Culture method of Celosia cristata

The chicken crown flower is also known as the chicken bun flower, the old red flower, the Reed chicken crown, the pen chicken crown, the small head chicken crown, the Phoenix tail chicken crown and so on. It is an annual herb of the genus Amaranthaceae. It blossoms in summer and autumn, and the flowers are mostly red, showing the shape of a chicken crown, so it is called the chicken crown flower. It is a commonly used flower bed flower in summer and autumn, and it also has high medicinal value. Let's take a look at the cultivation methods of cockscomb flowers.

Growth habits of Celosia cristata

Celosia cristata likes hot and dry climate and is afraid of waterlogging. it grows well in sunny and fertile sandy soil, avoids clayey soil, grows poorly in barren and impervious soil, and its inflorescence becomes smaller and can reproduce by itself. Spring sowing from March to April was sown in the open field seedbed, and the seeds were mixed with new high-fat film before sowing (to improve the germination rate). After sowing, the soil should not be covered with soil and watered after grass mulching to keep the soil moist.

How to plant cockscomb seeds

1. Seed sowing: the propagation of Celosia cristata is commonly used in seed reproduction, such as selecting plots during the Qingming Festival, applying sufficient basic fertilizer, ploughing fine rakes evenly, leveling the border, spreading our seeds evenly on the border, slightly covering the seeds, and watering thoroughly. Generally, seedlings can emerge in 10 to 15 days when the temperature is 15: 20 ℃. After sowing in summer in Grain in Beard, it can be interplanted with Paeonia lactiflora, peony or other crops.

2. Seedling stage management: seedling height 2 inches, row spacing 1 foot, plant spacing 8 inches, seedlings can be transferred to other fields, must be watered after transfer. Weeding and loosening the soil must be done at the seedling stage, and when it is not too dry, water as little as possible, and the height of the seedling may be fertilized once. After sealing off the old leaves, when blooming and heading, if the weather is dry, water should be properly watered to prevent stagnant water in low-lying areas in the rainy season. After heading, the flower buds between the lower leaves and viscera can be erased to facilitate the growth of the main ear at the top.

Culture methods of Celosia cristata

1. Soil: cockscomb planting has certain requirements on soil, which is suitable for planting on sandy loam with good drainage, loose and fertile soil. If the drainage is poor, it is easy to suffer from root rot.

2. Watering: although the cockscomb likes dry air and avoids waterlogging, it has thick branches and luxuriant leaves and consumes a lot of water during the growing period, so it must be fully irrigated in hot summer. At the same time, it is also necessary to prevent too much water, in case of continuous rainy days, potted flowers should be moved indoors, land planting flowers should pay attention to drainage. Watering should be moderate, otherwise the roots will rot easily.

3. Sunshine: like warmth, avoid cold. During the growing period, there should be sufficient light, and at least 4 hours of light should be guaranteed every day. If growing in a shady place, the inflorescence will be small, the ornamental value will be reduced, and the most suitable growth temperature is 18: 28 ℃. It grows slowly when the temperature is low, and dies after planting in winter.

4. Pruning: for dwarf varieties, coring should be carried out after planting to promote branching. When used as a cut flower, the heart can be removed when the plant height is 20cm to 30cm.

5. Fertilization: apply sufficient base fertilizer during sowing, apply compound fertilizer twice before flowering and at flowering stage, and the amount of nitrogen fertilizer should not be too much to prevent overgrowth and lodging.

6. Insect pests: there are few diseases and insect pests in Celosia cristata, it is easy to occur blight in seedling stage, and aphids are harmful in growing period, so attention should be paid to prevention and control. If root rot is found, the diseased plant should be removed and copper sulfate should be sprayed to control it.