The latest breeding method of Phyllostachys pubescens

Tortoise back bamboo, also known as Penglai banana, electric orchid, tortoise back taro, tortoise back leaf, is a plant of the genus Phyllostachys pubescens in Araceae, with beautiful plant shape, strange leaf shape, dark green leaf color, and rich luster, and the whole plant has a good ornamental effect. It is a famous indoor pot foliage plant, and it is very easy to reproduce. It can be propagated by ramet propagation, cutting propagation and sowing reproduction. Let's take a look at the breeding method of tortoise back bamboo.

Separate plant propagation of Phyllostachys pubescens

The ramet propagation of Phyllostachys pubescens is carried out in summer and autumn. the side branches of the large bamboo are split off, with some aerial roots, and planted directly in a bucket or bowl. not only the survival rate is high, but also the shaping effect is fast, which is the most commonly used in the propagation of tortoise back bamboo. it's also one of the simplest methods.

Cutting Propagation of Phyllostachys pubescens

The cuttage propagation of Phyllostachys pubescens can be used in spring and autumn, and the cutting effect is the best in April-May in spring and September-October in autumn. Cuttings select lateral branches with abundant stem tissue and strong growth. The cuttings are 20-25 cm long and the leaves at the base are cut off. Retain the upper leaflet, cut off the long aerial root, retain the short aerial root, in order to absorb water, conducive to hairy roots. The mixed substrate of coarse sand and peat or rotten leaf soil was used to keep 25-27 ℃ and high air humidity after insertion, and it began to take root about 1 month after insertion. After the cuttings took root, the axillary buds on the stem nodes also began to sprout and spread leaves. In order to accelerate seedling growth, keep more than 10 ℃ at room temperature, strengthen fertilizer and water management, and seedling shaping can be used as a commodity in the second year after planting. If you need to hang embellishment, you can prepare a wooden frame or iron frame container, which is filled with palm skin, put on the fertile rotten leaf soil, and plant the rooting and surviving turtle back bamboo as a hanging basin commodity.

Sowing and propagation of bamboo on the back of tortoise

The seed propagation of Phyllostachys pubescens is also a more breeding method, but less is used in contrast to the first two. Phyllostachys pubescens blossoms in summer, in order to improve the seed setting rate, artificial pollination is needed. The second pollination is the best from 9 am to 10:00 and 3 pm to 4 pm, and the success rate of pollination is high. It takes 15 months from pollination to seed maturity. Attention should be paid to ventilation and fertilizer and water management at the stage of seed development to promote fruiting and fullness. Soak the seeds in 40 ℃ warm water for 10 hours before sowing, and the sowing soil should be sterilized at high temperature. Tortoise back bamboo seeds are larger, can be sowed on demand, keep 20-25 ℃ at room temperature after sowing, cover the box mouth with plastic film, maintain more than 80% humidity, and generally germinate 20-25 days after sowing. If the room temperature is too low in the process of sowing, not only the emergence of seedlings will be affected, but even the seeds will rot like water stains.