How to cultivate lotus bamboo culture methods and matters needing attention

As we all know, raising flowers and plants is not only beautiful but also self-cultivation, many people like to raise some green plants that are easy to breed and beautiful at home. Lotus bamboo is one of our favorite plants farmed at home, not only easy to raise and beautiful and generous, can purify the air, at the same time, it represents wealth and auspiciousness, rising, deeply sought after by everyone. So how to cultivate lotus bamboo?

How to raise lotus bamboo

The dragon blood tree of the family Liliaceae is an evergreen erect shrub, which is very suitable for indoor water-raised lotus bamboo. The leaves of Fugui bamboo are green, the stems are straight and round like bamboo. Leaves ovate, apex pointed, petiole base clasping. It is a very shade-tolerant plant. It still grows well and is tall and strong under weak light conditions. Can be placed indoors for a long time to watch the leaves, do not need special maintenance, as long as there is enough water, it can grow vigorously. When hydroponic culture, the rich bamboo stem will be cut into small segments of more than 20 cm as cuttings in water, as long as the cuttings can be soaked in water, they can take root and survive.

For plants that like warm, moist and scattered light, sandy loam soil with good drainage and shade is the most suitable. For fear of stagnant water, the most suitable growth temperature is 22Mel 30 ℃.

Culture method of lotus bamboo

1. Soil

It is suitable for growing in sandy soil or semi-muddy sand and alluvial clay with good drainage.

2. Watering

During the peak growth period from May to September, we should water more, keep the soil moist, rather wet than dry, but do not accumulate water or it is easy to rot the roots. High temperature period should also often use water to spray leaves and the ground, increase air humidity, and appropriately reduce the amount of water in autumn and winter.

3. Fertilization

During the growth of lotus bamboo, liquid fertilizer is applied twice a month, which can make the leaves green and green, and stop applying fertilizer in winter.

Lotus bamboo has strong adaptability and can grow well in full light, half light and shade. Like the environment of high temperature, high humidity and plenty of sunshine. Like sandy soil, avoid stagnant water, drought resistance.

4. Light and temperature

The suitable growth temperature is 20 ℃ and 28 ℃, which can withstand the low temperature of 2 Mel and 3 Mel, but it should be frost-proof in winter. The hot and humid season in summer and autumn is very beneficial to the growth of lotus bamboo, and it is the best time for its growth. It is not strict with light, so it is suitable to grow under bright scattered light. Excessive light and sun exposure will cause leaves to turn yellow, fade green, grow slowly and so on.

5. Methods of reproduction

Cut the truncated stem into 5 cm to 10 cm leafless stem nodes in spring, or the basal tip is easy to dry up. Long-term in the indoor shade part of the branch with stem tip, inserted in the clean coarse river sand, watered thoroughly, covered with plastic bags, keep the matrix moist, placed in a bright indoor place, it can take root in about 25 days. Or insert the cut branches into the water and take root in about half a month after 25 ℃.

Matters needing attention in Lotus Bamboo Culture

1. Disease control

Lotus bamboo is often caused by leaf spot, stem rot and root rot, which can be sprayed with 100 times Bordeaux solution for many times. The common pests of lotus bamboo are thrips and scale insects, which are sprayed with 1000 times omethoate EC.

2. The leaves are yellowing

Lotus bamboo leaves turn yellow because of lack of fertilizer or lack of light or burns. You need to pay attention when you breed it.

Treatment of yellowing of lotus bamboo leaves

1. Lighting

Lotus bamboo likes a cool environment, but it can't always stay out of the sun and occasionally move out for photosynthesis to make the plant's leaves greener and more beautiful. When moving out to bask in the sun, avoid the sun when the light is strong. Otherwise, the strong light will burn the leaves, and it is not good to have macula.

2. Water and fertilizer

If the concentration of fertilizer is high or if there is too much fertilizer, you should stop fertilization immediately and wash part of the fertilizer with a large amount of washing.

If the leaves are yellow caused by lack of fertilizer, then usually apply thin fertilizer frequently and add some alum water at the right time. In addition, lotus bamboo is a foliage plant, which should be fertilized mainly with nitrogen fertilizer to make the leaves dark green and fresh.

Through the above content, I believe you have a certain understanding of the planting technology of lotus bamboo. In fact, lotus bamboo is also a kind of rich bamboo, but its plant shape will look relatively small. Although it is called lotus bamboo, it does not blossom. Like rich bamboo, it belongs to evergreen plants.