Colorful dianthus belongs to the genus Dianthus of the Caryophyllaceae family and is a perennial herbaceous flower. When the colorful dianthus blooms, the color is very bright, and the flowers are of various colors, and the leaves are green, very beautiful. It is relatively simple to cultivate colorful dianthus. Most of its flowers bloom in summer. However, because of the heating in the north in winter, colorful dianthus can also bloom indoors in winter. It can also be colorful and joyful during the Spring Festival. So how do we breed it?

Sowing and planting

We can sow seeds around October when the temperature is 18 to 20 degrees. When sowing, you can use fine leaf mold soil as the soil. After sowing, cover it with about 0.2 cm of fine soil. Then spray water with a fine-eye watering can and cover the flower pot with a piece of glass. In this case, buds will sprout in 5 to 7 days.

After the colorful dianthus sprouts and grows to two or three centimeters, we need to thin out the seedlings. During thinning, we will remove the sick and weak ones and the ones that do not grow well. When the colorful dianthus grows to four or five centimeters, it can be potted. So how do we go to the basin?

First of all, we need to choose a flower pot for planting colorful dianthus. We can use a masonry pot with good water permeability and air permeability. Generally, 2 to 3 plants are planted in each flower pot. After choosing the flower pot, you need to choose the appropriate pot soil. When we choose the pot soil, you can use a mixture of leaf humus soil, original soil and sand, and then add an appropriate amount of lime. When planting colorful dianthus, we now add some decomposed manure to the bottom of the flower pot, and then fill the mixed soil into the flower pot to about 1/2 of the flower pot, and then transplant the colorful dianthus with soil balls to In the middle of the flowerpot, gently bury the soil. Do not scatter the soil balls of the colorful carnations to prevent damage to the roots. Then buy them and water them thoroughly. Place them in a cool place to slow down the seedlings for 5 to 7 days. After that, they can be maintained normally. .

Sufficient sunshine

Colorful dianthus likes sufficient sunshine and can withstand some cold. It is afraid of strong sunlight in summer. Therefore, it needs appropriate shade when the temperature is high in summer. In addition, when maintaining the colorful dianthus, it needs to be kept in a well-ventilated environment. Otherwise, if the soil is moist, the colorful dianthus will be susceptible to diseases.

If there is insufficient light, the colorful dianthus will easily become leggy, and the branches will easily fall over. And if there is not enough sunlight, the flowering color of the colorful dianthus will not be bright, or even there will be few flowers. Therefore, in winter, we can keep the colorful dianthus in a warm room and in a sunny place, which will help the colorful dianthus bloom, with brighter colors, more and more beautiful flowers.

Proper pruning can make the plant more beautiful

When the colorful dianthus grows to about 15 cm, we need to top it so that the colorful dianthus can grow more side branches. But if the colorful dianthus grows too many side branches, we also need to remove the side branches to prevent too much nutrients from being dispersed, causing the colorful dianthus to bloom smaller. Before the colorful dianthus blooms, we need to remove some of the small flower buds in the leaf axils, so that the top flowers can grow larger and bloom more colorfully.

Water it properly. Colorful dianthus likes a warm environment, and the suitable temperature for its growth is 15 to 20 degrees. It can also grow normally indoors at about 5 to 8 degrees in winter. When maintaining colorful carnations indoors at 15 to 20 degrees in winter, we can keep the pot soil moist and avoid water accumulation. Because the colorful dianthus can tolerate drought, it is afraid of excessive humidity and stagnant water. In winter, when the temperature is 5 to 8 degrees indoors, you need to water less. It is best to let the potting soil be slightly dry, that is, it can be dry and wet. Watering at these temperatures requires watering during high temperatures at noon.

Winter fertilization needs to be based on the temperature. During the growth period of the colorful dianthus, we need to apply some fertilizer appropriately, so that the colorful dianthus can grow stronger and bloom in more and bright colors. We grow colorful dianthus indoors in winter. When the indoor temperature is around 15 to 20 degrees, we can apply thin decomposed liquid fertilizer every ten to 15 days, so that during the Chinese New Year, the colorful dianthus can bloom in abundance. Bright. If the indoor temperature is between 5 degrees and 8 degrees, in which case the colorful dianthus grows slowly, we need to stop fertilizing to prevent fertilizer damage and root burning.

Conclusion The flower language of colorful dianthus is pure love, talent, enthusiasm, boldness and feminine beauty. It gives people a very beautiful, warm and generous feeling, so it is very popular among flower lovers. The colorful dianthus we plant in autumn and winter, with sufficient sunlight, reasonable watering and fertilization, and proper pruning, can bloom abundantly and brightly during the Spring Festival, adding more warmth and warmth to the festive home. Romantic, and more festive atmosphere.

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