture methods

1. Chocolate flowers are easy to maintain and blossom all the year round. They can be planted in gardens or potted plants. Generally, plants grown on the ground can be pruned properly when they grow to a certain stage, so that they can grow into small trees or ordinary shrubs with independent trunks. Potted plants can be trimmed into independent trunks or spherical small trees. Chocolate flowers are more resistant to pruning and can be pruned reasonably according to specific conditions.

2. Chocolate flowers like light, are more tolerant to drought and waterlogging, have fewer diseases and insect pests, and can grow normally under a small amount of shade. During the growth period, the plant can be sprayed with balanced fertilizer on the leaf surface, or balanced slow-release fertilizer can be applied around the plant and substrate. Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be increased after the inflorescence is found.

3. Chocolate flowers are afraid of the cold. When planted in the north, the plants can be wrapped in plastic film in winter, or moved indoors for maintenance, and moved to the garden flower bed in spring.

III. Methods of reproduction

1. Chocolate flowers sometimes bear seeds, but generally plants propagate through cutting, striping and other asexual propagation, usually by cutting.

2. Cutting propagation: general chocolate flowers can choose green branches and semi-mature branches as cuttings during the growing period, cut them into branches of about 10cm length, retain 2 leaves at the top, and insert into the substrate. Under the condition of shading and moisturizing, they can take root in about 2 weeks. If you choose chocolate flowers as hedges, you can also use this method to quickly reproduce a large number of seedlings.

IV. Plant use

1. Garden ornamental hedgerow plant: it is a kind of evergreen plant with long flowering period, beautiful flower color, strong nature and resistance to pruning. It can be used as a home hedge. It not only has a certain ornamental value, but also has a certain windproof function, which can be planted and beautified in the courtyard. Potted or planted.

2. Nectar plants: chocolate flowers are the nectar plants of butterflies and bees.