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Evergreen flowers and leaves can be arranged in the windowsill, desktop viewing, can also be arranged in the living room corner, sofa side as decoration, comfortable and elegant, so that the room is full of vitality, let's take a look at the cultivation methods of evergreen flowers and leaves:

Basic information about evergreen flowers and leaves:

Flowers and leaves evergreen (scientific name: DieffenbachiapictaLodd.), also known as Dai Fan Ye, Araceae flowers and leaves evergreen plants. There are about 30 native species of the genus, mainly distributed in tropical America. It was introduced into England in the 1860s and soon spread throughout Europe, America and Oceania. It is widely cultivated all over the world, and there are many varieties, which have entered thousands of households.

Evergreen is an evergreen shrubby herb with a stout succulent stem and a plant height of up to 1.5 meters. The leaf blade is large and bright, born on the upper part of the stem, oval or broadly lanceolate, apex acuminate, entire, 20-50 cm long and 5-15 cm wide; broad leaf blade dark green on both sides, inlaid with dense, irregular white, milky white, yellowish and other colored spots, markings or patches; the leaf sheath has a petiole near the middle. The pedicel is drawn from the leaf tip, shorter than the petiole, the flower is unisexual, the inflorescence is oval, and the lower part is tube-shaped. There are many varieties of horticulture, and different varieties have different patterns on their leaves.

Culture methods of evergreen flowers and leaves:

1. Soil: the cultivated soil of evergreen is fertile, loose, well-drained and rich in organic matter. Pot soil mixed with rotten leaf soil and coarse sand, how to mix 2 parts of rotten leaf soil, 1 part of sawdust or peat, and 1 part of sand.

2. Watering: the flowers and leaves are wet and afraid of drying, and the basin soil should be kept moist. During the growing period, it should be fully watered, and sprayed around and sprayed to the plant. If you do not spray water for a long time, the leaf surface will be rough and lose its luster. The most suitable soil moisture is dry and wet, which should be watered more in summer and controlled in winter, otherwise the basin soil is too wet, the roots are easy to rot, and the leaves turn yellow and wither.

3. Sunshine: flowers and leaves are evergreen and shady and afraid of the sun. When the light is too strong, the leaf surface becomes rough, the leaf edge and tip are easy to scorch, and even burn in a large area. If the light is too weak, the color of the yellow-white patch will turn green or fade, and the bright scattered light will grow best, and the leaf color will be bright and more beautiful.

4. Temperature: the optimum temperature for the growth of evergreen is 25: 30 ℃, 30 ℃ in daytime and 25 ℃ at night. The growth range is 18-30 ℃ from February to September and 13-18 ℃ from September to February of the following year. Because it is not cold-resistant, it will be moved into the greenhouse in mid-October. If the winter temperature is lower than 10 ℃, the leaves are vulnerable to freezing damage.

5. Fertilization: the period of vigorous growth is from June to September, cake fertilizer and water is applied once every 10 days, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied twice after autumn. The application of nitrogen fertilizer every two months from spring to autumn could promote the glossy leaf color. If the room temperature is below 15 ℃, the fertilizer will be stopped.

6. Insect pests: evergreen is mainly harmed by bacterial leaf spot, brown spot and anthracnose, which can be sprayed with 50% carbendazim wettable powder 500 times. Sometimes root rot and stem rot harm occur, in addition to pay attention to ventilation and reduce humidity, you can use 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder 800 times liquid spray control.

The leaves of evergreen leaves are green, elegant and beautiful, and they are relatively elegant indoor foliage plants. Many people like to install them in the living room, study and other places at home, which can give people a quiet and comfortable feeling. The breeding methods of evergreen flowers and leaves have been introduced to everyone. I believe everyone can also raise a beautiful evergreen to decorate the home.