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How to raise keel flowers? Maintenance methods of family keel flower

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, The dragon bone flower is also called "lazy plant", but there are still some flower friends who can not raise it well. The editor has sorted out the maintenance methods of the dragon bone flower, let's have a look at it.

Keel flower belongs to the cactus family, with many branches and blue-green color. Its plant generally has 4 or 5 meters high, vigorous tall and straight body, let a person's eyes bright. Keel flower is also a kind of potted plant which is easy to breed. The key is to ward off evil spirits in the house. And the dragon bone flower has a very good ornamental value, and can absorb harmful gases in the air, thus playing a role in purifying the air. Keel flower is also a good rootstock, such as tiger plum, crab claw orchid and so on can be used for grafting. The following editor sorted out some maintenance methods of keel flower to share with you.

Light

The dragon bone flower likes the sunny place, generally put it on the sunny balcony. In summer, the light is too strong, we should pay attention to its shade, otherwise it is easy to burn the leaves of the dragon bone flower.

Watering

Keel flower is a succulent plant with good drought tolerance, so it can't be watered too much. Generally see some dry basin soil can be irrigated some water, but to the right amount, otherwise it is easy to cause root rot.

Change the basin

The keel flower grows faster, and the plant is generally tall. it is generally necessary to change the flowerpot once every two years, and leave some old soil when changing the soil, which is conducive to the growth of the roots. When changing the basin, disinfect the new basin before using it.

Fertilizer application

Keel flower has little demand for fertilizer, so it is generally OK to bury some base fertilizer in the basin soil before planting. When changing the basin, you can add a little organic fertilizer, but the concentration should be low, otherwise there will be root burning phenomenon.

Pruning

Dragon bone flower usually should pay attention to pruning, cut off some extra branches and leaves, so that it will be more beautiful and generous. Some withered and yellow branches and leaves should also be pruned, otherwise they will continue to absorb nutrients, resulting in nutrient loss.

Soil.

Dragon bone flower for soil requirements are not strict, generally choose better drainage sandy soil, which is conducive to root respiration and nutrient absorption, so as to promote the growth of dragon bone flower.

The above is the maintenance method of keel flower arranged by Huinong net. Finally, the editor would like to talk about a small disadvantage of the dragon bone flower. There are thorns on the keel stem. If there are children at home, you should pay special attention to the white liquid in the stem. Do not break the stem and leaf. If you encounter it, you must wash your hands immediately.

How to raise keel flowers? The Culture method of Dragon Bone Flower

Keel flower is a very common family potted plant, keel flower not only has a unique shape, but also helps to purify the air in indoor culture, because it can absorb poisonous and harmful gases produced by decoration such as formaldehyde and ether. Let's take a look at how to raise the dragon bone flower.

The environment adapted by Dragon Bone Flower

The dragon bone flower is strong in nature and likes warmth and warm air. It should be semi-overcast and the plants will turn yellow in the strong direct sunlight. The suitable temperature for growth is 25 ~ 35 ℃. It is sensitive to low temperature, and the stem nodes are easy to rot under the condition of less than 5 ℃. Keel flower drought resistance, sun resistance, watering to the right amount, if the basin soil is too wet for a long time will cause rotten roots.

Dragon bone flower culture method 1. Soil requirements

In order to cultivate keel flower, we first know what kind of soil keel flower likes. Keel flower likes fertile and soft soil. When potted, one part of rotten leaf soil and one part of coarse sand can be mixed, and then a small amount of chicken manure or cow dung can be added to the culture soil.

2. Temperature condition

It needs to be maintained in semi-overcast environment in summer, sufficient light in winter, placed in the sunny place indoors, and the temperature should be kept above 12 ℃. Freezing injury is easy to occur when the temperature is lower than 12 ℃.

3. Lighting conditions

The keel flower needs to be shaded in summer, which is more conducive to growth. For indoor keel flower, it is best to put it near the daylight window to absorb more sunlight.

4. Watering method

It is not appropriate to water too much in spring. Water should be watered every half a month, but spray water to the plants every day to increase air humidity. It is best to water the plants every morning or evening in summer.

5. Fertilization method

The keel flower should be fertilized every 15 times during its growth, and the fertilizer can be used either with granular compound fertilizer or self-made alum fertilizer. But don't fertilize too much to avoid causing fertilizer damage and rotting roots.

6. Pruning and shaping

In order to prevent the keel plant from aging prematurely, it is necessary to prune in time and cut off some non-flowering branches so that the new buds can be fully developed and elongated.

How to raise keel flower culture method

The dragon bone flower is a plant of the genus Cactus. Keel climbing succulent shrubs, 3 Mel 15 m long, ribs often winged, margin undulate or crenate, dark green to light bluish green, glabrous, margin of old branches often callose, light brown, bony; areoles arranged along ribs, 3 Mel 5 cm apart, ca. 2 mm in diam. Keel epiphytic succulent plant with large white fragrant flowers blooming in the evening from May to September. So how to raise the dragon bone flower? Let's take a look.

1. Basic information of Dragon Bone Flower

Dragon bone flower, also known as "measuring ruler". It's a succulent shrub of the cactus family. Dragon bone flower likes warm, humid and semi-shaded environment, can withstand drought, is afraid of low temperature and frost, and the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 7 ℃ in winter, otherwise it is vulnerable to frost damage. It is better to use sandy loam rich in humus. It is 15 meters long and has air roots. Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and other areas can be cultivated near gardens or villages, often climbing on tree trunks, waste walls or rocks, and their stems are often used as grafting rootstocks for all kinds of cactus. The keel flower is planted in the corner and edge of the greenhouse and can be used as a fence plant and a pot plant as a rootstock for grafting other cactus plants. Distributed from Central America to northern South America, widely cultivated all over the world, wild in Hawaii; common cultivated in China, wild in Fujian, Hainan and Guangxi, climbing on tree trunks, rocks or walls by air roots.

Second, how to raise keel flowers

1, soil: keel flower does not require soil quality, ordinary soil can be cultivated, it is appropriate to use nutrient-rich, fertile sandy soil, the soil can be mixed by decaying leaf soil and coarse sand at 1:1, and then add a little mature poultry or livestock manure.

2. Light: it is suitable to grow under semi-shade conditions, although it is resistant to sunlight, but in order to avoid yellowing in strong light, shading measures should be taken in summer and placed in a place where you can see light in winter to receive a certain amount of sunlight. Indoor plants had better be placed in places such as balconies and windowsills where light can be seen.

3, temperature: the dragon bone flower likes the warm environment, is not cold-resistant, is afraid of frost, the winter temperature should be above 10 ℃ in order to survive the winter smoothly, and give the right amount of uniform light, not less than 7 ℃, so as to avoid frostbite.

4. Water and fertilizer management: water should not be watered too much in spring. Water should be watered once every 10 murals every 15 days, but water should be sprayed to plants every day to increase air humidity. It should be watered once a day in summer, preferably in the morning or evening. The basin soil should be kept moderately dry in winter, and plastic film can be used to cover the basin to protect the overwintering. The overwintering cultivation environment should maintain both high temperature and high air humidity.

5. Pruning: in order to prevent the keel plant from aging prematurely and maintain the vitality of its base, we should also pay attention to regular pruning. Cut off some old branches that are not very flowering, and at the same time remove the weak buds growing below, so that the terminal buds are fully developed, elongated, and bloom more.

 
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