Cliff queen is a representative variety of tuberous succulent plants. Don't be frightened by its name. In fact, the cliff queen is very cute. Its leaves are covered with thick white fluff and glossy. Peanuts on the top of the branch, a number of clusters open. For the cultivation of cliff queen, the method is little known, so Xiaobian collated the relevant information, hoping to help you!
How to breed a cliff queen how to breed a cliff Queen: many flower friends find that the cliff queen they raise is either stiff or dead, or has not blossomed for many years. In fact, it is not difficult to breed a cliff queen. As long as they master a few key technologies, the cliff queen will be thriving and full of vitality.
1. What kind of soil does the cliff queen use
First of all, let's understand the original environment of the cliff queen. She used to live in the crevices on the cliffs of the Brazilian plateau, with less soil and more humus. She lives on natural rain and dew. The roots of the cliff queen are mostly whisker like roots. Based on this, the cliff queen has no very strict requirements on soil. It doesn't matter whether it is poor, good, coarse or fine, but it just needs to add some organic matter. Of course, if there are conditions, the soil particle is slightly thicker, which is more conducive to the control of water content.
2. How to water the cliff queen
Cliff queen is more resistant to drought, remember this feature is very useful for you. However, appropriate humidity is more conducive to the rapid growth of the cliff queen, but also conducive to the breeding of flower buds. Generally speaking, the cliff queen will stop growing below 10 degrees. At this time, watering should be controlled. The cliff queen can be tied up with plastic bags to control water evaporation. Even in winter, water can be cut off. When the temperature is above 36 degrees, the growth of cliff queen is extremely slow, and the water should be controlled, not too wet. It doesn't matter if the water is bigger in the growing season. Someone asked, how many days to water? This is a layman's question. Water evaporation is controlled by various conditions. For example, continuous rain may not need to be watered once a month. In midsummer, it may need to be watered every day. This depends on the actual situation. The important thing is the accumulation of experience.
How to breed cliff queen
3. Illumination
Cliff queen likes light, which is also because of the original environment. Generally speaking, in addition to 70% shading in summer, the cliff queen can give full light in winter and spring and autumn. Of course, if you don't have this condition, you can grow normally in the place where the scattered light is the strongest but the sunlight is not direct.
4. Fat
The cliff queen is resistant to barren, with organic matter, generally does not need topdressing. Do not burn liquid fertilizer, if you want to be rich, you can also apply fertilizer.
Finally, let's talk about the key technology of flowering: Although the old branches of the cliff queen can blossom, they generally don't blossom much, or even can't bear seeds. After years of observation and practice, it was found that the queen of cliff sprouted many and dense buds on the new branches, and bloomed vigorously, and the queen of cliff was very resistant to pruning. Generally speaking, the old branches can be cut off in early spring (in winter if they are cultivated in the greenhouse). It is necessary to pay attention to whether there are new buds sprouting at the base. If not, it is necessary to be careful, because cutting off the old branches without new buds sprouting may lead to death. After the old branches are cut off, the new buds will grow faster. After 5-6 leaves, the young buds can be seen.
These experiences are the exploration of senior flower friends over the years, which is difficult to be detailed. I hope you will continue to improve in practice. There are nearly 20 varieties of cliff queen in China. It remains to be seen whether other varieties are suitable except for cliff queen, Baihua cliff, Huanghua cliff and feimudan.
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