Culture method of Zhu tasseled flower

Zhu tassel is an excellent ornamental tree species, also known as Leucaena, American acacia, red velvet ball, etc., it is a deciduous shrub or small tree of the genus Leguminosae. It is native to South America and is often cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Taiwan, Fujian and Guangdong have been introduced and cultivated for viewing. Let's take a look at the culture methods of Zhu tasseled flowers.

Growth habits of Phyllanthus angustifolia

Zhu tassel is a tropical flower with extended branches, brown and rough branchlets, stipules ovate-lanceolate, head axillary, calyx green, Corolla light purplish red, pods linear oblanceolate, seeds oblong, florescence from August to September, fruit from October to November. Like light, like warm and humid climate, not cold-resistant, suitable for growing in deep, fertile and well-drained acidic soil.

Propagation methods of Phyllanthus angustifolia

1. Cutting: Zhu tasseled flowers are generally propagated by cutting, and robust branches with a length of 20 cm can be cut in spring, and the bed temperature should be kept at 15-28 ℃. Cuttings should be cut unaged and fully organized 1-2-year-old branches, each section of about 15,500 pairs of xylene, planted in a wet sand bed, sunshade or full-light spray.

2. Sowing: the seeds were collected in October, dried and stored until the following spring, soaked in 60 ℃ hot water before sowing, changed water once a day, moisturized and germinated for a week on the third day, and germinated 5-7 days after sowing. Prune the lateral branches in time during the seedling period to ensure that the trunk is straight. Transplanting should be carried out before budding, but when transplanting big trees, brackets should be set up to prevent them from being blown down by the wind.

Culture method of Zhu tasseled flower

1. Potted plants: family potted plants should choose garden soil mixed with some river sand as potted soil, and place it on the south balcony to plant and watch. The suitable temperature for growth is 23 ℃ to 30 ℃, and the temperature during overwintering is 15 ℃ to 18 ℃ and sheltered from the wind, which can reduce the number of fallen leaves. Usually, you can wait for the basin soil surface to be dry when it is dry, wait for the basin soil to be half dry in winter, and apply compound fertilizer once a month from spring to autumn.

2. Water and fertilizer: the young plants of Zhu tassel need more water, and attention should be paid to irrigation during the growing period. Potted plants are prone to drought and water shortage, and the leaves are wilted, so attention should be paid to replenishing water. Fertilization can be applied with natural organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer, once a month, more phosphorus and potash fertilizer during flowering. The sunshine in the planting place should be sufficient, and the flowering in the hidden place is poor.

3. Pruning: fixed trunk pruning can be carried out when the trunk of young trees is more than 2 meters high. Select the three side branches scattered up and down as the main branches and use it to expand the crown. In winter, three main branches are cut short, and several lateral branches are cultivated on each main branch, which are scattered with each other, each occupying a certain amount of space. When the crown expands too far and the lower part is bald, it is necessary to retract and change the head in time to cut off the dead branches.

4. Diseases and insect pests: the main diseases of Zhu tasseled flowers are canker, which can be sprayed with 50% bacilli 800 times solution. Longicorn beetles and wood lice were harmed by longicorn beetles and planthoppers. Longicorn beetles were killed with 1 kg kerosene and 50 grams of 80% dichlorvos EC, and wood lice were sprayed with 1500 times of 40% dimethoate EC.