The healthy flowers and plants that purify the air, the rubber tree that helps the air in the living room.

The healthy flowers and plants that purify the air, the rubber tree of "good helper of living air"

Rubber tree is also known as Indian banyan and Indian rubber. Common varieties are flower-leaf rubber tree, Phnom Penh rubber tree, white-spotted rubber tree, Venus broad-leaf rubber tree and so on. The picture shows a potted rubber tree.

1. Environmental protection effect

Rubber tree can purify formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds in the air, and its leaves can also absorb fine particles such as dust in the air, which is quite effective in purifying indoor air.

2. Maintenance guidelines

The main results are as follows: (1) the soil selected for potted rubber tree is the best in the soil with loose fertile and good drainage, which can be mixed with rotten leaf soil, garden soil, river sand and a small amount of base fertilizer.

(2) Hevea brasiliensis likes high temperature, humid, sunny environment, avoid direct sunlight, but also can withstand shade.

(3) the temperature of rubber tree is not cold-resistant, the room temperature is 22-32 ℃, and the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃.

(4) watering rubber trees should pay attention to keep the soil moist in the daily maintenance process, and the amount of water should be increased in the summer high temperature season, but the accumulation of water in the basin should be avoided. Gradually reduce watering after autumn, and less watering in winter.

(5) in the daily maintenance process of fertilization, rubber trees grow vigorously in spring, summer and autumn, and need to apply liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer twice a month. Fertilization should be reduced gradually after autumn and stopped in winter.

(6) when the rubber seedling is 80~100cm high, it should be cut short to promote it to grow 4-5 lateral branches. After that, the opposite side branches should be cut short once a year, which can make the tree round, plump and beautiful.

(7) Reproduction

① cuttage. It is generally carried out in late spring and early summer combined with pruning. Select the annual Lignification of the middle branch as cuttings, cuttings to retain three buds prevail, cut off the lower one leaf, the upper two leaves closed, and tied with a plastic bag. The treated cuttings were cut in river sand or vermiculite, and then the high temperature and humidity were maintained in the process of maintenance, which could take root after 2-3 weeks [Jishan Huayao].

② high voltage. Select the 2-year-old branch, first peel the 2cm width on the branch, then wrap it around the wound with wet moss or peat soil, wrap it with plastic film, and bind the upper and lower ends, which can take root after 1-2 months.

(8) the arrangement of rubber trees is of high ornamental value, and it is a common potted foliage plant, which is suitable for indoor potted plants, beautifying living room, study and so on.