Pink African Lingxiao, very popular with flower friends, these days and re-group, and then last winter bought flower friends, someone left a message to ask, pink Lingxiao fell off the leaves, or the leaves are yellow, then today, the blue demon will again for these two problems, to make an introduction.
First, why does the pink African Lingxiao have yellow leaves?
Before answering this question, let's first understand the growth process of African Lingxiao.
African Lingxiao belongs to the evergreen vine, the growth is very fast, don't look at a small seedling, a summer can grow to about 4 meters, and the natural branching is particularly good, the small seedlings raised by the blue demon last spring, to the autumn has climbed more than three meters high, the main pole grows to about 2-3cm thick, it is really too long, there is really no place to give it, can only be dug up.
In addition to the fast growth, the flowering period of the pink African Lingxiao is also very long, the blue demon in the Zhejiang region, the flowering period from the end of September to the middle of January, there were two low temperatures of -4 degrees in the middle, but it is still flowering, until the temperature of about -5 degrees for a week, the flowers and tender heads are frozen.
Such hardiness, compared with some southern flowers, is already relatively hardy, but for cold northern flower friends, may not be enough, according to flower friends feedback, in the Shandong region, the aboveground part of the winter pink African Lingxiao will freeze to death, to the spring underground will grow new shoots again, this is the case of large seedlings, and the cold tolerance of small seedlings will be relatively poor.
The picture above is the pink lingxiao seedling of the flower friend, you can see that the leaves have become obviously old and yellow, but you can still see the greener green leaves, why is this so? It's frozen!
Flower friends said that this seedling has been raised outdoors, and it has also snowed twice (hubei region), so it is not surprising that this state has appeared, it is quite tenacious, no leaves have fallen, and it has not withered.
If your Lingxiao is also in this state, then it is recommended to cultivate the soil, prune the yellow leaves, and when the spring is warm, it will enter the explosive growth state, and then pay attention to occasionally sprinkle some compound fertilizer, it will grow very cheerfully.
Second, why does the pink African Lingxiao fall off its leaves?
We also have the pink lingxiao of flower friends, although there are no yellow leaves, but there are fallen leaves, and the leaves at the bottom are going to fall out, what is going on? Look at the pink tree below.
It can be clearly seen that the leaves in the lower part of this branch are about to fall out, but the leaves on the top are obviously growing, and the leaves are very tender and green. There are generally 2 reasons for this phenomenon.
1. Natural metabolism
Pink African Lingxiao, although it is a four-season evergreen plant, but there will definitely be a replacement process between the new leaves and the old leaves, in fact, many evergreen plants, are in the spring old leaves fall off, this is a natural metabolic phenomenon, do not have to be too nervous, see the new branches grow vigorously without processing.
2. Drought
The shedding of old leaves in early spring is mostly the result of natural metabolism, while in other seasons, it is likely to be caused by drought.
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Pink Lingxiao grows very fast, so the demand for water is more, if the soil is water-scarce, the sky will choose to abandon the old leaves, continue to grow, if the drought continues, it will show slower growth, or even wilt.
Therefore, when the pink African Lingxiao is maintained, it is recommended to see that the surface of the potting soil is dry and can be watered, and the ground is planted in the dry season, and it is also recommended to properly replenish the water, so that the pink Lingxiao can grow faster.
In fact, the blue demon has also planted Chinese Lingxiao before, the flowers are very large, a large bunch of flowers, but the flowering period is too short, and it is opened in summer, zhejiang's plum rainy season is very annoying, so basically the flowers will be rained off, more importantly, its root system is crazy, and small seedlings grow everywhere, which is really maddening.
This pink Lingxiao, the blue demon is still relatively favorite, long fast, summer shading effect is good, and the flowering period starts from autumn, until mid-winter, the yard has been depressed, only pink Lingxiao is still lush, with a full head of pink flowers, if in the southern region, it can always bloom until the next spring, it is really crazy.
The only drawback is that the pink lingxiao does not have climbing tentacles, the main pole needs to be traction fixed, and the branches can be used as a hanging effect, hanging outside the wall, or placed on the roof of the shed, and it is very good to do shade.
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