The planting method of drunken butterfly flower

Drunken butterfly flower, also known as butterfly grass, purple dragon beard, spider flower, etc., is a 2012 herb of cauliflower family. It is native to tropical America and cultivated in tropical to temperate zones all over the world. It is not wild in China, and it is common in major cities. Flower beds and borders can be arranged in summer and autumn, and they can also be dwarfed as potted plants. Let's take a look at the planting method of drunken butterfly flowers.

The growth habit of drunken butterfly flower

Drunken butterfly flower has strong adaptability, sex likes high temperature, is more resistant to summer heat, and avoid cold. Like plenty of sunshine, semi-shaded land can also grow well. The fertile soil with sufficient water and fertilizer, the fertile soil with sufficient water and fertilizer, the soil with medium fertility can grow well, and the sandy loam or clayey soil or alkaline soil can grow poorly. Like moist soil, but also more resistant to drought, avoid stagnant water.

The breeding method of drunken butterfly flower

1. Sowing: the drunken butterfly was sowed and propagated in the middle of April and the seeds were sown in the open field seedbed, and the seedlings emerged neatly. The seedlings grow slowly, need time after sowing, transplant when they have 2-3 true leaves, plant or pot in June, fertilize once a half month during the growing period, if fertilized too much, it is easy to grow plants and affect plant shape and flowering, generally spring sowers blossom in autumn, autumn sowers watch flowers indoors in winter and spring.

2. Cutting: nutritious soil or river sand, peat soil and other materials for drunken butterfly cuttings, the optimum temperature for cuttings to take root is 18: 25 ℃, lower than 18 ℃, the relative humidity of the air must be kept at 75% 85%, the humidity can be increased by spraying the cuttings, at the same time, the sun must be covered by 50% 80%, and then the shading net is gradually removed after the root system grows.

The planting method of drunken butterfly flower

1. Soil: drunken butterfly flowers do not need special soil, preferably sandy soil containing humus with good drainage. The root system is more developed, and the basin should be slightly deeper and larger, with a basin diameter of 20 cm to 30 cm. Except for poor growth in alkaline soil, it can grow in sandy soil and clayey soil, and grow best in slightly acidic sandy loam. Rotten leaf soil and vegetable garden soil can be used to cultivate soil, which requires loose soil and good drainage.

2. On the basin: when installing the pot, put a coarse-grained matrix or ceramsite 2cm thick at the bottom of the basin as a filter layer, sprinkle a layer of fully mature organic fertilizer as base fertilizer with a thickness of about 1cm, then cover it with a substrate, which is about 1cm thick, and then put in the plant to separate the fertilizer from the root system and avoid root burning.

3. Fertilization: when transplanting, the drunken butterfly seedlings first dig the planting hole, sprinkle a layer of organic fertilizer at the bottom of the planting hole as the base fertilizer, with a thickness of about 46.6 cm, and then cover a layer of soil and put it into the seedlings to separate the fertilizer from the root system and avoid root burning. After putting it into the seedling, backfill the soil, cover the root system, step on the soil with your feet, water it once, and apply thin fertilizer once in the initial planting.

4. Heart picking: drunken butterflies generally pick their hearts twice before flowering to promote the germination of more flowering branches. One to two weeks after potting, or when the seedling is 6-10 cm tall and has more than six leaves, remove the top tip and retain the lower 3-4 leaves to promote branching. After 3-5 weeks of the first coring, or when the lateral branch grows to 6-8 cm long, the second coring is performed, that is, the top tip of the lateral branch is removed and the 4 leaves under the lateral branch are retained.

5. Watering: drunken butterfly flowers can withstand drought, but grow better when given greater air humidity. Water them every day in midsummer and water them thoroughly. Like higher air humidity, air humidity is too low, will accelerate the withering of a single flower. Also afraid of rain, need to keep the leaves dry at night. The optimum relative humidity of the air is 65-75%.

6. Diseases and insect pests: drunken butterfly flowers are often harmed by leaf spot and rust. Leaf spot disease is sprayed with 50% tromethamine wettable powder, and rust can be sprayed with 3000 times alcohol. Drunken butterfly flowers are prone to Lepidoptera pests at the seedling stage, so the insecticide avermectin 4000 times can be sprayed on the leaves.