Cultivation Techniques of Chrysanthemum Peach
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Chrysanthemum Peach is named for its flower shape resembling chrysanthemums and is a precious variety among ornamental peach flowers. It belongs to the Rosaceae family, Prunus genus, deciduous shrubs or small trees, with grayish-brown trunks and branches ranging from grayish-brown to reddish-brown. The leaves are elliptical-lanceolate, and the flowers grow in the axils of the leaves, pink or red, double-petaled, with delicate petals, blooming like chrysanthemums. The blooming period is from March to April, with flowers opening before or at the same time as the leaves. Usually, no fruit is produced after flowering.
The Chrysanthemum Peach plant is not large, with a compact growth habit, abundant flowering, unique flower shape, and bright colors. It can be planted in squares, lawns, courtyards, or other gardens. It can be grown in pots for ornamental purposes or made into a bonsai, and the flower branches can also be cut for vase display.
Chrysanthemum Peach is a horticultural variety that thrives in a sunny, well-ventilated environment, is drought-resistant, heat-tolerant, and cold-tolerant, does not tolerate shade, and dislikes waterlogging. It grows well in loose, fertile, well-drained neutral to slightly acidic soil. During the rainy season or consecutive cloudy and rainy days, drainage should be ensured, and excessive watering should be avoided to prevent waterlogging, which can cause root rot, leading to leaf drop, affecting growth, or even plant death. It requires ample sunlight, and when planted in the ground, it should be placed in a well-lit area. Potted plants should also be placed in a sunny outdoor area, even in the height of summer, to avoid insufficient light that would result in small and sparse flowers.
Chrysanthemum Peach is fertilized three times a year. The first time is before flowering, with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote large and colorful flowers; the second time is after flowering, with nitrogen fertilizer to promote lush foliage; from June to July is its flower bud differentiation period, when one or two applications of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be made, along with appropriate watering to promote the formation of more flower buds, beneficial for flowering the following year.
In autumn, it is important to control watering and avoid fertilizing to prevent the growth of new shoots and promote the lignification of the current year's branches. Before flowering, the plant should be slightly pruned to remove dead and disordered branches, making the plant look its best when flowering. After flowering, a severe pruning should be done, leaving 2 to 3 buds on the flowered branches to promote new growth and form flowering branches. For excessively vigorous branches, pinching can be done in summer to control growth and promote the formation of more flower buds.
Potted plants can be placed in a sheltered, sunny area outdoors or kept indoors during winter, and the pot should be changed every spring. When planting, add some decomposed cake fertilizer or bone meal as a base fertilizer.
The propagation of Chrysanthemum Peach can be done using one-year-old peach, fuzzy peach, or apricot seedlings as rootstocks, with bud grafting in summer. The scion should be from the current year's sturdy, well-developed middle section of the branches, and it can also be propagated using a cut grafting method in spring.
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