Source: Poetry Between Flowers
There are thousands of flowers in nature, although no matter what kind of flowers, it is nothing more than sunlight, water, soil, and ventilation, but not every flower can be directly applied.
These kinds of flowers, should be regarded as a relatively "alternative" in the flower world, only hungry to raise, small pots, less water to raise, in order to raise well, strong.
During daily maintenance, we must control our hands, water less, and be "ruthless" to make its branches and leaves more lush.
01 Fortune Tree
The fortune tree is a kind of flower that many flower friends "love and hate".
What I like is its tall plant shape, emerald green leaves, and its "rolling wealth" meaning.
What I don't like is that it has the problem of yellow leaves at every turn, and the problem of rotting the roots with a little watering, and I don't know how to raise it.
In fact, the reason why the fortune tree is always unable to survive is mainly because the root system of the fortune tree is shallow, belonging to the kind of small capillary roots, and if you water a little more, it is easy to rot the roots, and the situation of yellow leaves and rotten leaves will follow.
In addition, most of the fortune trees we buy, especially the large ones, are "cut" in their root systems for transportation and sales, and then sold after secondary planting, but the roots of the fortune trees grow very slowly, and it is difficult to grow very lush in a short period of time.
At this time, if you blindly water the fortune tree, it is easy to make the root system that is already "weak" "worse" and all kinds of problems will occur.
Therefore, when maintaining the fortune tree in daily life, it must be raised in a small pot, one is that its root system is less, and there is no need for too large a pot; second, even if it is watered too much, if it is raised in a small pot, the water is easy to flow out, so as not to accumulate in the pot, resulting in stuffy roots.
02 Money Tree
The money tree, not only beautiful plant shape, but also means "fortune into treasure, glory and wealth", is a very popular flower among flower friends.
But this beautiful money tree is also a kind of flower that often worries flower friends, and if you don't pay attention to it, there will be rotten roots.
When it comes to the maintenance of the money tree, don't look at its large leaves, it feels like it needs water very much. In fact, it is also a flower that needs to be raised in small pots.
The surface of the leaves of the money tree has a smooth oily adhesion layer that looks like a glittering glaze when exposed to sunlight. If you touch it with your hands, you can feel it.
This thin layer of attachment helps the tree store water and does not allow it to evaporate easily, which also means that the plant does not need too much water.
In addition, the stems of the money tree are also very thick, like a small belly that stands up, and can also store a lot of water. In addition, the root system of the money tree is not an ordinary root system, but a large tuber stem, which can also store a lot of water.
Therefore, when maintaining the money tree, it must be raised in a small pot and watered less in order to raise it better.
Using a small pot for maintenance, one is to make its root system more loose and breathable, and the other is to water too much, the water can flow away quickly, so that it will not accumulate in the soil, surrounding the root system into a sealed, airtight space, unable to breathe, and thus rotten roots.
It should also be noted that the money tree is afraid of freezing, if the weather is too cold in winter and there is too much watering, the roots will be easily frostbitten, and the roots will rot, even if they are maintained in the later stage, it is difficult to recover.
03 Tiger Piran
The leaves of the tiger orchid have very beautiful dark green cloud-like horizontal stripes, like tiger tails, especially the strong leaves, which fascinate many flower lovers.
However, there are often flower friends who like to water every day when they raise tiger piran, and if they are not careful, the phenomenon of rotten roots will occur.
Therefore, the tiger pill orchid is also a flower that should be raised in small pots and less watered.
The leaves of the tiger pill orchid are leathery leaves, which can not only store a large amount of water, but also prevent water evaporation, and are very drought-tolerant flowers.
In addition, the root system of tiger piran is also a type of less root system, and the root system is not only very thin, but also relatively small. If you accidentally water too much water, it is easy to have stuffy roots and rotten roots.
Therefore, when watering, we must pay attention to watering less, rather dry than more. If you are not at ease, wait until it is completely dry, and then use the soaking pot method to water it thoroughly, which can be managed for a super long time.