Raise mulberry flowers at home, and the uncle of horticulture will teach you how to propagate mulberry cuttings!

Fusang flower is a kind of flower that is endowed with beautiful meaning, which is very large, delicate and colorful, blooming and falling at dusk, and can be divided into double and single petals. Fusang is native to Yunnan, Guangzhou and other places in China and blossoms all the year round. However, due to regional and climatic differences, Fusang has become a popular ornamental potted plant in the north, flowering from May to November in the north.

Ecological environment.

Fusang Xiguang, like warm, humid climate, not cold-resistant, suitable for deep and fertile sandy soil. The northern part of China can bloom continuously if the temperature can be maintained above 20 ℃ in winter. The propagation method of Fusang is mainly by cutting.

1. Cutting time

Fusang can be cut from January to August.

Spring planting time: January to February. At this time, combined with pruning, cutting in the greenhouse can take root and survive.

Summer planting time: from May to June. At this time, the mulberry is growing vigorously, the branches are full, and the cuttings are easy to live.

As it is easy for mulberry cuttings to take root, it can take root in about 45 days and pots in about 60 days.

2. Cuttings

Choose one-year-old semi-lignified branches as cuttings, too young and easy to rot, too old, it is difficult to take root.

The length of cuttings is 8mi 12cm, the basal leaves are subtracted, and the upper 4mi 5 cotyledons are retained. The cut at the base of the cuttings is preferably a Mal-shaped or flat cut, which can greatly improve the survival rate.

The cutting substrate can choose coarse river sand, gravel, sandy soil or mountain soil.

3. Slotting machine

In addition to field cuttings, mulberry cutters can also be planted in sand beds or pots.

The cutting depth of sand bed is 2mi 3cm, and the row spacing of cuttings is 4cm. The temperature of the plug-in bed is 18 ℃, and the relative humidity should be kept at 85%. If the sun shines directly, it can block part of the light, such as a sunshade net.

Pot inserts generally choose flowerpots with a diameter of 30 centimeters, fill them with washed river sand, spray water once after insertion, and put the pots indoors. The greenhouse should be kept at 20 ℃. The pot is covered with a plastic bag to make its relative humidity reach 85 per cent, and the cuttings can be transplanted into a large pot after about 50 per cent of the cuttings are 60 days.

In conclusion, for most of the evergreen shrubs in the south as potted plants in the north, the main method of propagation is cutting propagation. Flower friends are welcome to leave a message at the end of the article and tell me the problems you have encountered in growing flowers.