Culture method of Powder Palm (Fire Crane Flower)

Pink palm, also known as fire crane flower, pink champion, pink palm flowers are unique, colorful, is a popular flower, today the editor will introduce to you the breeding method of pink palm.

1. Soil selection

In the cultivation of powder palm, we should choose the soil that is loose and permeable, good water permeability, and can maintain water and fertilizer. It is best that the soil contains certain nutrients. You can choose rotten leaf soil or peat soil to add some perlite or coal sand slag and base fertilizer to form nutritious soil. Some broken bricks or ceramsite can be added at the bottom of the basin to facilitate drainage and ventilation.

2. Watering

Pink palm likes wet and afraid of drought, should always keep the soil moist, watering the soil according to the degree of dryness and humidity in summer, about once a day or two, but do not let stagnant water in the basin, lest damage the roots, cause root rot and affect plant growth, especially in winter, should reduce watering, if too much water, will make the root rot, the pH value of water is the best, you can choose water with a PH value between 4.5 and 5, in the dry season The leaves of the plant should also be sprayed with water.

3. Lighting

Pink palm is a shade-loving plant, it is best to put it in a place with sunshade, but it can not be completely out of contact with the light source, which will make the plant lack of color light. It should be shielded when it is in the sun, so that it is not completely exposed to the sun. But when the sun is weak in winter, it is not necessary to cover it. If it is in most areas, you can rest assured to put it in the outdoor sun, but if it is Guangdong, Hainan and other sunny places. It's best to use shade.

4. Temperature

Pink palm likes warmth and is afraid of cold, so it should be protected against high temperature in summer and frost injury in winter. When the growth temperature is 19-25 degrees Celsius, below 13 degrees Celsius, the plant enters the dormant period, it should be put in the house or wrapped in plastic bags to prevent frost damage. When the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, it will stop growing. When the temperature is more than 25 degrees, windows are needed to ventilate to alleviate the adverse effects of high temperature.

5. Fertilization

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

6. Diseases and insect pests

The common diseases of pink palm are leaf blight, root rot and so on. Leaf blight is controlled by spraying fungicides with small spray pots, such as mancozeb and Shiduqing, which can be sprayed once a month or so. The common pests are mainly termites and aphids. When the number is small, brushes, brushes and wet steps can be used to get rid of the disease. If it is more serious, it needs to be controlled with chemicals.

The pink palm is delicate and lovely, and the flowers you like can be planted in a pot.