[is the pig ear flower poisonous] how to raise the pig ear flower

Pig ear flower has thick and rich green leaves, as smooth as Jasper, its branches vigorous and simple, like a big tree style, placed in the living room. The offices and halls are all distinguished. The atmosphere and the scene are beautiful. Pig ear flower can not only release oxygen during the day, but also absorb indoor carbon dioxide at night, which is incomparable to most indoor flowers. Therefore, small potted pig ear flowers are very suitable for maintenance in the bedroom. So is pig ear flower poisonous? How to raise pig ear flowers?

Is the pig ear flower poisonous?

Pig ear flower is pig ear flower, also known as swallow palm. But the leaf juice is poisonous and can cause blindness. the latest research reports that the extract of swallow palm can effectively treat diabetes.

How to raise pig ear flowers

Temperature

The suitable temperature for the growth of pig ear flower is 20-30 ℃. Spring and autumn are suitable growth periods. When it is hot in summer, it should be shaded or placed in the shade of trees to avoid strong direct sunlight. When the temperature exceeds 38 ℃, it grows slowly or enters short dormancy. In winter, it should be kept in the greenhouse or in the sunny place indoors. The room temperature should be kept at 7-10 ℃, and the minimum should not be less than 5 ℃. If it is as low as 0 ℃, it will freeze to death. During the growing period, except when it is hot in summer, it should be placed in a sunny place.

Humidity

Pig ear peanuts are watered every 2-3 days for a long time, but the pot soil can not be too wet, let alone water. When it is hot in summer, watering should be strictly controlled and ventilation should be strengthened, otherwise it is easy to cause fallen leaves. Watering should be reduced in winter, and the basin soil should be slightly dry. Watering decreases gradually after the beginning of autumn. Outdoor cultivation, to avoid torrential rain, otherwise too much water in the roots, it is easy to cause rotten root death.

Fertilizer application

Topdressing fertilizer should be applied during the growing period, generally applying rotten thin cake liquid fertilizer 2 or 3 times a month. Adequate base fertilizer should be applied before soil change or planting. Mature organic fertilizer, such as chicken manure, pigeon manure, bone meal, large manure and all kinds of cake fertilizer, can be added to the culture soil as base fertilizer. In order to keep the plant shape plump, the fat and water should not be too large, so as not to cause overgrowth.

Reproduction

Pig ear flowers are often propagated by cuttings. In the growing season, the thick and full top branches were cut, 8-10 cm long, dried slightly, inserted into the sand bed, and rooting for about 3 weeks. It can also be inserted with a single leaf, cut leaves and wait to dry. Then insert the sand bed, take root about 4 weeks after insertion, and put on the basin when the root is 2-3 cm long.

Matters needing attention in Pig ear Flower Culture

(1) Pig ear flowerpot soil is required to drain well, but it should not be too easy, otherwise it is easy to lodge when you grow up. Avoid outdoor rain and stagnant water in the plum rain season, and during the half-dormant period from July to August, watering should also be strictly controlled, otherwise the roots are easy to rot. It should be dry rather than damp in winter, and the basin soil should be slightly moist.

(2) Pig ear flower branches and leaves contain a large amount of Euphorbia officinalis, which can cause skin redness when the human body comes into contact with the sap from the branches and leaves. It swells. pain。 Blistering can lead to blindness if it is accidentally splashed in the eye.

(3) proper shading can be used to prevent summer heat and cool down in summer, and light should be fully seen in other seasons. Basin soil should be dry rather than wet, pay attention to rain protection, basin soil should be relatively dry in winter, pay attention to ventilation to prevent defoliation.

(4) move indoors in the middle of October and place a warm place with sufficient light. The minimum overwintering temperature should not be less than 5 degrees Celsius. Watering should be strictly controlled to keep the basin soil from getting dry. Turn the basin every half month to avoid the deviation of branches and leaves, affecting the appearance, such as lack of light, we should pay more attention to prevent damp and hot rotten roots and defoliation.

(5) Pig ear flowers like loose sandy culture soil, do not plant young seedlings when the soil is too wet, transplant them when the temperature is high, the pot time should be early summer, after resuming seedlings, should not pour too much water, should not put in the shade.

How to raise pig ear flowers to blossom

1. It likes light, and it should be placed in a warm environment with plenty of light throughout the year, which is the key to flowering.

two。 Pig ear flower is a succulent succulent plant, very drought-resistant, usually should not be watered too much, to see dry and wet, dry and rewatered.

3. In the hot summer season, beware of heavy rain after exposure to the sun, resulting in fallen leaves.

4. During the growing season, the rarefied liquid fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should be applied once every 7-10 days, which should not be too concentrated. If you do the above, the buds will appear at the leaf tips in the middle and late November, and the trees will bloom from January to March.

Pig ear peanut long-term moderate water and fertilizer, sufficient indoor light in winter, fresh air, stable temperature, strong old plants in winter and spring can produce pink and white flowers, and have aroma.