Geranium piles are very common, but have you ever seen geraniums "proud as a peacock"? Look at this geranium of flower friend "Deng Yanliang". The branches are spread out uniformly, forming a huge semicircle, and the branches and leaves on it are like peacock feathers.

As long as the weather is warm, geraniums can blossom, and each branch has a cluster of rose-red buds. When they want to bloom, they move to the yard, and neighbors come to see them every three days.

This geranium is almost 2 meters in diameter and about 1.5 meters in height. Can you guess how old it is?

You may not believe it when you say it. This Xiaotian is just old. In fact, people are only three years old! Huayou's mobile phone still has photos of taking it home that year ~

At that time, it was still a small seedling less than 10 cm high. In three years, it actually grew into a big peacock. How did this happen?

According to Huayou's introduction, geranium is still very well raised in the local area (Lanzhou, Gansu Province). There is sufficient light at home, and it is usually raised on the windowsill or yard. The ventilation is particularly good. The soil is changed once a year, and the branches are fertilized in the spring and autumn. After deliberate pruning, they will soon grow so big.

For many flower lovers, Xiaotian is not easy to raise, because it is most afraid of boredom and heat. If your family has high temperature and rainy days, the mortality rate will be very high. There are also those that can only be raised indoors, and the ventilation is weak, and the difficulty of pension piles will be higher.

9 years of long-lived old piles, cut one crop after another.

Flower friends have raised a long-lived pile for 9 years, and it has become a "cliff pile" in bonsai modeling. It is raised with the largest flowerpot in the family, and the lignified branches hang down one meter long, which is very spectacular.

8-9 years ago, there were not many people who raised longevity flowers. At that time, the varieties were also very single, and most of them were this kind of big red single and phoenix tail. I believe that flower friends have seen it.

The most amazing thing about Huayou's old red single pile is its shape. The drooping branches are just right, which is particularly artistic. Every year, several big red flowers will bloom on the branches.

It is not easy to maintain the longevity of old piles. In the past few years, it was left to grow naturally. Now that it is old, there are always some minor problems. After flowering every year, it should be sorted and trimmed, otherwise it will be deformed, easy to grow in vain, and it will be difficult to bloom in the future.

It is said that "caring is chaotic", and that's the way to raise flowers. You will come with whatever you are afraid of. Last year, something went wrong. The hanging cliff piles were broken, and some old branches were hollow and had to be cut off. The main body was rescued, but it was nothing special.

I didn't lose the cut old branches, so I found some teacups and small flowerpots to continue planting. The old pile of longevity flower has a natural shape, and it doesn't need to be shaped. Inserting it in the soil is the best shape.

Longevity flowers can easily become old piles. When the bought potted plants are raised in the second year, the main poles will begin to lignify. How to raise the long life of old piles in order to be healthy and beautiful? Next, share a few tips for your reference:

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After the long-lived branches are lignified, the nutrient transport will slow down, so it is necessary to prune them frequently to shorten the length of lignified branches, and the mileage will be short. Even if the speed is slow, the nutrients will reach the top faster, providing long-lived leaves and flowers.

Longevity usually blooms in February-March. When it blooms, the flower arrows are cut off. After 2-3 weeks, the temperature is about 15-20 degrees, and Changshou is shaved and trimmed. Keep the main branches at about 5 cm. Don't water them before and after pruning, and then water them after the incision is dry and the soil is dry.

After pruning, you should also bask in the sun. At this time, the temperature is suitable (15-25 degrees). If you bask in the sun more, you will grow leaves as soon as possible, and the new leaves will not grow in vain. After the new leaves are unfolded, you can apply fertilizer, slow-release fertilizer or Huaduoduo 1. You can choose one.

There will be some small buds near the long-lived main pole and root of the old pile, which should be pinched off, otherwise it will take away the nutrition.

Finally, the longevity is the shape with neat main stem, short lignified branches and unified overall plant shape. If you like other shapes, you can also trim them according to your own preferences.

Old piles will bloom even if they live longer, but it is less and more difficult. Potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be sprayed in the middle and late of 10, once every 10 day, and the top leaves should be sprayed on both sides, so that the leaves can quickly absorb nutrients and give birth to flower buds.

After the flower buds appear, we should continue spraying potassium dihydrogen phosphate, which can be diluted slightly, or once every 10 day, stop until the bud is colored, and then wait for it to bloom. The flowers cultivated in this way are numerous and bright, and the flowering time is uniform, which is particularly shocking ~

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The delicate upside-down admiralty can cultivate a 3-meter old pile.

We all say that hanging upside down is the most difficult thing to raise. I didn't expect to grow an old pile more than 3 meters high, which can also occupy the whole wall when it blooms. It's simply spectacular ~

In fact, the upside-down Admiralty is a perennial semi-shrub, and it is reasonable to cultivate old piles. However, many people have folded on the road of cultivating old piles, so they are surprised that it can grow so big.

