Method of Cultivating Large-Leaf Barberry
You may not be familiar with the cultivation methods of large-leaf barberry and the techniques and tips for growing it. Let's learn about it together.
A flower that blooms continuously throughout the year, every day, is drought-resistant and sturdy, with bright red petals, and can be easily cared for.
Some friends say that they are always busy, either studying, working, doing housework, or being occupied with various tasks. However, when they see someone else's beautiful balcony, they can't help but feel envious of the flowers and green plants on the windowsills, terraces, and balconies, each flower thriving and beautiful. They want to cultivate some nice and pretty flowers, but they feel a bit overwhelmed.
No worries. If you don't have time to care for flowers, water them, or fertilize them, then grow a pot of barberry. Its flowers are very beautiful and vibrant. Although the blooms are small, they are really beautiful and delicate when looked at closely. Moreover, the blooming period is exceptionally long, almost all year round, continuously blooming. It's very sturdy and drought-resistant.
It is very suitable for friends who have never grown flowers before and for lazy friends. It can really grow to fill the pot, becoming an tireless beautiful blooming machine, ensuring that your balcony has flowers blooming every day and making our daily home life more exciting. So how should we care for a potted barberry? Actually, it's quite simple. Let's take a look together.
Tips for caring for barberry, remember three points: blooming every day all year round, with many vibrant flowers and very drought-resistant
1. Water the barberry sparingly
It is very drought-resistant and actually fears waterlogging. Long-term waterlogging in the potting soil can lead to poor plant condition, possibly yellowing and dropping leaves. Therefore, when growing it, you should feel a bit like you're neglecting it, not watering it often, and even not watering it for several days, which will make it grow better and keep blooming. Therefore, frequent watering is not necessary, as it can easily cause root rot, similar to caring for succulent plants, where watering should be controlled.
Method of Cultivating Large-Leaf Barberry
2. Give the barberry plenty of sun
Barberry enjoys ample sunlight. It cannot be kept indoors for a long time, as it will easily drop leaves, turn yellow, and fail to bloom. Therefore, it should be placed in a sunny location to ensure continuous blooming with flowers constantly emerging, very vibrant. Even in the summer, it doesn't fear the sun and can be slightly shaded. The more sun it gets, the more vibrant and abundant the flowers will be.
3. Prune and fertilize the barberry
Although its growth habit is not large, it is in a continuous period of growth and blooming. Unattractive and unsightly branches should be pruned, and moderate pruning can encourage the growth of more vigorous branches and more branches, resulting in more beautiful flowers.
Trim away old branches, leaves, yellow leaves, and withered branches to maintain an attractive plant shape and keep it vigorous, allowing it to produce more fresh and green leaves and bloom more beautiful flowers. Although barberry requires frequent fertilization.