How to survive the winter with five-color plum blossoms

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1. How to spend the winter

2. Precautions

Five-colored plum is a plant that grows in the tropics. It has weak ability to withstand cold and needs sufficient temperature to survive the winter. In winter, move it indoors to a sunny location, keep the temperature above fifteen degrees, and fertilize, water and prune it appropriately. If the temperature is not enough, it can only be maintained above eight degrees, but it will enter a dormant period.

1. Overwintering methods

Five-color plum is a particularly typical tropical plant. It prefers to grow in an environment with high temperature and humidity, and its ability to withstand cold is relatively poor. If the temperature is below ten degrees, its leaves will fall off, and it may even die when exposed to ice, snow, and frost, so certain methods are needed to resist the cold. In winter, when the outdoor temperature is low, you need to move the five-color plum into a warm room and maintain the temperature above 15 degrees. If the conditions are insufficient and the temperature cannot be higher than 15 degrees, you can also maintain the temperature only above 8 degrees. However, the five-color plum does not get enough temperature to continue to grow, and it will automatically enter a dormant state. In this state, its demand for water and fertilizer is greatly reduced, so no fertilizer is needed at this time, and the amount of watering is much less than in other seasons. Lighting is also a very important condition. Five-color plums should be placed in a place with sufficient light.

2. Precautions

1. This plant has relatively weak cold resistance and cannot be placed outdoors, otherwise it will be easily damaged by low temperature freezing.

2. Even during the dormant period when water and fertilizer requirements are not high, care must be taken.

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