A hundred-year-old tree can still blossom-- Milan

Milan flower, alias: four seasons Milan, broken Milan, for neem family, orchid genus, evergreen shrubs or small trees, native to subtropical Yunnan, Fujian and other places distributed in Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

Milan flower has luxuriant leaves and green leaves. It blossoms many times in a year, and is at its peak in summer and autumn. When it blossoms, it smells like an orchid. Branchlets often have stellate scales at the top; pinnately compound leaves alternate, flowers yellow, fragrant, about 2 mm in diameter. Bisexual pedicel slightly short and thick, calyx 5-lobed, petals 5, oblong; berries subglobose, 10-12 mm long, flowering between summer and autumn. Milan flowers adapt to warm and humid climates, and adult plants need plenty of sunshine. Milan is also an excellent scenic tree in the southern courtyard.

Milan flower

Growth environment:

Like warm, humid and sunny environment, not cold-resistant, slightly shade-tolerant, adapt to a wide range of soil, but in the soil layer deep, loose, fertile slightly acidic sandy soil is the best, the winter temperature is not lower than 10 ℃. In sparse forests or shrubs in low-altitude mountains.

Milan likes to be warm, sunny and fat. The suitable temperature for growth is 20 ℃ ~ 25 ℃. Under normal circumstances, when there is plenty of sunshine and a high temperature (about 30 ℃), the flowers will have a strong fragrance. If it is placed in shade in summer and a large amount of nitrogen fertilizer is applied at the same time, it will cause Milan not to blossom or blossom less, with a light fragrance and so on. Therefore, during the period of growth and development, Milan needs to be maintained in a sunny place outdoors, and it is necessary to pay attention to applying more liquid fertilizer containing more phosphorus, and it is best to apply crushed bones, fish bones, chicken bones, etc., often supplemented with chemical fertilizer containing more phosphorus or fermented rice washing water, which is helpful to pregnant buds and make them blossom, golden and fragrant.

Milan grows slowly and lives long, and century-old trees can still blossom.

Milan flower

Main values:

Milan is one of people's favorite flowers and plants, and the flowers are in full bloom in season. Milan potted plants can be displayed in the living room, study and porch, fresh and elegant, comfortable. Milan is also an excellent scenic tree in the southern courtyard.

Distribution range:

Native to southern Asia, it is widely cultivated in the tropics all over the world. It is distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan, and is mostly used for potted plants in the north. Distributed in Southeast Asian countries. It is often cultivated in Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces.

Milan flower

Disease and control:

1. Aphids, spray the plant with cigarette butts or pepper water. It can also be sprayed with 800 times liquid of mifepril. If the quantity is small, it can be brushed off manually with a small brush. Other prevention and control methods can refer to the rose.

2. The beetle was sprayed with 1500-fold solution. When the quantity is small, it can be brushed off manually with a brush. Other control methods refer to Magnolia grandiflora.

3. Red spider, use 10% bendazalin EC (such as Guoguang Hongxie) 1000 times solution or 10% Bendazalin EC (such as Guoguang Hongxie) 1000 times solution + 5.7% methylvitamin salt EC (such as Guoguang Lok) 3000 times solution after spray control, it is recommended to use twice at intervals of 7-10 days.

4. Soot disease, high temperature, high humidity and poor ventilation are easy to occur, so please pay attention to temperature, humidity and ventilation when breeding.