How much does a pitcher cost? What are the breeding methods and precautions?

Pitcher plants belong to tropical insectivorous plants. The cover of the bottle can separate the fragrance and attract insects. Some people will plant in the balcony, courtyard and other places at home, so how much is the pitcher plant? What are the planting methods and matters needing attention?

How much is a pot of pitcher plants?

The pitcher plant is about 15-50 a pot.

The leaves of pitcher plants are complex in structure, with petioles, leaf bodies and tendrils. The tail of the tendril is enlarged and rolled back to form a bottle, which can prey on insects. The pitcher plant has racemes with small green or purple flowers and the vase at the top of the leaf is a tool for preying on insects. The cover of the bottle can separate the fragrance and attract insects. The mouth of the bottle is smooth, and the insects will be slipped into the bottle, drown by the liquid secreted from the bottom of the bottle, and decompose the nutrients and gradually digest and absorb them.

What are the breeding methods and matters needing attention of pitcher plants?

Cultivation methods of pitcher plants:

1. Soil: loose, fertile and breathable rotten leaf soil or peat soil is better. A mixed substrate of peat soil, water moss, charcoal and fir sawdust is often used in pots.

two。 Watering: pitcher plants are sensitive to water. Pitcher plants can only grow and develop normally under high humidity conditions. During the growing period, pitcher plants need to spray water frequently, 4 or 5 times a day. If the temperature changes greatly and is too dry, it will affect the formation of leaf cages.

3. Sunshine: the pitcher plant is an epiphytic plant, which often grows under the forest or on the north side of the rock. The natural condition is semi-overcast. Under the strong light in summer, the leaves must be shaded, otherwise the leaves are easy to burn and directly affect the development of the leaf cage. However, under dark conditions for a long time, the leaf cage forms slowly and small, and the color of the cage surface is dim.

4. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of pitcher plant is 2530 ℃, 2130 ℃ from March to September, and 1824 ℃ from September to March of the following year. The winter temperature was not lower than 16 ℃, the plants below 15 ℃ stopped growing, and the leaf edges suffered frost damage when the temperature was below 10 ℃.

5. Fertilization: pitcher plants do not need special fertilization, because pitcher plants can usually feed on insects to transform nutrients, if pitcher plants have insects to eat, there is no need to apply fertilizer.

6. Insect pests: pitcher plants are often harmed by leaf spot and shell insects. Leaf spot disease was sprayed with 1000 times of 50% Dysen zinc wettable powder. The shell worm was sprayed with 2000 times of 40% dimethoate EC.

7. Pruning: the cage of the pitcher plant is a kind of abnormal leaf, so it will age and die like the leaves of other plants. Generally speaking, each cage can survive for several months under suitable conditions. When it has withered, it can be cut off to make the whole plant look more beautiful, but this is purely for the sake of beauty and has nothing to do with the health of the plant.

Points for attention in the cultivation of pitcher plants:

1. The flowers of pitcher plants have no ornamental value, they are small and flat, and only a few varieties of flowers are more bright. in addition, pitcher flowers also give off a bad smell, so try not to breed them indoors as much as possible. courtyard balcony is the best choice.

two。 Pitcher plants are vines and must be attached in order to stand, so pitcher plants need to be supported. In order to set up the support, it is necessary to use larger flowerpots, on the other hand, larger flowerpots can hold more cultivation value, make the flowerpots stable and heavy, and can support large pitcher plants without being blown down by the wind.