Platycodon flower blooms from July to September every year. If you want the platycodon flower to bloom quickly, you need to provide it with nutritionally balanced organic fertilizer rich in a variety of trace elements. It also needs to be cool in cold weather. When planting, take measures to keep the platycodon flowers warm, and prune the branches and leaves of the platycodon flowers regularly to increase the number of flowers on the plant. When does Platycodon bloom?
1. Flowering time
Platycodon blooms from July to September every year. Its flowering period is not long. In about a month, if cared for properly, platycodon flowers can bloom all year round. Platycodon flowers are also known as bell flowers, hexagonal lotus, baiyao, etc. They are perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the genus Platycodon in the family Campanulaceae and are suitable for indoor cultivation.
2. Provide nutrients
Platycodon flowers like fertilizer, but they are not tolerant to concentrated fertilizers. When cultivating platycodon flowers, if the fertilizer applied is too concentrated, it will cause fertilizer damage to the plants. As a result, if the platycodon flowers are burned to the roots, organic fertilizer with balanced nutrition and rich in various trace elements can be applied every other month to provide the platycodon flowers with the nutrients they need for growth.
3. Warming measures
Platycodon flowers are suitable for growing in a warm environment. When maintaining Platycodon flowers in winter, if the temperature of the environment is too low, the plants will be frostbitten, thus This will cause the platycodon flowers to grow poorly, so you need to take measures to keep them warm. You can use straw mats or plastic films to cover the plants so that the platycodon flowers can survive the winter smoothly.
4. Regular pruning
When maintaining Platycodon flowers in spring, you need to regularly observe the growth status of the plants. If you find that the branches and leaves of the Platycodon flowers are growing too densely, you need to use scissors to trim the Platycodon flowers. Prune the dense branches of the flowers to increase the light transmittance between the plants and maintain the normal growth of the plants. It is also necessary to cut off the yellow leaves and diseased leaves of the platycodon flowers to prevent the plants from being infected by diseases.