How to maintain imported Chinese lantern flowers in daily life
This article provides a core guide on how to maintain imported Chinese lantern flowers and related green plant care techniques. Let's learn about them together.
Several customers came to the imported Chinese lantern flower greenhouse to pick flowers. The ones on both sides of the road are old Chinese lantern seedlings that have been maintained for many years. During the Spring Festival, due to other reasons, the flower farmer temporarily relaxed his management of the greenhouse. Even the old leaves shed during metabolism were not cleaned up. Under the ultra-high density, what consequences will the lack of management of the imported Chinese lantern base lead to?
First point: The white dense spots on the surface of the Chinese lantern leaves are caused by powdery mildew due to high temperature, high humidity, and poor ventilation. If not treated in time, the end result is that you can only watch as the bottom leaves fall off one by one.
Second point: Chinese lanterns belong to the top flowering type of potted plants. If you buy a small seedling with a few leaves, there are only two ways to make it bloom quickly. One is to buy a cutting seedling with a flower bud at the top, and the other is to grow the leaves of the small seedling to more than a few leaves.
Third point: This type of Chinese lantern potted plant is particularly afraid of waterlogging in the potting soil. Once waterlogging occurs, it will rot the roots and cause the entire plant to die. The usual practice at the production base includes three methods: using large-particle planting soil, laying stones on the greenhouse ground, and placing an inverted empty pot next to each Chinese lantern. After watering thoroughly, place the Chinese lantern pot on it until the water is drained.
How to maintain imported Chinese lantern flowers in daily life
Fourth point: The color of the new top leaves of Chinese lanterns turns red because at some point during the maintenance process, the day-night temperature difference exceeds ten degrees. The greater the temperature difference, the redder the new top leaves, and the yellower the leaves in the middle.
Fifth point: To make this type of Chinese lantern potted plant bloom continuously, in addition to using high-potassium water-soluble fertilizer in daily maintenance, it is also necessary to keep the indoor maintenance temperature constant between 25 to 28 degrees. If the temperature is lower than 15 degrees, it will basically only grow leaves and not bloom.
Sixth: Why do the Chinese lantern production bases cut off the blooming flowers? The main reason is to reduce the nutrient consumption of the plants, allowing them to grow larger and more beautiful.