Maintenance method of oleander bonsai

Oleander, alias willow leaf peach, half a year red, is a large evergreen shrub of Oleaceae and oleander, with large flowers, dense inflorescences, dense red, double petals and high ornamental value. Native to India, Iran and Afghanistan, it has a long history of cultivation in China, covering both urban and rural areas in the north and south.

Oleander has leaves like bamboo and flowers like peach blossoms, so it is called oleander. Oleander is a very common flower plant in the home courtyard. Let's take a look at the maintenance methods of oleander:

Oleander prefers adequate light, warm and humid climatic conditions. It is also slightly hardy and can survive the winter in the warm temperate zone without falling leaves. Oleander is strong in nature, resistant to barren and drought, and is not strict with the soil, but the pot culture is still better with loose, fertile and permeable common soil, and avoid long-term wet and waterlogging in the basin soil. It has strong resistance to smoke and many kinds of harmful gases.

The base of the old oleander often sprouts into clusters and gives off many twigs. When it grows to 10 cm long, it can be broken off with heel and inserted in fully mature culture soil, shading and moisturizing, and the survival rate is also very high.

Oleander has a strong nature and high and extensive cultivation management. The potted plant turns the pot and changes the soil once every 2 years, and a little feather hoof horn can be put at the bottom of the pot. During the growth period, liquid fertilizer can be applied 1 or 2 times according to the growth trend. Oleander is resistant to pruning and has strong germinating ability. senescent plants can be renewed and pruned in spring combined with turning pots and changing soil to cut off all branches from the base to promote their germination and rejuvenation. In general, the plant should also be moderately pruned in spring to keep the plant well-balanced and strong.

Potted plants in summer should be watered and sprayed frequently to keep the potted soil and the environment moist, but must not be wet for a long time. Oleander also has a characteristic, as long as there is a drought dehydration or water logging, the lower leaves of the plant will soon turn yellow and fall off, so watering should be timely and appropriate. After strong pruning in early spring, you should pay attention to strangling water to prevent root infection and decay. Timely cutting loose pot soil, flowers withered in time to remove, summer occasional aphids and red spiders harm, can be eliminated with general pesticides.

Time: 2019-06-02 Click: