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The culture method of the water tower flower

Skyler White
2020-07-01 09:04:16
It is a plant native to South America. Its blade is sword shaped, feels hard and has some fine teeth on it. Its inflorescence is slender and spike like. Its flower shape is bigger, the color is rose red. It is widely used in gardens, and it is also good as a potted plant.

I. maintenance method

1. Temperature: its origin is in the area with relatively low latitude, so the temperature requirements will be higher. In normal times, it can be between 20 and 30 degrees, which is more conducive to its growth. However, it still has a certain cold resistance, can bear two degrees of low temperature in a short time, but not for a long time.

2. Light: when flowering, the requirement for sunshine is relatively high. Therefore, in this range, it is best to provide enough time for astigmatism, not too dark. When encountering too strong light, pay attention and block it. Generally speaking, it can only be shaded in summer

3. Watering: the amount of watering can be adjusted according to the change of seasons. When the flower grows and blooms, the substrate should be kept moist. But when it's very cold, in addition to adjusting the temperature, another important step is to control the water

4. Fertilization: the flower in the water tower needs not much fertilizer, except for the basic fertilizer, the rest of the time can be topdressing once a month or so, but it is not necessary to apply fertilizer in winter.

2. Cultivation techniques

1. Propagation: it can be seeded and propagated. In general, plants that have been cultivated for more than three years, or whose bulbs are more than eight centimeters tall, collect seeds. After collection, prepare the matrix. In this way, the emergence rate is relatively high

2. Trimming: this step is more important in maintenance. In addition to some of its branches and leaves need to be regularly pruned, such as dry, yellow and so on. What needs to be trimmed is its flowers. After the flowering period, it's better to repair them intensively. It can also be shaped according to their own preferences to rest.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Diseases: usually there are not many diseases, especially when it is cool, it is not easy to get some diseases. However, it may occur in the case of bad and unsuitable environment. Before it happens, it's better to go through some preventive work.

2. Pests: there are few pests. Like diseases, prevention is also the main way.

4. Other issues

1. Toxicity: the toxicity of the flower is unknown at present, because no similar information has been recorded.

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2. Whether it can be raised at home: it can be used in gardens, and can also be used as a potted plant at home.

Water Tower Flower

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