Introduction to Culture methods and maintenance skills of Dragon Bone Flower

Keel flower culture is very convenient, do not need to maintain every day, this article takes an inventory of the keel flower maintenance matters needing attention, we can use as a reference.

The keel is a plant of the genus Cactus. It is also called sword flower, measuring flower, overlord flower, overlord whip and so on. Its stem is very long, green, fleshy, often shrinks into nodes, has 3 broad ribs, the edges are wavy, the leaves degenerate into small pores in the armpits of the edges, use air roots to climb on shrubs or trees or walls, flowers are solitary, open at night, close during the day, white, large flowers, flowering in summer and autumn. Fleshy berries oval, about 10 cm long, red, scaly, nearly smooth when ripe, commonly known as dragon fruit.

Maintenance of keel

Keels like warm, humid and semi-shady environments, and the plants turn yellow in direct sunlight. It can withstand drought, be afraid of low temperature and frost, the suitable temperature for growth is 25-35 ℃, and the winter overwintering temperature should not be lower than 7 ℃, otherwise it is easy to suffer frost damage and stem nodes are easy to rot. Like fertile loam with more humus, so you should pay attention to a few points when cultivating:

1. Planting: it is better to use sandy loam rich in humus, so we can use 1 part of rotten leaf soil and 1 part of coarse sand mixed with a small amount of mature chicken manure or cow manure.

2, light and temperature: because the keel yellowed under the strong direct sunlight, it should be maintained in semi-overcast environment in summer, while in winter, it should be kept in the sunny place indoors, and the temperature should be kept above 10 ℃.

3. Water application and fertilization: keel is a drought-tolerant plant, so watering in spring should not be excessive, watering should be done every 10-15 days, but water should be sprayed to the plant every day to increase air humidity. It should be watered once a day in summer, preferably in the morning or evening. The basin soil should be kept moderately dry in winter, and plastic film can be used to cover the basin to protect overwintering.

The fengshui effect of Dragon Bone Flower

There is a close relationship between plants and fengshui. In ancient times, every tree was lucky in the house and fierce in the back. It can be seen that the traditional fengshui thought that plants had a great influence on the fengshui of the house. Generally speaking, the places where fengshui has the function of prosperity, such as balcony plants, are relatively tall and sturdy, and the thicker the leaves are, the greener the greens are, the better, so the evergreen plants with large leaves in the strong position have the effect of thriving. In unfavorable directions, for example, if you look out of the balcony, the surrounding environment is bad, there is an angle nearby, the street is straight, the street is anti-bow, or facing temples, hospitals, cemeteries, and so on, plants that can ward off evil spirits must be placed. Usually, the difference between the evil spirit plant and the thriving plant is that its stem or flower leaves have spines, so placing cactus and other thorn plants has the effect of turning evil spirits, making them avoid three houses and protecting the home. Therefore, such as keel domineering and unique appearance of the plant, stem tall and straight upward growth, shaped like an upright dragon spine, full of power, the most suitable for placed in a disadvantageous position, the external evil spirit has a strong resistance effect.

The influence of Dragon Bone Flower on Home Environment

Keel, in the application of home, in addition to the role of evil spirits, but also has a very good purification effect, for the newly renovated family and office buildings between the house, formaldehyde, benzene, radon, ammonia, TVOC has a good adsorption effect.

However, we should pay more attention to planting the keel indoors, because there are sharp thorns on the fleshy stem of the keel, and the white milk in the stem is poisonous, especially not into the eye, so we should pay special attention to the location of home training in order to avoid stabbing and poisoning in children and the elderly. In addition, the keel flower is drought-resistant, sun-resistant, suitable for sunny places, and not suitable for indoor darker places, so the keel flowers for indoor viewing should be placed close to the window of the sun as far as possible.

Dragon Bone Flower is introduced here today. I hope it will be helpful to you.