1. Pollination premise
Before pollination, it is necessary to observe whether the petals have been fully opened and whether the pistil and stamen are fully developed. As shown in the picture below, the mature pistil of crabmail has mucus, and the stamen has thick pollen, so it can be pollinated.
2. Pollination time
If you want to pollinate successfully, you should choose the right time. It's better to leave the flowers at about 10 a. m. the next day, because the light and temperature are suitable at this time, and the success rate is high after pollination.
3. Pollination method
Find a clean cotton ball stick and rub the pollen from the yellow small stamens (stamens) below onto the red pistil head in the middle. As shown in the figure below, the pollen has been rubbed, and the pistil in the middle has light colored pollen attachment.
4. After pollination
After pollination, pay attention not to let the flowers of Christmas Cactus dip into water. When the flowers fall naturally, a small seed ball will appear below. After the seed ball grows naturally and turns red, you can take out the seeds.
5. Is it possible to cross pollinate?
Two different flowers on the same Christmas Cactus can also be pollinated, and the seeds are still the original varieties. Different varieties of Christmas Cactus can also be pollinated. The seed varieties that bear can not be predicted, and new varieties may appear.
6. What is the effect of seed sowing?
Crab claw orchid can be propagated by sowing, and the sowing rate of self collected seeds is also very high. The seedlings that grow out are also normal. In addition to the rare varieties, because it has the instability of hybridization, the reproduction of re-use seeds will appear "Atavism".
Say so much, let's try it, the seeds of Christmas Cactus are like dragon fruit, so many small sesame seeds, sprout in ten days!
Crab claw orchid sprout rate is very high, sowing to be carried out in 15 degrees above the best, the home has the heating don't worry, no heating wait for spring sowing
1. Collect seeds
We must wait for the seeds to be completely red before picking them. If we can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, picking them before they are ripe is equal to busy work. Open the red seeds, which are black "small sesame", put on the toilet paper to dry.
2. Prepare the soil
It's better to use sand or coconut bran soil for sowing. Before using, put it in the sun first, spray it with multi fungus liquid water for sterilization. This step can improve the budding rate and prevent rotten buds.
3. Sowing
Put the dried soil in a basin, spray it with a small watering can, and then spread the seeds evenly on the surface. Do not cover the soil or bury it, just sprinkle it directly. Put it in the dark place of the house, spray water and humidify regularly.
4. Cover with plastic wrap.
Home temperature is not enough or relatively dry, you can cover a layer of plastic film, plastic film to poke a few holes.
5. Supplement nutrition
After the sprouts come out, you can bask in the sun for an hour every day, and grow to 2-3cm high. You can put some slow-release fertilizer particles in, so as to prevent the seedlings from growing in vain or dying in the middle.
6. Prepare for transplanting
When the seedlings grow to 5-8 cm high, the original sown pots are too dense. It's not good to dig them out and transplant them into a new pot. It's better to add some slow-release fertilizer to the bottom of the pot as the base fertilizer. After sowing for half a year, it is basically mature and stable.
7. Later maintenance
After transplanting, it can be maintained normally. Crab claw orchid can't be directly exposed to the sun. 2-3 hours a day is enough. Don't water it too often. Watch the soil on the basin surface become dry and white before pouring.
8. Grafting
The maintenance of the original Christmas Cactus is more difficult than that after grafting, because it is easy to black rot if it is not well watered and controlled. Interested flower friends can plant first, wait for Christmas Cactus to grow standard leaves, then take off and graft
