Introduction to the main points of Culture methods of Amorphophallus

Purple-backed taro is a kind of foliage plant with large leaves, dark green color and unique shape, which is often used to decorate bedrooms, living rooms, offices and other places. Now there are more and more friends who cultivate purple-backed taro in potted plants. let's take a look at the main points of the breeding method of purple-backed taro.

1. Fertilizer

In the growing period of purple back taro, we can consider applying some nitrogen fertilizer for the plant, which can also make the color of purple back taro leaves more beautiful. Of course, the best time to spray is before the dew dries at 8 o'clock in the morning or after sunset in the evening. The time is about to spray every 15 days, spray 3 times in a row, then stop 1 time, and then continue spraying. It should be paid special attention that the concentration of fertilization should not be too high, otherwise it is easy to cause leaf burns and cause fertilizer damage.

2. Watering

March to October is the peak growing season of purple back taro, so we need to keep the air humidity of plant growth at this time, after all, the high humidity environment is conducive to the development of taro leaves. The best watering method is spraying foliage in the morning and watering the whole plant in the evening.

The purple back bamboo taro is not tolerant to drought and requires a large amount of water, so it must be given sufficient water in the growing season to keep the basin soil often moist, but we should pay attention not to make the basin soil stagnant water, so as to avoid rotting roots. In summer and autumn, when the temperature is high and the air is dry, water is often sprayed to the leaves and around to maintain high air humidity. The temperature is relatively low after the end of autumn, so it is necessary to control the amount of watering and keep the basin soil slightly wet.

3. Potted soil

Aquaculture purple back taro basin soil can choose loose ventilation, good drainage, taboos can not let basin soil consolidation, stagnant water. Here I suggest that we should use fertile humus and porous coarse media as substrates. So my general formula is: loose rotten leaf soil plus perlite (the proportion is about half), plus a small amount of base fertilizer.

4. Light and temperature

Amorphophallus angustifolia prefers high temperature, humid and semi-shady environment, the suitable growth temperature is 20-30 ℃, and the safe overwintering temperature is 10 ℃. Guard against high temperatures in summer and cold in winter. Purple-backed bamboo taro bothers direct sunlight and grows better under indirect radiation or scattered light. Otherwise, it will lead to leaf yellowing and loss of luster, especially in summer, but it should not be placed in dark and poorly ventilated places for a long time, so as to avoid leaf yellowing and shedding.

5. Breeding taboos

Purple-backed bamboo taro is an excellent indoor shady foliage plant. In order to prevent sunlight exposure in hot summer, 70% of the light should be blocked, otherwise it is easy to cause injury. If the air humidity is low and the basin soil is dry, the edges of leaves will turn yellow and scorched. In addition, direct sunlight will also cause the edges of leaves to turn yellow and scorched.

6. Methods of reproduction

The propagation methods of purple back taro are mainly plant propagation and cutting propagation.

7. Diseases and insect pests

The common diseases and insect pests of purple back taro are white silk disease, leaf spot, shell insect, red spider and so on.