The method of spreading seeds of water lilies

Water lily is a very beautiful ornamental plant, which has been regarded as the embodiment of holiness and beauty since ancient times, and is often used as a sacrifice to the goddess. So what is the way that water lilies propagate their seeds?

I. the method of spreading seeds of water lilies

In nature, water lilies spread their seeds by water. The ripe fruit of the water lily falls from it, and with the passage of time, the pulp decays and the seeds are exposed, and then with the passage of the water level, the seeds float elsewhere, and the seeds float, thus achieving the effect of transmission.

There are 40-50 species of water lilies in the world, which are mainly divided into two categories: cold-tolerant and non-cold-tolerant. Cold-tolerant water lilies are mainly distributed in subtropical and temperate regions, while non-cold-tolerant water lilies are mainly distributed in the tropics. The more famous water lilies in the world are Egyptian white water lilies, Mexican yellow water lilies, Indian red water lilies and so on. Water lilies are also widely distributed in China, from Yunnan in the south, to the northeast in the north, and to Xinjiang in the west.

2. Artificial propagation of water lilies

The sleeping lotus is colorful and beautiful, and is praised as the "goddess in the water". Water lilies can be planted in ponds and potted in houses. There are two main methods of artificial propagation: ramet and sowing.

In ramet propagation, cold-tolerant species are usually carried out in March-April before germination in early spring, while non-cold-tolerant species have high requirements for air temperature and water temperature, so they can not be divided until around the middle of May. When ramet, first dig out the rhizome, select the rhizome with full new buds, cut into 8-10cm long root segments, each segment with at least one bud, and then plant.

Water lilies can also be sowed and propagated, that is, they are transferred to water after blooming, and before the fruit is ripe, the flowers are wrapped in gauze bags so that the seeds fall into the bag after the fruit is broken. After harvesting, the seeds must still be stored in water, such as dry storage will lose the ability to germinate. Sowing in March-April, the basin soil was sown with fertile clayey loam, covered with soil 1cm after sowing seeds, pressed and immersed in water, the water surface was 3-4cm higher than the basin soil, and the basin soil was covered with glass and placed in a warm place in the sun to increase the temperature in the basin. The suitable sowing temperature is 25-30 ℃. After about half a month, it can blossom in the second year.

The above is the relevant knowledge about the reproduction of water lilies. Friends who have maintenance of water lilies at home can also breed water lilies on their own and let the fragrance of flowers float all over the room.