How does the hanging lantern hibiscus propagate? A detailed introduction to the common propagation methods
The hanging lantern hibiscus is often planted along roadsides and in city gardens for ornamental purposes. The hanging lantern hibiscus is native to tropical East Africa, and is now cultivated in all hot regions of our country. The hanging lantern hibiscus has a rather distinctive appearance, and its leaves also have certain medicinal value, so it is loved by many flower enthusiasts. Artificial propagation of the hanging lantern hibiscus can be done by cuttings and grafting.
Hanging lantern hibiscus
I. Cuttings
Carried out from May to October, or in a greenhouse in winter, but the survival rate is highest during the plum rain season. The best cuttings are one-year-old semi-lignified ones, 10 cm long; remove the lower leaves, keep the top leaves, make the cut smooth, insert into a sand bed, maintain relatively high air humidity, with a room temperature of 18-21°C, and roots will form 20-25 days after insertion. Treating the base of the cuttings with 0.3%-0.4% indolebutyric acid for 1-2 seconds can shorten the rooting period. Transplant into pots when the roots are 3-4 cm long.
II. Grafting
Carried out in spring and autumn. It is mostly used for hibiscus varieties that are difficult to root or root slowly from cuttings, especially double-petaled varieties with a low cutting survival rate. Either branch grafting or bud grafting can be used, with single-petaled hibiscus as the rootstock. Grafted seedlings send out shoots and bloom in the same year.
Propagation methods of the hanging lantern hibiscus and its morphological characteristics
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I. Propagation methods of the hanging lantern hibiscus
Cutting propagation: Cuttings of the hanging lantern hibiscus are taken from May to October, or in a greenhouse in winter, but the survival rate is highest during the plum rain season. The best cuttings are one-year-old semi-lignified ones, 10 cm long; remove the lower leaves, keep the top leaves, make the cut smooth, insert into a sand bed, maintain relatively high air humidity, with a room temperature of 18-21°C, and roots will form 20-25 days after insertion. Treating the base of the cuttings with 0.3%-0.4% indolebutyric acid for 1-2 seconds can shorten the rooting period. Transplant into pots when the roots are 3-4 cm long.
Grafting propagation: Grafting of the hanging lantern hibiscus is carried out in spring and autumn. It is mostly used for hibiscus varieties that are difficult to root or root slowly from cuttings, especially double-petaled varieties with a low cutting survival rate. Either branch grafting or bud grafting can be used, with single-petaled hibiscus as the rootstock. Grafted seedlings send out shoots and bloom in the same year.
II. Morphological characteristics of the hanging lantern hibiscus
The hanging lantern hibiscus is an evergreen upright shrub plant, up to 3 m tall; the branchlets are slender, often drooping, smooth and hairless. The leaves are elliptic or oblong, 4-7 cm long and 1.5-4 cm wide, with a short pointed or short acuminate apex, a blunt or broadly cuneate base, and toothed margins, hairless on both sides; the petiole is 1-2 cm long, with stellate pubescence on the upper side; the stipules are subulate, about 2 mm long, and usually fall early.
The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils at the ends of the branches; the pedicel is slender, drooping, 8-14 cm long, smooth and hairless or ciliate, with a joint in the middle; there are 5 bracteoles, very small, lanceolate, 1-2 mm long, ciliate; the calyx is tubular, about 1.5 cm long, sparsely covered with fine hairs, with 5 shallow tooth-like lobes, often splitting on one side; there are 5 petals, red, about 5 cm long, deeply and finely divided into a fringed form, reflexed upward; the staminal column is long and prominent, drooping, 9-10 cm long, hairless; there are 5 style branches, hairless. The capsule is long cylindrical, about 4 cm long and about 1 cm in diameter. The flowering period is year-round.
The above ispropagation methods of the hanging lantern hibiscusand an introduction to the morphological characteristics of the hanging lantern hibiscus. I hope it is helpful to everyone, so you can successfully propagate more hanging lantern hibiscus. If you want to learn about other plant and flower knowledge, keep following us.
Cultivation methods and precautions for the hanging lantern hibiscus
Cultivation methods for the hanging lantern hibiscus
Temperature
The hanging lantern hibiscus likes warmth and is not cold-tolerant. In the Yangtze River basin and areas further north, it can only be grown in pots and placed in a greenhouse or another place with an ambient temperature of 12°C-15°C to overwinter.
Light
The hanging lantern hibiscus is a strongly sun-loving plant and requires ample sunlight when cultivated; it is not shade-tolerant, so during cultivation it should receive full sun without shading, and it is best to move it outdoors to a sunny spot in early May.
Soil
The hanging lantern hibiscus has fairly strong adaptability to soil and a fairly wide adaptive range, but its growth differs in different soil substrates. It grows best in slightly acidic loam rich in organic matter with a pH of 6.5-pH 7.
Fertilizing
During the growing period of the hanging lantern hibiscus, strengthen fertilizer and water; apply fertilizer once every 7-10 days, and the fertilizer solution should be relatively dilute.
After autumn, management should be careful; pay attention to applying less fertilizer later on, so as to avoid sending out autumn shoots.
Watering
During the growing period, watering should be sufficient; it must not lack water, nor suffer waterlogging. Usually water once a day, and during the dog days water once each in the morning and evening.
Sprinkle water on the ground frequently to increase humidity and lower temperature, preventing young leaves from withering and scorching and flowers from dropping early.
Precautions during the cultivation of the hanging lantern hibiscus
Strengthen light during the growing period
Early May is the growing period of the hanging lantern hibiscus. At this time, if there is insufficient light, the flower buds will easily drop and the flowers will shrink.
Therefore, during the growing period, the hanging lantern hibiscus should receive no less than 8 hours of sunlight per day.
Control the ambient temperature in winter
The hanging lantern hibiscus is not tolerant of frost, so at the end of October, when the weather turns cool, the hanging lantern hibiscus should be moved into a greenhouse for cultivation, keeping the surrounding ambient temperature above 12°C.
Apply more fertilizer during the growing period
The hanging lantern hibiscus normally has a relatively large demand for fertilizer, and during the growing period its nutrient consumption is relatively large, so its demand for fertilizer is even greater. Therefore, during cultivation, pay attention to supplementing light in time, and the number of fertilizer applications can be increased as appropriate.