Octagonal gold plate, as the name suggests, is the leaf has eight horns. It is shade tolerant. It is often planted on the edge of rockery or beside big trees in gardens. It can also be used as foliage plant for indoor, hall and venue furnishings. Some flower friends recently told Xiaobian that her family's star anise gold plate did not know why, all the leaves were drooping. Pro, don't worry, there are many reasons for the drooping leaves, let's read down to understand it!
The reasons for the leaf drooping of star anise are as follows: 1. The basin soil is too dry, leading to the leaf drooping. Because Illicium verum is not drought resistant, it is the key to keep the basin soil moist. However, it is also necessary to master whether the surface soil is dry or not, and it is better to pour the surface soil when it is slightly white.
2. The basin soil is too wet, leading to rotten roots. The plant can be detached from the pot, soil, and then the rotten root system will be cut off, new soil for re cultivation, after watering, placed in a cool place.
3. Excessive fertilization leads to root burning. Take the plant out of the pot, wash the root with water for several times, and then soak the root in water. After the leaves recover, change the soil to replant.
Leaf drooping of star anise
Maintenance techniques of star anise gold plate: 1
Star anise likes warm and humid environment, strong resistance to negative, but also more resistant to cold. It is suitable for growing in fertile and loose soil with good drainage. The results showed that the growth of Illicium verum in semi shade and humid places such as forest edge and ditch edge was the best. Pot soil could be mixed with 3 parts of garden soil and 1 part of rice husk ash, and it was better to add some base fertilizer.
2. Light condition:
Star anise belongs to semi negative plant, avoid strong sunshine. It is suitable for greenhouse cultivation. It needs more sunshine in winter, and more than 60% shading in spring, summer and autumn. If the light is insufficient for a long time, the leaves will become smaller. After leaving the room in April, it should be maintained in the shade or under the shade of trees.
3. Temperature conditions:
The optimum temperature for its growth is about 10-25 ℃. It grows well indoors at 18-20 ℃ during the day and 10-12 ℃ at night. Long time high temperature, easy to lead to star anise leaf thinning and large, easy to droop. The overwintering temperature should be kept above 7 ℃.
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4. Fertilization and watering:
The vigorous growth period of Illicium verum is from April to October every year. Thin liquid fertilizer can be applied once every two weeks or so, and fertilization should be stopped after October. In the high temperature season in summer and autumn, it is necessary to water frequently and spray water to the leaf surface and surrounding space to improve the air humidity. Control watering after October.
5. Maintenance management:
In the process of breeding star anise, the soil should be turned over and replaced once every 1-2 years, generally in March to April. When turning over the soil and changing the basin, the base fertilizer should be put into the bottom of the pot. Basin soil can be made up of humus soil or peat soil, 1 part of river sand or perlite, or cultivated with fine sand to facilitate the growth of star anise.