Is the latest money tree in bloom?

The money tree, also known as American iron taro, golden pine, etc., is native to the tropical climate with less rainfall in eastern Africa. It is more resistant to drought, but is afraid of cold, avoid strong light exposure, and is afraid of soil viscosity and stagnant water in the basin soil. if the poor permeability of the basin soil can easily lead to its tuber rot, let's take a look at whether the money tree blossoms or not.

Does the money tree blossom?

The tree of money blossoms. The flowers of the tree are Buddha-flame inflorescences, showing light yellow, brown or bronzed flowers, some of which are hidden in the leaf base. They bloom from mid-summer to early autumn, usually 3-4 years after planting.

The role of the money tree

1. Fengshui effect: the money tree is a very famous fengshui plant, which is very suitable for putting in the office. The newly extracted pinnate compound leaves of the plant are nicknamed "dragon and Phoenix wood". The oval or oval leaflets on the compound leaves are thick and thick. Dark green and lovely. If several plants are planted together in a delicate blue-and-white porcelain basin, it will give people a feeling of vigorous and luxuriant. It is most suitable for putting on the desk, suitable for opening and promotion, and indicates that it will bring people a lot of money. At the same time, the money tree's function of regulating moisture can also play a role in the office. Offices with air conditioners on will be healthier with several pots of money trees.

2, home collocation: the tree is a beautiful, regular, world-famous new generation of indoor foliage plants, the seedlings grow slowly, can be used as a small or medium pot cultivation, can also be used as a large pot, the choice is more diversified. Suitable for many occasions, can be placed in the broad office, new home, living room, study, balcony and other places, not only prosperous wealth, meaning auspicious, but also let the home environment appear elegant, simple, and with southern flavor. It looks like a string of copper leaves. From a distance, it looks like a big bird stretching its wings. It is very beautiful. Every day when you work or live, you can see this plant with vigorous vitality, which makes people more motivated and energetic to struggle.

3, ornamental value: carefully look at the plant from the aesthetic point of view, its newly drawn pinnate compound leaves are almost always 2, one long and one short, one thick and one thin, so it is also known as "dragon and Phoenix wood". Each of its even-pinnate compound leaves is in a strong state at the base of the leaf axis, as if it were an upright Buddha's belly. The middle and upper part of the leaf axis is cylindrical with irregular dark brown markings, just like being covered with camouflage clothes. The oval or oval leaflets on the compound leaves are thick in texture and dark green in color, as if coated with a sparkling glaze in the sun. If several plants are planted together in a delicate blue-and-white porcelain basin, there will be a kind of vigor and vitality.

How to raise the money tree

1. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of Artemisia angustifolia is 20-32 ℃. Whether potted or planted in the ground, the average annual temperature change is small, and productive cultivation should be carried out in a greenhouse with controllable temperature. Every summer, when the temperature is more than 35 ℃, the growth of the plant is poor. Measures such as covering the black net to shade the light and spraying water to the surrounding environment should be taken to reduce the temperature so as to create a suitable environment with suitable space temperature and dryness. It is best to maintain the greenhouse temperature above 10 ℃ in winter. If the room temperature is lower than 5 ℃, it is easy to cause cold damage and seriously endanger the survival of the plant. In late autumn and early winter, when the temperature drops below 8 ℃, it should be transferred to the room with plenty of light, and the temperature should be kept between 8 ℃-10 ℃ during the whole overwintering period, which is more safe and reliable.

2. Lighting: the money tree likes light and has strong shade tolerance, so it should create an environment with good sunshine but a certain degree of shade, avoid strong light, especially avoid the intense sun exposure after long rain and early sunshine in late spring and early summer and 5-6 hours of unsheltered strong light baking before and after noon in summer, otherwise it is very easy to burn the newly drawn young leaves. In productive cultivation, it should be placed under a shade of 50-70% shade from the end of spring to the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it should not be too dark, otherwise it will lead to slender leaves, yellowing leaves and sparse leaflet spacing, thus affecting the compactness and beauty of the plant. Supplementary light should be given to potted plants transferred to the greenhouse in winter. If the water in the basin soil is kept dry, the plant can be kept disease-free for a long time. In addition, the newly extracted pinnate compound leaves do not show obvious phototaxis, and the plant type is good.

3. Humidity: in order to protect potted cash trees, efforts should be made to create a moist and dry environment for them. In productive cultivation, the plants placed in the greenhouse should be sprayed with water once a day when the room temperature is more than 33 ℃. Because the plant has strong drought tolerance, it is better to keep the basin soil slightly wet and dry, but the occasional excessive watering and fertilizer will not cause root rot. In winter, we should pay attention to spraying water to the leaf surface and the surrounding environment, so that the relative air humidity can reach more than 50%. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, we should reduce watering, or spray water instead of watering, in order to help the newly drawn tender leaves pass the winter safely. In addition, in winter, we should pay special attention to the basin soil should not be too wet, it is better to be too dry, otherwise under the condition of low temperature, too wet basin soil is more likely to lead to plant root rot, or even death of the whole plant.

4. Soil: the special climatic conditions of the origin of the tree make it form a strong drought resistance, so the basic requirement for the cultivation substrate is good permeability. The basic requirement of cultivation substrate is good permeability. The cultivation medium is mainly mixed with peat, coarse sand or washed cinder and a small amount of garden soil, and its PH value is adjusted to 6-6.5, showing a slightly acidic state. Because of its large tuber, developed root system and long pinnate compound leaves, its growth should be observed in time during the growing season to decide whether to change the basin or not. Always maintain the good permeability of the cultivation substrate, in order to create a good root environment with good air permeability and water filtration. Check frequently during the rainy season, and when it is found that there is stagnant water in the basin, turn the basin and change the soil in time.

5. Fertilizer: the tree prefers fertilizer. In addition to adding an appropriate amount of retted cake fertilizer or multi-component slow-release compound fertilizer to the cultivation substrate, 0.2% urea and 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate mixture can be applied 2-3 times a month during the growing season, or 20-10-20 (20-20-20) with a concentration of 200-250ppm combined with calcium nitrate. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, in order to enable it to survive the winter safely, nitrogen fertilizer should be stopped and 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution should be applied continuously for 2-3 times to promote the hardening and enrichment of its young leaf axis and newly drawn leaves. When the temperature drops below 15 ℃, all forms of topdressing should be stopped so as not to damage the roots under the condition of low temperature.