Culture methods and matters needing attention of seven-leaf lotus

Buckeye lotus scientific name dragon claw leaf, also known as dragon claw tree, big buckeye lotus, multi-pistil wood, etc., for Araliaceae multi-pistil large vine plants, initially upright shrubs or small trees, after branching climbing into large vines, bluish white flowers, palmate compound leaves, spherical berries in artificial cultivation under a good posture, and exudes Ford aroma, the following to take a look at the cultivation methods and precautions of Buckeye lotus!

Breeding method of horse chestnut

Buckeye lotus is born in forest, climbing on other trees, distributed in southern Yunnan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia also have distribution, can be inserted into leaves or cuttings, leaves, cuttings are also carried out in spring, cut annual branches 8~10 cm, remove lower leaves, cuttings in river sand or vermiculite bed soil, heat preservation and moisture preservation, 25℃ 4~6 weeks rooting.

Cultivation method of horse chestnut

1, temperature: horse chestnut lotus suitable for growing in high temperature, high humidity environment, soil can be easy to drain or sandy soil, generally by sowing or cutting way to cultivate seedlings. The seedling temperature is 20~28℃, the highest should not exceed 30℃, the lowest should not be below 12℃, because too low growth temperature will make its leaves fall, affecting its observability, so in winter when 5℃ below must be cold insulation.

2, light: horse chestnut lotus needs sufficient light, but in summer can not accept strong light for a long time, otherwise there will be yellow leaves and falling leaves phenomenon, so in spring and summer to carry out appropriate shade, autumn and winter light is not strong, can adopt some methods to increase light.

3, fertilizer and water: spring and autumn is not the period of extreme weather, the soil can be dry and wet, winter is cold and dry, growth is relatively slow, the soil is generally dry, summer is very hot, need constant watering to give cooling and supplement water, so wet soil is the main. Because of its vigorous growth period from April to October, fertilizer can be applied every 15 days or so.

4. Diseases: Horse chestnut is prone to anthracnose and leaf spot disease, and is also vulnerable to leaf miner, red spider, scale insect, thrips, etc. in terms of insect pests, so it is necessary to strengthen prevention and control, and spray some pesticides if necessary.

Castanea breeding precautions

1, soil: horse chestnut breeding soil using peat soil, rotten leaf soil plus a little base fertilizer or sand can be cultivated to ensure that the soil permeability and drainage is good.

2, temperature: horse chestnut lotus general growth temperature is 15~25 degrees Celsius. Below 5 degrees Celsius will drop leaves, usually pay attention to ventilation.

3, light: horse chestnut is a semi-shade plant, there are four hours of direct sunlight every day can be, can not be exposed to the sun.

4, watering: horse chestnut in spring, summer and autumn three seasons about 3~4 days to water, but can not pour too much water oh, if the water will lead to root rot, but also to keep the soil moist. Winter watering is reduced, and the water temperature is best similar to the soil.

5. Fertilization: Buckeye lotus mainly applies nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium mixed fertilizer. If it is a mosaic variety, if there is more nitrogen and weak light, the patches on the leaves will not be obvious.

6, pruning: horse chestnut lotus generally do not need pruning, if the leaves fall, is the following branches are relatively light, you can cut off the upper part, so as to promote the germination of new branches. Cuts can also be re-cut.