Ling Xiao potted appreciation and conservation management
China Garden Network September 11 news: Ling Xiao is a common vine, often seen in rockery ponds, garden parks, from the early summer to the end of autumn, Ling Xiaohua's flowers are very bright, clusters of orange bells, affixed to the branches It is especially lovable to dance in the wind in a full-green leafy wall (frame). Ling Ling’s intention is to use Lingyun Nine Dragons to symbolize a kind of climbing and ambition. As a result, since the ancient times, the people of our country have been very fond of Ling Xiao’s. Many flower lovers have made Ling Xiao only a bonsai. Put a few watch on the case, have a flavor.
Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) Schum. is a perennial deciduous climbing vine belonging to the genus Asteraceae. It is also known as aster, aurora, safflower, water chestnuts, chinensis, and tree trunks. , white dog intestines, hanging wall flowers, abortive flowers, Chinese wolfberry, vine flowers. The stem is woody, the epidermis is shedding, brownish, and its aerial roots cling to it. Leaves opposite, a short panicle with evacuation of odd pinnate leaves. Calyx bell-shaped, bright red inside the corolla, orange-yellow outside. Stamens are inserted near base of corolla tube, filaments linear, slender. Anthers yellow, inserted in zigzag. Style linear, stigma flat. The top of the capsule is blunt. Flowering from May to August, some places from June to September.
Ling Xiao has the distinction between hard bones and Ling Xiao. Generally, the potted plants are selected for hard bones. The climbing vines are mostly made up of rockery, walls, flower corridors, pergolas, and flower doors. Ling Xiao also has a species introduced. It is the American Ling Xiao. Compared with China's Ling Xiao, the American flagrant has a smaller number of flowers, a dense inflorescence, and a slightly longer flowering period.
Ling Xiao Hua Xi is full of sunshine, but also resistant to half shade, cold, drought, barren, pests and diseases less adaptable, wild distributed in the Yellow River and the Yangtze River Valley, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, are now cultivated everywhere .
Ling Xiao bonsai production conservation:
Material selection: Ling Xiao is rich in wild resources. Many people select the suitable plant type on the hillside, dig and then put the pot, but now most of the land is cultivated on the market. Xiao Ling such as using seedlings directly planted in the pot, the growth is slow, it is best to plant three to four years, until its thick stems, in the early spring to stay 40 cm heavy shear, with soil into the basin, or in The flower market buys more stout plant pots.
Upper basin: The root system of Lingshao is well developed, and it is better to use better permeable, deeper zisha basins, earthenware basins or casks. Xiao Ling, with good drainage and loose neutral soil, should avoid acidic soils. It can be mixed with rot leaf soil and vegetable garden top soil in the same amount as culture soil. Should be carried out in the early spring, in the pelt bottom layer of broken pieces of charcoal or hard plastic foam blocks, in order to facilitate ventilation and drainage to prevent rot. Can not be bare root, to keep about 1/3 of the soil, the root can not directly contact the basal fertilizer, the middle must be separated by prime soil.
Modeling: The shape of Ling Xiao bonsai is not only different from the pine and cypress bonsai (mainly in pan-circle), but also different from other bonsai bonsai (the combination of cut-off trunk and cut-and-tie). In spring, it allows it to grow freely. Even if it's "shaven", it doesn't need to be cut. From the middle of May, only two to three buds remain, and the branches will be shortened. It is necessary to prune many times to maintain the ideal branch length until the late spring and early summer. When the buds appear on the branches, they stop cutting. Before and after budding, more phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be applied to promote flower buds and leaves.
Maintenance management: Ling Yu Ji Ji Ji, damp heat, generally do not need to water more, Ling Xiaohua does not like big fertilizer, do not apply too much, or affect the flowering. Ling Xiaoxi's strong light is also resistant to the shade, but it should not be too shady. Otherwise, it will grow slowly and have little flowering. Ling Xiao bonsai during the conservation of fine twigs, over dense branches, dead branches, pests and branches. When the winter comes, the leaves should be maintained under the environmental conditions of about 0°C. Do not use too high a temperature, let them be dormant, and control the watering and stop fertilizing.
Pest control: The main diseases and pests of Camptotheca are gray spot disease, powdery mildew, root knot nematode disease, frost moth, codling moth, aphids and so on. The prevention and control method is to remove the diseased leaves and burn them. Onset of spraying Bordeaux mixture and other agents such as carbendazim. Powdery mildew can be sprayed with triadimefon or tetromycin and other agents. Strengthen root-knot nematode quarantine, treat with nematocide, apply furandan in soil, and then water. Pests larvae spray trichlorfon, dichlorvos and other agents.
Ling Xiao potted plants do not bloom for three reasons. One is the lack of sunshine. This is one of the most important reasons, even in the scattered light, the flowers will be significantly reduced, and the color is dim. Ling Xiao is not afraid of the sun, and there is plenty of sunshine to blossom. The second is improper fertilization. Do not use nitrogen fertilizer alone and ignore phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. The lack of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers affects flowering. Third, branches are too slender.
Ling Xiaohua flourishes in summer and flourishes. Blossoming red flowers are adorned in green leaves. They are very beautiful. Branches are drooping and vines are drifting. Like a woman with a beautiful hijab, it is beautiful and moving.
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