Oriental Paperbush likes fertile soil, which requires good drainage and loose soil. It is better to use sandy soil and avoid saline alkali soil. Potted plants need to put a layer of broken tiles on the bottom of the flowerpot, which is more conducive to drainage.
Oriental Paperbush likes the semi Yin growing environment. The climate should be mild and cold resistant. In spring and autumn, it is necessary to put the fragrant potted plants in the place with better sunshine. In summer, when the sun is strong, the leaves are easy to turn yellow. They need to be shaded. They can be kept in a cool and ventilated place, but they cannot be too shaded. A sunny room in winter should be well lit. The temperature should be kept in a relatively mild range. It can bear low temperature in winter, but too cold will delay flowering.
Oriental Paperbush likes to be wet, but it is not resistant to water. In the growing season, it needs to be watered frequently to keep the soil moist, but it does not accumulate water. Oriental Paperbush likes fertile soil, and the base fertilizer must be fully applied. In the future, it is not necessary to apply fertilizer frequently. Basically, nitrogen fertilizer or compound fertilizer should be applied once in spring and summer, some plant ash should be applied in autumn and winter, and some nitrogen fertilizer should be applied after flower.
It can be seeded and propagated by plants, cuttage and layering. Generally, seed is sown as it is picked; branch is carried out in early spring; cuttage is carried out in early spring, February March, and the next year; thick branches shall be selected for layering propagation, buried in the soil, and transplanted in winter and spring.
There will be some diseases such as erysipelas and viral leaf shrinkage. The occurrence of these diseases is related to the maintenance environment. During the maintenance period, prevention is the main way, and the disease needs to be treated with chemicals.
