How to raise the imperial concubine bamboo

Guifei bamboo is a kind of mottled bamboo, is Gramineae, Phyllostachys trees or shrubs bamboo plants. Poles have purple-brown or light brown spots, with practical and ornamental, loved by people. So, how do you raise bamboo?

1. Selection of soil cultivation

It prefers to grow in soft, well-drained loam soil, acidic or neutral, with a pH of 4.5-7.0. Vermiculite or peat soil can be mixed with pearlite, such a matrix is very suitable, conducive to survival. Be sure to avoid heavy clay loam, alkaline loam is not suitable.

II. Watering

Moisture is very important in this respect. It likes moisture but is afraid of standing water. Just start planting to water thoroughly, then keep wet, but also need to spray water mist on the leaves. According to seasonal changes, summer 1-2 days of watering, winter water demand is less, so should reduce the amount of water, but can not be watered. If you find that the leaves are bent, it means that the plants are short of water and should be watered immediately.

III. Fertilization

Fertilizer application is generally based on compound fertilizer, and appropriate additional nutrients should be added after survival. Supplement nutrients in time during the growth stage, the concentration should not be too high, and the number of times can be increased.

IV. Illumination

Different seasons have different requirements for light. Summer can be placed in a cool place, avoid the sun exposure, appropriate shelter. In winter, it can be placed in a sunny place where it can be exposed to light.

V. Pest control

Insect pests are mainly bamboo aphids, bamboo scale insects, etc., can be sprayed with pesticides. The main diseases are coal pollution disease, witches 'broom disease, etc., so it is necessary to prune the diseased plants in time.

Guifei bamboo is a potted bamboo that is relatively easy to raise, but pay attention to the first time after the pot is filled with water, and then keep the pot soil moist,"dry and thoroughly watered", not too much watering, otherwise it is easy to rot the roots.