The five color plum has strong adaptability and no strict requirement on soil. It can grow in sandy soil, clayey soil, acid soil or calcareous soil, and it grows best in fertile and loose sandy soil.
Watering: five color plum likes to wet the environment, keep the basin soil wet during the growth period, avoid excessive drying, and pay attention to spray water on the leaf surface to increase air humidity.
Fertilization: the flowering period of five color flowers is long. In spring, summer and autumn, topdressing is required 2-3 times a month. Topdressing is required in time after flowering. In the growing period, the thin fertilizer mainly composed of P and K was applied every 15 days to provide sufficient nutrients. At the same time, combined with watering, the plants flowered more. Spraying 3% urea twice every 10 days can make the leaves thicker and greener. After entering the house in winter, stop fertilizing.
Light: five color plum likes sunny environment. It can be maintained outdoors in sunny place in growing season. Even in midsummer, it is not necessary to block the light, but it is required to be well ventilated. If the light is insufficient, the plants will grow in vain, the stems and branches will be thin and long, and the flowering will be rare, which will seriously affect the ornamental.
Temperature: wuse plum is native to tropical areas. It is found that it can survive safely in winter as long as the temperature is no less than 8 ℃. The suitable temperature for growth is 8-30 ℃.
Five color plum can be propagated by sowing, cutting and layering, among which cutting is the main method.
Although wuse plum can be used as medicine, it contains toxicity, and has dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other reactions when taken internally. Therefore, the dosage must be controlled to prevent adverse reactions. Pregnant women and the weak should not use it.
The branches, leaves and flowers of the five color plum emit the mosquito and fly sensitive odor, which has a strong effect of expelling mosquitoes and flies, but the odor does not harm the human body.
It not only has a good effect of expelling mosquitoes and flies, but also has a colorful and changeable color. It has the reputation of "expelling mosquitoes and changing flowers into flowers". It has the dual functions of expelling mosquitoes and flies and beautifying the courtyard.
The five color plum, like the triangle plum, needs to be pruned to keep the plant beautiful and keep the flowers blooming. Five color plum is resistant to pruning. To make it a beautiful crown with round head, it is necessary to pick the center frequently. When the seedling grows to about 10 cm high, it will be decapitated to promote its germination and branching from the base, and keep 3-5 branches as the main branch. When the main branch grows to a certain length, it will be decapitated to make the growth of the main branch balanced.
Common pests of five color plum: leaf blight nematode
Common diseases of five color plum: grey mould
