Does Ling Xiaohua want to hit the top?

Lingxiao flower is a climbing vine of Liriodendron family and Lingxiao family, which is distributed in central China. It likes warm, humid, sunny environment and is slightly shady. So, do you need to hit the top when raising Lingxiao flowers?

First, does Lingxiaohua hit the top?

Ling Xiaohua is going to hit the top. Topping is to remove its top advantage, so that the plant grows short, the more lateral buds, more flowers, the whole shape will be good-looking.

Second, the cultivation techniques of Lingxiao flower.

1. Methods of reproduction

Lingxiao can be propagated by inserting pole, pressing strip and dividing plant. Choose sunny, well-drained, deep and fertile loam for planting.

Inserting rods can be carried out in both spring and summer, and thicker annual branches can be selected. Cut the cuttings of 10cm to 15cm, cut off the leaves, and then insert the cuttings into the soil according to the row spacing of 15cm to 20cm and the plant spacing of 5cm. Press and water the cuttings.

It is covered with plastic film in spring to keep a high temperature and a certain humidity, the general temperature is 23-25 ℃, and it takes root about 20 days after insertion. If you cut the stem with air root, it will be easier to survive.

2. Main points of cultivation

(1) fertilization

Lingxiao flowers like to be fat and wet, so it is necessary to strengthen water and fertilizer management after sprouting in spring. Liquid fertilizer is usually applied once or twice a month.

(2) watering

Flowering to maintain a certain temperature, pot soil is not suitable for dry, but not too wet.

(3) pruning

Scaffolding planting, in order to promote exuberant growth and luxuriant flowering, can cut off the slender, winter withered and crowded branches before sprouting in early spring to make them ventilated and transparent, which is conducive to growth and flowering.

(4) Disease and pest management

Lingxiao flower has few diseases and insect pests, but it is easy to be harmed by aphids in the dry season of spring and autumn, so attention should be paid to timely control.