The personality of the city that never sleeps, the editor said to you

The common name of the city that never sleeps.

The city that never sleeps is also called "Da Cui Pan" and "Noble Aloe".

The habit of the city that never sleeps

The city that never sleeps is a genus of Liliaceae, and winter is its exuberant growing period.

Originally from South Africa. Like warm, dry, dry and sunny environment. It is suitable to grow in the environment of 15-25 ℃, it will be frozen when it is below zero, and the growth will stop at about 10 ℃.

The head of family maintenance uses ramet and cuttage to propagate. Common diseases and insect pests are Botrytis cinerea and whitefly

Maintenance skills of the city that never sleeps

Change the basin: change the basin every early spring. The basin needs to be changed every year because of the well-developed root system of the city that never sleeps. The basin soil should be loose, fertile, draining and permeable sandy soil, 2 portions of rotten leaf soil or peat soil, 2 parts of sandy soil or vermiculite, 1 part of garden soil, plus a small amount of rotten bone powder or plant ash as base fertilizer.

Watering: watering less when planting, watering more during the growing period, keeping the basin soil moist, spraying water to the foliar surface when the weather is dry, and single pot soil should not be too wet. When the summer temperature is too high, it will enter the dormant period, so watering should be controlled. Watering is reduced in winter and the basin soil is kept dry.

Fertilization: fertilize once every semimonthly during the growing period.

Light temperature: like plenty and soft all-day sunshine. The sunshine time and intensity in spring and autumn are the most suitable for its growth. Family potted plants can be placed on the balcony in spring and autumn to receive direct sunlight, in summer in a well-ventilated semi-shady place, and in winter in a sunny place indoors for maintenance.

The breeding method of the city that never sleeps

Ramet: the dense young plants around the mother plant were planted separately from March to April. if the young plants had little or no roots, they could be planted in the sand bed first, and then potted after rooting.

Cutting: after flowering from May to June, cut the top short stem 10cm to 15cm, wait for the cut to dry and then insert it into the sand bed, watering should not be much, and take root about 2 weeks after cutting.

Planting combination suggestion: green coral, silver handball

Add: the leaves are prone to yellowing and decay after the night city is caught in the rain.