The Culture method of Baolian Lantern Flower

Baolian Lantern likes slightly acidic soil that is rich in humus, loose and well drained. To grow in a semi-shady environment with high temperature, humidity and scattered light, shade should be maintained in summer and sufficient light should be maintained in winter; the best growth temperature should be kept at 19 ℃, no less than 16 ℃ in winter, and the humidity should always be kept at about 80%. Apply nitrogen fertilizer in spring and potash fertilizer in summer, once a week. Attention should be paid to diseases and insect pests such as leaf spot, stem rot, whitefly and shell insects.

1. Soil: Baolian Lantern likes slightly acidic soil that is rich in humus, loose and well drained. Coarse peat can be mixed with the soil to make it grow better. Changing the basin should be carried out every spring, adding new soil appropriately and keeping the soil moist.

two。 Temperature: Baolian lantern is suitable for growing in a semi-shady environment with high temperature, humidity and scattered light, which can not let the sun shine directly in summer and needs to be covered with a sunshade net, while sufficient light is needed in early spring and winter. The best growth temperature should be kept at 19 ℃ 21 ℃, no less than 16 mol in winter, and the humidity should always be kept at 80%.

3. Watering: Baolian Lantern needs to keep the basin soil moist during the growing period, which can neither be dry nor waterlogged. When the temperature is lower than 20 ℃, the surface layer of the substrate is dried and then watered. Note that when Baolian lantern is in florescence, it should not be watered frequently, which will lead to falling flowers and shorten the flowering period. In addition to normal watering in summer, water should be sprayed frequently to the plant and its surroundings to moisturize, and dust can be washed away from the leaf area.

4. Fertilization: when Baolian lamp is in bloom, the humidity should not be too high. When the color of the bud changes, move it to a place with a slightly higher temperature to prevent the bud from falling. Its natural flowering period is from February to June, and it can blossom all the year round if it is maintained in a greenhouse. Baolian Lantern applies more nitrogen fertilizer in spring, more potash fertilizer in summer, adding fertilizer once a week, and the proportion of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should be balanced during the growing period.

5. Pest control: when diseases such as leaf spot and stem rot occur in Baolian lantern, spray with 1000 times of methyl topiramate wettable powder. Whitefly, shell insects and other pests are sprayed with 1000 times of 50% dichlorvos EC.

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