Fenghuangtail bamboo is also known as Guanyin bamboo, rice bamboo, sinewy bamboo, Penglai bamboo. Native to southern China. Prefer warm, moist and semi-shady environment, cold tolerance is slightly worse, do not tolerate strong light exposure, afraid of waterlogging, suitable for fertile, loose and well-drained loamy soil, the winter temperature is not lower than 0 ℃. Fenghui bamboo clumps are dense, bamboo trunk is short, branches and leaves are beautiful, commonly used in potted ornamental plants, decorate small gardens and living rooms, also commonly used in the production of bonsai or as a low hedge material.
Temperature: Bamboos are evergreen bushy shrubs. Prefer warm, moist and semi-shady environment. Cold hardiness is a little poor, intolerant of strong light exposure, afraid of waterlogging, prefer fertile, loose and well-drained loamy soil. Winter temperatures do not fall below 0 degrees.
Light: light-loving, slightly shade-tolerant, prefer warm and humid climate. Prefers humidity and warmth, also likes semi-ventilation and semi-shade. It should be moved indoors to a sunny place in winter. Fenghuang bamboo like sunny and cool place, there is "to the sun is lush, should be planted on the high platform"; but also tolerate shade, can be used as indoor foliage appreciation of the ideal decorative. Spring, summer and fall only need to be placed in the window ventilation, placed in the winter in a sunny place, you can grow well. Ground planted bamboo, spring after the new leaves (which is a reflection of the fear of cold), in the warm ground is always green.
Soil: Bamboos like acidic, slightly acidic or neutral soil, pH 4.5 to 7.0 is appropriate, avoid sticky, alkaline soil. If the soil in the north is alkaline, 0.2% ferrous sulfate can be added. The best soil is loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam, available farmland soil mixed with red and yellow loam, humus and fine sand. If you use ordinary potting soil to plant the survival rate is low, available vermiculite or peat mixed with perlite as a substrate, the survival rate is higher. In order to maintain the beauty of the posture of the soil requirements are not high, the general loose sandy soil can be.
Moisture: bromeliads like moisture and fear of stagnant water, after potting the first water should be watered through, and then keep the potting soil moist, do not water too much, or easy to rot whip rotten roots. From potting to the stage of survival, but also often to the leaf spray. If the potting soil lack of water, bamboo leaves will curl, at this time, should be timely watering, then the bamboo leaves will unfold again. In summer, an average of 1 to 2 days of watering once, less watering in winter, but to ensure that the potting soil is moist, in order to prevent "dry freeze".
Fertilizer: Fenghuangzhu fertilizer to organic fertilizer, rotted animal manure, garbage fertilizer and river mud, etc. can be. Organic fertilizer is mainly used as a base fertilizer, mixed into the potting soil, the amount of potting soil is generally 10% to 15%. Fenghuang bamboo growth period can be applied 1-2 times a month thin nitrogen fertilizer.
Bamboo can be divided, seed propagation and cuttings propagation. But because bamboo is not easy to get seeds, cuttings and difficult to root, so planting is the main method of reproduction.
Splitting: can be carried out in early spring (February-March) combined with potting. Divided plants will grow too dense clusters, from the pot out, from the rhizome cut with a knife, a separate pot. Be careful not to injure the roots. Cut the shoots so that each shoot has at least one old bamboo branch, and try to retain the fibrous roots in order to ensure the survival of the plant. The newly divided plant should be planted in a pot of appropriate size, cultivated with fertile soil, pay attention to irrigation, keep moist, and placed in the semi-shade maintenance, shoots will grow rapidly.
Seed propagation: it is appropriate to carry out in April-May, before sowing the seeds should be soaked in warm water for 1-2 days. About 40 days after sowing can germinate. Seedling growth is very slow, about the first half a year before transplanting culture.