What is the cultivation method of rhododendron?

Yinghong rhododendron is a typical flower-watching plant. Breeding at home can enhance the beauty of the room and bring a little flavor of nature.

1. Morphological characteristics of rhododendron.

The young branches of rhododendron are slender and sparsely scaly. Leaf blade thin, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 3-7 cm long and 1-3.5 cm wide, apex acute, acuminate or obtuse, margin entire or crenulate, base cuneate or obtuse, upper sparse scales, lower scales unequal in size, brown, 2-4 times their diameter; petiole 3-5 mm long. Inflorescences axillary branches apical or pseudoterminal, 1-3-flowered, first leaves open, umbellate; flower bud scales persistent; pedicel 5-10 mm long, sparsely scaly; calyx 0.5-1 mm long, 5-lobed, scaly, glabrous or sparsely setose; Corolla broadly funnelform, 2.3-2.8 cm long, radius 3-4 cm, reddish purple, outside pubescent, without scales Stamens 10, unequal, slightly shorter than Corolla, filaments proximally pubescent; ovary 5-loculed, densely scaly, style smooth, longer than Corolla. Capsule oblong, 1-1.5 cm long, 4-5 mm in diameter, apex 5-merous.

Second, the function and value of red rhododendron.

1. Ornamental value: Yinghong rhododendron has luxuriant branches and leaves, beautiful and colorful, bright red color, strong germination, relatively resistant to pruning, and the root pile is very strange, which is a very excellent bonsai material.

two。 Medicinal value: it not only has a very high ornamental value, but also has a certain medicinal value and economic price. The root of rhododendron is sweet, warm and sour, with expelling wind and relieving pain, activating blood circulation and relieving pain, etc., especially for hematemesis, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, rheumatism, injury and injury has a certain ornamental value. Rhododendron leaves are flat and sour, with hemostasis, heat-clearing and detoxification, and so on. In particular, patients with bloated ulcers, addiction rash, traumatic bleeding and so on have a good curative effect. The flowers of rhododendron are sweet, warm and sour soil, which are generally used for activating blood circulation, regulating menstruation, dispelling rheumatism and so on, especially for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, injury, rheumatism pain, hematemesis and hematemesis.

3. Economic value: flowers and leaves can be extracted into aromatic oils and medicines, some flowers can be used, bark and leaves are refined into baking gum, wood and other handicraft materials; the root system is relatively well developed, with good soil and water conservation plants.

Matters needing attention in breeding Yinghong rhododendron

1. Soil: acid soil with loose texture and good drainage should be used, and some rotten leaf soil and sawdust can also be used. When filling basin soil, attention should be paid to using coarse soil at the bottom and fine soil at the top.

2. Watering: watering should be done frequently except in the dormant period in winter, especially in the growing period and flowering period after March, and the high temperature period from July to September, the number of watering should be increased, and it is best to ensure that it is watered about twice a day, and there can be less watering in autumn and winter.

3. Lighting: it is necessary to ensure that it has sufficient light at any time, because it can blossom well because of sufficient light. Of course, it is not possible to take out exposure in hot summer, but should strengthen the work of shielding to prevent it from being sunburnt. In addition, proper protection should be done in the flowering season, which can be protected by a light screen, and the flowering period cannot be exposed to the sun.

4. Fertilization: the principle is also to apply more thin fertilizer, that is, to put a little less at a time, and to apply more times. In the old leaves turn green, during flowering, after flowering, appropriate fertilization for two to three times, during the hot weather, must not be fertilized. Azalea culture and fertilization can be used to choose grass juice water, fishy water, rapeseed cake and other materials.

5. Diseases and insect pests: the main pests are bulbous net bugs, aphids, etc. When pests are found, those with a small amount and visible to the naked eye can be wiped off with wet cloth strips, and if the amount is too large and the pest is serious, you should go to the local drugstore to buy insecticide solution for effective control.

Red rhododendron flowers are bright, which can bring people a kind of fiery passion and power, so breeding red rhododendron can effectively enhance the fear of home fengshui.