Calla lily cultivation methods and precautions

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Environmental requirements

Breeding method

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Precautions

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Soil: Prefer deep, fertile, loose, slightly acidic sandy loam, which can be made by mixing leaf mold soil, vegetable garden soil, and fine sand in a ratio of 6:3:1. Fertilizer: Like fertilizer, apply more thin fertilizer before flowering, and apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound solution once every 10 days. Temperature: 15-25℃. Light: Likes light, needs more light when blooming.

Environmental requirements

Environmental requirements

Soil selection

To plant calla lilies, earthenware pots or clay pots with a diameter of 30～40 cm should be used. For planting in purple sand pots, choose deep, fertile, loose, slightly acidic sandy loam soil. You can use leaf mold soil, vegetable garden soil, and fine sand to press 6: 3: 1 is formed by mixing in proportion.

Fertilization method

The growth of calla lilies requires a large amount of nutrient fertilizer. Apply more thin fertilizer before flowering, and apply 1< every 10 days. /span>Nitgen, phosphorus, potassium compound solution.

Watering method

Calla lilies like a humid environment, so water them frequently and keep the pot soil moist but do not accumulate water. Be careful not to spill water on the flowers when sprinkling water. Causes soft leaf rot. Try not to water after 5 months After entering the dormant period, the calla lily leaves will turn yellow, and then put the calla lily in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance.

Temperature requirements

Suitable temperature can promote the flowering of calla lilies. If the temperature is lower than 10℃, the flowering period will be delayed, 0℃ May cause death. Keep the temperature at 15～25℃.

Light requirements

Calla lilies like sunlight and need more light when blooming. Especially in winter, insufficient light will delay the flowering period.

Propagation method

Points Plant propagation

After the flowering period or dormancy period, dig up the tubers of the strong mother plant, divide them into 2 to 3 clusters according to the size of the original tubers, each cluster should have 2 to 3 buds, and repot them. Planted, it will bloom in 3 months.

Molecular Ball Propagation

Dig up the tubers during the dormant period, divide them, and then cut off some smaller tubers. Put it in the pot soil, but it will take at least 1 to 2 years to achieve the effect you want. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, so it is not recommended!

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Place a layer of relatively broken plastic foam blocks on the bottom of the pot, and add some nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compound fertilizers to the culture soil.

Select 4~5 tubers that are strong and have buds, and trim them slightly.

Place 3~5 plants in each pot, with the buds facing upward and cover with a thick layer of soil. Then water it, place it in the shade, and move it to the sun after new leaves grow.

Notes

Horseshoe Lotus is afraid of smoke. In winter, be careful not to place the flower pot near the kitchen fume, otherwise the leaves will easily fall.

Dwarf calla lilies have more ornamental value and can be achieved with just a little care during maintenance. In summer, when the calla lily enters the dormant period and is repotted, mix paclobutrazol with a small amount of fine soil and sprinkle it around the plant, 10~15g until the pot is filled, then water and you're done! In a week or so, your plant will become smaller and more delicate!

When fertilizing, do not pour fertilizer or water on the leaves. If the leaves grow too fast, remove the outer aging leaves in time. Don’t worry if all the leaves turn yellow in summer. Take out the tubers, dry them, store them, and plant them again in autumn.

Breeding method

Upper basin

Precautions

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