When does the bird of paradise flower bloom? How do you raise it?

The bird flower of paradise, also known as the orchid, is native to southern Africa, so it prefers a warm environment. The flowers of the bird of paradise are shaped like a flying bird, very strange, and the leaves are evergreen all the year round. In our country, they are commonly planted in parks, flower beds and so on, as well as indoor potted plants to decorate the home environment. When will the bird of paradise blossom? How do you raise it? Let's take a look at it.

When will the bird of paradise blossom?

1. Birds of Paradise bloom in winter, which usually lasts for three to four months and blooms for a long time, which is why people love it. Of course, with the improvement of planting technology, birds of paradise can blossom all the year round, as long as their growth temperature, light and other conditions are met, and thin fertilizer is applied once every two weeks from May to promote the growth and development of flower buds and improve the flowering rate.

2. Birds of Paradise flowers are orange-yellow and dark blue alternately in color, which is very rare. The style protrudes outside, and each flower has three styles.

3. Paradise bird flowers have a wide range of flowers, which have two meanings: one is that, like a bird that can fly to heaven, it can bring all kinds of feelings of missing to heaven; the other is that no matter when and where, never forget that the one you love is waiting for you in place.

Second, how to raise birds of paradise flowers?

1. Choose the right basin soil.

The bird flower of paradise is a succulent root plant, which has no high demand for soil, because it has strong nutrition and water absorption ability, and because of this, the root system is easy to grow too fast or too stout, so we should be ready to change the suitable pot and pay attention to observation.

If the soil is made of mixed soil, it can be made of rotten leaf soil, coarse sand, pastoral soil and fertilizer in proportion. Because to ensure the permeability and drainage of the soil, there will be rotting roots if there is too much water.

2. Only when the temperature is right will it blossom well.

The most suitable temperature for the growth of birds of paradise is between 12 and 25 ℃, and the flowering time can be prolonged if it can be maintained in the greenhouse all year round. At the same time, winter maintenance paradise flowers should be kept indoors at least 5 ℃, otherwise they will easily go into dormancy and stop growing or grow slowly.

3. Birds of paradise like light

In order to grow well, birds of paradise must keep no less than 4 hours of light every day, especially when the autumn and winter season enters the flowering season, the light is related to the quantity and quality of flowering, and can be illuminated if possible. Summer words should be properly shaded, otherwise there will be yellow leaves, wilting phenomenon.

4. Watering should be determined according to the season

Paradise birds need more water in spring and summer, so not only should they be watered according to the wetness of the potted soil, but also spray water around the leaves to increase the humidity of the air and lower the temperature. When it comes to the late autumn season, when the temperature drops slowly, it is necessary to control the amount of water, generally keeping the basin soil moist and dry.

5. Fertilization should be thin.

In order to prevent the phenomenon of root burning, it is necessary to apply thinner fertilizer and water when fertilizing birds in paradise, about twice a month. For example, family rice washing water is a good choice, so that the flowers will look better.

To sum up, the flowering period of the bird of paradise is in winter, and it must meet the growth conditions of soil, temperature, light, water and fertilizer in order to raise it well.

Time: 2019-03-12 Click: