How to reproduce leaves of umbrella bamboo

Umbrella bamboo, also known as umbrella grass and windmill grass, is named because its leaves are shaped like open umbrella bones. It is cultivated in the north and south provinces of China as an ornamental plant; it is native to Africa and widely distributed in the great lakes of forests and grasslands and swamps on the edge of rivers. So how do umbrella bamboos reproduce with leaves?

How do umbrella bamboos reproduce with leaves?

Umbrella bamboo cannot reproduce with leaves. Umbrella bamboo can be propagated by stem insertion, plant propagation, sowing and propagation.

1. Separate plants are propagated so that they are fast and sturdy. The method is to split the tufted umbrella bamboo into a small clump (about 4 to 6 plants) in April and May every spring, and plant it in a 20 cm flowerpot with pre-prepared organic fertilizer garden soil. Then dig a trench in the clearing, the depth can bury the flowerpot. Bury all the pots in the soil and pour water once a day, and new shoots will sprout after 30 to 60 days.

2, cutting propagation: Umbelmoschus cutting can be carried out all year round, cut the robust terminal bud diameter section 3~5cm, slightly trim the umbrella leaves (bracts), insert them into the sand, make the umbrella leaves tile close to the sand, keep the bed moist and the air moist, room temperature 20: 25 ℃, about 20 days in the involucral bracts will send out many small umbrella-shaped bracts and adventitious roots.

How to raise umbrella bamboo?

The soil of umbrella bamboo can be disinfected and sterilized by draining, breathable, neutral loam or peat soil containing humus. Umbrella bamboo likes water, regular water supply to keep moist, but also need to spray water to maintain humidity. Compound fertilizer can be used if base fertilizer is applied when changing pots and 1-2 times in spring and autumn. The suitable temperature for growth is about 15-25 ℃, which is moved to keep warm indoors in winter. It can withstand shade, but it needs to provide plenty of sunshine.