How to grow medallion flowers

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Planting of Medal Flowers

Key points of potted medallion flowers

Key points for watering medallion flowers

Temperature and light of medal flower

Key points of fertilization for planting medallion flowers

Medal flower pest control

Propagation of Medal Flowers

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The medallion flower, also known as the medallion chrysanthemum, is a plant in the Asteraceae family. If you want to grow the medallion flower well, in addition to understanding the life habits of the medallion flower, you must also master certain skills. Below I will give you a detailed introduction to the cultivation methods and key points of medal flowers.

Planting of Medal Flowers

Cultivation of medallion flowers

Potted medallion flowers are usually planted in 12-15 cm pots. The pot soil can be a substrate mixed with equal amounts of leaf mold soil, manure soil and coarse sand. The seedlings can be potted when they grow to 4-5 pieces.

Key points of potted medallion flowers

Poted medallion flowers should be cultivated in 10 to 16 cm flower pots, cultivated in a well-drained medium, and the pot soil should be kept dry. , wait for the pot soil to dry before watering. Watering of medallion flowers should be done in the morning to help keep the leaves dry at night and prevent the occurrence of diseases. Too much water will cause leggy growth, too much dryness will cause early flowering, and the leaves will easily burn under strong light.

Watering points for medallion flowers

Keep the soil moderately moist during the growing period.

Temperature and light of medallion flowers

With sufficient light and suitable temperature conditions, they can bloom continuously. If you do not leave seeds, cut off the remaining flowers in time after the flowers fade, which will help to form more flower buds and bloom more.

Fertilization points for planting medallion flowers

Fertilize once every half month or so. You can use Huiyou 15-15-30 potted flower special fertilizer or decomposed cake fertilizer.

Pest and disease control of medallion flowers

Leaf spot disease is common and can be sprayed with 1000 times of 25% carbendazim wettable powder.

Pests include red spider mites and aphids. Aphids can be killed by spraying 2.5% Rotenella EC 1000 times, and spider mites can be killed by spraying 40% Omethoate EC 1500 times.

Reproduction of Medal Flowers

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Medal flowers are commonly propagated by sowing, dividing and cutting.

Sowing can be done in spring in April or in autumn in September. The suitable temperature for germination is 16-20℃. Germination will occur 15-25 days after sowing. The first transplant will be done when the seedlings grow a pair of true leaves. .

The ramets of Medal Flower are mostly dug out from March to April before the leaf clusters sprout. Dig out the overwintering mother plant and cut it lengthwise from the root neck of the cluster with a sharp knife. Each ramet has a bud head. and root system, can be potted directly.

Medal flower cutting propagation can be carried out in spring and autumn. Cut the buds with stem nodes, leave the top 2 leaves, insert them into the sand bed, keep the substrate moist, and keep the substrate moist at a temperature of 20-25°C. Rooting occurs 20-25 days after cutting. If the cuttings are treated with 0.1% indolebutyric acid for 1-2 seconds, rooting will occur faster.

Key points of potted medallion flowers

Key points for watering medallion flowers

Temperature and light of medal flower

Key points of fertilization for planting medallion flowers

Medal flower pest control

Propagation of Medal Flowers

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