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How to propagate bougainvillea in pots by cuttings? Detailed step-by-step guide with illustrations
Bougainvillea is strikingly beautiful and richly fragrant, with a tree full of blooms in a distinctive red. Whose balcony basks in the warm sun, where looking closely at the bougainvillea branches, flowers layer upon layer. Passionate, unyieldingly resilient, tenaciously striving; everywhere you look, the vivid purples and reds of bougainvillea, leaves linked to leaves, branches linked to branches, bright and fervent, at the peak of their most splendid and colorful bloom
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A Detailed Guide to the Steps and Methods of Sowing Flower Seeds
Different flowers have different seeds, because their light requirements differ; some tiny seeds do not need to be covered with soil when sown, while some larger seeds do need covering. Generally speaking, tiny seeds are light-loving and do not need covering, while large seeds dislike light, so the seeds must be covered with soil to bury them
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A Complete Guide to Shaping Lantana Bonsai
Lantana used for making bonsai can be propagated by cuttings, generally carried out during the growing season. Cut healthy one-year-old branches, each segment with two nodes, insert them in sandy soil or vermiculite, and keep them under a shade shed. Keep the soil and air moist; roots form in about 40 to 50 days, and the seedlings can then be separated and potted up.
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A Detailed Guide to Propagating Coreopsis from Seed
Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.) has large, brightly coloured flowers and dense foliage; it is an excellent plant for both flowers and foliage, and it can also self-propagate. So when should coreopsis seeds be sown? Below, the editor introduces the seed propagation method for coreopsis. Coreopsis is mainly propagated from seed between March and April each year.
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How to Dwarf and Shape Bamboo Bonsai? A Detailed Guide to Practical Techniques
Bamboo sprouts and grows quickly, so regular pruning is necessary to keep the bamboo bonsai looking graceful. Each year between June and July, once the new bamboo has finished growing, carry out renewal and shaping pruning. Any new shoots that emerge afterward should be removed immediately, so they do not disrupt the shape of the bamboo bonsai, consume nutrients, and affect the vigor of the parent bamboo.
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Detailed Guide to Seed Propagation of Lobelia (Trailing Lobelia)
Lobelia is used to treat venomous snake bites; carbuncles, swellings and boils; tonsillitis; eczema; athlete's foot; traumatic injuries; damp-heat jaundice; appendicitis; enteritis; nephritis; cirrhotic ascites and various cancers. Its distinctive blue-flowered varieties are an important type of spring bedding flower. When in bloom, the whole plant takes on a swollen rounded shape.
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A detailed guide to blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) cuttings: easy to learn
You have a blue plumbago yourself and want to propagate it by cuttings. You cut off a piece of stem, remove the leaves from the lower half, and put it in water. Then, a few days later, the bottom has turned black, and the leaves at the top have wilted. Then you cut off the blackened bottom part and keep it in water. Then, a few days pass
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A detailed guide to shaping Chinese elm bonsai to create a beautiful tree form
When buying a Chinese elm bonsai, you must carefully examine the trunk. The fresher the raw trunk material, the better. Do not assume that a withered, decayed trunk has more charm. Some even have poorly developed root systems. Beginners should first keep the Chinese elm alive, then gradually shape it! The processing and shaping of Chinese elm can be carried out by combining pruning with wiring.
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How to shape a five-needle pine bonsai? A detailed guide to practical methods
The five-needle pine is a sun-loving tree species that prefers fertile, loose, acidic soil. It is widely cultivated, with fine, dense, deep-green foliage. It is suitable both for garden accents and group plantings, and is also an important tree species for potted cultivation or bonsai. Shaping the five-needle pine should begin from the young tree stage and be carried out in winter
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A Complete Guide to Pruning Methods and Techniques for Five-Needle Pine Bonsai
The styling techniques for five-needle pine bonsai share common ground with those for other tree bonsai, yet they also have their own particular characteristics. They should feature naturally adopted forms and well-judged choices of what to keep and what to remove; pruning and branch training should achieve a balanced layout, with an elegant and classical, understated tone. The artist's creative range must be broad: first comes artistic conception, then working out the draft in mind, and determining the theme
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