1. Leaves: the leaves of plum are generally oval or oval. It's between 4 and 8 li long and 5 cm wide. The margin serrations are small and sharp. There are villi on both sides of young leaves, which will fall off when growing.
2. Flowers: usually bloom in winter. The flowers are solitary or two in one, with a diameter of 2.5cm. They have strong fragrance. Calyx is usually reddish brown, there are also green varieties. The petals are obovate in shape, mostly white and pink in color.
3. Fruit: the fruit is nearly spherical, with a diameter between 2 and 3cm. It is generally yellow and has a sour taste.
1. Temperature: plum blossom has good cold resistance, and can generally spend winter outdoors. Proper temperature control can also delay flowering. If you want to bloom in the Spring Festival, you need to move to the greenhouse on New Year's day and keep the room temperature at about 8-12 ℃. If you want to blossom in May 1st, you need to keep it in a cold room at 0 ℃ until April and move it outside again.
2. Watering: the plum blossom should not be watered too much. Generally, wait until the basin soil is dry, and then pour it until the whole basin is wet, without water accumulation. In autumn, watering should be reduced, which is beneficial to the growth of branches. In winter, we should increase watering to make flowers flourish.
3. Fertilization: when planting and changing pots, the plum blossom should be applied with base fertilizer. Then only three times a year can be applied, choose thin cake fertilizer water. For the first time, when it is a little bit new, for the second time, after the leaves are unfolded, for the third time, it is at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Proper watering after fertilization is conducive to absorption and desalination of fertilizer.
