How to grow a bromeliad: a detailed guide to home care techniques

The first thing to tell gardening enthusiasts is that "Hongyun Dangtou" is a name given by merchants; its scientific name should be ornamental bromeliad, a perennial herbaceous plant, mostly found in tropical regions, fond of warm, humid, semi-shaded environments. Nowadays gardening enthusiasts may be able to buy bromeliads in all four seasons, but they do not know how to grow them. Below is a plain explanation of how to care for bromeliads at home.

I. Living environment

The bromeliad likes a warm and humid environment. The suitable growing temperature is 21-28°C during the day and 18-21°C at night, and the maximum temperature must not exceed 35°C. High temperatures are unfavorable for growth, but being in a 10°C environment for a long time easily causes slow plant growth, and the leaves or bracts turning red or white and losing color. If the temperature continues to drop, it will cause the plant to die. Air humidity should be high, generally 75-85% is best; when it is below 50%, the plant will show shrunk leaves, curling and other phenomena. Light of 18000-25000 lux is suitable; when the light is too strong, the leaves are easily sunburned, and when it is too weak, growth will also be poor.

II. How to care for a bromeliad

1. Soil

The growing soil for a bromeliad must be fertile and loose. If possible, you can use peat soil and fine sand mixed at a ratio of 2:1 to make your own potting soil.

2. Watering

A bromeliad is not watered in the pot like other flowers and plants, because the bromeliad is an epiphytic flower and plant, so gardening enthusiasts only need to pour water into the core of the bromeliad.

3. Temperature

The most suitable growing temperature for a bromeliad is 21-28°C during the day and 18-21°C at night, and its maximum temperature must not exceed 35°C. Of course, winter temperatures are lower, so the temperature can be appropriately lower, but it must not be lower than 10°C, otherwise the plant will be frostbitten and the leaves will turn yellow, so attention must be paid to temperature control.

4. Sunlight

Plant growth cannot be separated from sunlight, but different plants have different sunlight requirements. The bromeliad has quite high sunlight requirements. In summer, it should be placed in the shade of trees, and a shade net should be set up; in winter, it needs at least 4 to 5 hours of direct sunlight every day. Only when the bromeliad receives a certain amount of sunlight can it remain evergreen and bloom normally.

5. Applying fertilizer

The bromeliad generally blooms in winter. Because the climate in winter is relatively harsh, it has high fertilizer requirements. Usually, thin organic liquid fertilizer must be applied twice a month, such as water soaked with soybeans and fermented rice washing water.

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