Winter is the flowering period of longevity flowers, during this stage, its growth rate increases significantly, and the overall growth rate, including the differentiation of flower buds, will be greatly improved, and the growth rate will be accelerated, which indicates that its demand for water and nutrients will also increase.
Especially for friends who have heating at home, the average indoor temperature is basically maintained at more than 20 degrees, and in such an environment, water and fertilizer are even more indispensable, so the maintenance of longevity flowers in winter is very important.
The following needs to be done to maintain longevity flowers in winter:
1.Regulate the temperature:
Not all flower friends will have heating in their homes, most of the heating is in the northern region, there is no pressure to breed longevity flowers in winter in the northern region, and there is no difficulty, with the opening of heating, and what you have to do is to water and fertilize regularly, especially for moisturizing, you need to pay special attention, high indoor temperature will speed up the evaporation of water, and more water spraying is conducive to maintaining humidity and reducing the emission of water from leaves.
Longevity flowers love a warm environment, the ideal temperature in winter should be kept at about 18, if there is no heating at home, or even when the temperature is in single digits, the longevity flowers on the balcony need to be wrapped in plastic bags, so as to have the effect of heat preservation and moisturizing, the temperature is too low will affect the flowering of longevity flowers, and the number of flowers will be significantly reduced.
2.Moisture control:
In winter, if the indoor temperature in the northern region is too high, the evaporation rate of indoor water is very fast, it is necessary to water at a high frequency, and to spray water frequently, maintain humidity, watering frequency control once a week, each watering to water the flower soil thoroughly.
If it is in the southern region, the evaporation rate of water is relatively low in the environment of low temperature, so there is no need to overwater. Do not let the potting soil of the longevity flower be in an excessively moist state, so as not to cause root rot.
3.Enhanced Lighting:
Sunlight in winter is extremely precious, and longevity flowers need enough light. Please place the longevity flowers in a sunny location as much as possible, and ensure that they receive at least 8 hours of sunlight every day, which will help them grow, and under the premise of sufficient light, the longevity flowers can better photosynthesize, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the amount of flowers.
4.Fertilization: During the development of flower buds, fertilizers, such as phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, can be applied at the right time. However, in the flowering period, it is necessary to stagnate fertilization, and the specific situation of fertilization should be determined according to the actual growth state of longevity flowers, and fertilizer can not be used less or more.
5.Pruning: Longevity flowers grow at a relatively fast rate, we need to maintain a good plant shape during the growth period, and do not need to let it grow too tall, especially potted longevity flowers, the height control at 30 cm is already very high, too long branches need to be properly pruned, control the height, and the later flowering will be more beautiful, ornamental will be higher.