What should you pay attention to when growing flowers in winter? Keep these care points in mind
Indoors in winter, keeping a few pots of flowers and plants not only purifies the air but also adds vitality to a room, filling your living room and parlor with the spirit of spring and delighting the eye.
However, because winter brings low temperatures and low humidity, rooms with heating are extremely dry while rooms without heating are very cold and dim, which is very unfavorable to the growth of flowers and plants. At present, most households keep tropical and subtropical flowers, and the dry, cold winter environment can easily cause the flowers to die. Based on my many years of practical experience growing flowers, I will now share the key points to note when growing flowers in winter, and I hope friends will give them a try.
1. Control the temperature well: according to my own observations and records, the optimal suitable growing temperature for flowers (here referring to tropical and subtropical plants) is 18-32 degrees; in winter, below 8 degrees growth stops, and below 3 degrees some may die. Based on this situation, indoor temperatures in winter must basically be kept at a level that allows flowers to grow without dying. For Anthurium, pink anthurium, Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, arrowhead vines, and bromeliads, the temperature must not fall below 12 degrees; for Pachira, Brazil wood, Dracaena, and areca palm, it must not fall below 8 degrees; while Camellia, sasanqua, Michelia, Aspidistra, and Gardenia can adapt even at 3 degrees. Note that flowers must not be placed near heating sources or air conditioner vents. If the leaf surfaces of flowers remain green but become dry and scorched, it is from being burned by radiators and blown on by air conditioner vents. So this point must be paid attention to.
(1) Some heat-loving flowering plants should be placed indoors at a room temperature above 10 degrees, with attention to ventilation, light, and humidity.
(2) Many flowers go dormant in winter, and their roots absorb water and fertilizer slowly, so it is not suitable to fertilize, and there is no need to water unless the potting soil is dry.
(3) For flowers that bloom in winter, pay attention to fertilizing and watering; bulb flowers should be taken out of the pots and stored in sandy soil to overwinter.
Points to note when growing flowers in winter
Flower (Flower ['flauə]; plural: Flowers) is a general term for plants grown for appreciation; it is a modified short shoot with reproductive function, and there are many kinds.
A typical flower, on a short axis of limited growth, bears a calyx, petals, and stamens and pistils that produce reproductive cells. A flower is composed of the corolla, calyx, receptacle, and stamens/pistils, comes in all kinds of colors, and some grow very showily and are fragrant. When growing flowers in winter, pay attention to the following points:(1) Some heat-loving flowering plants should be placed indoors at a room temperature above 10 degrees, with attention to ventilation, light, and humidity.
(2) Many flowers go dormant in winter, and their roots absorb water and fertilizer slowly, so it is not suitable to fertilize, and there is no need to water unless the potting soil is dry.
(3) For flowers that bloom in winter, pay attention to fertilizing and watering; bulb flowers should be taken out of the pots and stored in sandy soil to overwinter.