The growth habits of carnations

Carnation, formerly known as carnation, also known as carnation, etc., is a perennial herb of Carnation family, mainly distributed in temperate Europe and Chinese mainland in Fujian, Hubei and other places, originated in the Mediterranean region, is one of the most widely used flowers in the world, let's take a look at the growth habits of carnations!

Light condition

Among the sunshine plants of the genus Carnation, they like to have plenty of sunshine. Except for seedling stage and full flowering stage, there is no need to worry about the harm of strong light, and with the help of auxiliary light, the diameter of Corolla and the freshness of flower color can be increased. There was a significant positive correlation between light intensity and cut flower yield per unit area.

Temperature condition

Carnations like cool, can not bear the heat, can bear a certain degree of low temperature. If the summer temperature is higher than 35 ℃ and the winter temperature is lower than 9 ℃, the growth is very slow or even stops. In the period of high temperature in summer, corresponding cooling measures should be taken, and plastic film or enter the greenhouse should be covered in winter to maintain the appropriate temperature.

Water condition

The root system of carnation is whisker root, long-term stagnant water or high humidity in soil or medium and long-term high temperature on leaf surface are not conducive to its normal growth and development. Therefore, drip irrigation is advocated, and attention should be paid to water quality and water salt content.

Soil condition

Carnation prefers soil with good performance of fertilizer conservation, ventilation and drainage, among which heavy loam is better. The soil pH value suitable for its growth is 5.6-6.4. Some soil analysis experiments show that the content of soil organic matter has no obvious effect on flowering when the pH value is in the range of 5.95-7.9, which is mainly determined by soil texture.