This flower is too easy to raise a seed, reproduce a large pot, blossom almost all the year round and raise a pot quickly.

Many flower friends complain that flowers at home are too difficult to grow, especially flowering plants. They are not easy to grow for more than half a year, but they do not bloom. If they are not careful, they will wither and die. It is really troublesome and labor-consuming. The plant introduced here is not only good for reproduction, but also can grow well without how to manage it. It can bloom almost all year round. Quickly raise a pot!

This plant is periwinkle! Yes, periwinkle flower flowering period is particularly long, in the warm areas of southern China, the temperature and light are appropriate, periwinkle can bloom all year round, so periwinkle is also called "daily spring". When flowering, 5 petals form a small flower, different colors, because easy to cultivate, easy to manage and long viewing period, so periwinkle is cultivated as a flower bed in many cities.

Periwinkle reproduction is also very simple, a seed can grow a large pot, interested flower friends can try sowing. Usually in March to May, room temperature 20~25℃, the seeds evenly sprinkled with clean sand, covered with a layer of fine sand, spray water mist, keep wet, generally 7~10 days can emerge. The seedlings can be transplanted when they grow to 2~3 pairs of true leaves. In order to make the plant shape round and full, the first topping is carried out when the seedling grows to about 10 cm, and then about 20 days later, the new shoot grows 6 leaves for the second topping. Do not pick more than 3 times, otherwise too much picking will affect the quality of flowering.

Periwinkle is a sun-loving plant. If you want it to bloom more, you must give it enough light. Long-term shade will cause excessive growth of branches and few flowers. Catharanthus roseus likes fertile and well-drained slightly acidic soil and is very resistant to infertility. Some time ago, a flower friend sent a message saying that she cultivated periwinkle, gave enough light, rarely fertilized and managed, it can also flower full head, and has been blooming, really brought a lot of surprises to this flower friend, enough to explain its easy breeding and frequent flowering habits.

Periwinkle like dry avoid wet, usually watering see dry see wet can, must not water too frequently, prevent the basin water rotten roots. Periwinkle is more resistant to high temperature, but if it is cultivated outdoors, the accumulated water in the basin should be poured out in time during the hot and rainy season in summer to prevent the plant from rotting due to stuffy roots. Adult periwinkle, if you want to make its branches grow more robust, bloom more, early spring should be timely supplemented with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrition comprehensive compound fertilizer, around April periwinkle into flowering, can increase phosphorus and potassium supply, promote flower bud differentiation. In its vigorous growth period, if there is decomposed organic liquid fertilizer at home, it can be diluted and then irrigated once every half month to promote its faster growth.

Need to remind is, periwinkle belongs to oleander family plants, juice has corresponding toxicity, pruning to wear gloves or timely wash hands to prevent infection. Flower lovers with young children should keep periwinkle out of reach of children to prevent accidental ingestion and accidents. Miraculously, although periwinkle is poisonous, it is a plant that can be used as medicine. Vincristine and vinblastine extracted from its juice in medicine can also help treat rare cancers such as leukemia.