Introduction and Culture methods of Dragon Boat Flowers how to grow beautiful Dragon Boat Flowers

Dragon boat flowers are mostly used for potted ornamental plants at home and abroad. Dragon boat flowers are small and delicate, with luxuriant flowers and lush leaves. The blossoms are stable and heroic as a whole. Its potted plants are especially suitable for the display of windowsill, balcony and living room. Let's take a look at the knowledge of dragon boat flowers.

First, a brief introduction to the dragon boat flower.

As the saying goes, the moon does not have a hundred yen, and the flowers do not have a hundred days of red, but the dragon boat flower, the national flower of Myanmar, is called "hundred-day red" because of its long flowering period. The Istiha people in Myanmar have a particularly romantic and interesting marriage custom. They have lived by the water since ancient times. Every family with a daughter will build a small floating garden out of bamboo and wood on the water near the house. It is covered with dragon boat flowers and tied up with ropes. Wait until the day my daughter gets married, dress her up, then let her sit in this floating garden, and finally cut the rope and let it float along with the water. The bridegroom waited on the bank downstream early in the morning, ready to meet the small garden carrying the bride. When the small garden floats, the bridegroom grabs the rope and pulls it ashore, then leads the bride home for the wedding. When the dragon boat flowers are not in bloom, they are very much like tiny hairpins that pierce the blue sky. After opening, the four petals spread out into a cross. In ancient times, the cross represented a spell to ward off evil spirits and exorcise evil spirits and distemper. Therefore, during the Dragon Boat Festival every year, in order to ward off evil spirits and exorcise demons, remove the disease and get good luck, they inserted the flower with calamus and moxa grass on the dragon boat, and over time, the flower was called the dragon boat flower.

Second, the propagation mode of dragon boat flower.

To propagate by cutting or sowing. Like warm, moist and plenty of sunshine. It is an indicator plant of acid soil, which needs to be cultivated in acid soil, which requires loose soil and good drainage. Cultivated in the north, shade is needed in summer. During the growth period, attention should be paid to fertilization and coring to promote its branching. Potted plants are watched in the greenhouse in the north, and the garden is cultivated and arranged in the warm ground.

1. Multipurpose insertion method for reproduction

The cuttings can be propagated every year from March to October after the spring is warm. Select annual strong branches (too young to survive, black skin is not easy to root old branches), cut into 10-15 square meters into a section, remove the basal leaves and insert them in the sand bed. Watering after insertion to keep the soil moist, about 50 days after rooting, about 10 days after the root can be transplanted or on the basin, put half-shaded place maintenance, after rooting survived, and then moved to the sunny place for maintenance. Apply topdressing after sprouting. Topdressing was applied twice a month during the growing period. The height of the seedling is 15-20 cm, and the top should be cut once to promote its multiple lateral branches to take shape as soon as possible. The old plant needs to turn the basin and change the soil once a year and carry out shaping and pruning in early winter. It is best to carry out it from June to July. The semi-mature branches were selected, which were 10-15 cm long and planted at 24-30 ℃ at room temperature. They were inserted into the sand bed and rooting 40-50 days later. For example, before cutting, soaking the base of cuttings with 0.5% indolebutyric acid solution for 3-5 seconds can shorten the rooting period and the root system is particularly developed.

two。 Sowing and reproduction

The seeds were collected in winter and sowed in spring the following year. The optimum temperature for germination was 22-24 ℃. The seeds were sown in indoor seedling tray and germinated in about 20-25 days. When 3-4 pairs of true leaves grow, the seedlings can be transferred to 8 rice pots. In the case of many and dense branches, striping can also be used to propagate, 20 meters from the top, ring peeling, bound with peat and film, about 2 months can heal and take root. Dragon boat pot planting usually uses 10-20 cm, depending on the size of the seedlings and the number of plants planted. Potted plants must be rich, with neat blossoms and consistent colors. After the seedling is planted, it is necessary to pick the heart when the seedling is 25 meters high, so as to promote the germination of more lateral branches. During the growing period, fertilize once every semimonthly or use "Huiyou" 21mur7Mel 7 acid fertilizer, if you find the leaf yellow, you can apply alum fertilizer and water. Indoor potted plants in winter must be kept for more than 15 ℃ and can continue to grow. if the temperature is too low, it will cause defoliation. After the winter, the old potted plants were changed, trimmed and reshaped to maintain beautiful plant shape. Old potted plants should turn the pot after leaving the house every year, and apply bean cake, dried manure and so on as base fertilizer, usually do not let the soil too dry, often keep moist. If you want to blossom more, you should have enough fertilizer and water. Apply 20% cake fertilizer or superphosphate solution once a week. It is not advisable to let the sun shine directly in summer, it is better to give bright scattered light. After flowering, the plant should be pruned, remove weak branches, promote new shoots, and make them blossom many times. During flowering, aphids and shell insects are often damaged due to poor ventilation and other reasons, so attention should be paid to prevention and control as soon as possible. Move into the sunny part of the room in winter, the temperature should not be lower than 0 ℃, watering about once a week to make the soil slightly wet. The propagation of dragon boat flower can be sown, pressed or cut. Planting can be carried out during the growing season, especially from June to July. Take 2-3 nodes of one-year-old full branches; put them in sand, shade and keep warm, and take root in about 50 days. Striping is carried out at the beginning of spring. The newly propagated seedlings should be kept in a semi-shady place after potting, and thin fertilizer should be applied every 10-15 days after survival. When the weather is dry, attention should be paid to spraying water to humidify. When the seedling grows to about 15 cm, it is necessary to pick the heart to promote lateral branches and make the plant type plump.

The above is the knowledge of Dragon Boat. I hope I can help you.

Make it blossom many times. During flowering, aphids and shell insects are often damaged due to poor ventilation and other reasons, so attention should be paid to prevention and control as soon as possible. Move into the sunny part of the room in winter, the temperature should not be lower than 0 ℃, watering about once a week to make the soil slightly wet. The propagation of dragon boat flower can be sown, pressed or cut. Planting can be carried out during the growing season, especially from June to July. Take 2-3 nodes of one-year-old full branches; put them in sand, shade and keep warm, and take root in about 50 days. Striping is carried out at the beginning of spring. The newly propagated seedlings should be kept in a semi-shady place after potting, and thin fertilizer should be applied every 10-15 days after survival. When the weather is dry, attention should be paid to spraying water to humidify. When the seedling grows to about 15 cm, it is necessary to pick the heart to promote lateral branches and make the plant type plump.

The above is the knowledge of Dragon Boat. I hope I can help you.