To raise flowers at home, you need to choose plants according to the light and ventilation of the living room. When our light and ventilation are insufficient, raising those all-day plants is to spend money in vain, leaving empty pots every year.
In general, there is insufficient light, and it is necessary to choose flowers and plants that are suitable for semi-shade environment. This type of flower is characterized by leathery, thick, hairy leaves, few flowers, and is mainly based on foliage.
In winter, some low-rise buildings have poor lighting and small balconies, and they need to be shade-tolerant. The following is a few kinds of grass flowers that do not need light for flower friends, starting from the flower market at this time, and it is good to dress up the living room for the New Year.
Shallowly cracked vine green velvet, half shade and half sun, Figure 1
1. Vine green velvet
Cranberry velvet is a subtropical flower. The leaves are emerald green with stripes and a beautiful appearance. However, the sap of plants in the family Tiannanxing is toxic, so do not let children break the petioles and leaves.
(1) Illumination. Cranberry velvet is a semi-shaded flower that requires astigmatism, but it is best maintained in full sunshine in spring and autumn to enhance immunity and reduce anthrax and leaf spot disease. Very little light is required in winter, and it grows lush for 1-2 hours a day; When the temperature is below 10 degrees, frostbite is possible.
(2) Potting soil. Cranberry velvet is highly adaptable, preferably in a loose, breathable, fertile medium acid humus soil. If you have the conditions, you can add volcanic rock fragments, pottery grains, red jade soil, and you can also use organic fertilizer and microbial fertilizer that are decomposed. The benefits of these flower growing mediums are to prevent alkali return, soften potting soil, increase organic matter and beneficial microorganisms.
Scattered light, Figure 2
(3) Watering. As long as the indoor temperature is above 15 degrees, the potting soil does not accumulate water, and it is often necessary to keep it moist. This is because the drought tolerance of cranberry velvet is poor, and it can be watered 2-3 times a week, and the watering should be wet between dry and wet, a small number of times.
If the temperature in the room is high because of the heating, it is necessary to water more, spray water to keep the leaves beautiful, and sometimes use a rag dipped in beer to wipe the leaves. If volcanic rock is used, sometimes there is no problem with pouring tap water, because volcanic rock has the effect of neutralizing water quality.
(4) Fertilizer. If the fertilization is insufficient, the vine green velvet stem tip is not raised without new shoots, the plant shape is short, the leaves are thin, and the ornamental performance is poor. In winter, most flowers do not need to be fertilized, but the vine must be replenished in time. Use 8-10 compound fertilizer particles every month to ensure that the plant absorbs enough nutrients to maintain growth, so that its leaves are dark green and more fat.
Silver spotted kudzu, Figure 3
2. Silver spotted kudzu
Silver-spotted kudzu, golden-spotted kudzu, golden-spotted kudzu, and tricolor are all green lotuses, and unlike green lotus, the leaves of these varieties have silver, golden, and milky white patches. It is more ornamental than the green lotus.
(1) Illumination. Home has silver spotted kudzu to avoid direct sunlight, too strong light will burn the leaves, long-term lack of light will make the leaves disappear, 2-3 hours a day scattered light is the most suitable.
Therefore, our silver spotted kudzu needs to give some light every once in a while, if the continuous light is too dark for 2-3 months, the silver spot kudzu is elongated between nodes, the plant shape is loose, and the yellow and white stripes and patches will become smaller and disappear. However, if the sun shines too strongly in summer and autumn, the leaves will also turn yellow and fade.
(2) Temperature. Room temperature above 10 degrees, silver spotted kudzu can safely survive the winter, room temperature above 15 degrees, can grow normally.
(3) Humidity. To increase the humidity, you can use a humidifier and artificial spray to spray water to the leaves, stem nodes, and air roots 1-2 times a day.
Silver-spotted kudzu is water-resistant, Figure 4
(3) Watering. Before the northern winter heating, indoor ventilation is poor. Soil evaporation is slow, to reduce watering, not dry and not watered, watering thoroughly, the amount of water to maintain at half of the original.
Home-grown silver kudzu, can be wrapped in brown silk on the wooden stick, so that the silver kudzu climb upwards, spray the brown wire when spraying water, the silver kudzu air root can absorb water. In addition, some florists hydroponic silver kudzu, to the aqueous medium just did not pass the root is the most suitable, water more easy to rot leaves.
Arrowroot, Figure 5
4. Arrowroot
There are more than 20 common varieties of arrowroot on the market, and the different varieties of different patterns, such as cat's eye, leopard print, beauty, etc., are particularly refreshing at home.
Arrowroot likes shade and high humidity, suitable for living rooms and study rooms that lack light, there is heating, open air conditioning can be heated, but often spray water to humidify; Arrowroot is a tropical plant, afraid of cold in winter, and the room temperature should be kept above 10 degrees.
Red-backed pepper grass, Figure 6
4. Pepper grass
Speaking of pepper grass, many people do not know, in fact, it is our common watercress green. There are many varieties of watercress green, such as white-veined pepper grass, red-leaf pepper grass, and wrinkled leaf pepper grass. Pepper grass likes half shade and is afraid of strong light, pay attention to shade in spring, summer and autumn, and give 2-3 hours of light every day in winter.
Pepper grass is drought-tolerant and barren, depending on the size of the pot, the amount of pot soil, ventilation and ventilation, watering once a week, frequent watering leads to rotten roots; The overwintering temperature should not be lower than 10 degrees, and it can grow normally above 15 degrees.
Red-backed pepper grass scatters light, Figure 7
5. Xiandong turtle back bamboo
Xiandong turtle back bamboo is a trade name, which is a variant of our common turtle back bamboo. It is characterized by partial cracking of the leaf holes, suitable for locations where there is light at a certain time of the day. Therefore, the light at home is not very sufficient, and a little light can also grow well.
(1) Cultivation method: Xiandong turtle back bamboo has two ways of hydroponic and soil cultivation. With a bottle you can hydroponic, add flower fertilizer nutrient solution once a month; Soil cultivation should be loose and breathable acidic humus soil to ensure that no water is accumulated.
(2) Light: spring, summer and autumn should be half shade and half sun, can not be placed in the position of too strong light, too high temperature exposure, winter 3-4 hours of light can grow well; The overwintering temperature cannot be lower than 8 degrees.
The holes are closed without cracking, climbing vine shape, Figure 8
(3) Watering: During the growing season, the potting soil needs to be kept moist, and the foliage should be sprinkled with water from time to time to keep the leaves oily and moist. If you have the conditions, you can raise it in the open air to increase ventilation and ventilation. In winter, the indoor ventilation is poor, the water evaporation is slow, and the potting soil is not dry or watered.
Turtle back bamboo prefers a slightly acidic soil environment, and the northern cultivation of turtle back bamboo can not be watered with tap water. If there is no natural water, you can dry the tap water for a few days, add a small amount of decomposed organic fertilizer to water, and use ferrous sulfate with caution.
Avoid strong light and avoid thick fat, Figure 9
Summary: The northern indoor winter flowers are mainly to increase green, decorate the living room, and purify the air. The above 5 kinds of foliage flowers require less light, as long as the temperature is suitable, and then there is a small amount of light and ventilation, and people who will not raise flowers can also raise well.
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