Tennis flower cultivation methods and precautions

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How to grow tennis flowers

Precautions for growing tennis flowers

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Tennis flower, also called fireball flower, is a common indoor potted ornamental flower. In the process of cultivating tennis flowers, how to raise them and what should you pay attention to?

How to grow tennis flowers

How to grow tennis flowers

Soil

For potted tennis flowers, you can choose loose, fertile and well-drained soil. You can add some fine sand to the culture soil to increase air permeability. At the bottom of the flower pot, first add a layer of coarse sand or gravel to serve as a drainage layer.

Light and temperature

Tennis flower prefers a semi-shady growth environment and is afraid of direct sunlight. In spring and autumn, the tennis flower can be maintained in a semi-shady place. When the sun is strong in summer, the tennis flower needs to be moved to a cool and ventilated place for maintenance, with appropriate shade to avoid burning the leaves.

The suitable temperature for the growth of tennis flowers is between 16℃ and 26℃, and the night temperature should be between 10℃ and 12℃. The overwintering temperature in winter cannot be lower than 5℃, otherwise the tennis flower plants will be frostbitten. During the flowering period of the tennis flower, the tennis flower can be maintained in a place with a lower temperature to extend the flowering period.

Watering and fertilizing

For tennis flowers, pay attention to keeping the pot soil moist and not overwatering, otherwise water will accumulate in the pot and cause the roots to rot. In autumn, when the temperature gradually drops, the leaves of the tennis flower begin to wither and turn yellow, entering the dormant period. Watering should be reduced and finally stopped. When cultivating tennis flowers, you need to fertilize them properly. When planting, apply a certain amount of cake fertilizer as base fertilizer. During the growing season, you can apply thin fertilizer every half a month.

Propagation methods

The propagation of tennis flowers mostly adopts ball propagation and sowing propagation.

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Pests and diseases

During the growth process of tennis flower, if the pot soil is too wet, it will cause rot, and there may also be harm from nematodes and slugs. Pay attention to daily maintenance and timely insecticide.

Repotting

As the plant grows, the tennis flower needs to be repotted. It can be combined with repotting every spring to divide the plants.

Precautions for growing tennis flowers

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