What are the planting methods of ginger lotus? How many years can you keep it?

Ginger lotus is a popular ornamental flower variety planted in China in recent years, and its origin is Chiang Mai in Thailand. In fact, ginger lotus is not a lotus, but is called "ginger lotus" because it belongs to the ginger family and blossoms like a lotus. So what are the planting methods of ginger lotus? How long is the florescence? How many years can you keep it?

I. the planting method of ginger lotus

1. Planting ginger lotus in the ground

(1) Parcel selection

Generally speaking, loose and fertile sandy soil is more suitable for planting ginger lotus, be careful not to choose clayey soil, it will easily lead to ginger lotus root impervious, easy to accumulate water in cloudy and rainy weather and cause rotting root death.

(2) selection of bulb varieties.

At present, the varieties of ginger lotus with good reputation on the market are Qingmai powder, Qingmai white, Qingmai red, blue moon, gem, rainbow and so on. When choosing bulbs, we should choose bulbs with large bulbs and more stored roots, which will be easier to survive and bloom, and the quality of flowering is also higher.

(3) planting and management

January to June every year is a suitable time for planting ginger lotus. It is necessary to store the bulb of ginger lotus at about 28 degrees Celsius for 15 days, and then bury the bulb about 10 centimeters from the surface to complete the planting. Here we need to pay attention to the problem of planting density, it is recommended to make a border, about 80 cm, each row 4 rows, plant spacing to maintain 20 cm.

After planting, just keep the soil moist and keep the growth temperature at 20-35 degrees Celsius.

2. Potted ginger lotus

Most varieties of ginger lotus are cut flowers, and there are relatively few varieties as potted plants. If it is to be used as a potted flower, measures must be taken to shorten the flower stem, and paclobutrazol and uniconazole can be used for irrigation to achieve the dwarfing effect of flower stem and plant.

(1) prepare flowerpots with larger caliber

The root system of ginger lotus is developed, and the plant is stout, so if you choose potted ginger lotus, it is best to choose a larger diameter flowerpot that is not easy to crack.

(2) soil preparation

The soil is the same as the soil, just choose the sandy soil.

(3) keep a warm and humid environment

When maintaining ginger lotus in pots, you should pay attention to ensuring that the growth environment is above 15 degrees Celsius, and often spray some water to the leaves to maintain humidity, pay attention to no stagnant water, and put it in a sunny place before flowering. After complete flowering, it can be placed in a half-yin and half-yang position to maintain air circulation.

How long is the flowering period of ginger lotus? How many years can you keep it?

1. Flowering period of ginger lotus

The flowering period of ginger lotus is quite long, generally lasting from June to mid-October, with purple, red or white spikes when it blossoms.

From late October, the leaves of ginger lotus will begin to yellowing and fall, and by the end of November, the aboveground part of ginger lotus will stop growing completely, and the bulbs will go into dormancy.

2. How many years can ginger lotus be raised?

Generally, ginger lotus is raised as an annual plant, because ginger lotus is commonly used to divide bulbs, so it needs to be harvested and planted every year after ginger lotus blossoms.

The seed balls that need to be harvested are actually new ones. Be careful not to hurt the new roots when you pull them out, then disinfect the harvested balls and cover them with peat. Store them in a ventilated place of 20-25 degrees Celsius with porous plastic bags.