How to raise epiphyllum flowers with short opening time to grow fast and bloom well?

Epiphyllum generally blossoms from 8 to 12:00 in the evening, and the flowering time is only four hours. Although many flower friends still like breeding, let's learn how epiphyllum can grow quickly and look good.

I. the basic situation of epiphyllum

1. Epiphyllum is a kind of epiphytic fleshy shrub that can grow to two to six meters, also known as Qionghua, Tanghua, Ghost Flower, Weituo Flower and so on. Epiphyllum is native to the tropical deserts of Mexico to Brazil in America, and is now widely planted all over the world.

two。 The leaves of epiphyllum are flat lanceolate or oblong, the edges of the leaves are wavy or have deep crenulate teeth, and the leaves are glabrous dark green; epiphyllum flowers grow in the lateral areoles of branches, and the white petals open at night with fragrance; the berries are long, purplish red.

3. Epiphyllum not only has high ornamental value, but also has the effect of clearing heat, relieving asthma and detoxification. It is also helpful for the treatment of constipation, constipation, pneumonia, swelling, hypertension and blood lipids.

Second, how can epiphyllum grow quickly and look good?

There are two kinds of propagation of epiphyllum: cutting and sowing, but sowing is mostly used for cross breeding, which takes at least four or five years from sowing to flowering, so it is generally not used. Cutting can be carried out from March to May, generally can be propagated in a greenhouse, and can be carried out all the year round. But usually most of the epiphyllum we breed are potted plants purchased in the market, so let's talk about how to make epiphyllum grow fast and look good in the daily management and maintenance.

1. Epiphyllum lighting must be reasonable: epiphyllum this plant likes to grow in a semi-shady, warm environment. So in summer to cool five direct sunlight in the place for maintenance; winter to enter the greenhouse or put in the sun, winter light must be sufficient, overwintering temperature to maintain 10-13 degrees is appropriate. But the suitable temperature for growth in spring and summer is 21-24 degrees in daytime and 16-18 degrees at night.

two。 Watering epiphyllum should be appropriate: in summer, the soil in the epiphyllum pot should be kept moist without stagnant water, because stagnant water can easily cause root rot or even death. Because the temperature in summer is too high, the water content in the air will become very small, so it is necessary to water more in summer, usually spraying epiphyllum once or twice in the morning and evening, so that the air humidity around epiphyllum can be increased. In addition, when watering, we must pay attention to watering slowly and do not directly water the roots of epiphyllum.

In the spring and autumn season, because the temperature is low, the water content in the air is relatively high, so in the spring and autumn season, the watering times should be gradually reduced.

Winter epiphyllum into the dormant period, it is necessary to strictly control the number and amount of watering, generally keep the basin soil not too dry.

3. The fertilization of epiphyllum should be timely: in autumn, epiphyllum can be treated with mature diluted liquid fertilizer, without enough nutrients, it is not easy to blossom or blossom less. In addition, the shading equipment should be removed in autumn to enhance the light.

Nitrogen fertilizer should be applied once a month in spring and autumn.

In winter, people often drink water, stop fertilizing, and put it in a place with light to control its growth. When the room temperature is too high in winter, dense new buds often sprout from the base, which should be removed in time so as not to consume nutrients and affect flowering after spring; in spring, with the increase of air temperature, it is not appropriate to overwater and fertilize, so as not to cause bud drop.

4. Epiphyllum should be pruned regularly: the branches of epiphyllum grow very fast, so they are resistant to pruning. When pruning epiphyllum, you should be careful not to be overweight, as long as you leave five or six main branches on the line, and those that grow too dense, dry, disease and insect branches should also be cut off in time. In the process of its growth, in order not to let it grow too tall, we can use the method of pinching the head to control it to grow lateral buds.

5. Fertilizer should be applied in time after epiphyllum blossoms once, usually applying nitrogen and phosphorus compound fertilizer every two weeks after blossom fade. Also remember to water it in time after fertilization, so that it can continue to blossom.

The above is about the maintenance method of epiphyllum. According to this method, epiphyllum can basically grow fast and blossom. Friends who want to raise epiphyllum and want to raise epiphyllum can have a try!