Introduction to the method of water tower flower culture

Water tower flower is a flower variety introduced from abroad. The flowers are gorgeous and loved by people. What problems should we pay attention to in water tower flower cultivation? Let me introduce you in detail.

Water tower flowers are native to South America. The leaves are sword-shaped, hard, with fine teeth. Inflorescences slender, spikes, with several large rose-red bracts. It is cold resistant and can withstand 2℃ low temperature for a short time. Generally, plants with a diameter of more than 8 cm or 3 years after cultivation can bear fruit. Seed can be collected and sown for reproduction, high emergence rate, easy management of young stage, suitable for potted viewing.

Water tower flower is bromeliaceae water tower flower, perennial evergreen herbs, small pineapple, often multi-plant cluster. The plant is rosette shaped and consists of 12 - 15 leaves.

The flower stems of the pendulous water tower are extremely short. Leaves rosette, up to 50 cm, 15 mm wide, apex pendulous, leaf margin sparsely spinulose; scape 30 cm long, apex pendulous, 4-12-flowered, glabrous, rachis geniculate; involucral bracts narrow, clinging to scape, pink to reddish; calyx 3, 1.3-2.7 cm long, orange-red, margin blue-purple, petals 3, 3.6-4 cm long, green, margin blue-purple, apex acute, reflexed; stamens 6; Anthers 7 mm long, protruding outside flowers; ovary inferior, green, 1 cm long, placentation axile, stigma twisted. Seeds are mostly small.

Water tower flower efficacy and role

The height of the water tower flower is not high, the center of the leaf cluster is a cylindrical existence, there will often be water in it, just like the water tower, even when the outside temperature is the highest, the water surface inside will not be less, it is the most important water source for many insects. In addition, the leaves of the water tower flower are green, the color is gorgeous and attractive, it is a potted flower with high ornamental value, suitable for being placed on the balcony or windowsill, and can play the role of dressing space.

2. Water tower flower is also a kind of medicinal plant. There are many medicinal chemical ingredients in the leaves of this plant, such as flavonoids, colloid and tannin. In addition, there are some aspartic acid, serine and glutamic acid. These substances are natural medicinal ingredients, which can play an anti-inflammatory and anti-virus role.

3. When the leaves of water tower flower exert their medicinal value, they are mostly fresh and can be directly crushed and applied to the surface of the affected area. Its biggest function is detumescence and pus discharge, and it has obvious curative effect on purulent symptoms caused by human trauma infection. In addition, it can also be used for swelling pain caused by traumatic injury. After the water tower flower is tied with a small hole, it can be directly bandaged at the injured part, which can also play the role of detumescence and purulent removal.

Water tower flower notes:

Water tower flower belongs to semi-negative flowers, good ventilation requirements like humus-rich, good drainage permeability acid sandy loam. Can choose rotten leaf soil, moss fresh and garden soil, mixed with a small amount of bone powder as base fertilizer, growth season every half month to apply a thin liquid fertilizer, before flowering 1--2 times to apply 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate, the color of the flowers will be more striking.

Fertilization should be stopped during flowering, post-flowering and dormancy periods. Growth temperature is 20---28 degrees, hot summer temperature more than 30 degrees, to do a good job of ventilation cooling. Winter is kept above 15 degrees, and more light is seen to facilitate strong growth.

Disease control of water tower flower

Pests and diseases rarely occur. Only in the air relative humidity is low, not ventilation easy to breed red spider, scale insect harm.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. The air is too dry; the soil is too dry due to insufficient watering.

Root rot or stem rot: often caused by excessive watering, especially in winter when low temperature and wet more easily produced.

The above is related to the introduction of hanging flower water tower flower, I hope to help you.