How to raise the longevity flower of the palace lantern (pruning method) the propagation method of longevity flower of the palace lantern

The longevity flower of the palace lantern is a kind of reddish flower, which gets its name because it looks like a small palace lantern. Palace lantern longevity flower is a very ornamental potted plant, which is very popular in the market at present, and many people like to buy some and raise them at home. So a lot of people want to know how to cultivate it.

How to raise longevity flowers in palace lanterns (pruning method)

1, the palace lantern longevity flowers like the sunny growth environment, so most of the time should be placed in the sun, should receive at least 4 hours of light every day, in order to ensure strong growth, but in midsummer noon should pay attention to shade. In order to let the palace lantern longevity flower receive light evenly, it is appropriate to rotate the flowerpot 180 degrees every half month, so as to avoid partial crown and reduce its ornamental value.

2. Although the longevity flower of the palace lantern can grow in the semi-shade, the stem and thin leaves are thin and the flowers are few and light, which is far less luxuriant than the sunny place. If it is placed in a shady environment for a long time, the longevity flower of the palace lantern is very easy to lose its leaves and do not blossom. If it has already flowered, then its color will become more and more dim, and then fall off and wither. After the longevity flowers of the palace lantern bloom, the stem of the flowers should be cut off immediately to facilitate the next wave of flowers to open.

3. There should be certain ways and means when pruning. In general, we cut off the second pair of leaves and branches under the flower branches, and after a little more time, they will sprout again and blossom for a second time. You can also start a big pruning after the flower fade every year. Before July, you only need to leave about 3 centimeters of branches, and the rest can be completely cut off without leaves. The last thing to remember is to change the basin to apply fertilizer when pruning, and the cut branches can also be planted or hydroponically planted. Soon, it will grow a lot of buds again, and then it can keep its plants at a distance of 10 to 15 centimeters, and then remove them.

The Propagation method of Longevity Flower in Palace Lantern

1. Branch cutting. Like ordinary longevity flowers, palace lantern longevity flowers are easy to propagate with branches, which is why many flower friends can use surface mail to share palace lantern longevity flowers and branches. the main thing to pay attention to cutting is the medium. conditional flower friends can use pure vermiculite or perlite to cut, of course, other media, the most difficult should be garden soil and some other poor water permeability soil cutting.

2. Leaf propagation. The palace lantern longevity flower leaves can send out fine roots in about a week, and the leaves can have seedlings more than 10 days later. The specific method is to use flowerpot trays or other containers. The root of the leaf is facing up (the actual key to take the leaf to be broken off by hand rather than with a knife) and so on for 1-2 days after the wound is dry, spray some water a little and put it in a cool place. Do not spray the leaves with more water every day. It is recommended not to soak in water.

Matters needing attention in longevity flower culture of palace lantern

1. Fertilization at flowering stage. The flowering period of longevity flowers is long, and everyone has different habits. if you fertilize regularly, you should maintain it, break the commandment of not applying fertilizer during the flowering period, and apply thin nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once a month to ensure that the plants will not grow badly because of lack of fertilizer.

2. To set up support. When the palace lantern longevity flower plant growth and height, bamboo pole support should be set up. Otherwise, the growing stems and leaves will be stagnant and unattractive.

Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests of longevity flowers in palace lanterns

There are mainly powdery mildew and leaf blight, which can be sprayed with 65% Dysen zinc wettable powder 600 times. Insect pests are harmful to leaves and shoots by shell insects and aphids, which can be sprayed and controlled with 1000 times of dimethoate EC. Therefore, in breeding, we should also pay attention to the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, in case it will affect the growth of plants.

Palace lantern longevity flower in breeding, need to have a certain understanding of its growth habits, it is a light-loving plant, but not resistant to high temperature, so it needs to be exposed to the sun and shade in time. There are also some tricks in pruning. There are some introductions above. I hope it will be of some help to you.