How to reproduce Chrysanthemum morifolium

Wood chrysanthemum is also called hibiscus, is a plant of Hibiscus genus of Malvaceae family. In plant taxonomy, its relationship with chrysanthemum is the "cousin sister" belonging to the same family. So, do you know how mums reproduce?

How does wood breed?

More in early spring or rainy season, late autumn and early winter can also be, are easy to root and survive.

In early spring, healthy plants are selected from 1-2-year-old middle and upper branches with a diameter of more than 1 cm on the mother plant as propagation materials (the selection of propagation materials can also be combined with early spring crown shaping and pruning), the branches are cut into branches with a length of 15-20 cm, and the branches are soaked in clear water for 4-6 hours to wait for cuttage.

Cuttings require ditch depth of 15 cm, ditch spacing of 20-30 cm, plant spacing of 8-10 cm. The upper end of the cuttings is exposed to the soil surface for 3-5 cm or the depth of penetration is 2/3 of that of the cuttings. After the cuttings are inserted, the soil is cultivated and compacted, and watering is timely. Cuttings take root and sprout in about 1 month.

autumn deciduous cuttage seedling, cut cuttings with 100-200 mg/L NAA solution soaked for 18-24 hours, inserted into the sand bed, timely watering, covered with agricultural film, maintain the temperature of 18 - 25 DEG C, relative humidity of more than 85%, after rooting moved to nursery cultivation.

2. What are the characteristics of wood chrysanthemum?

In Tanzania in the mountains, growing a kind of wood chrysanthemum, its petals taste sweet, people or animals smell its smell will be drowsy. If you pick a petal to taste, you will soon faint on the ground and sleep for several days in a row. Therefore, it is also known as "drunken flower."

In Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, there are also chrysanthemum trees, elephants smell will fall asleep. Wood chrysanthemum has a strong hypnotic effect, according to data records, just smell the petals can make people and animals drowsy, if eaten, there is a strong hypnotic effect, but I have not personally experienced. The hypnotized person can wake up naturally, but I don't know if there are other long-term effects.

If you really want to plant wood chrysanthemum indoors, just to be safe, you can consider doing experiments with animals first to see if they live in a room with wood chrysanthemum for a week.