The Black Prince.

The habits of the Black Prince

The Black Prince is a succulent genus of Rhodiola in the family crassulaceae, and its growth is prosperous in spring and autumn.

The Black Prince is a cultivated variety of stone lotus. Like the warm, dry environment, favorite temperature 18-25 ℃. Not resistant to cold, semi-overcast and drought, watering once a week during the growth period.

The Black Prince is an all-day plant, needs plenty of sunlight, avoids strong light, and needs proper shading at noon in summer. The more sufficient the light is, the greater the temperature difference between day and night is, and the darker the color of the leaves is.

The common breeding methods of the Black Prince: sowing, cutting, ramet.

The maintenance skills of the Black Prince

Watering: proper shading is needed in summer, watering once a week to keep the basin soil moist. Put the plant in a warm and adequate place in winter and water it for 1 or 2 times to keep the basin soil dry. When the air is dry during maintenance, do not spray water on the leaf surface and spray around the flowerpot.

Water culture: the Black Prince can also be raised in water. He will go to a section of the apical stem, insert it in the sand bed, and wait for the white root to grow and then grow in water. When hydroponics, do not put all the roots into the water, which is more conducive to the growth of the Black Prince. Add a small amount of nutrient solution in the spring and autumn season and use clean water in other seasons.

Diseases and insect pests: common diseases and insect pests are leaf spot disease, black weevil. When the Black Prince developed leaf spot, the leaves showed brown spots and gradually wilted. As soon as diseases and insect pests are found, they should be sprayed with medicine.

The breeding method of the Black Prince

Sowing: select the seeds that mature in the same year and sow immediately, control the temperature between 16-19 ℃, and germinate after 2-3 weeks.

Cutting: cut mature and full leaves at the end of spring and cut them directly.

Ramet: if many daughter plants sprout around the mother plant, ramet reproduction can be carried out in spring.

Planting combination suggestion: Bai Fojia and Xiao Songbo.