Guide
Summer is the "home" of cactus balls, and when other plants go dormant, they can withstand the heat and heat to bloom. Today to take you to know a very worthy of raising cactus ball varieties, its sphere is dignified and cute, the flower color is beautiful and brilliant, and easy to take care of, like cactus ball flower friends can see.
1. Getting to know the "Bishop of Calais"
Bishop of Calais
There are many varieties of cactus balls, and there are all kinds of colored grasses, southern jade genus, hairy flower pillar genus, lily flower bulb genus, etc., most of which are artificially cultivated horticultural varieties. The one introduced today, called "Callecallensis", belongs to the baoshan bulbous genus, native to the alpine regions of South America, and is now widely cultivated around the world, and is one of the more "favored" in the baoshan genus.
The sphere is dignified and cute
Bishop Kalei sphere is long cylindrical, diameter 2-3 cm, many side buds, easy to grow in groups, the whole plant is dark green, the surface of the sphere has radial short spines, obliquely pointing downwards, and will not tie hands, so it is more suitable for domestication than other thorn-covered cactus balls, very suitable for pot planting, there is a caliber of 10 cm small pots, cups can be raised, can be placed on the balcony, window sill and even desktop and other places for ornamental use.
Brilliant décor
When not flowering, Bishop Calle can watch the ball, watch the thorn, its sphere is dignified, small and lovely, every spring and summer flowering, proper maintenance, can repeat the flower several times a year, the flower single petal, lotus shape, flower diameter 3-5 cm, the flower color is red + yellow complex, like a flame, under the sun, incomparably brilliant, beautiful and spectacular, with high ornamental value.
The amount of flowers is considerable
Some cactus balls for flowering is very "lazy", to grow to a certain size will flower, raising a few years does not open once is very common, if you want to raise flowers from childhood, maintenance time costs are low, Bishop Calle is good, this variety will flower from the beginning of the small ball, the larger the sphere, the larger the amount of flowers, the more raised to the later stage, the more spectacular the flowering, just like the above figure, the flowers are so many that the spheres can not be seen.
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II. Bishop Calais' planting proposals
Maintenance is not difficult
After all, Bishop Calais belongs to the cactus family, the vitality is still very tenacious, the habits are similar to other gemstones, master the good method, it is not difficult to raise well, here is a little advice for novice flower friends:
Pots: the requirements for cultivation containers are not high, ceramic pots, plastic pots can be, the caliber does not have to be very large, there is a 15-20 cm is enough, the pot is too large and easy to cause too much water, which in turn leads to rotten roots;
Soil: Baoshan genus cactus ball likes a little drier, good drainage of the soil, you can take the nutrient soil as the bottom, add more vermiculite, perlite and other particles, sand and gravel, in order to increase drainage and air permeability, should not be directly used garden soil;
Suitable environment: The variety has a strong demand for light, and the lack of light is easy to grow, so it should be placed in a sunny place, as much sun as possible in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the more the sun grows, the better;
It's easy to burst
Watering: Yangbaoshan belongs to the immortal ball, must manage their own hands, do not always water it, the fairy ball belongs to more meat plants, internal storage of a lot of water, such as the soil is completely dry, and then dry for a few days before watering is no problem, in addition, in winter to strictly control the water, or even completely cut off the water;
Fertilization: In the spring and summer, give a little flower-promoting fertilizer, flowering will be more powerful, such as huaduoduo No. 2, potassium dihydrogen phosphate and the like, thin fertilizer is applied diligently, autumn and winter should not be fertilized;
Summer, overwintering: normal maintenance in summer, slight shade and avoid sun at noon, there is no problem of "summer difficulty"; In winter, it can tolerate 0 degrees of low temperature, and below 0 degrees should be moved into a warmer place;
Reproduction: mostly use the ball, cuttings, etc. side of the ball diameter of 2 cm can be broken down cuttings, the survival rate is very high, can also be directly grafted to other cacti family, after grafting growth and flowering are more powerful.
Excellent potted cactus ball
Summary: Lai Lord is the representative of Baoshan ball, but also the cactus ball lovers love to raise varieties, it is round and fat, dignified and cute, the spines are not obvious, the flower color is also good-looking, it is not difficult to master a good way to raise well, it is an excellent potted ornamental green plant, and flower friends who like cactus balls can try.
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