How to Grow Hibiscus? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Cultivation Methods
Hibiscus is a relatively common flowering plant in our country. Hibiscus not only has good ornamental value, but also has effects such as clearing the lungs and cooling the blood, and resolving dampness and detoxifying. Therefore, hibiscus is currently very popular in our country, and more and more people are cultivating it, whether on a large scale or at home. So how exactly should hibiscus be cultivated? Today, the editor brings you the cultivation methods for hibiscus. Let's take a look below!
1. Soil Selection
When planting hibiscus, we must first choose the planting soil well. The choice of soil is very important. Hibiscus is suitable for growing in soil with strong permeability, good water and fertilizer retention, and sufficient fertility. Heavy clay soil will seriously affect the growth of the hibiscus roots, causing poor growth. If growing in a flower pot, keep the pot diameter at about 12 cm, and lay broken tiles or stones at the bottom of the pot. Then add an appropriate amount of sandy loam soil and manure soil, apply sufficient base fertilizer, and then cuttings and watering can be done at the right time.
2. Propagation Methods
The main propagation method for hibiscus is cuttings propagation. Generally, cuttings can be taken from May to October. If it needs to be done in winter, then attention must be paid to maintaining good temperature. First, we need to choose a robustly growing hibiscus tree as the mother plant, then cut a section of healthy, pest-free, semi-lignified branch, keeping the length at about 10 cm. Then remove the lower leaves of the branch, keep the top leaves, and treat the cut with an indolebutyric acid solution. After treating the cutting branch, insert it directly into the soil, then fix it in place, and it will generally take root in about four weeks.
3. Daily Management
⟦NL>When planting hibiscus, whether indoors or outdoors, after cuttings, attention must be paid to good shading work, maintaining humidity at about 90%, and controlling the temperature at about 20-24 degrees. Maintain an appropriate amount of light, and topdress about once every two weeks. In early November, good insulation work should be done, and the suitable temperature should not be lower than 15 degrees. At the same time, pay attention to ventilation and appropriately reduce the amount of fertilizer. When planting, temperature control is very important, directly affecting the flowering period and flower quantity of hibiscus. In summer, there are many flowers and a long flowering period, while in winter there are fewer flowers and a shorter flowering period, so everyone should pay close attention.4. Water and Fertilizer Management
In hibiscus cultivation, water and fertilizer management is still very important. We should water reasonably according to temperature changes. In spring and autumn, generally once about every 3 days, keeping the soil in a state of alternating dryness and moisture is enough. In summer, water at least once a day, and if the temperature is too high, then twice a day. In winter, strictly control the amount of watering, about once a week is enough. Then, in addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer, we need to do topdressing work well, and about every half month we can appropriately apply a small amount of dilute liquid fertilizer, paying attention to the dry and wet condition of the soil. Then after entering the dormant period, stop fertilizing, and in about February of the second year, fertilize again after the hibiscus breaks dormancy.
The above is a brief introduction to hibiscus cultivation methods. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!