How to raise air pineapple culture method of air pineapple

[introduction] Air pineapple is a variety of pineapple, a perennial herb, which can be cultivated either in pots or in the ground. This is a relatively small plant, some of which are less than 10 centimeters tall. The cultivation of air pineapple generally adopts hydroponic culture, because this method is cleaner than soil culture, the ornamental effect is better, and the operation is relatively simple.

The air pineapple has beautiful flowers, rich colors and flexible leaves, which not only has a good ornamental effect, but also can beautify the room and purify the air.

Morphological characteristics of air pineapple

Air pineapple is a perennial herb. There are many varieties, some of which are up to 2 meters in diameter and some are less than 10 centimeters in diameter. The plant is rosette, tubular, linear or radiate, and the leaves are lanceolate, linear, erect, curved or curled at the apex. Leaf color in addition to green, there are gray, blue-gray and other colors, some varieties of leaves in the sunny conditions, the leaf color will also show a beautiful red. The surface of the leaf is covered with white scales, but there is no "water storage tank" in the center of the plant.

The spike or compound spike of air pineapple is drawn from the center of the foliage, the flower spike has dense and colorful bracts or green to silver-white bracts, small peanuts in the bracts, green, purple, red, white, yellow, blue and other colors, 3 petals, florescence is mainly concentrated from August to April of the following year. When the capsule is ripe, it automatically splits and spreads the seeds with feathered crown, which floats in the wind and spreads everywhere.

Culture method of air pineapple

Containers: the cultivation containers of air pineapple mainly include shells, stones, dead wood, fern boards, rattan baskets and so on. The fixation can be tied with wire and rope, or it can be glued to the container with universal glue and hot sol. Air pineapple can also be cultivated by hanging, tied up with copper wire or rope and hung in the air. Never plant it in a jar. Air pineapple needs a large amount of air flow, and it will go bad in a stuffy tank.

Temperature: air pineapple is native to the Central and South American plateaus. It can withstand a low temperature of 5 °C. the suitable growth temperature is 15 °C-25 °C. When it is higher than 25 degrees, pay attention to spraying water to humidify and cool down. In the south of the Yangtze River and South China, there is no need to heat up if it is above 0 ℃ in winter. In addition, air pineapple is more able to tolerate lower temperatures and harsh climatic conditions under dry conditions.

Watering: air pineapples can be sprayed with a spray can 2-3 times a week and once a day in dry seasons. Spray water until the leaf surface is completely wet and pay attention to the center of the leaf not to accumulate water. If too much water is sprayed, the plant can be inverted to transfer the excess water. Generally speaking, empty Phoenix can supply water at night, and the specific amount depends on the environment and the state of the plant, which requires the grower to control flexibly according to the situation. The resistance of air pineapple is very strong, and its resistance can reach its peak when it looks a little dry. The resistance of the seemingly tender plant is very low, and it is easy to get sick and rot as soon as the wind blows the grass. So in planting, I think it is better to let the plant dry a little bit, so that it can maintain a healthy state.

Light: the varieties with gray leaves, more white scales and thicker hard need stronger light, while the varieties with greener leaves, fewer scales and softer scales are more shade-tolerant. When growing indoors, it should be placed in a place with bright light, if the light is not enough, it will cause the plant to grow thin.

Fertilization: in the artificial cultivation environment, Huabao or potassium dihydrogen phosphate plus urea and water can be sprayed 1000 times, once a week. The plant can also be immersed in 3000-5000 times fertilizer solution for 1-2 hours. Fertilization can be stopped in winter and flowering. Can give liquid fertilizer, foliage liquid fertilizer, water 3000CC liquid fertilizer 1GM mixed when water spray, three days or once a week.

Disease: sunburn disease often occurs in an environment with sufficient light, due to improper operation, water spray in the leaf surface is not air-dried in time, water droplets play the role of convex lens to burn the leaf surface under water droplets, but it will not spread, usually maintenance can pay attention to ventilation.

It can be seen that the air pineapple is a plant that can survive without soil and occasionally spray a little water; it is used to purify the air and absorb formaldehyde. Can also do interior decoration, used to decorate the study, windowsill and other places very suitable.

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