Ginger lotus is known as "land lotus", "tropical tulip", its flowering period is very long, from May to October, the flowers are large, the flowers are colorful, is a bright color in summer.
Ginger lotus is a root flower, its roots are more interesting, just like potatoes, "big potatoes" are connected to "small potatoes", even if the connected rhizome is broken, it will not affect growth.
Ginger lotus flowers can be planted in pots and on the ground, and balconies without yards are planted in pots, and they can still have flowers to see. How to potted ginger lotus? Red Sleeves share some personal opinions for flower lovers to refer to.
Ginger lotus pot planting method
Ginger lotus flower reproductive ability is relatively strong, generally we in planting, try to plant a pot to plant a root, of course, the pot is not too large, No. 5 pot or 1 gallon can be.
Because the more "small potatoes" of ginger lotus flowers, the faster they germinate, so you can also choose larger pots, plant a few pieces, and be beautiful when they bloom in groups.
Ginger lotus is not drought tolerant, when choosing planting soil, to loose, breathable, drainage, good water retention soil is better, such as peat soil, vermiculite, perlite can be configured in accordance with the ratio of 3:1:1, it is very suitable for the growth of ginger lotus.
When planting ginger lotus, its root bud point should be facing up, "small potato" is down, if multiple roots are planted together, it is necessary to leave a good spacing, and the distance between each root is retained between 2 roots, so as to avoid more and more "small potatoes" growing out, affecting growth. After planting, cover the roots with soil about 2 cm thick, and generally germinate in about 40 days.
The conservation environment of potted ginger lotus flowers
Ginger lotus originates in the tropics, and it is also a summer flowering plant, so except for the summer high temperature period placed in a semi-shaded environment, the rest of the time can be placed in a sunny environment for maintenance.
If the lighting environment of the ginger lotus is too poor, or too much shade, it will cause the ginger lotus to grow, the longer the stem, the thinner, and the flower color will become lighter, affecting the ornamentation, and even may not bloom.
Watering method of potted ginger lotus flowers
Ginger lotus prefers a humid environment, but it is afraid of standing water, too much watering, or water, easy to occur root rot.
Ginger lotus has more demand for water, especially from planting to growing new shoots, the soil must not be dry, to keep the soil moist, every time watering must be watered thoroughly, but also remember to pour out the water in the tray to avoid potting soil too wet to cause rotten roots.
Summer temperature is high, you can often spray the surrounding environment of ginger lotus, which can both increase humidity and reduce temperature.
Fertilization management of potted ginger lotus flowers
Ginger lotus flowers prefer fertility, and in fertile soil, ginger lotus flowers will grow better. When planting ginger lotus, in order to make the soil more fertile, you can add an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer to the soil, or slow release fertilizer to meet the nutrient needs of ginger lotus.
In addition, ginger lotus flowers also need to be fertilized outside the root during the growth process, watered once in ten days and half a month with a dilute fertilizer liquid of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium balance, and high phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be supplemented before flowering to promote flowering and bloom color.
In addition, when the temperature is lower than 15 ° C, it will stop growing, the leaves will slowly yellow, wither, into the dormant period, if planted for more than a year, you can take advantage of this time, to divide it, because the ginger lotus has a strong reproductive ability, the more "small potatoes" the more crowded, the pot volume is limited, squeezed together is not conducive to growth.
And you can also take advantage of the time of branching, by the way to replace the pot soil, fertile soil is more conducive to the growth of ginger lotus, and when the temperature rises in the spring, the ginger lotus will re-germinate new leaves.
However, there is heating in the northern room, and in winter, the ginger lotus can be moved into the indoor maintenance, placed in a sunny and well-ventilated place, and the bad leaves are pruned off to reduce nutrient loss, and then normal maintenance is good.
Here to remind novice flower friends, although the ginger lotus is not hardy, but do not place it next to the radiator, or put the pot directly on the floor with floor heating, it will damage the root of the ginger lotus.
Ginger lotus has tenacious vitality, few pests and diseases, fast growth, long flowering period, as long as you master the planting methods and maintenance measures, you can show a very good side in the summer, so that you only need to look at it, you will like it, but also to achieve the "cut flower" freedom, cut flowers can also be watched for a long time. (The picture comes from the Internet, infringement deleted!) ）