How to raise potted impatiens?

Impatiens is a common ornamental flower, also known as henna, impatiens, daughter flower and so on. It is an annual herb of the Impatiens family. Because of its rich flowers and colors and varieties, it is often used as a material to beautify the flower bed and flower border. It can be planted in clusters, planted in groups and potted, and can also be raised in cut flowers. Let's take a look at how to raise potted impatiens.

Propagation methods of Impatiens balsamina

Balsamine is commonly used for seed propagation, usually sowing on March 9, and sowing in April is the most suitable, so that it can blossom in the first and middle of June, and the flowering period can be maintained for more than two months. Spread the seeds evenly into the ditch, cover the soil with a little suppression, and then water it. After sowing, the soil was kept moist, and seedlings began to emerge in about 5 days when the temperature was about 25 ℃. 500g seeds per mu. When the seedlings grow 2-3 leaves, they should be transplanted, and then gradually planted or cultivated in the pot.

What kinds of impatiens do you have?

1. Balsamina balsamina: a variety of impatiens, with a terminal main stem or branch tip, large flowers, double petals, branches expanding to form clumps.

2. Dwarf impatiens: a variety of impatiens with a height of 20cm and 30cm.

3. Dragon claw impatiens: a variety of impatiens, with meandering lateral branches and extending horizontally.

How to raise potted impatiens?

1. Soil: the impatiens pot soil is mixed with 1 part of garden soil, 1 part of sandy soil and 0.5 part of rotten leaf soil, and spread broken tiles at the bottom of the basin to facilitate drainage. After watering on the basin, put it in a place of ventilation and shade, and move it to a place with sufficient ventilation and sunshine after 3-5 days.

2.Illumination: impatiens are light-loving and shady. It is best to receive at least 4 hours of scattered sunlight every day and shade in summer to prevent excessive temperature and hot sun exposure.

3. Temperature: the suitable growth temperature of Impatiens balsamina is 66.26 ℃, and the ambient temperature of flowering period should be controlled above 10 ℃. Enter the greenhouse in the cold winter to prevent the cold.

4. Watering: impatiens should pay attention to watering during the growing period, and often keep the basin soil moist, especially in summer, but the water and soil should not be too wet for a long time. Rain Water should pay more attention to drainage and waterlogging, otherwise the roots and stems are easy to rot.

5. Fertilization: due to the sufficient basic fertilizer in the culture soil, impatiens should be applied 1 or 2 times in the growing period after potted, in order to prevent overgrowth, otherwise it will affect the plant shape and reduce the ornamental effect.

6. Pruning: when the seedling height of impatiens is 30-40 cm, the old leaves in the lower part of the stem should be removed in time to make it more branched. Picking off the base at any time will promote the top of each branch to blossom one after another.

7. Diseases and insect pests: impatiens often suffer from powdery mildew that harms the leaves, flowers, fruits and other organs of the plant. At the initial stage of the disease, it is sprayed with 1000 times of thiophanate methyl or 1000 times of carbendazim.