Seed price and planting method of pitcher plant

Pitcher plant is the general name of all species of pitcher plant, also known as monkey water bottle, monkey courtyard, pig cage and so on. It is a tropical insectivorous plant of the pitcher plant family. It is named because it has a unique nutrient-absorbing organ-the shape of a pitcher cage is like a pig cage. The main purpose of planting pitcher plant is to watch its peculiar insect-catching organs. Let's take a look at the seed price and planting method of pitcher plant.

How much is a pitcher plant seed?

The price of pitcher plant seed is about 0.3-0.5 yuan per seed, but the price varies greatly due to the quality, variety and market of the seed. The common propagation methods of pitcher plants are cutting, striping and sowing, but it is not easy to propagate pitcher plants with seeds, because pitcher plants are dioecious plants, and plants of both sexes are necessary to bear seeds. However, the number of female pitcher plants is relatively small, so it is not easy for a small number of growers to make pitcher plants produce seeds.

Sowing method of pitcher plant

1. Sowing substrate: because the seeds of pitcher plants are very small, it is best to use cultivation substrates with fine particles such as peat when sowing, so as to prevent the seeds from falling into the slits.

2. Sowing method: in order to distribute the seeds evenly on the substrate during sowing, the seeds can be mixed with a small amount of sand and then sprinkled on the sowing medium.

3. Humidity management: the substrate must be kept moist after sowing, and high air humidity is also needed. The mouth of the basin can be sealed with cling film and poke several holes.

4. Light management: pitcher plant seeds need light to germinate, so putting them in a bright place helps to germinate, but do not let the sun shine directly, otherwise the high heat caused by strong light will kill the seedlings.

5, timely transplanting: pitcher plants take a long time to germinate, about a month, after germination can gradually reduce the air humidity, about half a year to a year later, the seedlings can be transplanted to avoid overcrowding.

Planting method of pitcher plant

1. Soil: the cultivation soil of pitcher plant is loose, fertile and breathable rotten leaf soil or peat soil, and the mixed substrate of peat soil, water moss, charcoal and fir sawdust is often used in pot cultivation.

2. Watering: the pitcher plant is sensitive to water and can only grow and develop normally under the condition of high humidity. During the growing period, it needs to spray water frequently, 4 or 5 times a day.

3. Sunshine: pitcher plants belong to semi-shady plants under natural conditions, and must be shaded under strong summer light, otherwise the leaves are easy to burn and directly affect the development of leaf cages, but under dark conditions for a long time, the formation of leaf cages is slow and small, and the color of the cage surface is dim.

4. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of pitcher plant is 25: 30 ℃, 21: 30 ℃ from March to September, 18: 24 ℃ from September to March of the following year, the winter temperature is not lower than 16 ℃, the plants below 15 ℃ stop growing, and the leaf edges below 10 ℃ suffer frost damage.

5. Fertilization: pitcher plants do not need special fertilization, because pitcher plants can usually feed on insects to transform nutrients, and there is no need to apply fertilizer if pitcher plants are eaten by insects.

6. Insect pests: pitcher plants are often harmed by leaf spot disease and shell insects. Leaf spot disease is sprayed with 1000 times of 50% Dysen zinc wettable powder, and shell insects are sprayed with 2000 times of 40% dimethoate EC.

7. Pruning: the cages of pitcher plants, like the leaves of other plants, will age and die. Under generally suitable conditions, each cage can survive for several months. If it has withered, it can be cut off to make the whole plant look more beautiful.