Culture method of moonlight flower

Moonlight flowers, also known as eggplant, Xiyan, Chang'e running to the moon, eggplant, etc., are annual twining herbs of the genus Ipomoea of the family Solanaceae. The white flowers are shaped like the full moon, large and beautiful and bloom at night. They are of high ornamental value and are often used as eye-catching hedgerows. Let's take a look at the breeding methods of moonlight flowers.

The growth habit of moonlight flower

Moonlight is native to tropical and temperate regions of the New World, including South America, Central America, Mexico and Florida. It is widely introduced and cultivated in China. Like the sun is sufficient and warm, not cold-resistant, frost cold is frozen to death, the soil requirements are not strict, in the sunny moist conditions to grow well, large seedlings are not resistant to transplantation.

The Propagation method of Moonflower

Moonlight flowers can be propagated with seeds, collected at the end of autumn, dried and stored, and sown from March to April next year. When sowing in the open field, the seedlings should be transplanted and planted after the true leaves grow. Sowing in the seedling bed in early spring, when the seedlings produce 3-5 true leaves, they can plant flower racks or fences before their climbing growth. In addition, the moonlight vine node is easy to grow adventitious roots, so it can also be cuttage and striping propagation.

Culture method of moonlight flower

1. Soil: the moonlight flower likes the soil environment where the micro-tide is dry, and its growth is exuberant in high temperature in summer, so the supply of water should be ensured at this time.

2. Fertilization: the moonlight flower has a large demand for fertilizer, except for the application of base fertilizer in the planting, the rarefied liquid fertilizer can be applied every 2-3 weeks in the vigorous growth stage.

3. Illumination: moonlight, flowers and flowers should not be exposed to sunlight for less than 4 hours every day.

4. Temperature: the moonlight flower likes to be warm, is not hardy, and grows well in the temperature range of 18-28 ℃.

5. Scaffolding: Moonflower should set up a bracket in time to ensure that the seedlings have something to rely on when they grow up and get on the shelf smoothly.

6. Diseases: moonlight flowers are often harmed by powdery mildew and aphids. If they occur, timely measures should be taken to deal with them.