The water lily is known as the goddess of the water, its ornamental value is very high. Many florists want to raise a water lily at home, so how to raise the water lily picked? Breeding water lily need clean water, and every day to replace, but also will be placed in the water lily between 25 ℃ ~ 30 ℃ temperature, timely pruning its roots to make it easy to absorb water. Want to raise a healthy water lily also need to pay attention to the prevention and control of pests and diseases, after the discovery of germs, timely spraying of drugs to prevent the germs continue to grow.
First, take off the water lily culture1, prepare materials
Transparent vase, water, water lily. Water lily varieties can choose the common hardy water lily or red water lily, common hardy water lily is generally cultivated in the greenhouse, red water lily is generally cultivated in the garden for ornamental. There are also small and medium-sized drought-tolerant varieties of Helleaf that are suitable for breeding at home.
2, timely pruning
How to raise freshly picked water lilies, if you want to keep fresh, you need to use cotton to plug the air holes at the root of the water lily flower stems, which can help water lilies to absorb water, and then put it into the water. Raising water lilies at home first need to cut the air holes in the roots of water lilies diagonally about 45 degrees, the length of about 6 centimeters above the vase, to help water lilies absorb more water. It should be noted that the water lily every day when the water change, the flower stem root stomata cut a little bit can ensure that the water lily to absorb water and nutrients, in the cut root, should be operated in the water, so as not to air into the stem. The green calyx outside the petals of the water lily should be broken by hand or cut off, otherwise the water lily is difficult to bloom. When picking off the water lily, you should pick off the green leaves together, which will allow the water lily to photosynthesize better.
3, change the water every day
Breeding water lilies must use water, picking off the water lilies have a big demand for water, so you need to change the water every day. It is best to keep the temperature of the breeding water lily between 25 ℃ and 30 ℃. Before putting the water lily in the water lily, the water should be dried under the sun, which is conducive to the growth of the water lily, and every time you change the water, you have to catch the water in the vase full, which can ensure the stability of the vase. In the winter breeding water lily, be sure to place the water lily in the room above 13 ℃, can help the water lily normal overwintering, if the water lily is placed in the environment below 0 ℃, the water lily will freeze and die.
4, sufficient light
Water lilies like to grow in a light, ventilated environment, in a sunny environment in order to grow well, and bloom quality flowers. In the home breeding water lily, the water lily should be placed in the sun, the temperature is maintained between 25 ℃ ~ 30 ℃, you can put a few green plants around the water lily, to help the water lily photosynthesis. Can not put the water lily in the shade, such as indoor, under the shade of trees, this environment water lily can not bloom. In the fall and winter, the water lily will be dormant with its own temperature, then put the water lily in a warm place indoors, it will overwinter on its own.
5, add nutrient solution
From the moment the water lily is picked off its nutrients began to lose, so the water lily to drop a few drops of nutrient solution for the water lily to provide nutrients, to want to flower open longer or make the flowers more lush, you can in the water lily to add a little beer, beer contains a lot of nutrients. Add a little beer, beer contains a lot of carbon dioxide, can promote flowers for metabolism.
Second, the breeding of water lily notes1, control the water level
The water lily just picked, the water level can not be too deep, the water level to keep in the vase of 90% can be, the length of water lily petals need to be higher than the vase of 6 centimeters, the water lily petals outside of the green leaves can not be soaked in the water, otherwise it will rot. In the water, or it will rot, but also regularly change the water, water with nutrient solution although it can provide nutrients for the water lily, but the nutrient solution is also more prone to breeding bacteria, so to keep the water clean, you need to change the water once a day, in the water after the dirty, but also in time to clean up and replace it with clean water.
2, pest control
The water lily in the growth of the period if long-term placed in the light is not enough, poor ventilation of the shelter, easy to breed fungi, triggered by the black spot disease, the main harm to the water lily leaves. At this time it is necessary to remove the bad leaves, spray Chlorothalonil 688 ~ 800 original solution to treat pests and diseases. In order to reduce pests and diseases, you should try to place the water lily in the sunlight, can help reduce bacteria.
Conclusion: Have flower lovers learned all these knowledge of breeding water lilies? You can also try at home, prepare a pot of clean water, change the water every day to keep the water clean, to place the water lily in a sunny place to help the water lily bloom. Don't forget to drop nutrient solution in the water to provide sufficient nutrients to the water lily, but also to prevent the attack of pests and diseases, breeding a healthy and beautiful water lily!