Guide
Cactus balls are unique in succulents, their spheres are dignified and beautiful, the skin is easy to feed, and some varieties will also bloom beautiful flowers, which is an ornamental green plant loved by many flower lovers. Spring is the season suitable for raising "balls", today to take you to know an excellent variety, I hope you like.
First, the basic information of "sunny"
Cactus Ball "Sunny"
There are many varieties of cactus balls, there are flower friends familiar with the jade series, beautiful lotus flowers of all kinds of colored grass, flowers as large as pots of hair flower pillars, etc., today's introduction of this, called "sunny" (Sunny), is a new member of the cactus ball family, in 2014 cultivation and birth, debut is the peak, just entered the domestic market when a small side ball can ask for three digits, is a worthy of the "noble" variety, after several years, until these two years the price has fallen.
The sphere is not large
Sunny is a hybrid of color grass and lily balls, with both excellent genes on the body, closer to the lily ball in appearance, the sphere is dignified and beautiful, in a cylindrical form, there are 15 regular edges on the body, there are short burrs on the edges, the surface is dark green, the sphere can grow to nearly 20 cm high, the diameter can be more than 10 cm, artificially cultivated horticultural varieties, specially grown for ornamentation, the caliber is greater than the diameter of the sphere 5 cm pot can raise a plant, can be placed on the balcony, terrace, window sill and so on.
The flowers are beautiful
Sunny flowers and color grass grow like some, the flower diameter of about 12 cm, there are two layers of petals, petals are distributed in a lotus seat, neatly arranged, the flower posture is very beautiful, the color is more vivid, the flower color is yellow + purple red combination, the more abundant the sun, the more obvious the purple red part, under the sun, shine, shiny, like a flame, very eye-catching, ornamental value is not low, and there is a faint fragrance.
Blossom to power
Sunny flowering characteristics, similar to color grass, from spring to autumn is a natural flowering period, this time will be repeated several times, single flower flowering period of about 3 days, but compound flowering is very fast, especially in the spring and summer, sometimes can bloom twice a month. The larger the sphere, the more flowers there are, and if the mature plant is properly maintained, it can bloom dozens of flowers at the same time, and the dense flowers cover the sphere, only to see the flower without the ball, which is very spectacular.
Second, the sunny growth habit
Raw skin solid
After all, it is a cactus plant, sunny and raw leather, with heat resistance, sun resistance, drought tolerance, barrenness and other advantages, strong adaptability to the environment, like a sunny growth environment, winter can briefly tolerate -5 ° C low temperature. Affinity is very good, can be grafted to other cactus plants, after grafting with rootstock to supply nutrients, flowering will be more powerful, the picture above is the grafted sunshine.
Third, sunny planting maintenance suggestions
Easy to take care of
Sunny this cactus ball, it is recommended to potted ornamental, ground planting ornamental effect in general, mainly because the sphere itself is not large, ground planting is easy to be obscured by other plants, want to plant cactus ball, it is recommended to raise hair flower pillars. Potted plants are sunny and recommended as follows:
Pots: cactus balls on the cultivation of containers are not high, ceramic pots, plastic pots, tile pots can be, the caliber should not be too large, and the sphere is almost on the line, and so grow or grow a large number of side buds and then divide the pots and plants, avoid "small seedlings with large pots";
Soil: Although it is tolerant to barrenness and can be planted with vegetable garden soil, it is recommended to use humus-rich horticultural soils, such as peat soil and saprophyll soil, which are cultivated in a nutrient-rich substrate, which grows faster and blooms more fiercely;
Suitable environment: sunny places, can be exposed to the best, indoor balcony should also be placed in the south, as much as possible in the sun, insufficient sunlight will lead to long, or even no flowering;
The small balls will flower
Watering: the cactus sphere stores a lot of water inside, very drought-tolerant, do not always water it, and then water it when the soil is dry, spring and autumn about once a week is enough, summer can be 3-5 days a time, winter either cut off water, or control water, let it get enough rest during sleep;
Fertilization: If your family's cactus ball, the sun is enough, the maintenance is no problem, but it does not flower, at this time you can give a little potassium dihydrogen phosphate and other flower-promoting fertilizer, water, fertilizer ratio of 1000:1, spring and autumn 2-3 times a month, summer occasionally give points, winter can not be fertilized;
Summer, overwintering: cactus balls are generally heat-resistant and sun-resistant, there is no "summer difficulty" problem, afraid of being slightly shaded by sunburn; the wintering temperature should be above -5 °C, it is recommended to move back indoors when it is lower than 0 °C;
Propagation: Sunny and mostly use the side bud cuttings method, the adult plant will be divided into several small side balls every year, the side balls have 2-3 cm can be broken down and cut, first dry the wound and then proceed, generally the second year will flower.
A fairy ball worth raising
Summary: There are many beautiful and easy to raise cactus balls, such as all kinds of colored grass, thick peach tendons, flying saucers, crimson peony and the like, novice flower friends can also control, sunny appearance is not low, maintenance is simple, used to be expensive, now is a good price, like the flower friends can try.