What are the growing environment requirements for the lantern flower?
The lantern flower is a fairly common and very popular ornamental flower. Compared with other flowers, the lantern flower has a rather unusual shape, with its blooms growing downward like little lanterns, which is how it got the name lantern flower. Today the lantern flower is planted over a fairly large area, but its growth does have certain environmental requirements, so what growing environment does the lantern flower need? Below, the editor will give you a brief introduction, so let's take a look!
1. Light
Light is very important for the growth of the lantern flower, and when growing it we need to pay attention to controlling the light properly. The lantern flower likes to grow in a semi-shaded environment, but its demand for light changes along with the light conditions. For example, from late autumn to early spring, because natural light decreases, the lantern flower should be given full sun. In early summer and early autumn, a semi-sunlight environment should be the main condition. In the hottest summer season, because the light is fairly strong, we need to pay attention to shading work to ensure the lantern flower can grow normally.
2. Temperature
During the growth of the lantern flower, temperature control is also something we need to pay special attention to. The suitable growing temperature for the lantern flower is around 12-25°C. Too high or too low is very unfavorable to its growth, especially in summer, when the temperature must be kept no higher than 30°C, or it will seriously affect the growth of the lantern flower. If it exceeds 35°C, it will cause large numbers of lantern flowers to wilt and die. So in summer we also need to do a good job of cooling, while in winter, on the contrary, we need to do a good job of keeping it warm, because if the temperature is too low it will cause cold damage to the lantern flower.
3. Water
The lantern flower has a very high demand for water. If the soil is too dry, the roots cannot absorb enough water, causing damage to the root system. During the growing period of the lantern flower, the soil should be kept moist, especially in the hot, dry summer season, when the amount of watering should be appropriately increased. Also, water should be sprayed on the leaves appropriately to promote leaf growth, and then water should be sprinkled appropriately on the ground and in the air, which can both lower the temperature and raise air humidity. On the contrary, in winter, because the temperature is lower, attention should be paid to reducing the amount of watering.
4. Nutrients
Nutrients are also indispensable during the growth of the lantern flower, because the lantern flower grows fairly quickly. It also blooms many times a year, so we should also pay attention to doing a good job of fertilizing, and fertilizing should follow the principle of applying more frequently but in small amounts. Generally, topdressing is done about once every 10 days, mainly with thin cake fertilizer or compound fertilizer, and before fertilizing the soil should be kept on the dry side. Then after fertilizing, spray a little water appropriately to prevent the leaves from getting fertilizer water on them and rotting, which would affect the growth of the lantern flower and reduce its ornamental value.
The above is a brief introduction to the growing environment of the lantern flower. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!