Tips for potted planting of money trees

People often fantasize that "if you can plant a cash cow, it will be good. If you are short of money, you just need to shake it." Of course, this can only be a fantasy. It does not exist. However, we have a kind of potted plant like a cash cow around us, called the money tree!

Money tree, also known as snow iron taro, dragon and phoenix wood, American iron taro, etc., is a perennial evergreen herb belonging to snow iron taro of Araceae. As an indoor foliage plant, it can purify indoor air. The newly extracted pinnate compound leaves are almost 2 each time, one long and one short, one thick and one thin, symbolizing wealth and wealth.

Let's learn about its maintenance skills.

I. Morphological Characteristics and Habits of Zanthoxylum chinense

There is no main stem on the ground of money tree, the plant height is 50 to 80 cm, and there are plump massive stems underground, 5 to 8 cm in diameter. Adventitious buds germinate from tubers to form large compound leaves, leaflets fleshy with short petioles, hard parts are plump tubers; petiole base is expanded and lignified; pinnate compound leaves emerge from tuber tip, 6 to 10 pairs of opposite or nearly opposite leaflets per leaf axis, leaf blade ovate, thick leathery, green, metallic luster. Spathe green, ship-shaped, spicate inflorescences shorter.

It likes warm, hot, slightly dry, semi-cloudy and small annual temperature change environment, suitable for growth at 20℃ to 32℃. Compared with drought resistance, but fear of cold, avoid strong light exposure, afraid of heavy soil viscosity and ponding in the basin soil, if the poor permeability in the basin soil easily leads to its tuber rot. Germination is strong, after cutting off the thick pinnate compound leaves, the tuber tip will soon sprout new leaves.

2. Daily maintenance tips for potted money trees

1. How to grow money tree potted plants

Cuttings, ramets

2. illumination

Money tree is a light-loving and shade-tolerant plant, can not be exposed to too strong sunlight, not suitable for growth under strong light, it is best placed next to the window with shelter, so that it can fully contact the sun, and not due to exposure to the sun and lead to leaf burns. Its shielding effect is best up to 60%, too dark will lead to yellow leaves.

3. soil

Money tree has strong drought resistance, need good permeability of soil. Peat, coarse sand or washed cinder can be mixed with a small amount of garden soil, and its pH value adjusted to 6-6.5, showing a slightly acidic state. Because of its large tubers, developed roots, long pinnate compound leaves, the growth season should be observed in time to decide whether to change pots and soil. Always keep the cultivation soil permeable, in order to create a good root environment for ventilation and water filtration. Meiyu season to check frequently, found that there is water in the basin when the phenomenon occurs, to promptly give the basin for soil.

4. watering

Money trees like wet and dry environments. When the room temperature is above 33℃, the plants should be sprayed once a day. It is better to keep the soil slightly wet and dry. In winter, we should pay attention to spraying water on the leaves and surrounding environment to make the relative air humidity reach more than 50%. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, water should be reduced, or water should be sprayed instead to help the new tender leaves survive the winter safely. In addition, in winter, special attention should be paid to the pot soil not to be too wet, to be dry as well, otherwise under low temperature conditions, the pot soil too wet is more likely to lead to plant root rot, or even the death of the whole plant.

5. fertilization

Money tree like fertilizer, in addition to cultivation soil should be added to the appropriate amount of retting cake fertilizer or multiple slow release compound fertilizer, growth season can be applied 2-3 times a month 02.% Urea plus 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate mixture, can also be applied balance fertilizer 20-10-20 (20-20-20), concentration of 200-250ppm combined with calcium nitrate use. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, in order to make it safe for winter, nitrogen fertilizer should be stopped, and 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution should be continuously applied for 2-3 times to promote the hardening and enrichment of young leaf axes and newly harvested leaves. When the temperature drops below 15℃, all forms of topdressing should be stopped to avoid causing fertilizer damage under low temperature conditions.

6. bingchong prevention

Scale insect harm, in poor ventilation, poor light environment, money tree leaves vulnerable to scale insect sting harm. A small number of family farming, available transparent tape stick to insects, can also be used to wipe out live insects wet cloth. Productive cultivation, can be in its nymph hatching peak period, spraying 20% of the 1000-fold solution of Pushiling WP, insecticidal effect is good.

Third, the money tree potted notice tips

At noon or late spring and early summer when the rain should pay attention to sun protection, to plant appropriate shelter.

In winter, the pot soil should not be too wet, otherwise under low temperature conditions, it will lead to the root rot of the plant, and it should be dry as well.

When the temperature is below 15 ° C, all forms of fertilization should be stopped, otherwise the fertilizer will damage the rhizomes under low temperature conditions.

In winter, when it is particularly cold, it is necessary to pay attention to the cold protection of plants. At night, double plastic bags can be put on the plants. When the temperature rises, take down the plastic bags.

In summer, listen to the weather forecast in time and be prepared to shade the plants as early as possible.