What if the lotus doesn't blossom? The reasons for the non-flowering of bowl lotus and its solution

The bowl lotus is a mini version of the lotus, its branches and leaves and flowers are small, very lovely. With fresh and elegant flowers, it exudes a delicate fragrance, which is very suitable for breeding indoors. But in the process of breeding, some people encounter such a problem, that is, the bowl lotus does not blossom? In fact, there are many reasons, light, nutrients, cultivation containers and so on are all factors that affect the flowering of bowl lotus.

I. cultivation container

The cultivation container used by some people is too small, the root system of bowl lotus can not grow and develop normally; if it is too shallow, the container cannot be filled with enough pond mud or soil, resulting in the lack of nutrients and water, so it is not easy to bloom.

Solution: if you want a bowl of lotus to blossom, you have to plant it in a container that is large enough, at least choose a container with a diameter of 30cm and a depth of about 20cm, so that the stems in the soil can stretch and grow.

II. Variety selection

There are many varieties of bowl lotus, and the growth rate and florescence of different varieties are different, but in general, bowl lotus can blossom. If you do not pay attention to the purchase of seeds, buy the wrong seeds or the varieties purchased are not of high quality, then it will not blossom.

Solution: when selecting bowl lotus varieties, you must understand clearly and choose varieties that are easy to blossom and have a large amount of flowering. Do not be greedy for small bargains, so as not to affect the subsequent planting and waste your energy.

Third, lighting

The bowl lotus likes the light, and if you want it to blossom, you must provide enough sunshine. If there is not enough light, the plant will stop tillering flower buds, and it will not blossom without flower buds.

Solution: bowl lotus can not always be kept at home, need to give him at least 5 hours of light every day, only keep enough light bowl lotus can grow flower buds, generally can be placed on a well-lit windowsill or balcony maintenance.

IV. Fertilization

The lack of fertilizer is also the reason why bowl lotus does not blossom. Many people only provide fine sand when growing lotus bowls, and there is little soil inside, so it is difficult to support nutrients until they blossom.

Solution: according to the growth status of bowl lotus, reasonable arrangement of fertilization. Pond mud can be selected when planting bowl lotus to ensure adequate nutrition in the growing period; in order to promote flower bud differentiation in the early stage of flowering, some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied appropriately.

5. Pure water cultivation

Some people choose to raise lotus bowls with pure water, which they think is easy to take care of, but there are no other nutrients in pure water except some trace elements, and it is not easy to master the amount of fertilizer, so pure water does not blossom and only grow leaves.

What if the lotus doesn't blossom? Culture method of bowl lotus

Bowl lotus blossoms

A friend sent me a picture of a bowl of lotus blossoming. I envy it. I have never blossomed when I raise a bowl of lotus (have you ever encountered such a situation? ), very depressed, so she asked a friend for advice. She told me that if the bowl lotus does not blossom, it may not be done well in the following five points:

1. Germplasm selection

Good seedlings can produce good flowers, and if you accidentally buy degraded seedlings, they may not blossom. Therefore, the key is to choose and buy a strong breed of Zhuo.

2. Lack of light

The bowl lotus is a kind of plant that likes the sun quite much, so the bowl lotus needs enough sunlight to grow. If the bowl lotus does not get enough light, it will affect the growth of the bowl lotus, resulting in non-flowering. And when the leaves grow too much or too dense, it will also affect flower bud differentiation and flowering, so it is also very important to choose the right position.

3. Fertilizer and pH

Bowl lotus is a plant that likes acidic to neutral soil environment and generally requires a pH value of 6-7. If the container is too small and the nutrient medium is too small to meet the growth needs of the plant, but also lead to the root system is not easy to expand, resulting in the bowl lotus does not blossom or reduce the number of flowers, therefore, if you want to make the bowl lotus blossom, the pH of fertilizer and soil is also very important.

4. Protect the terminal bud

If in the process of breeding, accidentally damage to the top bud of the seedling, then the bowl lotus is not easy to blossom, so, in ordinary culture, you should be very careful not to hurt it.

5. Control of water level

The bowl lotus is an aquatic plant, so water is very important to it. If you put too much water in the bowl lotus cultivation, the soil temperature will decrease, which is not conducive to rooting, thus affecting the respiration of the root system. This will cause the bowl lotus to rot and affect its growth and flowering.

If you raise a bowl of lotus and do not blossom, please check yourself quickly! Look at your cause, find out the cause, deal with the symptoms, and you will certainly be able to harvest a full bowl of lotus flowers in the coming year.

What if the lotus doesn't blossom?

First of all, in the case of the right version, the opposite version is planted with lotus roots, which can preserve the quality of the varieties. The lotus roots in bowls of lotus are generally very small, and their fingers are thick and thin. I heard that there are walking stems selling household lake pond lotus flowers on Taobao. This kind of counterfeiting is too obvious. Most people can see that there is probably no market.

There are three reasons I know why planting lotus root does not blossom.

First, it is lack of light.

Bowl lotus is a strong positive plant, bowl lotus should be placed in the open space or balcony under full light, the light is not less than 6 hours a day, do not plant without light conditions.

Second, improper fertilization.

Bowl lotus early application of nitrogen fertilizer, branches and leaves can be strong, in the later stage to apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote flower bud differentiation, some flower friends apply more nitrogen fertilizer, lotus leaves are very beautiful, not a single flower can be seen.

Third, the density of basin soil affects the growth of walking stem.

Some planting experience on the Internet says that there are two lotus roots in one pot. I think that if the bowl lotus pot is small, the space for the growth of one lotus root is small enough. The growth of the two lotus roots will strangle each other, and the pot soil will be wrapped around the fibrous root. The bowl lotus stem can not grow, and it is more difficult to grow flower buds.

In addition, in the case of the wrong version, the wrong version is planted with lotus seeds, and the bowl lotus propagated by lotus seeds will have a certain degree of variation. I once read a book that said that the flowering rate of bowl lotus seeds is 70%, and I have actually tested it at about this number. Generally speaking, the bowl lotus sown in April, May and June does not blossom that year. If you want to keep it in the second year, you must plant it in a larger pot. I discarded it in the second year when it did not blossom.

What is mentioned above is the real bowl lotus seed, not to mention the fake bowl lotus seed, the so-called false seed is actually the lotus seed of the lotus in the lake pond, the appearance is not much different from the lotus seed of the bowl lotus, and the planting process is the same, but this kind of lotus seed does not blossom 100% in the bowl lotus pot, can only appreciate the lotus leaves. And you go to ask the merchant, the businessman also plausibly said: seed planting is not 100% flowering. Since it is impossible to judge the true and false seeds, I can only tell you that the expensive seeds are not necessarily true, but the cheap seeds are 100% fake, because the cost is there.