Introduction and culture skills of red lotus palm of green lotus and beautiful woman

Red edge lotus palm is evergreen ornamental plants, like a blooming green lotus, it originated in the Atlantic Canary Islands. Thick, blue-green, sometimes with a blush. Below, let's take a look at the relevant knowledge of red lotus feet.

I. Introduction to Red Border Lotus Palm

Red margin lotus palm belongs to Rosaceae, Crassulaceae plants, native to the Atlantic Canary Islands. Thick, bluish green, glaucous, leaf margin reddish brown. Cymes, flowers pale yellow, sometimes reddish. Row into a rosette, thin leaves, obovate shape, tongue-shaped, kidney-shaped, leaf margin has short hair, racemes, flowers after the plant died.

2. Morphological characteristics of lotus flower with red margin

Perennial succulent herb with branched subshrubs, 25 - 50 cm high, leaves arranged in rosettes at the top of branches. Leaves obovate, pointed, leaves 2.5~5 cm long, slightly thick, blue-green to grayish green, hoarfrost, glossy leaves, red to reddish brown, and dentulate. Cymes, flowers pale yellow, sometimes reddish. Lotus palm for lotus palm plants, plant branches, fleshy leaves in the branches arranged into a rosette, thin leaves, obovate shape, tongue-shaped, reniform, leaf margin with short hair, racemes, flowers after the plant died.

3. Ecological Habits of Lotus Flower

Red margin lotus palm should be cool, dry and sunny environment, drought resistance, avoid ponding. It has the habit of growing in cold season and dormancy in high temperature in summer. In summer, plants can be placed on balconies or well-ventilated courtyards for maintenance, proper watering to prevent rotten roots or leaves, a little shade to avoid sun exposure. In winter, it is placed in a cool place with sufficient sunshine indoors and maintained at about 10℃. Too high and too low temperature are unfavorable for plant growth, and the pot soil is kept slightly dry. Subshrubs, dry and dry in summer, mild and humid in winter, average temperature 10℃, annual rainfall 1000 mm. Sandy loam that likes plenty of sunshine and requires good drainage.

4. Cultivation method of lotus flower with red edge

1. planting

Planting before spring germination. It can be planted in the south and overwintered in the open field. It should be planted on sunny, ventilated, well-drained land and loose, fertile sandy soil. Potted plants should be used in northern areas to facilitate indoor wintering. Pot soil selection of rotten leaf soil, garden soil and coarse sand mixed culture soil. The basin should not be too large. Before planting, pad some broken tiles and broken bricks at the bottom of the basin for drainage. When the root system is crowded and affects watering, it should be changed in time and the pot should be changed. Generally 1-2 years for 1 basin soil. When changing soil according to pots, part of the old roots and over-dense and over-long roots should be thinned. After planting, pour l1 times of water, put in the shade, and move to the sunny place to cultivate after resuming growth.

2. management maintenance

(1) Light and temperature The growing season should be placed in a sunny and well-ventilated place. Summer dormancy, semi-shady and well-ventilated environment, in the high temperature should be set up shade or placed under the tree shade, can also be placed indoors, but should maintain good ventilation, temperature above 25℃. Winter should be in the greenhouse or indoor sunny place, the room temperature should be kept above 10℃, the minimum temperature should not be lower than 5℃, the temperature is too low to do a good job of cold protection measures.

(2) Watering and fertilization In the spring and autumn growth season, pay attention to watering, keep the basin soil moist and dry, and do not accumulate water and too wet. Summer dormancy, especially in high temperature and humidity environment, to maintain good ventilation conditions, control watering, so as not to cause leaves and root rot. In winter, water should be reduced and the pot soil should be kept slightly dry. Watering should master the principle of "seeing dry and warm, watering thoroughly".

The above is the red edge lotus palm related knowledge, hope to help you.