How to raise potted pink palm to look good?

Pink palm is a kind of flower native to tropical rain forest, it is also a variety of flamingo family, pink palm scientific name pink champion, because its flowers are pink color, and green leaf color form a special impact beautiful. A lot of people raise pink palm flowering short and flowers smaller color is not bright enough, in fact, these are usually caused by improper maintenance problems, then potted pink palm how to raise it?

1. Soil conditions

In the cultivation of powder palm should be loose and breathable, good water permeability, and can maintain water and fertilizer soil is appropriate, the best soil contains certain nutrients, can choose rotten leaf soil or peat soil plus some pearlite or coal sand residue, base fertilizer mixed into nutrient soil. Some broken bricks can be added to the bottom of the basin to facilitate drainage.

2, watering method

The powder palm likes wet and fears drought. It should always keep the soil moist. In summer, it can be watered according to the dry and wet degree of the soil. It should be watered once or twice a day. Do not let the pot accumulate water to avoid damaging the roots. Especially in winter, it should be watered less. If there is too much water, the roots will rot. Moisture to slightly acid is best, can choose pH value between 4.5-5 moisture. During the dry season, plants should also be sprayed with water.

3. Lighting conditions

Pink palm is a shade-loving plant, it is best placed in a place with shade, but it cannot be completely exposed to the light source, which will make the plant lack color light. In the sun, it should be given a certain shade so that it is not completely exposed to the sun. However, when the sun is weak in winter, there is no need to block it, and it can be safely placed in the sun.

4, the temperature should be appropriate

Pink palm likes warm, afraid of cold, so summer should prevent high temperature, winter should prevent freezing damage. Suitable for growth temperature of 19-25 degrees, below 13 degrees, the plant into dormancy, should be placed in the house or wrapped in plastic bags to prevent freezing. When the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, it will stop growing. Generally, when it is above 25 degrees, it is necessary to open windows for ventilation to alleviate the adverse effects of high temperature.

5. Fertilization method

Fertilizer can promote the growth of powder palm, fertilizer can choose liquid fertilizer or choose nitrogen phosphorus potassium ratio of 1:1:1 compound fertilizer, about every 7-12 days fertilization once, preferably in the morning or evening fertilization, the effect will be better, or regular fertilization water, is to add one or two drops of fertilizer solution in the water when watering, fertilizer water words, generally every three days can be, but only one way of fertilization can be selected, not both.

6, pest prevention

Common diseases of pollen-palm include leaf blight, root rot, etc. Leaf blight with a small spray pot spraying fungicides, such as mancozeb, bacteria poison, such as control, a month or so spray 1 time can be. Common pests are mainly termites, aphids, etc., the number is not much, available brush, brush, wet step is to get rid of.

To raise a good-looking potted powder palm must master the above six points, I hope to have some help for flower novice.