Potted "new favorite" desert rose, master 8 breeding methods to blossom a lot!

In recent years, many people like to plant desert roses in front of the courtyard and behind the courtyard. Don't think that it is a rose. It is actually a succulent plant that lives in the desert. It has also become a "new favorite" of potted plants, and it is also very simple and easy to breed. Today, I would like to introduce to you the method of cultivating desert roses!

Basic Information of Desert Rose

1. Introduction: desert rose, also known as Tianbao flower, rich flower, sand red flower, Adam flower, dwarf egg flower, etc., belongs to the genus Tianbao flower of Apocynaceae, and is often called "desert rose" or "desert rhododendron" in Europe and America. It is a perennial succulent plant.

2. Morphology: desert rose is a small tree, which can grow up to 2 meters high in the country of origin. the base of desert rose is enlarged, the fleshy stem is short and thick, the needle-shaped leaves are alternate at the top of the stem, the leaf is dark green on the front, and the back is light green and rough. Flowering from late spring to autumn, the flower is shaped like a trumpet, the pollen is red to red, and it is an umbrella-shaped inflorescence. 2-10 flowers gather in the branches in the shape of a five-star funnel, named desert rose because its origin is close to the desert and as red as a rose.

3. Distribution: desert roses are native to desert areas from Kenya, Senegal to the Middle East, including Socotra Island.

4. Florescence: mainly in spring and autumn

5. Color: red, rose, pink, white

6. Flower words: love you forever

II. Culture methods of desert roses

In fact, it is not difficult to cultivate desert roses, as long as we master its growth habits and ensure flowering from the following eight aspects: soil, temperature, light, watering, fertilization, pruning, changing pots, diseases and insect pests.

1. Soil requirements of desert roses

Desert rose is a succulent plant, growing close to the desert, the performance of the soil is not high, but it needs rich, loose, well-drained sandy soil. When the plant grows luxuriantly, it can add some river sand or small gravel to its matrix to facilitate drainage.

2. Temperature requirements of desert roses

Desert rose likes high temperature, dry and sunny environment, which is not cold-resistant, drought-resistant and heat-resistant. The optimum temperature for growth is 22 ℃-30 ℃, and the flowering temperature is 20-35 ℃. It can blossom all year round in the tropics, stop blooming above 38 ℃, can withstand 40 ℃ high temperature, enter dormancy under 12 ℃, overwintering temperature is 10 ℃, when the general temperature is below 5 ℃, we should pay attention to keep warm. The south is generally easier to feed.

3. Lighting requirements of desert roses

Desert roses like light, lack of sunshine will make plants grow too long, thin and prone to disease, and not easy to blossom, seedlings or plants that have just changed pots should not be exposed to the sun, and need a little shade at noon in dry, hot summer. other times, just put it in a sunny place in the morning and evening or in an environment with plenty of scattered light.

4. Moisture requirements of desert roses

Desert roses like a dry environment, we need to pay attention to not excessive watering, watering should be dry and wet, dry and thoroughly, avoid stagnant water; the temperature in early spring and late autumn is low, watering should be controlled, watering should be reduced in winter, and the basin soil should be kept dry. Once the soil is poorly permeable and stagnant water occurs after watering, we should remove the excess water in time, and then put it in a better ventilated place to let the water evaporate as soon as possible.

5. Fertilization requirements of desert roses

The growth period of desert rose is in spring and summer every year, during this period, desert rose fertilizer is irrigated or compound fertilizer with rotten cake water and rice washing water, and we need to pay attention to the principle of frequent application of thin fertilizer when fertilizing. Generally, we can apply fertilizer once a month, and stop fertilization in winter; during flowering, we can use potassium dihydrogen phosphate dilution spray as foliar fertilizer, or phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, which can promote flowering better.

6. Pruning requirements of desert roses

If you want the desert rose to have high ornamental value, it is usually necessary to prune it. The best pruning time is after flowering. Cut off the diseased and weak branches, dense branches and lateral branches, and then pick the new buds from the top shoots of the plant when the desert rose grows to 10 centimeters. Can control the growth of the plant.

7. Requirements for changing pots of desert roses

Desert roses change pots every spring and replace new culture soil. Newly planted and newly changed plants can be maintained indoors or in shade, less watering, and enter into normal management after slow seedling.

8. Prevention and control of desert rose diseases and insect pests

The diseases and insect pests of desert roses are mainly leaf spot disease and shell insects, which cause all leaves to fall off and even plant death when they are serious, so we must pay attention to timely prevention and control at ordinary times, and we can buy chemicals to prevent them from the flower shop.

Are desert roses poisonous?

Although many plants are beautiful, we also need to know whether they are toxic before breeding. Is the desert rose poisonous?

In fact, the whole desert rose plant is poisonous. when the desert rose is injured, poisonous juice flows out of the wound. Livestock or young children eat stems, leaves or milk by mistake, which can cause heart disease such as rapid heartbeat and arrhythmia. Avoid touching and flowing juice when planting. If you touch your hands, rinse with soap and water immediately. If you touch your eyes and mouth, rinse with water and seek medical attention.

Conclusion: the above is the relevant introduction to desert roses. I hope everyone can raise beautiful plants. Generally speaking, desert roses are drought-resistant and not moisture-tolerant, so just pay more attention to maintenance. Finally, I would like to remind you that desert rose milk is poisonous, must not touch or accidentally eat.