Culture methods of longevity flowers

Longevity flowers, that is, dwarf cabbage, are perennial succulent herbs, leaves opposite, succulent, easy to break; terminal Cymes, flowers with orange-red, yellow, red and other colors, longevity flower plant shape short, long florescence, luxuriant flowers, high ornamental value. Today, let's take a look at the breeding methods of longevity flowers with the editor.

Selection of flowerpots

Breeding longevity flower pots should be small and permeable, loose and breathable sand soil culture should be longevity flowers to grow in soil pottery pots with good permeability, but the home is not beautiful, it can be covered with plastic pots or porcelain pots, and can also be planted directly in small purple sand pots or plastic pots. When breeding longevity flowers, layer charcoal blocks or hard plastic foam blocks are placed at the bottom of the pot to enhance its permeability. Although it does not choose soil very much, it is easy to rot roots in heavy clay, and it is most suitable to grow in loose, breathable and fertile micro-PH acid sandy loam. Family potted plants should be mixed with rotten leaf soil and vegetable garden topsoil, and then add 5% to 8% sand as cultivation and conservation soil. In the process of breeding, add some bone meal or nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer as base fertilizer.

Moisture control

Moderate water control makes longevity flowers luxuriant, rich phosphorus and potassium flowers, colorful longevity flowers are pulpy plants, contain more water in the body, so they are more resistant to drought and afraid of waterlogging, and grow well under the condition of dry air in high-rise buildings. About 3 days in spring and autumn, you can see that the basin soil is dry and watered once, often keep a little moist. It is advisable to water less in summer, and it is better to water once every 5 to 7 days. Longevity flowers cultivated outdoors should be protected from the rain in the rainy season, and the roots and leaves should wither and even die. If the soil is dry and wet, the branches will flourish and the flowers will flourish. After entering the room in winter, it is appropriate to use water similar to room temperature in the afternoon, about once a week.

Reasonable fertilization

Longevity flowers like fertilizer, young plants can be planted in pot for 15 days or old plants can be planted in pot for 15 days, and liquid fertilizer dominated by nitrogen can be applied 2 to 3 times to promote the growth of stems and leaves, and once after flowering to promote its rejuvenation. In the rest of the time, except for stopping application in summer, we can only apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer, do not put fertilizer on the leaves, otherwise the flowers and leaves are easy to rot, if you accidentally stain the leaves, rinse them off with water. The flowering period of longevity flowers is long, so it is necessary to break the commandment of not applying fertilizer during flowering period, and apply thin nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer or 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution once a month, so that the later flowers will not become small and pale due to lack of fertilizer.

Control of light

Longevity flowers like the sunny environment, except for a little shade in the midsummer afternoon, the rest of the time should be placed in the sun, at least 4 hours of direct light can be seen every day in order to grow healthily and exuberantly.

When raising longevity flowers on the balcony of the building, the flowerpot should be rotated 180 degrees every 15 days to make it receive light evenly, avoid partial crown and reduce the ornamental value. Although it can also grow in the semi-shade, the stem, thin leaves, thin flowers and light color are far less luxuriant than in the sunny place. If it is too shady, it is not only easy to lose leaves and no flowers, but also the whole flowering plant placed in the shade will become dim, and then the flowers will fall off and wither and wither.

Suitable temperature

The most suitable temperature for breeding longevity flowers is 15 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius, growing slowly above 30 degrees Celsius, entering a semi-dormant state, stagnant growth below 10 degrees Celsius, reddish leaf color below 8 degrees Celsius, florescence delayed, and easy to freeze to death below 0 degrees Celsius. Therefore, in order to raise longevity flowers well, we must create a small environment that is warm in winter and cool in summer. In midsummer afternoons, we should avoid strong light exposure and place them in half-shaded places with sufficient scattered light, such as under big trees, under eaves or northward balconies, and pay special attention to ventilation and cooling. You can sprinkle water on the ground nearby, but not on the whole plant.

After the Beginning of Autumn, sunshine can be seen gradually from late August to early September, and more sunshine should be seen from October to promote its transformation from vegetative growth to reproductive growth. When the minimum temperature drops to about 10 degrees Celsius, move into the bedroom and put it in front of the south or west balcony, so that it can see more sunshine, keep 10 degrees Celsius at night, 15 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius during the day, and bloom in December.