How to Grow Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata): Detailed Guide to Cultivation Methods and Precautions
In China, "Hongyun Dangtou" is both an idiom and a very popular flowering plant. Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata) has very high ornamental value and is widely distributed across China. Today, Guzmania is cultivated in all the major flower bases in China, so how exactly should Guzmania be grown? And what precautions are there? Below, the editor brings you the cultivation methods and precautions for Guzmania. Let's take a look!
1. Soil
To grow Guzmania well, the first thing you need to do is choose the right soil. Although Guzmania has strong adaptability to soil, if you want to enhance its growth capacity and increase its ornamental value, then the soil must be guaranteed to be rich in organic matter, high in nutrients and well drained and irrigated, and the soil pH should remain on the acidic side. If you mix the soil yourself, then base it mainly on leaf mold and river sand. After choosing the soil, carry out a tilling operation once, disinfect the soil, and eliminate pathogens in the soil. Then apply an appropriate amount of farmyard manure to improve soil fertility.
2. Water and Fertilizer Management
When growing Guzmania, water about once every 3 days or so to increase the soil's water content and avoid soil drought that would affect the growth of Guzmania. When watering, also pay attention to water quality; water that has been disinfected is best. Every day you can appropriately spray water on the leaves to increase their glossiness and enhance the plant's growth capacity. Then, during the period from May to September, because it is a high-temperature summer environment, topdress about once every half month or so, mainly with compound fertilizer. Be careful to control the amount well, to avoid root burn from excessive amounts, which can cause the plant to die.
3. Temperature and Light
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When growing Guzmania, we must also pay attention to controlling the temperature well; the most suitable growing temperature for Guzmania is around 16-21 degrees. The temperature should not be too high or too low; if the temperature is too high, it will cause Guzmania to develop dry leaf tips. And the temperature should also not be lower than 10 degrees, otherwise frost damage is very likely to occur, causing the leaves to turn yellow and reducing ornamental value. Guzmania has a very large demand for light; it is best to maintain more than 10 hours of light exposure per day, and in winter the light duration should also be maintained at around 5 hours, otherwise it will have a great impact on its growth.
4. Precautions
The inflorescence of Guzmania generally emerges in winter and spring each year, and its ornamental period is about 6 months or so. After the ornamental period ends, the plant will begin to fade, and its ornamental value will decrease accordingly. So in order to avoid consuming too many nutrients, at this time we should pay attention to promptly pruning the faded leaves, which can also promote the growth of side shoots. Then we must also pay attention to doing a good job of pest and disease prevention and control, strengthen ventilation, and avoid stuffiness that leads to the breeding of pathogens and affects the normal growth of Guzmania. Disinfect regularly to create a good growing environment for Guzmania.
The above is a brief introduction to the cultivation methods and precautions for Guzmania. The cultivation methods for Guzmania are actually relatively simple, but when growing it on a large scale, you must pay a lot of attention and strengthen management to be able to improve economic returns. That is all for today's introduction; this article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!