African Violet Care Guide: Grow a Healthy Indoor Guardian Plant
African violet is also called cockscomb, muskmelon ball, African hibiscus, and so on. The African violet plant is short and small, with different petals and flower shapes, and flower colors including white, red, blue, purple, deep purple, and so on. According to the editor, for nearly a century, the reputation of the African violet has endured without decline and has consistently ranked among the top in the international flower market. So, how do you care for an African violet?
1. Environmental benefits
The fragrance released by the African violet has a clear bactericidal effect and markedly inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pneumococcus, and Staphylococcus, helping to purify the air and kill germs.
2. Care guide
(1) Light
Sufficient light is enough. If a plant light is used to supplement light on a desk, the flowering period can be extended.
(2) Temperature
The suitable temperature for African violets is 22-25°C during the day and around 18°C at night. Below 16°C, growth slows, and below 10°C, it will suffer cold damage.
(3) Watering
During the growing period, do not water too frequently, but keep the humidity.
(4) Fertilizing
African violets have relatively high fertilizer needs. Supplement with liquid fertilizer once every 10-20 days, and apply small amounts more often; when entering the flowering period, supplement with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer must not be too much, as it will affect the leaves and flowering.
(5) Soil
African violets need fertile, well-drained, loose and moist, neutral or slightly acidic soil.
(6) Propagation
African violets are mostly propagated by tissue culture, which is more advanced and rapid.
(7) Placement
Pot cultivation is the most common. They can be placed on a desk in a study, on a windowsill, on a coffee table in a bedroom, or in the living room.
The above is the African violet potted care guide compiled by the editor of Huinong Network. Have you all learned it? African violet potted plants have bactericidal benefits. Friends who like African violet potted plants should not miss it.
What is the flower language of gladiolus?
Gladiolus is a plant from the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It is an important cut flower with great ornamental value. Together with gerbera, floribunda rose, and carnation, it is called one of the world's four major cut flowers.
So what is the flower language of gladiolus, one of the four major cut flowers? Let's take a look with the editor!
The flower language of gladiolus:
1. It represents yearning. It also expresses love, dedication, longevity, peace and health, and fortune and prosperity.
2. Dedication, fortune and prosperity, wealth and honor, rising step by step, and firmness. Chinese people believe that gladiolus leaves resemble long swords, like the precious sword worn by Zhong Kui, and can ward off evil and protect against misfortune, making them an indispensable flower arrangement material for festive occasions. In addition, their flowers open gradually from bottom to top, symbolizing rising step by step, making them a flower material used quite often in congratulatory flower baskets. In European and American folklore, it was once said that gladiolus is the incarnation of a warrior's dragon-slaying sword and can protect the home, so sword lilies are also often planted all around homes.
3. Tryst, dedication. Its flower language is tryst. The delicate flowers, protected by the thick stems and quietly blooming on the stems, probably make people think of a woman with her coat collar turned up to half cover her face! Therefore, many people tie them into bouquets and give them to the other person as a secret signal for a tryst. Although a tryst can raise the heat of romance, one must not lose calm. Therefore, another flower language of gladiolus is dedication.
The flower language of roselle, the taste of first love
Roselle is beautiful and makes a very good drink. The tea has a beautiful color, just like the surface of love, gorgeous and aesthetic, and the sweet-and-sour taste is exactly like the feeling of being in love. Next, let's learn about the flower language of roselle!
The flower language of roselle: tranquility, hope, and the wonderful feeling of falling in love.
The flower language of roselle is also related to its legend. There was a beautiful woman named Mi Fei, the daughter of Fuxi. She married Luo Bo and was also called Luo Pin. This beautiful princess brought hope to the Youluo clan, and being able to intermarry with Fuxi also brought immense honor to Luo Bo. All of this made the He Bo extremely jealous. In fact, these two neighboring tribes were not harmonious, and they had left behind generations of hatred because of war. The He Bo decided to launch a war and take the beautiful Mi Fei for himself. Luo Bo was also actively preparing for battle to respond to the inevitable war. The He Bo's resolve was set, and his legions began advancing toward the Youluo clan's camp. Luo Bo had to meet the challenge; he had no other choice. The He Bo's legions quickly seized many of the Youluo clan's fortresses and camps, and Luo Bo retreated step by step. In the end, Luo Bo and his clan members were forced to the bank of the Luo River.
The He Bo sent his own envoy to deliver an ultimatum to Luo Bo: either hand over Mi Fei or the entire clan would be exterminated. Luo Bo told the envoy that he would rather all of them die in battle than let his beloved consort be humiliated. But Mi Fei persuaded the furious Luo Bo and asked the envoy to relay to the He Bo that he should row over the wedding flower boat. When the He Bo heard the news brought by the envoy, he was overjoyed. Under the guard of his officers and soldiers, he personally steered the flower boat to welcome Mi Fei. Amid the weeping of the clan members, Mi Fei boarded the He Bo's flower boat. Mi Fei gave the smug He Bo a cold laugh, then threw herself into the surging Luo River. The news of the princess's death for love was passed to Fuxi. Fuxi was furious and sent troops to wipe out the He clan in one stroke. Mi Fei drowned in the Luo River for righteousness, and people say she transformed into the goddess of the Luo River and was revered for generations. Later, along the bank of the Luo River, many bright red flowers bloomed. This is roselle, beautiful and strong.
When I first heard of roselle, I thought the name was very beautiful. This is because the flower color is bright red and brilliant. Whenever roselle blooms in whole patches, the vivid red color, like blood, brightens the river and dyes the blue sky red. The slender petals, bright red and captivating, are like clumps of blazing flames rushing straight toward the vast blue vault of 90,000 li. The small, slightly narrow buds are also like a clear tear in the eyes of a parting person, bright and translucent, falling straight into the viewer's heart. Coquettishness and sorrow coexist, stubbornness and grace set each other off. Among the ink-dark flower branches, little crimson fruits seem to be transformed from the most painful drop of blood in each person's heart.