What are the conditions and representative significance of cactus flowering?

First of all, under normal circumstances, want to see the flowering phenomenon of cactus, need to cultivate at least 3-4 years, let's take a look at the cactus flowering conditions and representative significance.

What are the conditions and meanings of cactus flowering?

When does a cactus bloom?

First, flowering has little to do with plant size (except for very small plants), as long as it should bloom season, most will bud flowering. This category includes: false epiphyllum, dance of falling flowers, crab claw orchid, dragon king ball, red flower jade, certain cacti (winter wrinkled those species) and so on. This kind of plant is easy to grow as long as it grows vigorously.

2. Plants will bloom only when they are cultivated to a larger size. This category includes: grass balls, fairy fingers, large thorn cacti, some species of papillae, etc.

3. Plants need to withstand cold, drought or dormancy before flowering, and it is difficult to flower if they are too vigorous. This category includes: white sandalwood, julienne ball and so on. This kind of plant should pay attention to creating conditions when cultivating, and pay attention to temperature, moisture, fertilization, etc., otherwise it will be unfavorable to flowering.

Fourth, cactus, from the top of the new thorn bud is easy to bud in the growing season, and from the side bud ball needs certain conditions.

Flowering conditions of cactus

small environment

To provide a suitable temperature environment for the growth of cactus, you can use plastic film on the windowsill to make a closed shed, and then put cactus in it for maintenance work, this way not only can promote the growth rate of cactus, but also bright color, easier to bloom.

sunshine

Cactus requires plenty of sunshine, like warm, if the ambient temperature can not reach more than 20 degrees can not bloom.

watering

Cactus requirements dry environment, must not be more watering, rather dry not wet, do not make basin soil ponding.

fertilization

Cultivation should be given appropriate water and fertilizer, in the growth period of cactus, every 10 days to half a month or so apply a thin decomposed cake fertilizer. Don't fertilize too much.

Cactus propagation method

Cactus can be inserted into the law or seeding method to reproduce, first introduced commonly used in cacti inserted into the propagation method. Many cacti can grow daughter plants, such as spherical cacti will grow small balls on the stem, and fan cacti or segment cacti will grow long plants, for these varieties we must pay more attention, you can use a knife to cut off the growth point of cacti, so that after a period of cultivation, many small balls will grow near the growth point. When the seed balls grow to an appropriate size, they can be cut off and inserted for reproduction.

Apart from insertion propagation, the process of using seeds to propagate cacti is also very interesting, because only by using seeds to propagate can we produce new varieties and bring some surprises to ourselves. Pollinating cactus flowers is the first step in the process, since most cacti cannot pollinate themselves, so you will have to act as a matchmaker to help them. You can dip the pollen into the pistil with a cotton swab, then wait for the good news. Soon after the fruit is full and ripe, you can remove the seeds and wash them.

Because the seeds of cacti are very small, it is best to wrap the seeds with gauze, wash them under water, and then spread the seeds on the sodden pot soil, place them in a dark place, and maintain the temperature at about 20 ° C. In winter, the temperature should not be lower than 10 ° C. After the seeds have developed into seedlings, they can be transplanted for the first time, and then cultured in the dark for a period of time. After that, they can be planted in small pots; or the roots of the seedlings can be cut off and grafted on the rootstock.