Master these breeding methods to keep Catharanthus roseus blooming throughout the year!

Catharanthus roseus, also known as Yanlai Hong and clock flower, is a kind of green and leafy plant with unique appearance and colorful flowers. Many people like to put a few pots at home or in the yard, but if they want to raise Catharanthus roseus well, they need to do a good job in various managements. what are the methods of Catharanthus roseus cultivation?

Introduction of Catharanthus roseus

1. What are the varieties of Catharanthus roseus?

White Catharanthus roseus, Huang Catharanthus roseus, balcony purple, little dot series, cherry kiss, apricot, blue pearl, peppermint and so on.

2. The growth habits of Catharanthus roseus.

Catharanthus roseus likes to grow in a high temperature and humidity environment, generally 20-33 degrees can grow. The demand for soil is not high, generally sandy soil with good drainage and ventilation or loam rich in humus can grow.

3. What is the language of Catharanthus roseus?

Steadfast, youthful, happy memories

Second, what are the culture techniques of Catharanthus roseus? Master these seven key points and keep blooming throughout the year!

1. Soil:

Catharanthus roseus likes to grow in slightly acidic loam with loose and fertile soil, good drainage and rich humus, so when selecting soil, try to choose sandy soil with good ventilation and good drainage. Do not be alkaline or hardened, poor ventilation of the clayey soil, so as to avoid poor plant growth, resulting in yellow leaves, not flowering.

2. Sufficient light:

Catharanthus roseus is a light-loving plant, so try to put it in a place with light during the growing period, so that the leaves are green and shiny and the flowers are bright.

3. The temperature is suitable:

Catharanthus roseus likes to grow in a warm environment, usually from March to July at 18: 24 ℃ and from September to March at 13: 18 ℃. The winter temperature is not lower than 10 ℃.

4. Reasonable watering:

Catharanthus roseus is afraid of waterlogging, so it should not be watered too much, generally keep it dry and wet, and water thoroughly when watering. For example, the amount of watering is determined according to the degree of dryness and wetness of the soil surface in summer, and watering should be controlled in winter to avoid too much water, leading to the occurrence of diseases and insect pests.

5. Rational fertilization

Catharanthus roseus does not have high requirements for fertilizer, but it does not mean that there is no need for fertilizer. Generally, compound fertilizer or liquid fertilizer is applied in turn every ten days to ensure adequate nutrients in the basin soil. Especially before flowering, enough fertilizer must be applied to prolong the flowering period. When applying fertilizer, organic fertilizer is given priority to and compound fertilizer is used as a supplement, and it is applied every other month to ensure sufficient soil nutrients.

6. Pest control:

During the growth period of Catharanthus roseus, diseases and insect pests will occur due to poor management and other factors, such as seedling collapse disease, gray mold and so on, so it is necessary to strengthen water and fertilizer management at seedling stage to effectively control diseases and insect pests.

7. Shaping and pruning:

Catharanthus roseus is a landscape plant, after growing for a period of time, there will be dwarf branches, diseased branches, dead branches and other useless branches, so these branches need to be cut off to improve indoor ornamental and decoration.

Third, what are the matters needing attention in pot culture of Catharanthus roseus?

1, the temperature can not be too low: Catharanthus roseus likes temperature, the general temperature is lower than 10 degrees will affect the growth.

2. Watering should not be too much: Catharanthus roseus is afraid of waterlogging. If it is watered too much, it will cause the leaves to turn yellow.

3. The soil can not be hardened or slightly alkaline: Catharanthus roseus likes to grow in loose, fertile and permeable loam, so it is cultivated with this kind of soil when selecting soil. You can also use peat, perlite, vermiculite and other substrate, and then add some pine needles and organic fertilizer mixed into nutritious soil can also make the plant grow quickly.

4, fertilizer should not be too much: generally apply organic fertilizer once a month, and water it in time when applying fertilizer, lest the concentration of fertilizer in the soil is too high, resulting in leaves yellowing.

Is Catharanthus roseus poisonous?

Catharanthus roseus is toxic. Because Catharanthus roseus belongs to Catharanthus roseus, which contains alkaloids such as vincristine, vincristine and isovincristine, which has an inhibitory effect on human leukocytes, especially isovincristine can lead to malformation, so we must pay attention to breeding, especially if there are children or the elderly at home, it is best not to breed, if you want to raise it, put it in a place that is out of reach of children as far as possible. In order to avoid accidental ingestion of juice caused by muscle weakness, limb paralysis and other toxic phenomena. But don't just break the branches and leaves.

The above are the methods of Catharanthus roseus culture and related points for attention. I hope it will be helpful to you.