Stonecrop alias: carnation.

Family: Dianthus family, Dianthus genus.

Origin: widely distributed throughout the north and south of China.

Caryophyllum

Soil: suitable for growth in dry, fertile, loose and well-drained soil, available garden soil, leafy soil, sandy soil and aged lime soil in the proportion of 10:4:4:1 prepared culture soil.

Fertilizer: like fertilizer. Before planting should be sufficient fertilizer. During the growth period can be about every 20 days to apply a thin rotted liquid fertilizer, and through the picking and spraying of stuntin to regulate the height of the plant. After the buds, you can apply 0.2% to 0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate liquid 1 to 2 times.

Moisture: like moist environment, slightly drought-resistant, avoid waterlogging. Growing period often keep the potting soil moist, slightly dry; to be dry potting soil and then watering, to maintain "see dry see wet", "wet and dry alternately. After the rain, pay attention to pour away the water in the basin to prevent flooding.

Temperature: like cool, hardy, intolerant of heat, growing temperature 10 ~ 20 ℃. Indoor temperature is maintained at about 10 ℃, then winter and spring will continue to bloom.

Light: like sunny environment, should be placed in the sun, well-ventilated place maintenance. If the indoor light is not good, every 2 to 3 days, must be moved to the light of the windowsill or balcony maintenance, otherwise it will affect the growth.

Plastic pruning: when the seedling grows to 15 centimeters high, take off the top buds, promote its branching, and then remove the axillary buds appropriately, so as not to branch more nutrient dispersion, reduce the quality of flowering. Remove some leaf axil buds in time before flowering to ensure that the top buds bloom.

Propagation: seeding and cuttings reproduction.