1. The difference between platycodon and platycodon flowers
The orange terrier is a plant of the gentian family, and has the alias of steppe gentian.
Platycodon is a plant of the family Platycodonidae, and there are fundamental differences in family genera between the two.
Orange stalks
Platycodon flowers
2. To the state of the flower
Generally, what you get is a half-open orange stem, because it is difficult to open it after leaving the soil, and some small flower buds that will be autistic will also be recommended to be removed during maintenance.
Because of the softness, some of the orange stems received will be flattened, and the flowers can be awakened first, or shaped by hand.
3. Wake up the flowers
45 ° obliquely cut the root, without removing the leaves and flowers of the package, deep water to wake up the flowers for 2-4h, the flower head 5cm from the water surface.
4. Insert the bottle
- Treatment of leaves: There are many leaves in the orange stalk, and the flesh is thick, it will grab water with the flowers, it is best to get rid of them, and leave 1-2 leaves per branch.
- Deal with small flower buds: orange stalks are more forked, small flower buds are not easy to open, you can take off as appropriate, leave 1-2 just fine.
- Pruning: 45 ° obliquely cut the root, but do not cut too much at a time, because the later maintenance of the orange stem needs to be sheared. It can also be directly broken or broken at the root, so that more plant fibers are exposed, helping the flowers absorb water.
- Pole height: depending on the vase, the flower head is 10-15 cm away from the vase.
- Water level: low water level pie, 1/3 water level pie, 1/2 water level pie, most flower friends raise orange stems or use low water level, orange stems are easy to rot roots. Change the water frequently and cut the roots.
- Avoid crowded bottling: Make sure to clean and trim the leaves and don't insert them too full to avoid the air not circulating.
5. Maintenance:
- Water change: Orange stalks are easy to rot roots and dirty water to produce mucus, to change the water frequently (it is best to change every day in the summer, if you add nutrient solution also need to change the water every other day, 2-3 days in winter), wash the pole frequently, and cut the root frequently. The pole is easy to slip, and the pole should be washed every time the water is changed. When changing the water, remember to see if there are yellowed leaves or withered petals, which need to be trimmed in time.
- Hanging head: Hanging head indicates that the flowers are dehydrated, and the roots can be directly broken or crushed, exposing the wood fibers and better helping the flowers absorb water.
- Flowering period: The flower friends have 3 days, 5 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, and even too long to manually let the flowers go offline, which all depends on how the flower friends go to raise it.
6. Why doesn't my orange stalk flowering period long?
(1) The leaves are left too much, which robs the flowers of nutrients.
(2) The flowers are too full, or too many leaves block the bottle mouth, resulting in air circulation.
(3) The water level is not correct, it is recommended that the high water level in the vase be reduced and the shallow water be maintained.
(4) There is no frequent pruning and water change, the orange stem is easy to smell water and dirty water, it is best to change it every day in summer, and change it once every 2-3 days in winter or with nutrient solution.
(5) The poles and vases are not cleaned when changing the water. Orange stems are easy to produce mucus, be sure to clean the pole when changing water, and disinfect when re-cleaning the vase is the best.
Tips：
1. Manual flower peeling: Some flower lovers will directly peel the orange stem by hand to bloom at 180 °.
2, open a good orange stem: some of the orange stems after opening, after cutting, you can manually break open as a decoration, flower friends say that it is no problem to put 3 days.
3, not suitable for dry flowers: orange stem petals are relatively thin, not suitable for dry flowers.
Hope that helps ❤