How to grow snake chrysanthemum planting methods and matters needing attention

Snake chrysanthemum is a very beautiful flower plant, which originated in Mexico and is now grown all over the country. Its flowers are similar to sunflowers in color and shape, but they are smaller and more delicate, have high ornamental value, and are deeply loved and sought after by everyone. So how to plant snake chrysanthemum in the end?

How to grow snake chrysanthemum

1. Sowing time: snake chrysanthemum is best planted in cool season, so it is sown and propagated in spring and autumn.

2. Seed germination: soak the seeds in warm water for 3-10 hours until the seeds absorb water and swell.

3. Sowing and interseedling: you can plant seeds in the open field and cultivate them in sandy loam soil. Unqualified seedlings should be pulled out in time after the seeds emerge, such as sick and fragile seedlings, so as to improve the health of the remaining seedlings and make room for them to grow. When the seedlings grow more than three leaves, they can be transplanted into the pot.

4. fertilizer and water management: snake chrysanthemum has high requirements for fertilizer and water, and nutrients must be replenished in time during the peak growth period. it is necessary to follow the principle of frequent application of nitrogen fertilizer, maintain the balance of nutrient elements, and apply solid fertilizer after flowering. The soil of snake chrysanthemum must have good permeability and good drainage, and water should not be watered much.

5. Plant management: snakes will grow tall without coring a single plant, so in order to make the lateral branches differentiate more, we need to top and pick the heart, and the plant can be picked when the plant is ten meters high. Snake chrysanthemum is easy to produce aphids, so it should be sprayed frequently and placed in a ventilated and visible place.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of snake chrysanthemum

1. Light. Snake chrysanthemum likes light and generally needs plenty of light, but it can still withstand semi-shade.

2. Temperature. When raising snake chrysanthemum, it should be noted that snake chrysanthemum is afraid of extreme heat and is not resistant to cold.

3. Water and fertilizer. Snake chrysanthemum in breeding, it is generally necessary to maintain a high air humidity, to maintain sufficient moisture, not too dry. It is, and it can't be caught in the rain. Generally, you can keep the air humidity between 65% and 75%.

When fertilizing, it is generally followed to apply fertilizer diligently and lightly, and to maintain a balance of elements. In the growing season to maintain adequate water and fertilizer, after flowering to properly control fertilization.

4. Pay attention to breeding. Snake chrysanthemum likes a wet environment, but it should not be too wet and fertilized too much, which will do harm to fertilizer. When the flowering lasts for a long time, you can apply some fertilizer to the roots. At the same time, note that if you apply too much fertilizer, the plant is easy to lodge.

5. Reproduction. The reproduction of snake chrysanthemum is generally sown and can be sown in spring and autumn.

Florescence Control of Snake Chrysanthemum

Snake chrysanthemum likes a climate with plenty of light and cool and dry. When raising snake chrysanthemum, sowing reproduction and cutting propagation can be adopted. It can be sown in spring and autumn, and blossom in the spring of the following year.

In the cultivation of snake chrysanthemum, control water and fertilizer, do not water and fertilizer is too large, resulting in plant overgrowth or even lodging, proper control of water and fertilizer can make the plant short and strong, the number of flowering will be more.

If you want to control the florescence of snake chrysanthemum, you need to choose the right sowing time.

If the seeds are sown from March to April, snake chrysanthemums can blossom from May to June. If sown in June, snake chrysanthemum can blossom from August to September. If you want to bloom from March to April, snake chrysanthemum needs to be sown in September in autumn, but measures need to be taken to overwinter at this time.

The value of snake chrysanthemum

1. Medicinal value. Snake chrysanthemum has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification. Main treatment for eye swelling, acute, chronic dysentery, damp-heat dysentery. So it's also called dysentery grass.

2. Ornamental garden. The tall seedling snake chrysanthemum can be planted in the garden gap and used as the ground cover plant to let it self-sow and reproduce. Suitable for cut flowers.

3. Decorative value. Snake chrysanthemum is an annual herb native to Mexico and other Central and South American regions, characterized by a very long flowering period. It opens one after another in the sunlight, and it is also suitable to be used as a flower basket to decorate flowers.

Through the above content, I believe you have a certain understanding of snake chrysanthemum planting technology. Snake chrysanthemum is not only beautiful, high ornamental value, but also has a certain medicinal value, which can clear away heat and detoxify. Now more and more people grow snake chrysanthemum.