Guide
For flower friends with a north-facing balcony at home, raising flowers has become a "problem" most of the time - because of insufficient light, they can't raise many sun-loving flowers. This issue will take you to know a shade-tolerant, good-nourishing, high-value potted green plant, North Balcony flower friends should not miss it.
1. Meet the "Pink Beauty"
Pink beauty
This flower is called "Pink Beauty", is a classic variety of false ephemeral flowers (false ephemeral, and crab claw orchid looks like a small cactus, thornless, native to Brazil, cultivated all over the world, is an excellent potted ornamental flower), the status is equivalent to the "juice balcony" in the miniature moon season, almost everyone has a variety of fake ephemeral flowers, suitable for beginners.
The plant type is compact
Pink beauty looks like crab claw orchid, and different from crab claw orchid, its plant form is overhanging, very branching, without pruning and topping can grow a lot of side branches, the plant type is compact and round, easy to grow into an umbrella type, no leaves, the green "leaves" are actually its stem, the base is easy to lignify, shade tolerant, suitable for indoor raising, is an excellent indoor potted plant, small pots can be raised.
Very good looking
The "appearance" of pink beauty can also be hit, the number of flower petals is more than crab claw orchid, the flower type is a radial trumpet shape of petals, 6-8 cm in diameter, pink or pink, bright color, especially under the sunlight, it is particularly bright, red and bright, beautiful and festive, the ornamental value is very high, in line with the aesthetic needs of the Chinese people.
Flowering is powerful
In terms of flowering, the false ephemeral can be said to be a complete victory over crab claw orchids. Take pink beauty as an example, its flowering period is 3 ~ May, single flower flowering period can last 8-10 days, and crab claw orchid usually can only bloom for three or four days, the whole plant flowering period can last about a month, the amount of flowers is also rich, belongs to the "branches must have flowers" master, the main thing you raise is not bad, basically each branch has buds at the top, easy to bloom the effect of bursting, red flowers with green leaves, beautiful and spectacular.
Second, the planting suggestions of Pink Beauty
A shade-tolerant cactus
False ephemeral flowers, like crab claw orchids, belong to rainforest cacti, native to the tropical rainforest under the shade trees, where the climate is warm and humid all year round, lack of direct light, only a little astigmatism can penetrate the leaf layer to reach, training them both drought tolerant, but also water-loving, both like light, and shade resistant characteristics, raw skin, can withstand "tossing", so maintenance is relatively simple, especially suitable for friends who have no experience in raising flowers. Here are some suggestions for the conservation of fake ephemerals:
Flower pot: It is recommended to use a plastic pot, the advantage is that the plastic material has good air permeability, lightweight, and it is more convenient when it needs to be moved;
Soil: family cactus plants, most of them are recommended to use loose, breathable, humus-rich soil, such as peat soil, humus soil, coconut brick soil, etc., sufficient fertility, but also breathable and drainage;
Suitable environment: false ephemeral flowers are very adaptable to the environment, in the sunny terrace, south balcony, or relatively little light north balcony, closed balcony can be raised, where you need to put where, of course, it is still recommended to bask in the sun;
Watering: follow the principle of "see dry and wet", do not need to water more, and do not let it dry for too long;
Shade-tolerant flowers
Fertilization: the first two years generally do not need to fertilize, the third year can start to give some fertilizer, flower more No. 2, potassium dihydrogen phosphate and the like, more fertilization in spring and autumn, thin fertilizer, less use, no concentrated fertilizer;
Summer: False ephemeral flowers are easier to spend summer than crab claw orchids, as long as they are not exposed to the sun in summer, there is basically no problem of summer difficulties, just move to a cool and ventilated place for normal maintenance;
Wintering: Like most cacti, its disadvantage is that it is not hardy, and the wintering temperature should be above 5 ° C, and if it is lower than 5 degrees, it should enter the room;
Reproduction: mostly using cuttings, the method is the same as crab claw orchid, the survival rate is very high;
Grafting: False ephemeral flowers and crab claw orchids are plants with good affinity, which can be grafted onto a variety of cactus plants, such as leaf fairy, dragon fruit, measuring ruler, etc., after grafting, the nutrient supply of rootstock is obtained, and the flowering will be more powerful.
Indoor potted wonders
Summary: False ephemeral flower is the north balcony flower friends love to raise ornamental green plants, it has tenacious vitality, low maintenance cost, annual flowering period as scheduled, not worse than crab claw orchid, friends who like to raise flowers can try.
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