Tropical flowers give us the impression that the flowers are generally very bright, the flowers are very splendid, the following plants to be introduced to you are red spike amaranth, such as dog tail red and cat tail red, they are actually a very similar variety, the maintenance methods are similar, the difference is in, the length and form of the flower spike, if you like flowers, bloom particularly brilliant, the hanging pot flowers, then you must raise one or two pots.
There are many kinds of flowers in the hanging pot, but a bunch of flowers like dog tail red, hanging down first, there are very few, and it is easy to flower, like a warm and humid environment all year round, the maintenance difficulty is relatively low, but the most critical is to give more sufficient light and higher air humidity.
Red spike amaranth has relatively high environmental requirements, suitable for some more diligent people to maintain, you can raise it in the south-facing or east-facing balcony or window sill, dog tail red is suitable for direct hanging in the air maintenance, not suitable for direct pot maintenance, because it will grow a relatively long flower spike, and cat's tail safflower spike is relatively short, suitable for potted or hanging pot maintenance,
Red spike amaranth hanging maintenance also has certain benefits, its flower spike is not suitable for touching, it flower spike is actually some soft thorns, skin sensitive people touch easy to cause skin itching. And it is very good to keep at home as a hanging plant, and it can also prevent children from touching it.
However, based on the high requirements of the environment of red spike amaranth, so friends who have no light at home or insufficient air humidity are not suitable for raising this hanging pot flower, and the location of maintenance needs to be maintained for more than 6 to 8 hours of direct light every day.
The location of the red spike amaranth should also be maintained in a good state of ventilation and light transmission, so as to avoid being raised in a space-enclosed environment.
Most friends see that the red spike amaranth is generally in the botanical garden, they were originally some flowering shrubs, the branches can grow to 1 to 2 meters high.
Cultivation of red spike amaranth must be made of loose and breathable, fertile humus soil, the soil should be acidic, avoid the use of easy to agglomerate or alkaline quality, otherwise it will affect flowering, you can also use peat soil and perlite, appropriately add some cooked wood chips, the bottom of the pot can be paved, a layer of lively, water-footed organic fertilizer, so there is, help to maintain a good growth state in the later stage.
Red spike amaranth looks very cute, especially when raised in the light, the flower spikes are covered with red fluff, and there are also some varieties of green flowers, and the bunches of flowers hang down, looking like, animal tails.
If you want to raise some varieties with slender flower spikes, you can choose dog tail red, its flower column is very long, and very delicate, and if you like some, thick flower column varieties, you can choose cat tail red, their maintenance methods are the same, the difference is the shape of the flower column.
The above are the long-spiked red amaranth, also known as dog tail red, the flower column is longer and thinner, and the amount of flowers is very large, but its plant will be larger.
If you want them to flower regularly, in addition to ensuring sufficient light and water, you must also remove the remaining flowers in time after the flowers have withered, which can promote them to flower again.
The temperature of red spike amaranth maintenance should be kept above 7 degrees, from freezing, winter can be moved to indoor maintenance, but do not put it next to heating or air conditioning, otherwise it is easy to cause, the leaves dry, serious also easy to cause the plant to wilt, you can also put some pebbles on the tray, after that, the potted red spike amaranth is placed on the top, and some water is loaded under the pebbles, so that a certain air humidity can also be maintained.
Red spike amaranth, in the sunny and warm and humid environment, the growth is very exuberant, its demand for fertilizer is also relatively high, the growth period can be 1 to 2 weeks to give a thin fertilizer, fertilizer can, directly with the average north, occasionally give some potassium dihydrogen phosphate, promote the breeding of more flowers, is a relatively easy to maintain the flowering plant, late autumn weather after the cold to control watering, you can wait for the potting soil to dry and then water through.
If it is a perennial frost-free area, you can also directly plant the red spike amaranth, directly planted in the yard, regular pruning, they can maintain good growth, want to breed red spike amaranth is also very simple, you can directly cut off a section of about 9 to 12 cm long branches, remove the bottom leaves, you can use cuttings to breed.
The incision at the bottom of the branch can be dipped in a little bit of rooting powder, and then the cuttings are in the moist soil, keeping it warm and moist and high air humidity, and it can take root and sprout in two or three weeks.
Red-spiked amaranth is a pest and disease, very few plants, moved indoors in winter, maintaining high air humidity, if over-dry, easy to infect red spiders.