How to raise pitcher plants, breeding methods and matters needing attention

Nepenthes may not be well understood by many people, and it is not very common in life. It generally lives in tropical areas and belongs to tropical plants. Nepenthes is famous for catching mosquitoes and is known as an insectivorous plant. So how do pitchers grow? Below and Xiaobian together to understand the cultivation technology of Nepenthes!

How to raise pitcher plants

1, soil: soil to loose, fertile and breathable rotten leaf soil or peat soil is good. A mixture of peat soil, moss, charcoal and fir bark is commonly used in potted plants.

2. Watering: Nepenthes are sensitive to water. Nepenthes can only grow normally under high humidity conditions, and water should be sprayed frequently during the growth period, 4~5 times a day. If the temperature changes too much, too dry, will affect the formation of leaf cages.

3. Sunshine: Nepenthes is an epiphytic plant, which often grows under large forests or on the north side of rocks. The natural conditions are semi-shady. Under the direct sunlight in summer, shade must be provided, otherwise the leaves are easy to burn and directly affect the development of leaf cages. However, under long-term dark conditions, the cage formation is slow and small, and the cage surface color is dim.

4. Temperature: The optimum temperature for the growth of Nepenthes is 25~30℃, 21~30℃ from March to September, and 18~24℃ from September to March of the following year. Winter temperature is not lower than 16℃, plant stops growing below 15℃, leaf edge suffers freezing injury below 10℃.

Fertilization: Nepenthes do not need special fertilization, because Nepenthes can usually feed on insects to convert nutrients, if Nepenthes have insects to eat, no more fertilization.

6, pests: Nepenthes often leaf spot disease and scale insect damage. Leaf spot disease with 50% Zineb WP 1000 times solution spraying. Scale insects were sprayed with 40% dimethoate emulsifiable concentrate 2000 times.

Nepenthes cultivation methods and precautions

1. Temperature requirements

Nepenthes is a tropical plant that likes high temperatures and grows rapidly at 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. However, when the temperature is too low, Nepenthes stops growing. In winter, in order to avoid Nepenthes freezing, protective measures should be taken to ensure that the indoor temperature is not lower than 10℃.

2. Requirements for light

Nepenthes is a tropical plant that can grow in sunlight but is afraid of strong light. In summer, pay attention to sun protection. The usual practice is to put up a sunscreen. However, do not move Nepenthes directly to shade to avoid direct sunlight. If Nepenthes has less light, slow growth, and small or no cages, it is not called Nepenthes.

3. Requirements for moisture

Nepenthes plants need a lot of water to grow, and in the summer, when the temperature is higher, they are watered 2-3 times a day. Spray as much water as possible on the branches and leaves. When the temperature is low, reduce the watering frequency appropriately and keep the soil moist.

4. Nutrient requirements

Nepenthes plants actually grow well without fertilizer, but fertilizer makes them stronger and faster. Appropriate application of organic fertilizer, but after fertilization to timely watering. No organic fertilizer can also choose ordinary chemical fertilizer, but to apply less, too much fertilizer, will cause plants to wither. Or apply leaf fertilizer, fertilizer efficiency is better.

5. Environmental requirements

Usually will choose hanging basket planting, grow out of the pig cage will hang down below, good maintenance, pig cage all bright luster, very beautiful.

6. Precautions

Nepenthes plants are vines that need to be attached to grow upright, so build a support for Nepenthes plants and choose a larger pot to plant. Large and heavy pots are more stable and will not collapse easily.

Is Nepenthes poisonous?

Nepenthes are poisonous. Nepenthes is a toxic plant, in terms of use, its toxicity is dangerous, so to be used with caution, can not be used indiscriminately; but used in family farming to do viewing there is no toxicity at all, because Nepenthes has a strange shape, with a unique organ to absorb nutrients-insect trap, it will fly in flies, insects and so on when they fall on it to eat those insects; Nepenthes juice toxic, can not be eaten by mistake, otherwise it is more dangerous.

What if the cage of Nepenthes withers?

In general, Nepenthes cage will wither after about 2 months to 3 months. This is a normal phenomenon and there is no need to worry.

Nepenthes, like any other plant, cages are equivalent to flowers. Flowers wither, and cages are no exception. However, Nepenthes cages last longer. It should be noted that one leaf of Nepenthes generally can only grow one cage.

Through the above content, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding of the cultivation technology of Nepenthes. In fact, there are some people in life who will raise pitcher plants at home, but Xiaobian thinks that if there are children at home, it is best not to raise pitcher plants, be careful of children eating poisoning by mistake.