Culture method of false epiphyllum

False epiphyllum is a very good-looking ornamental plant with blooming flowers. Many people like to raise a pot at home. What are the breeding methods of false epiphyllum?

1. Basin soil requirements

False epiphyllum can be planted with rotten leaf soil, peat soil and river sand, and fill some broken tiles in the lower part of the basin to enhance air permeability and drainage. If it is the maintenance of the hanging basin, you can use moss as the substrate.

2. Temperature requirement

False epiphyllum likes to be warm, and the suitable temperature for growth is 15 ℃-25 ℃. Not cold-resistant, the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 5 ℃ and not resistant to high temperature, and the plant will be dormant at high temperature. The formation of flower buds is related to sunshine and temperature. Under the conditions of 10 ℃ and short sunshine, flower buds can be formed in about 50 days; flower buds can be inhibited when they are more than 15 ℃; and it is difficult to form flower buds when they are more than 20 ℃.

3. Lighting requirements

False flowers like sufficient scattered light, avoid strong light exposure. Pay attention to shade and ventilation when the summer and autumn light is strong, and plenty of sunshine is needed in winter.

4. Watering requirements

False flowers are not tolerant to drought, and the pot soil should be kept moist during growth. But avoid pots of stagnant water, and avoid too much Rain Water. After the end of flowering, there is a dormant period of 2-3 weeks. It is necessary to control watering and keep the basin soil slightly moist.

In the dormant period of high temperature in summer and autumn, the plant absorptive capacity decreases, such as poor management, there will be a large number of stem nodes falling off, and even root rot and death. Rain should be prevented and watering should be controlled. Watering should also be controlled in winter.

5. Fertilization requirements

It is appropriate to apply fertilizer thinly once a month during the growth of false epiphyllum in spring and autumn. When high temperature in summer and autumn and low temperature in winter, fertilizer should be stopped.

6. Pruning

When dormant after anthesis, the plant should be pruned once to cut off the weak and dense branches so as to promote the growth of new buds in spring and blossom more in the future. The growth potential of the old plant cultivated for 2-3 years began to decline and needed to be reproduced and renewed.

7. Pest control

The main diseases of false epiphyllum are leaf spot and Fusarium wilt, which can be treated with 50% carbendazim. The pest of false epiphyllum is the harm of red spider, which can be sprayed with 40% dimethoate EC.

Generally speaking, false epiphyllum is very good to breed, as long as choose fertile sandy loam, the temperature is controlled at 15-25 degrees, scattered light is given every day, fertilizer and watering are properly applied to grow healthily.