How to manage rhododendron bonsai in winter

The ornamental value of azaleas is relatively high. After making bonsai, it can be placed not only in the courtyard, but also indoors. Azaleas are graceful in shape, but they are troublesome to maintain, especially in cold winter. How to make cuckoo bonsai safe through the winter? the editor will introduce you the winter management skills of rhododendron bonsai.

Rhododendron bonsai

1. Temperature regulation: different kinds of cuckoos have different requirements for temperature, so they should be treated differently. Spring cuckoo, summer cuckoo and rhododendron are relatively cold-resistant, and they will not suffer frost damage as long as the room temperature is not less than 0 ℃, while the western cuckoo should ensure that the room temperature is more than 2 ℃ before it can safely survive the winter, and if the room temperature can not reach it, it needs to be heated, such as lighting, fire and other cold protection measures, otherwise the plant leaves will freeze charred or even freeze to death. The best temperature for rhododendron bonsai overwintering is 8: 10 ℃.

2. Master humidity: rhododendron bonsai is in a semi-dormant state in winter, and the water absorption and leaf evaporation are weakened accordingly, so excessive watering and wet basin soil can easily lead to root rot. Therefore, every 5-7 days, it should be watered thoroughly with indoor water (snow, Rain Water is the best) at noon, and bonsai should be placed in a sunny place.

3. Moderate fertilization: although cuckoos do not need fertilization in winter, the base fertilizer is indispensable since January. Base fertilizer with withered cake or bean cake powder mixed with a small amount of bone powder, dry application slightly away from the pile root. The hole application method is usually used, and the amount of fertilizer application depends on the size of the tree stump, and the soil flat hole is covered after application. The base fertilizer can gradually absorb the trees, which is beneficial to the strong branches and luxuriant leaves and beautiful flowers in the second year.

4. Shaping and pruning: rhododendron bonsai shaping should be appropriately bound with wire or brown wire according to the original tree-shaped situation. Do not excessive banding, one is to prevent falling buds (spring cuckoo), the other is to avoid breaking and withering branches and destroying the overall balance of the tree. Winter pruning is mainly to prune or cut too close branches, only long branches, sick and weak branches and other branches that are not helpful to shape. In addition, the spring cuckoo has formed buds in winter, properly remove too many too dense and thin and weak buds, promote the concentration of plant nutrients, but also prolong the flowering period.

[picture of rhododendron bonsai] how to maintain rhododendron potted plants

In real life, we all understand that most flowers are very fragile, and a little bit of wind and rain during their growth may wither when they bloom, so many flowers need careful care. Azaleas are one of them. In our modern home decoration, azaleas often appear in the form of bonsai. So how to maintain this rhododendron bonsai? Next, let's take a look at the pictures of rhododendron bonsai and learn about the conservation knowledge of rhododendron bonsai.

Brief introduction of Azalea

Rhododendron, also known as Yingshanhong or pomegranate, is an evergreen or normal shrub of the rhododendron family. It is still a very common plant flower in our real life. In general, azaleas bloom in spring. Every time they bloom, the Corolla of the flowers is funnel-shaped, and the colors are rich and bright, mainly red, light red, apricot, snow cyan, white and so on. The flowers are gorgeous and chic, so they are very popular with people through the ages. In addition, rhododendron has high ornamental value, and its Corolla color is bright red, so it is often cultivated as an ornamental plant in major parks for people to watch.

How to maintain the Rhododendron bonsai

1. Planting and soil

Azaleas are very delicate plants and flowers, so if improper maintenance is encountered in daily maintenance, plants are likely to have "flowers in one year, yellow in two years, and leaves in three years", which bothers people very much. so how on earth should the azaleas be preserved? Usually, azaleas are preserved in pots, so at the beginning, we should pay attention to the cultivation of azaleas and soil problems. Generally, azaleas are planted in early spring or late autumn, when the environment is good, which is conducive to the growth of azaleas, and the soil can choose acid soil with loose air permeability and good drainage.

2. Temperature and watering

Azaleas like cool and hot, wet and waterlogged, so they need to pay more attention to the temperature and watering of plants in their daily maintenance. In terms of temperature, the suitable temperature for the growth of azaleas is between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature it can bear is 32 degrees Celsius and the lowest temperature is 5 degrees Celsius. When the temperature is too high or too low, it is very harmful to the normal growth of plants. Plants may stop growing or die. Secondly, in terms of watering, azaleas need to be watered every 2 or 3 days, and the summer water demand can be appropriately increased, but we should pay attention to the useless alkaline water, and the water temperature should not be too cold.

3. Fertilization and pruning

Usually, azaleas do not have a great demand for fertilizer during their growth, but adequate nutrients are more conducive to plant growth, especially in late spring and early summer, when azaleas bloom, plants need a lot of nutrients. You can top fertilize every half a month, and you can stop fertilizing when it is high in summer or low in winter, but pay attention to azaleas like fertilizer, but not thick fertilizer. Too much fertilizer is not good for plant growth. In addition, daily pruning of azaleas is also necessary, combined with crown shape pruning, cutting out redundant over-dense branches or withered or diseased branches, which is more conducive to maintaining the beauty of rhododendron bonsai.

Conclusion: rhododendron is a very slender plant flower, which is sensitive to the surrounding area, so we must pay more attention to pot culture, so that the final result may be satisfactory.

Fertilization Management of Rhododendron potted

Rhododendron is a common potted flower in our daily life, also known as Yingshanhong, pomegranate, evergreen or ordinary green shrub. Many flower friends like azaleas very much, but they don't know how to grow beautiful azaleas. The editor will introduce you to the fertilization of potted azaleas. Interested friends can learn together.

Rhododendron

Azaleas like yin and dampness and should not be too dry. More moisture is needed during flowering. Winter rhododendron has entered a dormant period, water demand is not much, generally every 4 times every 5 days watering, should be carried out around noon in sunny and warm days. It can be watered appropriately depending on the drying condition of the basin soil. In March, the rhododendron root sprouted, and the water demand increased. The growth and development of summer cuckoo is a little late, and the amount of water should be less than that of spring cuckoo. Usually water the right amount every 2 days in the morning. From April to June, azaleas blossom one after another, and the branches and leaves also begin to sprout, which requires a large amount of water and should be watered once every morning or evening. In the high temperature and dry season from July to early September, water should be watered once in the morning and evening, and the amount of water should not be too much, and spray water on the leaf surface and the ground at noon to maintain a humid environment. From the middle of September to November, the weather gradually turns cool, which is the adaptive period for the growth of rhododendron. In order to prevent the autumn shoots from being pulled out and enhance the cold resistance of overwintering, the amount of water should be reduced appropriately. Generally water one time every other morning and keep it moist. Azaleas prefer fertilizer, generally using rotten cake fertilizer, fish meal, broad beans or purple clouds after water watering, avoid using human feces and urine. After leaving the house to before the flower bud blossoms, apply thin fertilizer every 10 days, the concentration is 15%, a total of 2 Mel 3 times, to promote the old leaves to turn green and sprout new roots. After the flowers fade, in order to promote the growth of branches and leaves, fertilization was applied 6 times from mid-May to early July. If it rains continuously, dry fertilizer can be applied. Before entering the house, before the growth of azaleas is about to stop, fertilizers should be applied for 1 / 2 times.