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Cultivation methods and precautions of lotus palm

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-27 08:58:06
Lotus palm, it is a kind of herbaceous succulent plant without stem that grows for many years. Its rhizome is relatively thick, the leaves are blue gray, a little like a round or obovate shape, without petiole. The total inflorescence is like the shape of an umbrella. The stem of the flower is about 20 to 30 cm tall. There are about 8 to 12 flowers. The outside is pink or red. The flowering time is about July. But what are the breeding methods and precautions? Let's take a look.

1. Suitable temperature

Lotus palm prefers a warm but cool place. Generally, the most suitable temperature is about 20 ℃. It's afraid of the cold, so it's best to keep the temperature above 6 ℃ during the winter. It can't stand the heat very much. When the temperature rises in summer, the plant will enter the stage of semi dormancy, so we should strengthen the ventilation effect at this time, and use measures such as shading and water spraying to reduce the temperature around it.

2. Proper lighting

Lotus palms prefer places with better light, so if the light is not enough, the plants will grow only, the color of the leaves is not very good-looking, and it is easy to cause fallen leaves. But it can't be too exposed to the sun, so we should shade it from May to September, and give more light in other times. In winter, when the light is weaker, the leaves will be greener, but when spring comes, the care will also increase, and the leaves will return to their original colors.

Beautiful Lotus Palm

3. Proper watering

Lotus palms prefer dry soil. So it's more drought resistant, but it's especially afraid of water humidity. In the golden age of growth, we must control the amount of water. We'd rather be dry than too wet. Even in spring or autumn, although we need to keep the basin wet, we can't be too wet or get rain. In summer because of dormancy, so should be controlled watering, in winter can be normal watering, but also to control

4. fertilization

When growing in spring and autumn, fertilizer should be applied every half month. Generally, we choose nitrogen fertilizer. In autumn, we should apply phosphate fertilizer, so that we can have a safe winter. When we apply fertilizer, we must not splash it on the leaves, or the leaves will fall.

5. pruning

Some kinds of plants are easy to die after flowering, so when they are growing, we should cut them properly to prevent them from blooming.

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