The latest Zhu Dinghong blossoms several times a year

Zhu Dinghong, also known as Carthamus tinctorius, is a perennial herbaceous flower, mainly planted in places such as Brazil and Hainan in China, and can be planted in the south. Planted Zhu Dinghong blossoms several times a year. There are a lot of words, in fact, flowering will also be affected by varieties, cultivation, environment, conditions. There will be a lot of differences. So let's take a look at what these differences are.

1. Flowering time

Generally speaking, Zhu Dinghong blossoms in summer, about from February to May. Many varieties can only blossom once a year, but some take good care of them, and those with a good environment will blossom twice. Some unique varieties can blossom three times, such as some red ones. Modern artificial technology can artificially increase and adjust the number of flowering.

2. Increase flowering

After flowering in May, put it in a cool and ventilated place, receive scattered light, apply fertilizer every other month, moisturize and spray water every day. It is possible that it will bloom again in July. After that, you can continue the previous management and transfer to the room in September to keep the temperature about 13 degrees Celsius, about once every 10 days, cut off all the leaves in November without topdressing, do not water or fertilize, put them in a dry place, keep the temperature unchanged, and make the plants dormant. A month before the Spring Festival, begin to water, receive light, the temperature rises to 20 degrees, will soon blossom.

3. Environmental requirements

Zhu Dinghong likes warm, humid climate, but does not like hot, the light can not be too strong, can be raised in the greenhouse. Although like wet, but do not like stagnant water, waterlogging damage. Although like warm, but winter will be dormant, dormancy period needs a cold and humid climate, about 12 degrees. Like to grow in neutral and slightly acidic soil that preserves fertilizer and does not accumulate water.

4. Other management

Zhu Dinghong grows fast and needs to change flowerpots, trim roots and replace them with new soil to ensure nutrition every year. When the bulb grows too much, it needs to start ramification and cannot be squeezed into a flowerpot all the time. Fertilize and apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote flowering every time you change the soil and change the basin. Usually pay attention to the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, you can probably apply fertilizer at intervals of one to two months.

Zhu Dinghong blossoms several times a year, in addition to the original flowering, has a lot to do with cultivation management, culture and maintenance. Some maintenance methods can be used to increase the number of blossoms.