The breeding methods and matters needing attention of Prunus mume can be pruned every year to produce more flowers.

Soil: choose sandy soil, mixed with a small amount of organic fertilizer. Watering: Summer needs watering every day, spring and autumn can wait for soil drying thoroughly when watering thoroughly, winter reduces watering. Fertilization: Apply thin fertilizer 2-3 times a year in spring. Light and temperature: the most suitable temperature is about 20℃. Pruning: proper pruning can make tiger thorn plum blossom more. Note: bamboo or stick can be used to shape, branches cut after the secretion of white juice toxic fasting, but also pay attention to disease prevention and control.

Tiger thorn plum is also called iron begonia, unicorn flower, unicorn thorn, is a common household plant, origin from Madagascar Island, Africa. Tiger thorn plum is not resistant to cold and drought, so it likes warm, humid and sunny environment, and its flower type is small, bright red, open in spring and winter, every spring needs to change pots and replant so as to prolong the growth life of tiger thorn plum.

Cultivation method of Japanese plum

1. Soil requirements

The soil requirements for potted Tiger Juniper are sandy. You can choose peat soil or rotting leaf soil plus half of sand and a small amount of organic fertilizer to configure the soil suitable for Tiger Juniper to grow. It is also possible to use the cultured soil pad horn as the base fertilizer, and the fertilizer should not contain oil, which will cause the roots of the tiger thorn plum to rot, and apply organic fertilizer every 15 days or so during the growth period of the tiger thorn plum, and stop fertilizing the tiger thorn plum after the beginning of autumn.

2, watering method

Tiger thorn plum drought resistance belongs to a multi-meat plant, in summer due to high weather temperature, water is easy to evaporate, so every day to plant watering, but watering can not make the pot water, if has been in the water condition, tiger thorn plum roots easy to rot serious plant will die.

In spring and autumn, it is necessary to irrigate the plum tree thoroughly at one time, and then water it when it is dry, and then water it in winter when the soil surface layer is completely dried. This watering method can make the plum tree grow to get the water needed, and can also ensure the oxygen needed for the root respiration of the plum tree in the soil, which is conducive to the healthy growth of the plum tree. Also pay special attention to one point, in the flowering period of tiger thorn plum must not be watered too much, otherwise it will make the flower buds of tiger thorn plum fall off, but also easy to cause root rot.

3. Fertilization method

Tiger thorn plum does not need to apply a lot of fertilizer, as long as the spring of the year when the application of 2-3 thin fertilizer, and in its growth period as long as the application of a decomposed thin cake fertilizer water can be reduced in autumn, if the application of nitrogen fertilizer too much will make it only long leaves do not bloom. To increase the number of buds and brighten the color of the flowers, phosphate can be applied 1-2 times during the budding period.

4. Light and temperature requirements

The most suitable growth temperature for Tiger Juniper is about 20 degrees Celsius. Flowers can bloom all the time. If the temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius, it will enter dormancy and all the leaves will fall off until new leaves grow in the next year. During this period of time, the soil must be kept dry. However, when the temperature is lower than 0 degrees Celsius, Tiger Juniper will die because of cold.

During flowering, sufficient light can make the color of flowers more beautiful and can also increase the flowering time. On the contrary, insufficient light will make the color of flowers darker. For a long time in the shade, the flower will not bloom or rarely bloom.

5. Proper pruning

To properly prune the flowering branches of tiger thorn plum can make tiger thorn plum bloom more, if the main branch is too long, the flowering amount will be reduced a lot, should cut short too long and inconsistent flowering branches, can grow two new flowering branches, cut once a year, after a few years, the whole tiger thorn plum will bloom a lot of flowers.

The Tiger's Note.

1. Bamboo chips and sticks should be used as supports to make tiger thorn plum more upright, and bamboo chips can also be tied into their favorite shapes to make them more beautiful.

2, tiger thorn plum branches cut regret secretion of white juice, this juice is toxic, prohibited to eat.

The temperature of tiger thorn plum should not be lower than 12 degrees Celsius, otherwise it will affect the quality of flowering.

4. Tiger thorn plum is prone to stem blight and rot disease. It can be protected with 50% captan 800 times solution, sprayed once every 15 days, and also protected against whiteflies and scale insects with 50% fenitrothion 1500 times solution.