Florescence of Lingxiao

Lingxiao flower, also known as Ziwei, five-claw dragon, safflower inverted water lotus, upside down hanging golden bell, Shangshu dragon, abortive flower, rattan flower, is a kind of climbing vine, is one of the famous garden flowers. When will it bloom? How do you plant it?

When is the florescence of Lingxiao?

The florescence of Lingxiao is from May to August. When the flowers bloom, the Corolla is bright red on the inside and orange on the outside.

How to grow Lingxiao flowers?

1. Basin soil

Lingxiao flower for the choice of pot soil requires good permeability, but also in the deep pot can be planted. You can use the soil of the vegetable garden (garden) to add base fertilizer and then plant, or you can go directly to the flower market to buy culture soil.

two。 Planting

Lingxiao can be propagated by inserting pole, pressing strip and dividing plant. 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.

3. Daily maintenance

Watering: Lingxiao flower needs to be watered frequently during its growth period. Watering should be appropriate, keep the basin slightly wet but not stagnant as much as possible, and keep the soil in the basin dry and slightly moist when dormant.

Fertilization: Lingxiao flowers like fertilizer, good wet, after sprouting in spring, we should strengthen water and fertilizer management. Liquid fertilizer is usually applied 1-2 times a month. In winter, Lingxiao flowers are also hibernating when they enter the dormancy period, when there is no need to apply fertilizer.

Shed pruning: planted in a shed, in order to promote exuberant growth and luxuriant flowering, the slender, winter withered and crowded branches can be cut off before sprouting in early spring to make them ventilated and transparent, which is conducive to growth and flowering.

Although the diseases and insect pests of Lingxiao flower are relatively few, it is still necessary to control aphids in the spring and autumn season, and pesticides can be sprayed in advance.