When does crape myrtle bloom and how to plant crape myrtle

Crape myrtle is also called full red, because the flowering period is long, the flowers are very distinctive, noble and elegant, representing intellectual women, so they have a very high appearance and are loved by people, so how do the beautiful crape myrtle flowers be planted? let's learn about its specific planting method together with the editor.

When will the crape myrtle bloom?

The flowering period of crape myrtle is very long, which can last from June to September, so it has the nickname of "hundred days red".

How to plant crape myrtle

1. Soil: crape myrtle has strong environmental adaptability, which is suitable for general culture soil. If possible, deep and fertile sandy soil can be selected for cultivation.

2. Watering: crape myrtle can resist drought and avoid waterlogging. It can be watered once before sprouting in spring and frozen water once after falling leaves in autumn. At other times, pay attention to "do not dry or water". Water should be watered 1-3 times in spring drought; waterlogging should be done well in rainy season to avoid rotting roots caused by stagnant water; generally, watering is not needed in autumn.

3. Illumination: crape myrtle needs sufficient light for its growth, otherwise it will cause few or no flowers in the flowering period, and even weaken the growth of the whole plant.

4. Temperature: the growing crape myrtle plant has strong cold resistance, but the cold protection and heat preservation of the seedlings must be done well.

After the cultivation has reached more than three years old, the heat preservation can be stopped.

5. Fertilization: it is similar to the time of watering, fertilizing once before sprouting in spring and once after defoliation in autumn. Human feces and urine or sesame sauce dregs can be applied to promote plant growth in the coming year, and flowering more luxuriantly and brightly.

Factors affecting the flowering of crape myrtle

1. The room temperature is too high in winter

Too high room temperature affects the normal dormancy of plants, so that the physiological effects are still exuberant and the consumption of nutrients leads to premature sprouting and leafing, and in the coming year, there will be few or no flowers because of the weakness of plants in the normal growing period.

2. The soil contains high salinity and alkali.

The most suitable soil for crape myrtle growth is slightly acidic and neutral, while planting in soils with a saline-alkali content of more than 0.1% and a pH of more than 7.5 will affect the normal growth and flowering of the plant.

3. The light temperature is not suitable.

The origin of crape myrtle is mainly in high temperature climate, so we should pay attention to maintain the temperature suitable for the normal growth of plants, otherwise it will affect its normal physiological function and lead to non-flowering.

4. Excessive or insufficient water and fertilizer

In the growing period of crape myrtle, if excessive water and fertilizer is applied, it is easy to cause branches and leaves to grow, and most of the nutrients originally supplied to flower buds and buds are consumed by organs such as roots, stems and leaves, which leads to the lack of nutrients needed for flower buds during flowering period. if there is a shortage of water and fertilizer during the flowering period, it will inhibit the normal growth of the plant, and it is also prone to the phenomenon of few flowers or no flowers.

Pruning method of crape myrtle flower

After sprouting in spring, the shoot should be picked once when the new shoot grows to 10 cm, leaving only 2-3 buds at the base, which will soon grow 2-3 branches. When the branches grow 6-7 leaves, they can control the tree shape and promote the branches to blossom more. Although the inflorescence of the flower will become smaller and the leaves will become smaller, it can improve the ornamental value.

Crape myrtle flowering is one of its major features, temperature, light, water and fertilizer will affect its flowering, so we should pay special attention to these aspects. In addition, if you want crape myrtle to grow better, you might as well trim its branches. This is more conducive to its flowering. In order to see beautiful flowers, it is worth the effort.