Introduction and Culture method of Beautiful Beauty Baolian Flower

Bao lotus plant shape beautiful, gray-green leaves broad rough, pink inflorescences drooping, is the wild peony family flowers belong to the most luxurious and beautiful one. Potted lotus is most suitable for decoration in hotels, halls, shopping malls and villas. Below, let's take a look at the knowledge of Bao Lotus.

1. Introduction to Lotus Flower

Treasure lotus also known as pearl lotus, originating in the Philippines. Like high temperature and humidity and semi-overcast environment, not cold, avoid the sun exposure, require fertile, loose rotting soil or peat soil, winter temperature is not lower than 16℃. Pterocarpus is an evergreen shrub native to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. It is 1.5 to 2.5 meters tall and has 4 ribs or wings. Leaves simple, opposite, petiolate, ovate to elliptic, entire, ca. 30 cm long and 18 cm wide. Leaves green lustrous, main veins with distinct ivory white pits. Spike or panicle pendulous, pink or pinkish bracts outside flowers, floret ca. 2.5 cm in diameter. Fruit globose, apically with persistent sepals. Its flower, leaf, fruit ornamental effect is excellent, suitable for large and medium-sized potted plants.

2. Cultivation techniques of lotus flower

Change pots every spring, remove old soil, increase fertile, well-drained decaying soil, and properly shade. The soil should be kept moist during the growth period, indoor cultivation in winter, increasing light and reducing watering. 4-6 Month flowering, humidity should not be too large, otherwise easy to cause flower drop.

1. Potting or transplanting

When placing small seedlings in pots or turning large plants that have been cultivated for several years, first put 2~3 cm thick coarse grain matrix as a filter layer at the bottom of the pot, sprinkle a layer of fully decomposed organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer, the thickness is about 1~2 cm, and then cover a thin layer of matrix, about 1~2 cm thick, and then put in the plants to separate the fertilizer from the roots to avoid burning the roots. After finishing the basin, pour a permeable water, and put it in a shady environment for a week. When transplanting seedlings, dig planting holes first, sprinkle a layer of organic fertilizer at the bottom of planting holes as base fertilizer (base fertilizer), the thickness is about 4~6 cm, then cover a layer of soil and put seedlings in order to separate fertilizer from roots and avoid burning roots. After putting in seedlings, backfill soil, cover roots, step on soil with feet, and irrigate once.

2. humidity management

Like humid climate environment, the relative air temperature of growth environment is required to be 70~80%, the relative humidity of air is too low, the lower leaves are yellowed and shed, and the upper leaves are dull.

3. temperature management

Because it is native to tropical areas, like high temperature and high humidity environment, so the requirements for winter temperature are very strict, when the ambient temperature stops growing below 10 ° C, it cannot safely overwinter when frost occurs.

4. In summer:

(1) Strengthen air convection so that the temperature in the body can be dissipated;

(2) Put it in the shade or give it 50% shade;

(3) Give it a proper spray, 2 to 3 times a day.

5. in winter

(1) Move to a bright indoor place for maintenance;

(2) outdoors, it can be wrapped in film for winter, but every two days it is necessary to open the film at noon when the temperature is higher to allow it to breathe;

6. light management

Like semi-shade environment, in autumn, winter, spring three seasons can give sufficient sunshine, but in summer to shade more than 50%. When placed indoors, try to put it in a place with bright light, such as a living room, bedroom, study and other places with good lighting. After indoor maintenance for a period of time (about a month), it is necessary to move it to a place with shade (winter insulation conditions) for maintenance for a period of time (about a month), so alternate.

7. fertilizer and water management

For potted plants, in addition to adding organic fertilizer when potting, proper fertilizer and water management should be carried out in the usual maintenance process.

The above is the knowledge of Bao Lotus, I hope it can help you.