How to plant potted vermilion? Can it blossom in winter?

Zhu Dinghong is relatively easy to grow. In most cases, it can flourish if it is casually buried in the soil, and even the photosphere forgotten in the corner can blossom tenaciously. So how to grow potted vermilion? Can it blossom in winter?

How to plant potted Zhu Dinghong?

1. Clean up the seed ball

Cut off the rotten and dry roots of the bulbs and retain the remaining healthy roots. If there are multiple layers of brown dry outer skin on the outside of the seed ball, part of it can be peeled off to minimize the hidden danger of festering.

2. Planting balls to replenish water

If the bulb loses more water due to a long storage period, it is best to replenish the bulb, that is, soak the middle and lower part of the bulb with water slightly higher than the ambient temperature for 1 or 2 hours. Experienced can add some gibberellin and other plant hormones in the water, but also conducive to rooting and later bulb expansion, but should pay attention to the concentration and soaking time, otherwise it will be self-defeating.

3. Media selection

Under the limited planting space, the choice of media is very important. Zhu Dinghong should be planted in a loose, permeable and acidic medium. The recommended medium is peat: vermiculite: perlite = 2:1:1 or peat: perlite = 1:1.

4. Planting

At least half of the bulbs are exposed when the bulbs are first planted, and the status of the bulbs is often checked.

Because the bulbs are very prone to fester in this period, after this period, the roots and leaves of the bulbs will grow out, and then cover the soil to the bulbs of 1 / 2 or 2 / 3.

5. Daily maintenance

(1) watering

It needs to be watered thoroughly after planting Zhu Dinghong, and then watered after the basin soil is basically dry. before the bulb leaves, do not apply fertilizer in addition to the base fertilizer.

(2) placement environment

After planting, it was first placed in a cool place of 10-15 ℃ for rooting, and then moved to a higher temperature of 20-25 ℃ after two weeks. In short, some of the work done at this stage is mainly for two purposes: to prevent decay and to take root smoothly. If everything is all right, we will move on to the next step.

Can Zhu Dinghong blossom in winter?

Zhu Dinghong usually blossoms once a year, it blossoms in summer, the flowering period is short, usually about 10 days, but if the flowers are properly maintained, Zhu Dinghong will also blossom 2-3 times a year.

Under normal circumstances, Zhu Dinghong will not blossom in winter. In November, Zhu Dinghong will enter a dormant period, during which watering is strictly prohibited. Care needs to be started in December at the earliest. If you let the flowers pass the winter, you can start nursing in March of the following year. Zhu Dinghong hibernates for as long as 2 months, so if you want to bloom in winter, you need to let Zhu Dinghong enter the hibernation period ahead of time.