How to raise mini water lily

Mini water lilies are valuable aquatic flowers, similar to the lotus in appearance, except that the leaves and flowers of the lotus stand out of the water, while the leaves and flowers of the water lily float on the surface. Mini water lilies are known as "sleeping beauties in flowers" because they roll day and night. Let's take a look at how to raise mini water lilies.

How to raise mini water lilies

1. Select the cultivated soil:

Mini Nymphae prefers humus-rich, fertile clayey soil. Therefore, it is better to choose the silt deposited in Hanoi or ponds for a long time for cultivation.

2. Select a good seed stem:

Mini water lilies are often cultivated by split-plant method. The selection of seed stem is also the key to the success or failure of cultivation. For the underground rhizome used for planting, the vigorous, virus-free, damage-free, non-rotting section with new buds should be selected and cut into segments 6 to 10 meters long.

3. Appropriate shallow planting:

If the underground stem of mini water lily is too deep in the soil, one is the low soil temperature, the other is lack of oxygen, which is not conducive to early growth and rapid development, and the cultivation depth is generally moderate to keep the new buds on the underground stem flat with the soil surface.

4. Sufficient light:

Mini water lilies prefer a sunny, warm, humid, well-ventilated climate. Mini water lilies cultivated in pots must be placed in a position with plenty of light so that they can receive full light.

5. Water conditions:

Mini water lilies like to grow in calmer water bodies without large waves or rapids, so growing in artificial fountain pools with high-pressure water columns or pools with rapids waterfalls tend to grow poorly. The suitable depth of water for planting mini water lilies varies with different varieties.

6. Pruning dead leaves:

In the high temperature season, we should pay attention to keep the basin water clean and cut off the dead leaves, petioles and pedicels in time after flowering, so as to prevent the consumption of nutrients and keep the plants beautiful.

7. Breeding methods of mini water lilies:

1) Rhizome propagation

Mini water lilies are mainly propagated in the way of rhizomes. At first, mini water lilies are planted in flowerpots and then placed in water. After about a year, the roots of mini water lilies grow very thick. This is where the mini water lilies can be planted separately. First of all, the soil of the rhizome is removed, the roots are cut short, and the horizontal roots are cut with stems and leaves about 10cm. Then put the basin into the bottom sand fertilizer and so on, put the stem section into it, and use a layer of soil to water it at the right time, so that it can wait for growth.

2) Segmentation breeding method

When planting, you can put the top of the mini water lily a little above the water surface or above the edge of the pot, and put it into the water as soon as you plant it. You need to fix the mini water lily in the water and keep it deep. Mini water lilies need to be planted in branches when they grow to a certain stage, and regular fertilization is needed to ensure adequate fertilizer and clear water quality.