When does the cactus bloom?

Cactus, also known as Xianzhang, Guanyinzhang, etc., is a cluster of succulent shrubs belonging to the cactus family. There are many kinds of cactus, which can be divided into group fan cactus, segment cactus, crab claw cactus, leaf forest cactus, spherical cactus, etc. Because they often grow in dry environments such as desert, they are called "desert hero flowers". Let's take a look at when cactus blooms!

When do cacti bloom?

The flowering time of cacti is most concentrated from March to May. There are not many species flowering in autumn, but many species can be grafted in spring to make them bloom in autumn. Cactus only in the case of proper breeding is likely to flower, and cactus flowers are very good-looking, flowers are generally long in the plant's spine above, flower type is larger, color is also very gorgeous.

What does cactus flower mean?

Strong: The existence of the cactus itself is actually synonymous with strong, bright and beautiful cactus flowers look very soft, as if the breeze can hurt it, but the flowers are still beautiful regardless of the wind and rain.

Hope: Cactus flowering is an expected and unexpected miracle, because although we all know that cacti can bloom, it is very rare to really flower the cacti cultivated at home.

How does a cactus bloom?

1, watering: cactus flower buds in water shortage conditions more easily formed, watering too much will lead to excessive growth of nutrients, flower buds can not be successfully differentiated, the more appropriate watering interval is 3 to 7 days in summer, winter interval about half a month watering once.

2, fertilization: cactus in addition to changing pots in the bottom of the pot to put a few horseshoe tablets as base fertilizer, the rest of the time without excessive fertilization, as appropriate, a few times on the line of thin fertilizer, but cactus like calcium fertilizer, in the preparation of culture soil can be mixed with some wall soil.

3, light: cactus in full sunlight conditions easy to bloom, if the environment shade flower bud growth and development is easily hindered, so to make cactus can bloom normally, to ensure that it receives more than 8 hours of sunlight every day is necessary.

4, pruning: cactus flower buds born on the old stem, rather than born on the tender stem, so in late spring and early summer, late autumn and early winter to cut off the just-grown fleshy stem, otherwise the plant will consume more nutrients and affect flowering.

5, plant age: cactus to grow to 60 to 90 cm high, its own fleshy stem about 7 nodes is easy to bloom, from the cultivation years to reach this standard to plant about 3 years, the longer the cultivation years, the better, the more flowers.