Is asparagus fern a bamboo? Pruning method diagram

When watering Bougainvillea, it should be carried out slowly, if it is too fast, the water will not penetrate well, and it can be watered along the edge of the pot. The amount of water should be well controlled, and the soil can be thoroughly watered. Watering time should also be paid special attention to, summer should avoid noon, winter should avoid morning and evening. When the climate is dry, besides watering the soil, you should also spray some water on the plants. In addition, rainy weather is the need to temporarily stop watering.

1. is it bamboo

Asparagus fern is not bamboo, but its appearance and shape are somewhat similar to bamboo, branches and trunks also have nodes, but it does not belong to a kind of bamboo.It is a climbing plant of Asparagaceae, usually not very tall, looks very elegant, ornamental value is very high, very suitable for display in the study or living room and other places to maintain.Originated in Africa, it is also known as cloud bamboo, cloud pine or thorn asparagus.

2. Pruning Method

When asparagus fern is in the seedling state, it is necessary to carry out simple small pruning and remove the top buds, so that its plant type will be more stocky, and it can also promote it to grow more branches.When dry and disorderly branches grow on the plant, they should be cut off to avoid reducing the overall beauty.It can also be shaped, specific can be determined according to their own preferences.

Asparagus fern has phototaxis. During the maintenance period, you can change its shape by rotating the pot, and you can also achieve the desired shape.Pruning is mainly to prune the weak branches and keep the stronger branches.

3. Precautions

After pruning, pay attention to water control, the soil should not be too wet, and do not pour water on the pruned wound, otherwise it will be infected with black rot.Pruning is not only to prune the upper part of the soil, but also to prune its root system, to remove rotten roots, old roots and growing roots, the whole root system should not exceed 2/3 of the pot, which will be more beneficial to its growth.

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