Saline-alkali-tolerant, easy-to-bloom five-color plum did not expect to grow potted shrubs

Many people think that Ma Yingdan is only a flowering plant in the tropics, and even regard it as wild weeds and wild flowers. in fact, it has a lot of varieties, and there are very gorgeous horticultural and ornamental varieties. and very resistant to drought, salt and alkali, heat, shade, can keep blooming all the year round, such flowers are great.

Ma Yingdan has more than 150 varieties. It can grow into a short potted plant, and it can also develop a flowering shrub one or two meters high. The one above is a single-stem pot plant of Ma Yingdan shrub. Is it very charming?

I can often find Ma Yingdan on the beach in the tropics, and there is no doubt about its saline-alkali tolerance.

Ma Yingdan, also known as five-colored plum, its leaves are a little rough, leaves smell a kind of pungent smell, some varieties of flowers are very gorgeous, but also can bear small berries, is very easy to blossom.

1. Salt and alkali tolerance

Ma Yingdan is a kind of plant that is very tolerant to saline and alkali. It is very good to be planted in coastal areas. It likes adequate light. It is suitable for planting on the ground or potted. It can also be maintained as a hanging basin. If it is in the north, it can be cultivated into a shrub pot. It has stronger cold tolerance.

2. Conservation of the environment:

Now there are also some slightly hardy varieties of Ma Yingdan, but we should pay attention to cold prevention in winter and keep the minimum maintenance temperature above 4 degrees to avoid frostbite. Where there is frost, Ma Yingdan should cultivate potted plants and move indoors for maintenance in winter.

3. Soil:

Ma Yingdan grows best in well-drained, loose, fertile and slightly acidic sandy soil. It can adapt to all types of soil, but be sure to pay attention to good drainage to avoid stagnant water.

4. Lighting:

Lantana likes to be full of sunshine. The more sunshine it has, the more exuberant it will grow. It can also produce more beautiful flowers, which is good for growth. It can also grow in semi-shade, but the number of flowers will decrease and growth will slow down.

5. Moisture:

Once Ma Yingdan's growth is stable, it does not need to be taken care of often. it is a very drought-tolerant plant. Pot maintenance is basically enough to water once a week, and it is no problem to often forget to water it.

6. Fertilizer:

Lantana does not need much fertilizer, in fact, giving it too much fertilizer will inhibit flowering, as long as give it fertile soil, use compost to enrich the soil, and give a mature organic fertilizer in spring, no fertilizer is needed in other seasons.

7. Pruning:

Ma Yingdan should cut off the remaining flowers in time after the flowers have withered, and the branches and leaves should be pruned if they are too dense, so as to keep them ventilated and bright. They also need to be pruned properly in spring to avoid excessive spread, otherwise they will grow very messy.

Ma Yingdan will blossom and bear fruit at the same time, which is wonderful.

8. Pest control

If excessive shading or poor ventilation in the maintenance position is easy to catch powdery mildew, cut off the diseased leaves in time and spray fungicides in time, such as methyl topiramate or Dysen zinc.