A succulent plant-swollen coral

Coral, Euphorbiaceae, Morinda plants. Like warm, dry and sunny environment, resistant to drought and semi-shade, not cold, avoid yin and dampness, no obvious dormancy period. The suitable temperature for growth is 15-25 ℃, and not less than 10 ℃ in winter.

Method of reproduction:?

Sowing or cutting propagation. The sowing time is from March to April in spring, and cutting propagation can be carried out in both spring and autumn.

Cutting propagation:

The sturdy and fleshy stems can be cut in the growing season and cut in the sandy soil after drying for 1-2 days. After cutting, the soil is slightly moist and it is easy to take root.

Expanded coral

In the summer and autumn growth period, cutting propagation can also be used, and has a higher survival rate. When cutting, cut (or sparsely cut) about 8-10 cm growing branches with terminal buds (if there are buds to remove them), cut according to the conventional method, keep the seedbed or basin soil moist, regularly spray water mist on the terminal buds and top leaves of the cuttings, and the temperature is between 18-28 ℃, about 10 days will survive. If the roots of cutting seedlings are well developed and the plants are low, it is suitable to be cultivated into small potted flowers. After cutting in autumn, you can enjoy the red fruits in winter.

Expanded coral

To sow and reproduce:

The mature seeds harvested in winter are rinsed and dried, and then sowed before the Qingming Festival in the following year. A small amount of propagation can be carried out in flowerpots. The seeds are evenly scattered on top, covered with a thin layer of soil, and then soaked in water basins. In order to keep moist, the flower pot mouth should be covered with glass or plastic film, so that it can sprout in a week or so, and when new leaves grow, the seedlings can be transplanted. If you want to raise a large number of seedlings, you can sow seeds in a nursery bed, spray water with a fine-hole spray pot after planting, dry and spray later, keep it moist, apply a thin fertilizer after transplanting, and put it in a place with sufficient light.

Expanded coral

Winter coral likes sunshine, warm and sunny environment, the suitable temperature for growth is 18 ℃ 25 min. It is not tolerant to drought, avoid stagnant water, and is afraid of waterlogging. The soil requires good drainage. Requires fertile, loose soil. Winter coral has strong growth and easy cultivation and management. it keeps the soil moist during the growing season and applies diluted liquid fertilizer and rotten sheep manure water every two weeks. The application of phosphorus topdressing before flowering can make the flowers multiply and fruit luxuriant. It is necessary to appropriately control the amount of water when flowering, the soil is too wet to fall flowers, can not hold the fruit, after a large number of flowers open, branches hang some small fruits, you can increase the amount of water, which can promote the development and growth of the fruit. Summer high temperature season, do not wash at noon thunderstorm, after the rain, prone to disease atrophy and death. When there is high and boundless rainfall in summer, anthracnose is easy to occur, but the ground planting is less affected, so the plant can be transferred to the ground for summer, and then brought to the pot in September, and then moved into the indoor cultivation in late October, keeping the room temperature not less than 5 ℃, so as to make it safe to survive the winter. Winter corals are beautiful without pruning. However, in the case of biennial cultivation, some branches should be removed from the plant in order to control the plant height and ventilation and light in the next spring. During the growth period, winter coral can blossom and bear fruit continuously as long as there is suitable temperature and sufficient light.