Cultivation techniques of Lily Bamboo

Lily bamboo, golden lily bamboo and yellow lily bamboo are all D.retlera strains. The height of the plant can reach 9 meters, and the stem is easy to bend after growing. Leaves sword-shaped-lanceolate, sessile, leathery and glossy. Lily bamboo leaves are all green. Golden lily bamboo with yellow vertical stripes in its leaves. The leaf edge of the yellow-edged lily is golden yellow. This kind of plant has strong shade tolerance, is suitable for potted plants, and is an advanced indoor plant. Cutting stems and leaves and growing them in water can also take root, which is an advanced material for flower arrangement.

Propagation: sowing method or cutting method can be used, sowing method can be used for mass propagation, the suitable sowing time is from spring to summer, and the optimum temperature for germination and rooting is 20-25 ℃. Cutting in spring and autumn as the appropriate period, cutting branches of more than 10 cm per section, if with leaves to be cut off more than half, cutting in the moist sand bed or soil, maintain moisture, accept sunshine 50% 60%, about 30-40 days can root.

Cultivation focus: rotten leaf soil or sandy loam rich in organic matter is the best, which can grow under full or half-day sunlight at the cultivation place, but it is usually best to grow in half-shaded places with sunshine of about 50% and 70%. Strive for good drainage. Fertilization can be applied with organic fertilizer or nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, a small amount of once a month, proportional increase of nitrogen fertilizer, can promote the beauty of leaves. One plant was planted in a pot of 5 to 7 inches, and the large pot was gradually replaced when the plant grew up. Lily bamboo water demand is not strict, drought and moisture tolerance, high air humidity is more exuberant. The sex is hot and humid, and the suitable temperature for childbearing is 20-28 ℃. The dry and cold air in winter is easy to cause leaf tip dryness, so it is appropriate to move the potted plant to a warm shelter to survive the winter. If the cold current invades Gong and the temperature is below 10 ℃, it is necessary to prevent frostbite of leaves due to cold injury.