Dragon boat flower is a light-loving plant, to often put it in a sunny place, so that the leaves are more shiny, in the case of insufficient light, the leaves will be very dull, the number of flowers will also decrease, when the summer sun is very strong, to prevent exposure, to put it in a cool place.

"Put it on the windowsill, so that the dragon boat flowers have full sunlight, so that the flowers can grow better!"

Thayer also invited a local flower farmer to share his experience in growing dragon boat flowers.

Flower farmer said: "Dragon boat flower due to different varieties and the difficulty of rooting is also different, generally the small leaf dwarf variety belongs to the type of hair root is easy to root, cuttings do not need to be treated can also be very good and fast hair roots, and for the large leaf of the tall varieties generally belong to the root of the more difficult varieties, need to use some methods to deal with can significantly promote hair roots." ”

"The treatment can be done with a low concentration of rooting promoter for a long time or a high concentration of instantaneous soaking. ”

"Uncle, how can I take cuttings?" Zhou Sen asked.

The flower farmer smiled, "I have been planting dragon boat flowers here for a lifetime, and I have a deep affection for dragon boat flowers, speaking of dragon boat flowers, from my grandfather's generation, our family began to plant and cultivate dragon boat flowers, and three generations are flower farmers, cultivating flowers, planting flowers, and sending them for sale." ”

"Our family grows flowers, there are still some experiences, planting is good, there are still many hotels to order, long-term supply, but also let customers trust us. ”

"Since Mr. Thayer asked me to introduce, I will share some of my experience of planting flowers, I hope it will be useful to everyone!"

"The correct selection of cuttings with soil on the root rate of cuttings, the rate of the nursery has a great relationship, the standard of cuttings with soil is water retention, permeability, cleanliness, etc., the substrate used for dragon boat flower cuttings has perlite, vermiculite, river sand, etc., the above materials can be used alone or mixed with river sand permeability, but the water retention is poor, generally mixed with perlite, such as single, it is suitable for gap spray cuttings. ”

"Sometimes it is still necessary to use perlite to assist in cultivating dragon boat flowers, a single perlite is suitable in the summer of drought and strong sunshine, and it is best to mix river sand and perlite in Hainan, with a ratio of 1:1, or to use river sand at the bottom, and the sand surface is covered with a layer of perlite 2-3 cm thick. ”

"But you also have to pay attention to the soil quality, the soil quality is also very important, if the soil quality is not selected well, you can't live!"

The cultivation soil quality of Longchuan flower is better to well-drained, acidic, sandy loam or humus loam rich in organic matter, before transplanting, the soil layer is deeply turned, broken into large soil mass, according to the soil structure, mixed with river sand and organic fertilizer soil to fully mix evenly, to achieve the soil conditions suitable for the growth of dragon boat peanut, the nutrient soil of potted or bag seedlings, is still very important, and there is also particular.

Dragon boat flower likes a warm and humid environment, generally 20-30 degrees of temperature is more suitable for its growth, too low temperature will make its growth restricted, slow growth, the number of flowers will gradually decrease, if the weather is colder in winter, there is a possibility of freezing to death, so in winter it should be moved to a heated room.

"Flowers can't withstand freezing, you still have to pay attention to the temperature!"

After the roots of the cuttings should be transplanted, generally the root length is less than 2 cm to move away from the cuttings seedbed, if the root system is longer than 2 cm,

It is easy to break the roots when taking seedlings, which affects the slow root and initial growth of seedlings.

Dragon boat flower pots are often cut in pots with a diameter of 10-20 cm, according to the size of the seedlings and the number of plants, the potted plants must be neat and the flower color is consistent.

Pot cutting every 1-2 years to change the pot 1 time, and plastic pruning, pruning diseased branches, weak branches, whether it is a pot cut or ground cutting, to choose a sunny place, dragon boat flower ground cut for the forming block, quick effect, generally choose 1-3 years of pot seedlings or bag seedlings, can be carried out all year round, planted in the deep soil layer, dragon boat flower winter indoor pot cutting, must be kept above 15 °C, can continue to grow, if the temperature is too low, will cause the phenomenon of falling leaves.

"This is all exquisite, generally to plant, to be very professional experience in planting flowers, if the planting is not good, planting half of the time, it will wither, the flowering period is not long, it will not achieve the effect we expect. ”

"We must learn the habits of the dragon boat flower, understand what kind of growth environment it is suitable for, what kind of soil quality. ”

Longchuan flower likes moisture and is afraid of dryness, the stem and leaf growth period needs sufficient water, keep the pot soil moist, is conducive to branch germination and leaf growth, but long-term too wet, easy to cause part of the root system to rot, affect growth and flowering, such as the soil is too dry or sometimes dry and wet, water supply is not timely, will produce leaf litter.

"The dragon boat flower needs to be carefully cared for and cultivated, and it is not so easy to plant, so it is usually pruned to cut off the branches with diseases and insects, and the slender branches are cut off to leave strong branches. ”

"Also pay attention to the dragon boat flower topping, so that it can promote its branching, grow more vigorous, after flowering to prune it often, keep the plant beautiful, every one or two years to repot the dragon boat flower, with scissors to cut off the rotten, senescent roots. ”

"The above is the experience we introduced in planting dragon boat flowers, which are still very valuable, not only for ornamental, but also for medicinal purposes. ”

"Its rhizome can be used to invigorate blood and relieve pain, and is mainly used to treat cough, coughing up blood, stomach pain, rheumatoid arthritis, bruises, etc. ”

"Well, yes, there are other effects, dragon boat flower can treat women's menstrual irregularities and high blood pressure, etc., dragon boat flower is now widely planted, in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan also has many people cultivated, is a very popular flower, we just pay attention to its breeding skills, will make their flowers bloom vigorously. ”

After listening to this experienced flower farmer introduce the professional experience of planting dragon boat flowers, Zhou Sen also has a better understanding.

Dragon boat flower blooming season, red like fire, orange like xia, flowers float on the leaf surface, and the flowering period is long, the flower color is rich, there are red, yellow, orange, white, etc., so in the garden often a large area of planting into a belt, in the road side or the middle of the lane in the isolation zone, the ground is planted into a large color block, very imposing, very shaped, with the season and the different flower colors, presented to people is the color flower belt.

The varieties suitable for flower ribbons include the dwarf dragon boat flower series, which are planted into large jumping color blocks in open and flat areas.

The plant is a fine variety in the dragon boat flower, the growth is slow, there is no need to prune often, it belongs to the low maintenance excellent shrub, it is often planted and pruned into strips in the garden, the flowering season is the flower gourd, and the green lily is not flowering, plus different flower colors, it is very graceful and colorful, rich in variety. This kind of greening usage is commonly found on both sides of the stairs, the side of the wall, along the road, the edge of the grass, etc., which has the function of beautifying the environment, and has the function of guiding, and can also be used as a green gourd, preventing people from crossing and trampling on the turf.

Looking at the large number of dragon boat flowers in full bloom, Zhou Sen admired, "It's so beautiful!"