How to grow white snowflower? Watering frequency differs across the four seasons, fertilizing promotes flowering

SummarySoil: White snowflower is suitable for growing in a mixed soil of garden soil, leaf mold and coarse sand. Light and temperature: White snowflower loves sunlight, and its suitable growing temperature is 18-25°C, but it needs appropriate shading in summer. Watering: In summer, water once each morning and evening; in spring and autumn, water once every 3 days; in winter, water once a week. Fertilizing: Apply nitrogen fertilizer once about every 15 days, and after May add a small amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Pruning: After flowering, prune diseased, damaged and withered flowers.

I. Cultivation methods for white snowflower

1. Choosing soil

White snowflower loves loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil and is not suitable for growing in alkaline soil. To ensure its healthy growth, a mixed growing medium of garden soil, leaf mold and coarse sand can be used.

2. Light and temperature

White snowflower loves sunlight, so except in summer, during the growing period it should be moved into the sun for about 6 hours of care every day. In summer, appropriate shading is needed to prevent the plant from being sunburned by overly strong ultraviolet rays. The suitable growing temperature for white snowflower is between 18-25°C.

3. Appropriate watering

In summer, white snowflower needs to be watered once each morning and evening, and the water temperature should be the same as room temperature, which is beneficial to its growth and development. In early autumn and spring, it can be watered once every 3-4 days, and in winter it is enough to water once about every 7 days.

4. Reasonable fertilizing

During the growing period of white snowflower, a large amount of nutrients needs to be supplemented, so fertilizer should be applied once about every 15 days. After white snowflower sprouts, mainly nitrogen fertilizer should be applied. After May, a small amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer needs to be added to promote more vigorous flowering.

5. Pruning after flowering

After white snowflower blooms, its diseased, damaged and withered flowers should be pruned away. Generally, it will bloom again in about 20 days. The more white snowflower is pruned, the more luxuriantly it will grow.

II. Propagation methods for white snowflower

1. Sowing method: You can choose soil free of pests and diseases with good drainage and air permeability, bury the newly purchased white snowflower seeds into the soil and cover them well with coarse vermiculite. During this period, keep the room temperature at about 22°C. The suitable temperature during the seedling stage is between 18-21°C, and they usually germinate in about 5 days.

2. Cutting method: Late spring or early autumn is the suitable period for cutting white snowflower. The substrate can be clean vermiculite or perlite. Use new shoots or tender branches produced in the current year, cut about 5-7 cm, trim off half of the leaves below, and then use the tender tips for cuttings.

3. Usually it takes about 20-30 days from cutting to rooting. During this stage, keep the soil in the pot moist and cover it well with plastic film. During this period, spray water every day; only in this way can the success rate of cuttings be improved.

III. Pest and disease control for white snowflower

White snowflower basically rarely suffers from pests and diseases. The more common disease is powdery mildew. Generally, a large amount of white powder often appears on the back of the old leaves of white snowflower. At this time, it is necessary to use scissors to cut off the diseased and damaged leaves, and new branches and leaves will grow soon afterward.