Guide
Cactus ball is an excellent potted green plant, set to watch the ball, thorn and flower appreciation in one, the nature of the skin, easy to raise and easy to take care of, deeply loved by flower friends. Summer, is the "home" of the fairy ball, today to take you to know a very worthwhile variety, like to raise "ball" friends can see.
I. Understanding "Antimatter"
Cactus Ball "Antimatter"
In the cactus ball world, there is a god called "Bob Schick", who has cultivated more than a hundred kinds of cross-genus hybrid color grass cactus balls in his lifetime, which is the benchmark in the industry, and the varieties he cultivates are like the Rolls Royce of the automobile industry and the pink dragon of the moon season, which is famous all over the world. The one introduced today, called "Antimatter", is one of Therk's classic colored grasses, known for its dreamy and beautiful flower colors.
The sphere is dignified and beautiful
Antimatter (Antimatter), cultivated and launched in 2002, so far there are also 20 years of time, is still a popular variety that flower lovers love to raise, the parents are unknown, it should be a hybrid of color grass and hair flower pillar, the sphere is in the shape of a round ball when it is young, dignified and round, it grows up to be long cylindrical, 8-10 cm in diameter, the height can be more than 20 centimeters, there are regular edges on the body, there are many thorns on the edges, you can watch the thorns when you do not flower, watch the ball, and be very adapted to pot planting, and the pots of about 15 cm can raise a tree.
Beautiful or not?
There is a saying in the fairy ball world: Xi Ke's production must be a fine product. Antimatter is a typical representative, in addition to being able to watch the ball and look at the thorns, the flowers are also very beautiful, the flowers are medium in size, 11-13 cm in diameter, there are several layers of petals, the petals are distributed in a lotus seat, neat and elegant, the flower color is a combination of purple red + fiery red, very gorgeous flower color, shiny, mobile phone photos will be distorted kind, only see it with your own eyes will appreciate its beauty.
Flowering also gives power
In terms of flowering, antimatter and other colored grasses are similar, the natural flowering period starts from the end of spring, continues to autumn, during which it will bloom many times, summer is the full flowering period, better than other varieties, the amount of flowers is particularly large, small balls can bloom several flowers at the same time, and it is not uncommon for dozens of flowers to bloom at a time, only to see flowers without balls, beautiful and spectacular.
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2. Recommendations for the cultivation of antimatter
Skinny and strong (Figure Phantom Blue Condensation)
For friends who have certain experience in raising flowers, especially those who have raised fairy balls, color grass is a "lazy flower", which is difficult to cultivate and can be extensively taken care of. Here's a little planting advice for friends who haven't raised cactus balls:
Flower pots: cactus balls are not like the moon season, the cultivation container is not picky, plastic pots, ceramic pots, tile pots and so on, the bottom should have a water outlet, there is a pot caliber can not be too large, and the sphere is positively correlated, the small ball is first raised with a small pot, and then change the large pot;
Soil: Cactus ball is also more tolerant of barrenness, ground planting of soil requirements are not high, garden soil are OK, pot planting, loose, breathable soil is better, such as peat soil, saprophyll soil, plus a little perlite, vermiculite and other particulate matter will be better;
Suitable environment: cactus balls have a strong demand for sunlight, to be placed in a sunny place, at least 3 hours of sunshine time a day, direct light, scattered light can be, every half a month or so twist the sphere, to ensure that the whole plant can receive light evenly, to avoid length;
The small balls also flower
Watering: Cactus plants are more drought-tolerant, after all, it is a succulent plant, the body stores a lot of water, so there is no need to water frequently, depending on the degree of soil dryness to decide whether to water, the soil is dry to water, not dry and not watered, after winter dormancy to cut off the water, keep the soil dry;
Fertilization: Xi Ke's color grass, flowering ability is relatively strong, need to consume more nutrients, so in spring and summer, you can often give a little thin fertilizer (every 10 days or so), more flowers, potassium dihydrogen phosphate and the like, dilute with water and water the roots (water and fertilizer ratio 1000:1);
Summer: Cactus ball is very heat-resistant, summer as long as it is not exposed to the noonday sun, it is easy to spend the summer, move to a cool and ventilated place at noon, and bask in the sun in the morning and afternoon;
Overwintering: color grass hardiness is relatively weak, in the case of keeping dry, can resist 0 degrees low temperature, at this time can not be watered, let it fully rest, northern flower friends recommend moving into indoor ventilation places in winter, watering frequency should also be reduced, give a little water a month, let the soil slightly moist on the line.
Antimatter, excellent potted cactus balls
Summary: The cactus balls cultivated by Xi Ke are all classic varieties in the color grass industry, each with thousands of characteristics, and the advantages of antimatter are early flowering (small balls will bloom), gorgeous flowers (colors that cannot be photographed by mobile phones) and large flowers (often burst pots), and are not expensive, which is a very worthwhile variety.
A variety of Syke's cactus balls have antimatter ¥22.8 purchase