This potted plant turns redder the colder it gets, covered in red berries, over 100 yuan per plant, flower lovers say it's worth it

This potted plant "turns redder the colder it gets", covered in "red berries", over 100 yuan per plant, flower lovers: worth it!

As people's living standards improve and get better, more and more people are paying attention to healthy living and good health. Many friends around me like to keep some green potted plants at home, which can not only beautify the environment and decorate the room, but growing flowers can also purify the air and is very good for the family's health. Plants like pothos, spider plant, clivia, lucky bamboo, and money tree are all very common household flowers.

Today I want to share with you a plant suitable for keeping at home in winter. Its name is winterberry (North American winterberry, Ilex verticillata). When autumn comes, this plant gradually loses its leaves, and its berries gradually turn red. By winter, the whole plant is covered in red berries with not a single leaf on it, very beautiful and festive.

Planting method

Winterberry is a woody flower, and you can choose to plant it in a courtyard or in a flower pot. It is usually propagated by buying small seedlings or by sowing seeds, then preparing a mixed soil for growing flowers. Generally, use 2 parts humus soil, 1 part garden soil, and 1 part river sand to plant winterberry, which can meet the plant's normal growth needs. This kind of soil is loose and breathable, and rich in nutrients. Using it to grow winterberry is completely fine.

Light

When caring for winterberry at home, you can keep it outdoors all year round, because it is a very cold-hardy plant. Of course, in winter you can move the pot indoors as an ornamental potted plant, and it is very beautiful. Placing the plant on an indoor balcony allows it to receive good light and also good ventilation, which is also very beneficial to the plant's growth.

Fertilizing

When caring for winterberry, you should fertilize the plant every summer, because summer is the period of rapid growth for winterberry and also when it blooms. You can supplement winterberry with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once every two weeks, which can promote the growth of the plant's roots and flower buds, let the winterberry bloom more flowers in summer, and produce more fruit after pollination.

Watering

When watering winterberry, in spring, summer, and autumn you can water once a week to keep the soil moist, which can promote rapid growth of the plant. In winter care, because the plant's leaves all fall off and only the berries remain, you must control watering and just keep the soil slightly moist. Each time you water, check the dryness and moisture of the soil, and water only after it is completely dry. This allows it to safely pass the winter.

Pruning

When caring for winterberry, you can prune the plant every spring and autumn. Generally, when pruning in spring, you can cut off all leggy branches and crooked branches, allowing the potted plant to grow more new branches in summer and also promoting the branches to bloom. In autumn, you can prune off branches that do not bear fruit, reducing the plant's nutrient consumption and at the same time making the whole plant more beautiful.

Using winterberry branches for flower arrangements

In winter, you can use winterberry branches for flower arrangements. Each branch is covered with small red berries, symbolizing a full harvest and a thriving, prosperous life. Cut a few branches and put them in a vase, place them at home, and they are very grand and beautiful. You can put them in clean water for care, and the berries will not fall off all winter.

Winterberry plants are relatively expensive. Generally, slightly larger plants cost more than 100 yuan. Flower lovers who like them can buy a few plants in spring to care for, and in winter they can also see small potted plants full of abundant fruit.

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