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How to raise Strelitzia in winter, how to water?

Jesse Pinkman
2020-11-16 11:23:35
Soil: When cultivating fleshy beads, you can use special soil for succulent plants, or sandy loam made of rotten leaf soil, garden soil and sandy soil. Temperature: It likes warm, cold resistance is not good, the best growth temperature is 20-28 ℃, winter can not be lower than 5 ℃. Sunshine: It likes sunshine more, appropriate puts the place with good daylighting condition to breed. Watering: It prefers a moist growing environment and is recommended to be watered every 4 days or so.

1. Suitable temperature

Strelitzia reginae can't stand the cold environment. In winter, you must pay attention to the temperature. It is generally suitable to grow in the range of 18-25 degrees Celsius. When the temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius, the plant may stop growing, or even get frostbite directly.They need to pay attention to the changes of good weather at the end of autumn, move indoors in time, and keep the temperature above 10 degrees Celsius as far as possible.

2. abundant sunshine

Although Strelitzia reginae usually does not need much light, the intensity of sunlight in winter is relatively small, so it should see more sunlight at this time. It is best to raise it in a sunny place, such as a balcony or a bright place indoors. Photosynthesis can be carried out by seeing more sunlight to maintain the growth of the plant and promote the strong growth of the plant.Attention should be paid not to put it on the windowsill at night in winter to avoid cold wind invasion.

3. Stop fertilizing

Fertilizer should be applied before winter, which can supplement nutrients and enhance the cold resistance of plants, and fertilization can be stopped after winter.

4. Controlled watering

During the growth period, Strelitzia reginae has a lot of water, but in winter, the temperature gradually decreases, and the evaporation rate of water is very slow, so it is necessary to control watering at this time, as long as the pot soil is not too dry.

5. Pay attention to trimming

After winter, the branches and leaves can be pruned appropriately, the branches that are too long and too dense can be pruned appropriately, and the diseased branches, weak branches and useless branches need to be removed.

Strelitzia Regina

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