How to spend the winter with a string of red

A string of red, also known as firecracker red, ivory red, like a warm and sunny environment. Not cold-resistant, semi-overcast, avoid frost, snow and high temperature, afraid of stagnant water and alkaline soil. So, how to spend the winter with a string of red?

First, how to spend the winter with a string of red?

Winter does not need maintenance, because a string of red is an annual plant, so it will die when it comes to winter, and it will generally be replanted in the spring of the following year.

Second, how to reproduce a string of red?

1. Sowing and reproduction

There is no limit to the sowing season in North China, and spring is suitable for other areas. A bunch of saffron blossoms late, and spring sowers bloom from September to October. If you want to advance flowering or harvest seeds, you should sow seeds in greenhouse or hotbed at the beginning of March. A small amount of base fertilizer was applied in the sowing bed, the bed surface was leveled and watered through, sown after water infiltration, covered with a thin layer of soil, and the seeds germinated 8-10 days after sowing. It blossoms in about 100 days and blossoms in about two months.

2. Cuttage propagation

It is more suitable for March to May or September to October, combined with top bud removal. Select robust plants, cut branches of 12cm to 15cm, insert them in prepared potted soil, and immediately water shade after insertion to reduce water evaporation.

Third, a string of red ornamental value

A string of red commonly used safflower varieties, when the autumn is crisp, the flowers are dense and colorful. It is often used as the main material of flower beds. It can also be planted in banded flower beds or naturally planted on the edge of the forest. it is often arranged with light yellow canna, dwarf marigold, light blue or water pink water peony, emerald chrysanthemum, short thistle and so on. A series of red dwarf varieties are more suitable for flower beds, and white flower varieties have better ornamental effect except for matching with safflower varieties. In general, the ornamental value of white flower and purple flower variety is lower than that of safflower variety.

A string of red flowers blossoms beautifully. They are the most commonly cultivated herbaceous flowers in Chinese cities and gardens. Interested friends can also grow them at home.