The latest breeding methods and matters needing attention of Lantern Flowers

Lantern flowers are also known as bell flowers, inverted golden bells, hanging bell begonias, etc., which belong to perennial herbaceous flowers of Saliuriaceae. There are many kinds of flowers and colors, including red, purple and white. Although they are delicate and beautiful, they cannot withstand the scorching of the summer sun, so we need to pay attention to maintenance in the process of breeding. Let's take a look at the breeding methods and matters needing attention of lantern flowers.

Growth habits of Lantern Flowers

Lantern flower is a horticultural hybrid cultivated according to the materials of Central America. It likes cool and humid climate. The suitable temperature for growth is 10-25 ℃. It requires plenty of sunshine in winter and semi-overcast environment in summer. When the summer temperature exceeds 38 ℃, the metabolism is slow and the growth is stagnant. The phenomenon of fallen leaves and rotten roots often occurs at this time. If no effective measures are taken, the whole plant will die.

Propagation methods of Lantern Flower

1. Cuttage propagation: the branches of the same year are often used for tender wood cutting in late spring and early autumn, or the old branches are cut with the branches of last year in early spring. Is used for cutting nutrition soil or river sand, peat soil and other materials, use medium and coarse river sand, but before use to rinse with water several times, sea sand and saline-alkali areas of river sand should not be used, because it is not suitable for the growth of flowers and plants.

2. Striping propagation: select strong branches and peel off the bark from about 15cm to 30cm below the top. The width of the peeled wound is about one centimeter, and the depth is limited to just peeling off the skin. Cut a piece of film 10 cm 20 cm long and 5 cm 8 cm wide, put some wet garden soil on it, and wrap it around like a wound. The upper and lower ends of the film are tightly tied and bulged in the middle. Take root in about four to six weeks. After taking root, cut off the root system along the edge of the branch to form a new plant.

Transplanting methods of Lantern Flowers

1. When small seedlings are installed in a pot or large plants that have been raised for several years are transferred to the basin, a coarse-grained matrix 2cm thick is first placed at the bottom of the basin as a filter layer, which is sprinkled with a fully mature organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer, with a thickness of about 1cm and 2cm, and then covered with a thin layer of matrix, which is about 1cm thick, and then put into the plant to separate the fertilizer from the root system and avoid root burning.

2. The substrate for potting can be one of the following, vegetable garden soil: slag = 3:1 or garden soil: medium coarse river sand: sawdust (slag) = 4:1:2 or one of paddy soil, pond mud, rotten leaf soil. Pour water once after putting on the basin and keep it in a shaded environment for a week. When transplanting the seedlings, first dig the planting hole, sprinkle a layer of organic fertilizer at the bottom of the planting hole as the base fertilizer (base fertilizer), the thickness is about 46.6 cm, and then cover a layer of soil and put it into the seedlings to separate the fertilizer from the roots and avoid burning roots.

Culture methods of Lantern Flowers

1. Soil: Lantern flowers like loose sandy loam with good drainage.

2. Moisture: Lantern flowers are watered once in 2-3 days in winter and rainy season, once a day in autumn and sunny days, and in semi-dormant summer to prevent defoliation and rotting roots.

3, sunshine: Lantern flowers like the sunny environment, the lack of sunshine is easy to grow, resulting in a reduction in flowering.

4. Fertilizer: sufficient organic fertilizer was applied before lantern flower planting, nitrogen fertilizer was controlled in the early growth stage, overgrowth was prevented, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer was applied at flowering stage.

5. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of lantern flowers is 15-25 degrees. If the temperature exceeds 30 degrees in summer, it will enter a semi-dormant state, and not less than 5 degrees in winter.