The latest Culture method of Peacock Bamboo Taro

Peacock bamboo taro, also known as blue banana, five-color kudzu, etc., is a perennial evergreen herb of the family Amorphophallus. It is native to Brazil. The leaves are thin leathery, ovate-shaped, and have feathery markings of dark green and white or yellowish on the leaf surface, just like the patterns on peacock tail feathers. They are graceful and charming. Let's take a look at the breeding methods of peacock taro.

Growth habits of Peacock Bamboo Taro

Peacock bamboo taro prefers semi-shade, is not resistant to direct sunlight, and adapts to growing in a warm and humid environment. The cultivation should be shaded to a certain extent, and the temperature should be kept at about 12-29 ℃, and the winter temperature should be maintained at 16-18 ℃. The growth is exuberant in spring and summer, and high air humidity is needed, so it can be sprayed. The soil is not very strict, but it is required to keep moderately moist. In the growing season, fertilizer is applied once every two weeks, while the soil can be slightly dry and cool in winter, and the times of fertilization are reduced.

Propagation methods of Peacock Bamboo Taro

1. Ramet: ramet propagation is carried out every year when the daily temperature is about 20 ℃ in early summer. After the old plant with dense growth is dug up, it is appropriate to leave 2 or 3 lingering buds in each section along the underground rhizome. Immediately after cutting, it is placed in the basin and placed in a cool place for a week, and then gradually moved to a place with sufficient light. The moisture should be controlled at the initial stage of ramet planting, and the new roots should be fully watered.

2. Cutting: cutting propagation usually selects young branches with 2 to 3 leaves at the base as cuttings in summer, or uses some kinds of stolon cuttings. It can be mixed with peat soil and river sand, or vermiculite and perlite can be used as substrates to keep it moist. It can take root in about 5 weeks and be planted in pots.

Culture method of Peacock Bamboo Taro

1. Soil: the pot culture of peacock bamboo taro should use slightly acidic loam with loose, fertile, good drainage and rich humus. Generally, it can be mixed with 3 parts of rotten leaf soil, 1 part of peat or sawdust and 1 part of sand, and a small amount of bean cake is added as base fertilizer. Avoid heavy and sticky garden soil. When putting on the basin, the bottom of the basin is padded with 3 cm thick coarse sand as a drainage layer to facilitate drainage.

2. Moisture: sufficient water should be given during the growing period of peacock taro, especially in summer and autumn, in addition to keeping the basin soil moist, it is also necessary to spray water to the leaves to cool and moisturize. High air humidity is required, preferably 70% to 80%. Avoid dry air and dry soil, but do not accumulate water. Moisture should be controlled after the end of autumn in order to resist cold and survive the winter.

3. Sunshine: peacock taro should be placed in shade or semi-shade during the growing season from May to September to maintain a light transmittance of 40% and 60% to avoid direct sunlight. Excessive light or dry air can easily lead to scorched leaf tips and dull leaf markings. But if the light is too weak, it will grow weak and lose the metallic luster unique to the leaf surface. Direct sunlight through glass is acceptable in winter.

4. Fertilizer: when the peacock bamboo taro is short of fertilizer, the plant is obviously short, the leaf color is dim, and the golden luster is not bright. During the growing period, thin liquid fertilizer is applied every 20 days, and the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should be 2:1:1, which can make the leaves glossy and bright, and the proportion of nitrogen fertilizer is too large. If 0.2% liquid fertilizer is directly sprayed on the leaf surface every 10 days, it is extremely beneficial to sprouting and growth. Stop spinning fertilizer in winter and summer.

5. Diseases and insect pests: Peacock bamboo taro has fewer diseases and insect pests, but under the condition of dry air and poor ventilation, it is easy to grow shell insects, whitefly and so on, which can be sprayed with 1000 times of 25% imidophos emulsion or 40% omethoate 1500 times.

6. Change the basin: the peacock taro usually changes the pot every 1-2 years, adding new culture soil, cutting off the residual roots and leaves, and replanting it to facilitate growth.