However, this is not our problem. After all, the habit of hanging upside down Admiralty is really special. It likes warm and humid environment, but it is afraid of heat and boredom. The most suitable place to raise Admiralty is Kunming, Yunnan. It is spring-like all the year round and can be planted in the ground. It will grow into an old pile in 2-3 years.

Flower friends in other areas don't have to be discouraged, the environment is not enough, and technology can help them. As long as they solve the two major problems of temperature and ventilation, they can keep warm in winter, cool down in summer and keep ventilation indoors, and they also have the opportunity to develop big and old piles.

It's still the appreciation of the old pile by flower friend Deng Yanliang. He can raise such a big old pile in Gansu, which shows that as long as it is well ventilated and properly maintained, even the dry northwest can be raised successfully.

In addition, many flower friends ask, why is the upside-down golden bell of others a tree, but mine is a divergent side branch? This needs to be trimmed by yourself. Cut off all the side branches at the bottom along the most main pole (leaving a little dry and falling off), and gradually form an independent main pole.

It's best to change the soil every 1-2 years to keep the golden bell upside down, so it will be bored. If the soil is kept for one year, it will harden and be replaced with clean and loose nutrient soil, and perhaps the maintenance will be much easier. Water the soil after it is dry, and keep it ventilated after watering.

The upside-down golden bell should be kept warm in winter, and it is best to keep the temperature above 8 degrees, and water less at low temperature, otherwise the root system will be frostbitten. If you have heating at home, you should also pay attention to humidification, otherwise it will easily dry leaves. In addition to watering, you can also spray water for humidification, so it is not easy to stuffy roots.

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It's better to get a haircut than to touch the incense and run your teeth.

Touch-and-touch incense is very common, and it is also very easy to raise. Just put it on the windowsill or corner, you can survive without care, and you can raise it unconsciously for many years. If you want to exercise your pruning skills, you can use it to practice your hands.

Look at the old pile raised by the flower friends. It looks like a huge corolla.

There are also exquisite and compact bonsai shapes.

There is also a single-pole tree shape, which looks like a lush little tree.

Even if you don't cut the shape, some branches and leaves will look beautiful, but they should be trimmed regularly, otherwise they will look messy, and the cut branches can continue to be cut, and some will not be wasted.

I really want to take a pair of scissors to cut it if I encounter this kind of touching fragrance of flying myself, otherwise the leaves will drop more and more, and it is estimated that I won't be able to keep it for long. After all, the woody stems are already very long ...

Find a clean pair of scissors, cut directly from the lower half, and keep the old pile of 8- 15 cm, or choose according to your own ideas.

After cutting, don't water it for the time being, or water it at the previous frequency, and the amount will be less than before. After all, cutting so much will reduce the remaining water demand. Still basking in the sun, new leaf buds appear on the old pole.

In the end, it can become leafy again. Touching incense likes a sunny environment. Remember to bask in the sun more, especially in autumn and winter. Keep warm properly in winter and blow less cold air so as not to lose leaves.

Chrysanthemum bonsai is true or false, do you understand?

I went out to play in autumn and watched some chrysanthemum exhibitions. There are many large chrysanthemum bonsai. Do flower friends know how to make this bonsai shape?

In fact, this kind of bonsai with attached piles is called, and the wooden pile with the bottom is dead. After selecting it, the chrysanthemum is grafted on the wormwood and then attached to the pile. When placed, the front is facing the audience, and the ones that can see the traces of attachment are placed at the back.

Someone also asked, there are still some 360-degree audience-oriented, and there are no traces. You can look carefully. Some of them are inserted in tree holes, tied to trees and glued to trees. The exhibition only lasts for 2-3 days, not too long, and chrysanthemums are still fighting for breath.

There are also some trees with grooves, which can be potted with chrysanthemums or filled with soil seeds ... In short, chrysanthemums can't be grafted on wood, let alone lifeless rotten wood.

However, it can't be denied that chrysanthemums have no bonsai. Chrysanthemums can form old piles or cultivate bonsai, but they are relatively small landscapes and look very chic.

We ordinary people raise chrysanthemums mainly by appreciating flowers, so we don't prune chrysanthemums often, and the old piles are allowed to grow. If you are interested in bonsai modeling, you can also prune them according to bonsai modeling.

It is still very challenging to raise chrysanthemum bonsai. Every autumn and winter, chrysanthemum will wither, and the dead branches will be cut off in the next spring to make it sprout, which has the strongest vitality and flowering ability.

Chrysanthemum bonsai is still not well controlled. First of all, its branches are soft and difficult to fix, which may require wire and wooden sticks to bind. In addition, chrysanthemums are prone to side branches. If you want to maintain the plant shape, you should prune them from time to time and be ruthless.

Old piles of chrysanthemums will bloom less in the later period, and can be accelerated by spraying potassium dihydrogen phosphate and increasing light. As long as they are properly maintained and have sufficient water and fertilizer, the old piles can also be full of flowers.