How to grow Plumbago auriculata? Detailed growing methods and precautions

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

The temperature it needs is around 25 degrees, and it is best to place it in a spot with light. It needs loose, fertile soil with a slightly acidic pH, and its flower pot is best with a radius of 20 cm and a height of 20 cm. When it is growing vigorously, it needs plenty of water; in winter, give it less water, and it also needs frequent fertilizing.

1. Temperature

Temperature is very important for it. The temperature it needs is around 25 degrees, and if the temperature cannot reach this requirement in winter, we should also give it a temperature above 7 degrees.

2. Light

Because it relatively likes light, and although it can also withstand shady weather, we should still best place it in a spot with light. If it can get several hours of direct sunlight every day, that would be best, but we need to note that it must not stay for a long time under particularly strong sun, and even in winter we should let it receive as much light as possible.

3. Soil

We have requirements for the soil we give it. Generally, it needs loose, fertile soil with a slightly acidic pH. In addition, the soil it needs can be made by mixing leaf mold or coarse sand and other such things together.

4. Flower support

1. The flower pot we give it is best with a radius of 20 cm and a height of 20 cm. Besides this, we can also make a new flower support, and in the process of making the flower support we must be meticulous.

2. When it has just grown flowers, it grows relatively slowly. After winter passes, its flower seedlings will no longer grow, and then around March it will wake up and continue growing. At this time the flower support is relatively important.

3. Generally speaking, the flower support requires three 1-meter-long sticks and three iron rings. The first wire ring is about 40 cm from the ground, the second about 65 cm, and the third about 95 cm. Because the role of the flower support is to let the flowers grow upward, we should note that if the flowers grow out of the iron rings, we then need to pinch off their tips, and this must be done every time.

5. Watering

When it is growing vigorously, we need to give it plenty of water. Besides maintaining the soil moisture, we should also spray water around it, but in winter we should give it less water; as long as its soil is not dry, that is enough.

6. Fertilizing

We should fertilize frequently, especially when it is growing relatively fast. In spring and summer, it is generally once a week. The fertilizer we generally use is Cuiyun Sanjianbao; this thing is very useful, and everyone can follow the instructions.