Abstract: Hydrangea is a common ornamental flower, and its beautiful flowers are often loved by people. Breeding is an indispensable link to make hydrangea flowers more colorful in the garden. In recent years, many people have been exploring the breeding methods and techniques of hydrangea flowers, the most concerned is embroidery...
Hydrangea is a common ornamental flower, and its beautiful flowers are often loved by people. Breeding is an indispensable link to make hydrangea flowers more colorful in the garden. In recent years, many people have been exploring the breeding methods and techniques of hydrangea flowers, of which the most concerned is whether hydrangea can be cuttings and take root. This article will analyze and discuss this.
1. What is hydrangea?
Hydrangea is an ancient ornamental plant, also known as snowball, originating in China. It belongs to the Theaceae family, and its flowering period is generally from May to June.
2. Breeding methods of hydrangea There are two main breeding methods of hydrangea: seed propagation and cuttage propagation. Among them, seed reproduction is relatively difficult and requires some skills to achieve the expected results.
3. What is cuttage propagation?
Cuttage propagation refers to inserting part of a plant directly into culture medium or soil to allow it to quickly take root and become seedlings. It is an important breeding method for hydrangea.
4. Can hydrangea take root by cutting?
Hydrangea is a flower that can be propagated by cutting, but it is relatively difficult to take root. We need to master some skills and methods to improve the survival rate of cuttage.
5. The best time for cuttage Generally speaking, the best time for hydrangea cuttage is from spring to summer, when the temperature is higher and the humidity is high, which is conducive to its rooting and survival. If cuttage is carried out in winter, due to the low temperature, the bud eyes grow slowly and the survival rate is relatively low.
6. How to choose cuttage materials?
When carrying out hydrangea cuttage, we need to choose healthy and vigorous growth parts as cuttage materials. For example, you can choose branches or flower branches with several bud eyes on the main stem as cuttage material.
7. Treatment methods of cutting materials When performing hydrangea cuttage, the cutting materials need to be treated. First cut it to the appropriate length, and then cut off the lower leaves to leave the upper 2-3 leaves. In addition, incision treatment needs to be carried out at the lower part about 2-3 centimeters to facilitate its rooting.
8. Embedding method of cuttage materials When embedding cuttage materials in the soil, attention should be paid to the depth and position. Generally speaking, cuttage materials need to be buried at 1/3-1/2 depth of the soil, and try to avoid excessive deep burial, otherwise the rooting survival rate will be affected.
9. How to control humidity?
After cuttage, attention needs to be paid to maintaining soil moisture. In order to avoid the death of cutting material due to too much or too little moisture, cover the container with a wet towel or plastic wrap to increase humidity.
10. Control temperature and light When performing hydrangea cuttage, temperature and light are also very critical factors. Generally speaking, the temperature needs to be kept at around 20 ° C, and the light needs to avoid direct strong light.
11. How to prevent cuttage material from dying?
Cutting materials are prone to die, which is related to factors such as too much or too little water, too high or too low temperature. We need to strengthen observation and management and adjust environmental conditions in a timely manner.
12. How to judge the survival rate of cuttage?
After hydrangea cuttage, it usually takes 1-2 months to know its growth. If the cuttage material germinates, grows leaves, etc., it means that it has survived, otherwise the cuttage method needs to be adjusted.
13. How to transplant the cuttage seedlings?
Generally speaking, cutting seedlings need to grow for about 1 year before they can be transplanted into the garden. At this time, a cooler and well-ventilated place needs to be transplanted. Before transplanting, the soil needs to be hoed loose and applied with appropriate amount of fertilizer to facilitate the growth of seedlings.
14. How to strengthen maintenance management?
After hydrangea cuttage, maintenance and management need to be strengthened. Generally speaking, attention should be paid to timely watering, fertilization, pruning and other work to ensure healthy growth.
15. Through exploring the breeding methods and techniques of hydrangea, we learned that hydrangea is a kind of flower that can be cut and taken root. However, in order to achieve good breeding results, you need to master some basic skills and methods, and at the same time strengthen maintenance and management, so that hydrangea can be more colorful in the garden.