How do potted violets grow?

Violet, also known as sweet-scented osmanthus and Sitaoke, is a biennial or perennial herb of Cruciferae. It has luxuriant flowers, bright colors, rich aroma, long flowering period and long inflorescence. It is loved by many flower lovers and is suitable for potted plants. Let's take a look at how potted violets are cultivated.

The growth habit of Violet

Violet likes cool climate, avoid dry and hot, like well-ventilated environment, mild climate in winter, but can also withstand short-5 ℃ low temperature. The suitable temperature for growth is about 15: 18 ℃ in daytime and 10 ℃ at night. It is not strict with soil, but it grows well in soil with good drainage and neutral alkali, and avoids acidic soil. Resistant to cold and shade, afraid of waterlogging, suitable for growing in a higher position, and vulnerable to diseases and insect pests in hot and mildew weather and poor ventilation, fertilization should not be too much, otherwise it is disadvantageous to flowering, and it is easy to suffer from diseases and insect pests if the light and ventilation are not sufficient.

Propagation methods of Violet

1. Cutting: Violet cutting propagation is mostly carried out from April to June every year, fine sand can be used as propagation substrate, and the cutting survival rate is very high, which can reach more than 95%. Stem tips with a length of 6 cm to 8 cm are usually used as propagation material, and their groups are inserted into flowerpots with fine sand, with a depth of about 1 cm. After cutting every day spray water moisturizing, about a month or so, cuttings can grow luxuriant roots, at this time can be planted separately.

2. Sowing: violets usually take a year as a growth cycle, sowing and propagation can be carried out twice in a year, sowing in spring or sowing at the end of summer every year. No matter sowing in spring or sowing at the end of summer, there should be fertile and moist soil, and the soil should be wet by soaking after sowing, and the temperature should be kept at 15: 20 ℃ and germinate and sprout after 10 ~ 15 days.

How to raise potted violets?

1. Soil: violets do not have strict requirements on soil, but grow better in soils with good drainage and neutral alkali, and avoid acidic soil. 2 parts of humus soil, 2 parts of garden soil and 1 part of river sand can be mixed in basin soil.

2. Watering: Violet should be watered immediately when it is dry and white on the surface of the soil, and dry when it is wet.

3. Sunshine: violets like to have plenty of sunshine, but they are also slightly resistant to semi-shade. If the light and ventilation are not adequate, they are prone to diseases and insect pests.

Temperature: Violet likes the environment with warm winter, cool summer and good ventilation. In winter, it can withstand short-5 ℃ low temperature and avoid dryness and heat, and the suitable temperature for flower bud differentiation is 15 ℃.

5. Fertilization: the violets are fertilized every 10 days during the growing season. Nitrogen fertilizer should not be too much, but phosphate fertilizer and potash fertilizer should be applied. Stop fertilizing during flowering and winter.

6. Pruning: the remnants of the violets should be cut off so that they can branch and blossom again. The flowering period begins in mid-April and blossoms for the second time from June to July.