The cuttage method of dragon spitting pearl (diagram of branch cutting technique)

Longtuzhu flower is native to tropical Africa, which can be divided into white calyx dragon bead and red calyx dragon bead. The flower is very beautiful, the color of the flower is in sharp contrast, and the flower shape is as peculiar as the dragon spitting pearl, which is the top grade of potted flowers.

The dragon spits the pearl leaf color is thick green, the calyx is like jade, the Corolla is scarlet, full of poetic feeling. When the dragon spits beads in full bloom, the long core sticks out from the blooming red flowers, like the flexible tongue of a dragon. Represents the precious purity, heart enthusiasm, with the meaning of auspicious. That pure love, as warm as summer flowers, brings auspicious blessings, and the mood becomes beautiful.

The propagation of potted dragon spitting beads is mainly by cutting, and the branches, buds and roots can all take root. Let's take the branch cuttings as an example to illustrate.

Cuttings, you can choose the top shoots of strong and disease-free branches, or you can cut the old branches below into 8-10cm stems as cuttings and insert them into a plain sand basin with a depth of 3-4cm. After planting, pour water through the shade and high humidity place, keep the basin soil moist, keep the temperature at 20 ℃-25 ℃, and take root after about 3 weeks.

The specific steps are as follows:

1. Select the oblique shears that have been partially lignified in the branches of Longtuzhu. The cut part must have two branching points, a total of four leaves, and the incision is slightly close to the branching point.

2. Cut off the two leaves of the lower branch.

3. The upper two leaves are cut by half from the middle, and the leaves are halved to reduce water evapotranspiration.

4. The branches are slightly tilted and inserted into the soil, and the lower branch points are covered by the soil to facilitate growth.

5. Several branches can be inserted at the same time. Insert multiple branches to improve the probability of success.

6. Place the basin next to the grid frame after completion to provide climbing space.

Key points of cutting:

First of all, select annual strong branches cut into 8-10 cm cuttings, the incision should be smooth, the upper end of each cuttings should retain 2-3 buds, and then insert the cuttings into half of the sand bed, keep the bed moist, pay attention to shade, about 1 month can take root on the pot transplanting. In the future, thin liquid fertilizer should be irrigated every 15-20 days, and attention should be paid to pruning and topping during the growth period to promote branching growth.

For potted dragon spitting beads, pots must be changed every early spring, and the new culture soil can be prepared with 4 parts of rotten leaf soil, 4 parts of garden soil and 2 parts of sand. Longtuzhu produced in the tropics, during the growth period, should be given sufficient light, but the hot summer season should pay attention to shade, reasonable watering.

In addition, bud and root insertion can also be carried out:

Bud insertion: take the lateral buds on the branches and take part of the xylem as cuttings.

Root cuttings: when changing pots, cut the rhizomatous stolons under the soil into 8-10cm segments as cuttings.

Time: 2019-06-09 Click: