Novice flower buddies have a common feature, that is, the enthusiasm of planting flowers is too high to stop. No matter whether the time is right or not, they want to plant flowers all the year round. Just like the bowl lotus, recently some flower friends asked if they could plant bowl lotus in winter. Now that Huayou has asked, today Xiaobian will tell you whether bowl lotus can be planted in winter.
Can bowl lotus be planted in winter? Generally speaking, bowl lotus is not suitable to be planted in winter. If the flower friends ignore the growth rules of others, they will bow up. The result can be imagined..... Eventually, more than 98% of them will not bloom, or even die halfway.
The vitality of bowl lotus seeds is very strong and can be preserved for many years, but this does not mean that bowl lotus can be planted in any season (except for artificially changing the environment). In most parts of China, the best planting time of bowl lotus is spring. Some flower friends may say that I can germinate in summer, autumn and winter! All these are true, but the purpose of planting bowl lotus is to enjoy the flowers, not to see the germination of bowl lotus.
If you just see the bowl lotus sprouting, the long part of the leaves will be satisfied, you don't have to worry about the season, as long as you can ensure that the ambient temperature is above 16 ℃. It's easy to sprout and grow leaves, but the leaves will slowly wither with the decrease of temperature in the later stage.
The reason why spring is the best time to plant bowl lotus is that the temperature rises gradually in the beginning of spring. For bowl lotus, it sprouts and grows leaves. After summer and autumn, it is already very strong, and it is relatively easy for winter. If it is planted in summer, the plant is relatively weak, which is not conducive to winter. If it can't survive winter, how can it bloom.
Bowl lotus seeds are very resistant to storage, so you don't have to worry about the seeds, wait patiently for spring to come and plant again, so as not to waste the seeds.
Appreciation of bowl lotus potted plants
Bowl lotus maintenance knowledge daily maintenance:
Bowl lotus likes sunshine. If the light is not enough, the lotus leaves will grow too long and the green will fade, so that the buds can not bloom. Maintenance at ordinary times, add water every morning, and spray water to the leaf surface. In summer, the temperature is high and the evaporation capacity is large. Add water twice a day. Do not lose water in the growing season, otherwise the leaves will be scorched, even the whole lotus leaf will wither and yellow, and the flower buds will wilt. The lotus leaves can not be submerged by watering in the early growth stage. When the rain is heavy, the excessive water in the basin should be poured out at any time. The most taboo storm, to do a good job of wind and rain. In summer, apply one bean cake or sesame cake as top dressing, and put it into the mud in the middle of the basin to prevent the root system from being damaged by fermentation. If you find that the basin soil turns green and black, and the lotus leaves wrinkle but don't develop, it's a fertilizer harm. You should immediately pour out the fertilizer and water in the basin, and constantly add water to alleviate it. It blooms from June to August. After November, the lotus leaves wither, cut off the stumps and enter the house to overwinter. The room temperature should not exceed 5 ℃ and keep the basin soil dry.
Maintenance in winter:
Winter should be placed indoors, do not freeze, basin still can not lack of water, next year before Qingming turn basin again. The purpose of propagation can be achieved by turning over the pot, cleaning up the seed lotus root and separating the seed lotus root from the original female lotus root.
Methods of reproduction:
It can also be propagated by seeds. First, the tip of the lotus seed should be worn to avoid damaging the embryo. Then, the seeds should be soaked in warm water at about 50 ℃. After the natural cooling, the water temperature should be maintained at about 28 ℃. The water should be changed 1-2 times a day. After 3-7 days, the seeds can germinate and be planted after the roots grow.
Pest control:
If there are aphids and red spiders on the back of lotus leaf, it should not be too thick when using pesticides, because lotus leaf is sensitive to pesticides. When flowering, place it indoors for 5-6 days at most, otherwise it will affect flowering.
The bowl lotus is blooming