What is the culture method of evening primrose? Is it poisonous? Can you repel mosquitoes or put them in the bedroom? Can I eat it?

Nocturnal incense, also known as nocturnal flowers, nocturnal orchids, nocturnal cloves, is a rattan twining plant of the family Asclepiadaceae, flowering from May to August, rarely bearing fruit, cylindrical flowers, yellowish green flowers, fragrant flowers, more prosperous at night, then, what is the breeding method of nocturnal incense? Is it poisonous? Can you repel mosquitoes or put them in the bedroom? Can I eat it?

First, what is the culture method of night incense?

1. Propagation: nocturnal incense can be propagated by cutting propagation, striping propagation, ramet propagation and seed breeding, which are commonly used in cuttage propagation, except in winter. Cutting propagation should choose branches that are robust or disease-free, with 2 to 3 buds on the branches; then cut off the lower leaves, treat the branch incisions with rooting powder and insert them into the substrate about 3 cm deep; keep the temperature at about 20 ℃ to 24 ℃, water thoroughly after planting, cover with plastic film, put in shade or scatter grass on the film, ventilate every day, and spray water frequently. After the cuttings take root, they can be transplanted into the basin at the right time.

2. Cultivation: the slightly acidic soil with loose, good drainage and rich organic matter can be prepared with peat soil or rotten leaf soil + coarse river mud + farm manure, and the basin bottom can be filled with broken bricks in the shape of particles, which is conducive to drainage; evening incense requires an environment with sufficient sunshine and good ventilation, avoid scorching sun exposure; night incense likes fertilizer, it is necessary to fertilize a small amount of fertilizer many times, and liquid fertilizer should be applied every 10 to 15 days. Night incense needs a large amount of water, and it should be watered more in summer and once a day if necessary. Keep the soil moist in winter and remember waterlogging. Night incense is a rattan-like twining plant, which needs to set up a scaffolding, and the plant should be topped in time to promote more branches.

3. Maintenance: after withering the fragrant flowers at night, cut off the residual pedicels in time, cut off the withered branches and leaves and over-dense branches, and truncate the overgrown branches; change the basin regularly, which should be carried out at the beginning of April, and remove the old soil and roots, change the new soil, and carry out pruning; pay attention to the control of diseases and insect pests.

Second, how to maintain evening primrose in winter?

Night incense is not cold-resistant, stop growing after falling leaves in winter, and the whole plant dies seriously, so we should pay special attention to it. If the outdoor temperature is too low, it can be moved to a balcony or a brightly lit place during the day, and it can be moved indoors at night. Use air conditioners and heaters to control the temperature. The soil should be kept moist without stagnant water, not too wet, otherwise it is vulnerable to freezing damage, and fertilization can be suspended.

Is nocturnal incense poisonous? Can I put it in the bedroom?

Nocturnal incense is poisonous, and the fragrance of flowers contains a kind of harmful substance, which can discharge a lot of exhaust gas at night, making people dizzy, wheezing, coughing, insomnia and so on, especially for people with high blood pressure and heart disease. Children's smell will have an impact on children's nervous system, so it is not recommended to put it in the bedroom, but it can be placed on the balcony or outdoors.

Can nocturnal incense repel mosquitoes? Can I eat it?

The flower fragrance of evening primrose is poisonous and mosquitoes don't like it, so it can be used to repel mosquitoes. Although the fragrance of flowers is poisonous, its leaves, flowers and fruits can be used as medicine, with the effects of clearing liver, eyesight, dispelling nebula, removing poison and generating muscle, and fresh flowers and buds are semi-wild dishes that can be eaten, such as cold salad, fried eggs and soup. The dishes made are cold night incense, night incense fried eggs, night incense egg soup, night fragrance lean meat soup, night incense crucian carp soup and so on.