In winter, the longevity flowers in the flower market begin to dominate again, you can see it everywhere, bright and delicate, the flowers are full of flowers, many flower lovers, are attracted by its beauty, do not hesitate to take it home.
Now the longevity flowers in the flower market, most of them are full of buds, but many people raise longevity flowers at home, there are no buds, so that many people mistakenly believe that longevity flowers raise themselves, it is difficult to bloom, in fact, this is not the case, if the longevity flowers in your home, has not grown buds, most of the maintenance methods are not very appropriate, if we want it to bloom as soon as possible, we must fully understand its Xi, do maintenance on demand, it can grow small buds on time, open a large pot, bring us a good experience.
Longevity flowers have "4 small hobbies", which are raised along with the hobby, and they bloom in a large pot, which is particularly beautiful.
The first little hobby: I like the big sun on cold days
Longevity flowers are succulent plants of the Sedum family, and this type of plant has a commonality, that is, "cold days like big sun". Like the sun, but afraid of the sun, in the cool season, must be more sun, the more the sun will be stronger.
In autumn, winter and spring, to raise longevity flowers, we must ensure that it has sufficient light, put it on the sunny south balcony or south windowsill at home, if the light duration can be guaranteed between 6-8 hours, there is no need to worry about flowering, if the light does not reach 6 hours, it must also be guaranteed to be more than 4 hours, so that it can be maintained, it can also bloom. If there is direct light every day, less than 4 hours, it is almost impossible for longevity flowers to bloom, and even if they bloom, the quality will be very low.
We have already said above, longevity flowers like the sun in cold days, it means that it likes to bask in the sun, and the light is divided into seasons, in the season of high temperature, it can not be more sun, but in the cool season, it should be more sun. Strictly speaking,. The longevity flowers of many flower friends are easy to die in summer, mainly caused by strong sunlight and poor ventilation.
To sum up, if your longevity flowers, there are no buds yet, you must not rush to fertilize, the first thing to see is that the sunlight is not sufficient, whether there is "sunshine in place", because if the light is insufficient, other maintenance is in place.
The second little hobby: I like "there is a temperature difference between day and night"
Longevity flowers like "warm and cool" by nature, afraid of heat, but not the colder the better, the temperature is lower than 8 degrees, it will stop growing, the temperature is higher than 28 degrees for a long time, it will also grow slowly or stop growing. Strictly speaking, longevity flowers like warm and cool, and love the environment with a certain temperature difference between day and night, and the temperature is kept between 10-25 degrees, so that it can grow quickly and give birth to flower buds.
Therefore, if you have longevity flowers at home, you must pay attention to the change of temperature, pay attention to cooling when the temperature is high, and pay attention to heat preservation when the temperature is low. If you want to give birth to buds quickly, in addition to the right temperature and stability, it is best to have a day and night temperature of 5-8 degrees, that is to say, more sun during the day, a little higher temperature, and a lower temperature later, in such an environment, it can not only grow buds quickly, but also the flower color will be more delicate, after blooming, if the temperature can be maintained between 8-20 degrees, the flowering time will be longer. If the temperature is too high, it will wither quickly and shorten the flowering period.
Generally speaking, in the winter and spring when the temperature is not high, there are longevity flowers at home, which can be kept in a slightly higher temperature place before flowering, and can be raised in a slightly lower temperature place after blooming, so as to prolong the flowering period and increase the ornamental value.
The third hobby: I like "dry" and afraid of "wet"
Longevity flowers belong to paddle plants, leaves and its stems have a certain water storage capacity, so it is drought-tolerant by nature, the potting soil is dry, and it has little impact on its growth, but it can not grow in too "humid places" for a long time, otherwise it is prone to the phenomenon of "stem black rot", so raise longevity flowers, must be lazy, watering a little less, potted land "dry", it is also a small hobby - like "dry", afraid of "wet".
Raising longevity flowers, want to make it grow fast, and robust, usually maintained, in addition to the rapid growth of new branches and new leaves (the general temperature is kept above 10 degrees, 28 years below), you need to water more, other times, it is best to control the water to raise, the leaves feel a little soft when watering again. Too much watering, easy to rot roots and black rot, especially in winter when the temperature is low, slow evaporation, frequent watering, more than 80% of longevity flowers will rot roots.
Less watering of longevity flowers, in addition to reducing root rot, can also promote the differentiation of flower buds, so that it can enter the flowering period earlier. When the longevity flower is growing vigorously, if you want it to quickly enter the "reproductive growth period", you must let it have a certain "survival crisis" before it can remember to reproduce the next generation, that is, flowering.
The fourth hobby: like "fat"
If you want the plant to bloom, bloom more, and be colorful, in addition to ensuring that it has a suitable growth environment, we must also ensure that it has sufficient nutrients, otherwise it can bloom, and the flowering quality will not be too high, such as small flowers, small flowers, light flower color, etc., may occur.
The single flowering period of longevity flowers is more than 20 days, some can bloom for nearly a month, and the amount of flowers is large, the reflowering is good, and the nutrient consumption is naturally more, and thin fertilizer is needed to be applied frequently. Therefore, if we want it to be in such an optimal state, we must ensure that it has sufficient nutrients.
To fertilize longevity flowers, it should be noted that different compound fertilizers need to be applied in different periods, compound fertilizers are used during the growth period, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers need to be applied when growing flower buds.
In order to prevent soil compaction and increase the activity of the soil, it is recommended to use organic fertilizer, such as well-rotted sheep manure, which can be used once in about half a month. During the growth period and after flowering, compound fertilizer should be applied in time to promote its rapid growth.
When new leaves grow, into the bringing, to increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, the fastest effect is potassium dihydrogen phosphate, before blooming, 7-10 days with once, generally in proportion to the aqueous solution, directly irrigated roots or sprayed leaves.
Raise flowers for a long time, you will find that longevity flowers are really not difficult to raise, relatively speaking, it is more suitable for novices, maintenance methods are simple, and easy to propagate (branches and leaves can be cuttings to propagate new plants, interested flower friends can give it a try), winter and spring is the blooming period of longevity flowers, no matter which variety, we can follow its "preference to raise", to ensure that it has sufficient light, thin fertilizer diligently, feed it, the temperature is best to be stable, in a cool state, flowers are full of pots that are not a thing.
Editor丨Zheng Wei