What are the considerations for placing bonsai and flowering plants at home?
In a comfortable and beautiful home, the embellishment provided by potted plants and flowers is actually more important than luxurious furniture and furnishings. Many families have even acquired quite a few precious potted plants and bonsai, but many people have no clear idea about how to place indoor potted plants. Remember, the potted plants and flowers at home must not be placed randomly. There are mainly the following 5 points to note!
1. Avoid thorny flowers
When placed improperly, a few thorny flower varieties, such as cacti, release oxygen at night and are beneficial to human health; Chinese roses (Rosa chinensis) and bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) have beautiful forms and gorgeous colors and are highly valued for appreciation, but in a room they should be placed where people are not likely to touch them, so as to avoid pricking the elderly and young children.
2. Avoid keeping flowers that "suppress each other" together among flowering plants
Potted flowers also have the problem of "suppressing each other." For example, if roses and mignonette are placed together, the roses will repel the mignonette and make it wither, while the mignonette, before and after withering, will release a chemical substance that poisons the roses and kills them. In addition, herbaceous flowers such as lilies, carnations, violets, corn poppies, and orchids are all difficult to keep together with other flowers. Therefore, when growing and arranging flowers, do not put flowers that "suppress each other" together, so as to avoid casualties among the plants.
3. Avoid placing flowers in front of the television
This is because the rays emitted by a color TV can cause pathological changes in the reproductive organs of flowering plants, causing the plants to shrink and fail to bloom. Therefore, flowers should not be placed in places reached by the television's rays.
4. Avoid placing flowers near fruit
This is because the ethylene gas released by fruit will accelerate petal drop. Flowers sensitive to ethylene gas include roses, Chinese roses, and narcissus.
5. Avoid putting eggshells in the pot or pouring leftover tea into it
This is because the residual egg white in the eggshells seeps into the surface layer of the potting soil, and the heat generated by its fermentation will burn the root system. Leftover tea contains theophylline, which will destroy the organic nutrients in the soil and is unfavorable to the growth of potted flowers. At the same time, these pot-surface coverings not only affect soil aeration, but also attract ants and flies, induce diseases, and become moldy, sour, and smelly, polluting the indoor air.
The potted flowers suitable for display in home living rooms are varied. They can be potted flowering plants, or potted plants grown for their foliage or fruit, or bonsai, or other potted ornamental trees. At present, the most commonly used are potted flowering plants and bonsai.
1. Display should be few and refined
Generally speaking, as long as each indoor space has 1-3 pots of flowers, it is enough to satisfy the eye. Do not be greedy for more. If the room is not spacious yet too many potted flowers are displayed, it will not only make daily life inconvenient and affect hygiene, but also give people a sense of clutter and annoyance.
2. Diversify the display methods
When displaying potted flowers, attention should be paid to position and arrangement. In corners or on the outer side of a sofa, larger potted plants 60 to 90 cm tall can be placed on the floor, such as monstera (Monstera deliciosa), bamboo palm (Rhapis excelsa), and Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis); or a flower stand can be used to hold a moderately sized potted flower. Some potted flowers or bonsai with a trailing posture are also very elegant and beautiful and can be appropriately selected, such as winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), asparagus fern (Asparagus cochinchinensis), and wisteria stumps (Wisteria sinensis). In addition, furniture such as writing desks, tea tables, and chests of drawers are also places to display potted flowers, but note that small is preferable to large, and refined is preferable to coarse.
3. The display of potted flowers needs corresponding changes according to different seasons, different rooms, and different display positions
Usually in a study or bedroom, it is appropriate to place some quiet and elegant potted flowers, potted plants, or bonsai; while in a living room or dining room, the display should be more colorful and generous, and tree stumps, landscape bonsai, or shade-tolerant potted plants can be the main choice. On holidays or when guests arrive, potted flowers should be the main focus.
The purpose of displaying potted flowers is to beautify the environment and benefit physical and mental health. Therefore, in addition to requiring flowers and plants to have beautiful and generous ornamental value, attention should also be paid to the reasonable selection and matching of display utensils such as pots, stands, small tables, and long tables.
4. Indoor potted flowers should be changed frequently
Potted flowers are different from decorative handicrafts. They are living entities. If they leave the natural environment for a long time, they will become diseased, wither, and die. Generally speaking, only in winter can potted flowers be kept indoors for a long time. In spring, summer, and autumn, the number of days for displaying potted flowers indoors should not be too long, usually limited to about one week. During indoor display, it is best to move the potted flowers outdoors every evening. Doing so is good for both people and flowers.
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