How to grow Chinese trumpet creeper? Detailed planting methods and precautions

Not long ago there was a very popular TV drama called "Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day", in which a line of poetry was often mentioned: "If I love you, I will never be like that climbing Chinese trumpet creeper, borrowing your high branch to show off myself..." So what kind of flower is this Chinese trumpet creeper? Today Qinnong Web will introduce this Chinese trumpet creeper to everyone, along with its cultivation methods and precautions.

I. What is Chinese trumpet creeper

Chinese trumpet creeper is a climbing vine plant distributed in the central region of China. It likes warm, humid and sunny environments. Seedlings are not cold-tolerant. Its growing environment requires fertile, deep, well-drained sandy soil. Chinese trumpet creeper is one of the famous garden flowers in China. It has a long flowering period, and its flowers are funnel-shaped, usually bright red or golden yellow, very vivid when in bloom. It also has medicinal value for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and for cooling the blood and dispelling wind.

II. Planting methods for Chinese trumpet creeper

1. Pot and soil selection

For potted Chinese trumpet creeper, choose a deep and large clay pot or wooden barrel with good permeability for planting. As mentioned earlier, Chinese trumpet creeper needs a fertile, deep, well-drained soil environment. Soil casually dug up from the street needs to be sun-dried and mixed with base fertilizer before use, but it is best to use fertile pine needle soil.

2. Placement environment

Chinese trumpet creeper likes a sunny environment. In a semi-shady environment, the plant grows poorly, with few flowers and pale color. As much as possible, place the plant in a sunny courtyard, balcony, or a south- or west-facing balcony, and pay attention to timely ventilation. Do not place the flower pot on a north-facing or enclosed balcony.

3. Water and fertilizer requirements

Chinese trumpet creeper likes a humid environment, is slightly drought-tolerant, and fears waterlogging. Therefore, during the growing period, water frequently to keep the pot soil slightly moist but not waterlogged. From late autumn to the following spring, Chinese trumpet creeper enters dormancy; at this time, keep the pot soil on the drier side, slightly moist, which is best.

Chinese trumpet creeper loves fertilizer very much. In addition to adding sufficient base fertilizer to the soil when potting and repotting, after budding, apply a fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer once every 10~15 days to promote the growth of branches and leaves. But starting in May, switch to a fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote flower bud differentiation and budding. Starting in June, spray a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution on the leaves once every 7~10 days to promote brilliant flowering. After the flowers fade, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1~2 more times to ensure sufficient nutrients before overwintering. In winter, Chinese trumpet creeper hibernates, so do not fertilize.

4. Pruning

After the brief dormancy in winter, the plant enters a vigorous growth period in early spring, so in early spring promptly cut off dead branches, weak branches, leggy branches and messy branches, and shorten overly long branches to promote the sprouting of new robust branches.

III. Precautions for cultivating Chinese trumpet creeper

1. Pest prevention

It is mentioned in the water and fertilizer requirements for Chinese trumpet creeper that it likes a humid environment, but in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, Chinese trumpet creeper is very prone to aphid damage. Therefore, during maintenance, ventilate frequently to ensure sufficient humidity, but appropriately lower the temperature to avoid pest damage. In addition, once aphids are found, promptly rinse with clean water or spray pesticide to avoid severe pest damage..

2. Set up support poles

Chinese trumpet creeper is a vine plant. After growing to a certain extent, support poles need to be set up and a trellis built for it to climb and grow. At home, Chinese trumpet creeper can be placed at the base of a trellis and allowed to climb along the edge of the trellis. This decorates the trellis and also saves the trouble of setting up supports.

3. Pruning techniques

Usually, when buds sprout in early spring each year, for plants over 5 years old, keep the main trunk 30~40 cm and cut it back short. At the same time, trim the roots, keep the main root system, and replant. After new branches sprout in the pot, keep only the upper 3~5 new branches and cut off all the rest. Control water and fertilizer, and after a year of care, it will again be a beautiful and young Chinese trumpet creeper.

The above are the cultivation methods and precautions for Chinese trumpet creeper. Have you found that the cultivation method of Chinese trumpet creeper is very simple? Because Chinese trumpet creeper has strong vitality and can adapt relatively well to the environment. Although the poem says Chinese trumpet creeper "borrows your high branch to show off itself", the blooming of Chinese trumpet creeper can indeed bring people a pleasing feeling. Friends who like it should not miss it!