The latest seed price and planting method of camellia

Camellia is a general term for many plants and horticultural varieties of the genus Camellia in the Theaceae. Because of its beautiful plant shape, bright green leaves and colorful flowers, it is cherished by the horticultural community all over the world. It ranks eighth among the "top ten famous flowers" and is also one of the most precious flowers in the world. Let's take a look at the seed price and planting method of camellia.

How much is the camellia seed?

The price of camellia seeds is about 0.5 yuan per seed, but the price varies greatly among different varieties. There are many varieties of camellias, there are different degrees of red, purple, white, yellow flowers, and even color striped camellias, and flower branches can reach up to 4 meters. The sex likes the warm, humid environment, the flowering period is longer, from October to May of the following year, the full flowering period is usually from January to March.

How to plant camellia seeds?

1. Seed harvest: camellias are harvested immediately when the fruit is slightly cracked in autumn, put in a cool and ventilated place to dry, and the seeds are taken out after the fruit is naturally cracked. It is necessary to sow seeds immediately after seed collection, and it can also be treated by stratified sand reservoir.

2. Seed treatment: the seed coat of camellia is hard and needs to be treated to make the seeds germinate quickly and neatly.

① can cut the seed coat with a sharp knife.

② can soak the seeds in 40-50 ℃ warm water for half an hour, then soak them in 20-25 ℃ water for 5 days for 6 days, and sow the underlying seeds.

③ can be soaked in 100 μ g / g gibberellin solution for one day and night.

3. Sowing method: when sowing camellia seeds, put the navel to the side, cover with a layer of fine fertile soil and cover with a layer of plastic film to keep the soil moist, so that the seeds can germinate and emerge as soon as possible.

4. Seedling emergence management: after the camellia seeds germinate and expose the soil, remove the film on a cloudy day or in the evening, apply some organic fertilizer or chemical fertilizer every month after a month, and loosen the soil in time, not deep.

Planting methods of camellias

1. Soil: Camellia has high requirements for soil. Generally, its soil contains high humus, its PH value is between 5 and 6.5, and it is slightly acidic. The best soil configuration is 50% of mountain soil, 40% of sawdust or edible fungus residue, 10% of cake fertilizer powder or livestock manure and phosphorus fertilizer powder.

2. Lighting: Camellia bogey strong light, must pay attention to sunlight when planting, sufficient light is required in spring and autumn, but it must be avoided by direct sunlight in summer, as long as it is exposed to strong light for too long, it is easy to die.

3. Temperature: Camellia is neither cold-resistant nor heat-resistant, the most suitable temperature is 18-25 degrees, so the ambient temperature should not be too high or too low, otherwise it will affect its growth. In winter, the indoor temperature must be above 3 degrees, if it is lower than 0 degrees, it will be frostbitten.

4. Watering: camellias like a humid environment, not too dry, not too wet, not dry and wet, more watering in spring, watering both morning and evening in summer, autumn and spring, it is best to water before and after the plant in winter.

5. Fertilization: Camellia is more fond of fertilizer, but there is also a degree of fertilization, must not be too much, generally in the nearly half a year after flowering, fertilization about 3 times, once in winter, in order to make the flowers more beautiful, it is best to put more phosphate fertilizer.

6. Pruning: the pruning of camellias is very important, generally cutting off the branches and diseased and weak branches that affect the shape of the tree, as well as the arrangement of buds, once the buds are too dense, they should also be combed, and the flowers should be picked in time after withering, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients.

7, turn the basin: Camellia usually turn the basin every two years, changing a large basin is beneficial to its growth, the best time to turn the basin is in April, do not remove all the old soil, but also add a small amount of base fertilizer to it, and then water it.

8, diseases and insects: Camellia is easy to get sick, the common diseases are black mold and anthracnose, at this time only need to spray 0.5 degree Bordeaux liquid, the pest is mainly tea tip moth, at this time the main cut off the tip of the insect.