How to raise shrimp clothes and flowers
Shrimp clothing flower is known as the "tropical coral" for its unique bract shape and is a popular ornamental plant in balcony courtyards. If you want to grow shrimp flowers with bright bracts and dense flower ears, you need to master systematic maintenance techniques such as light control and temperature management. This article builds a complete cultivation knowledge system for you from daily maintenance to cuttage propagation. Light control is the four core elements of shrimp clothing flower maintenance: the artistic shrimp clothing flower with alternating light and dark has photoperiod sensitivity. In spring and autumn, direct light needs to be guaranteed for 6 hours a day, and in summer, 50% sunshade net is used to avoid strong light burns. During indoor maintenance in winter, it is recommended to use a full-spectrum fill light to fill light for 3 hours a day. Special tip: Rotating the flowerpot 45 degrees every week can maintain symmetrical growth of the plant type. Precise control of temperature and humidity: 18 - 28 ℃ golden temperature zone combined with 60% air humidity is the best. During the summer high temperature period, a double-layer cooling strategy is adopted: morning and evening leaf spray + tray water-stone cooling method. Triple protection against cold in winter: foam box set basin, infrared heating pad, transparent insulation cover. Extreme weather requires monitoring for changes in environmental thermometer values. The scientific plan for soil ratio recommends the ratio of gold to soil: peat soil: perlite: decomposed pine scale = 5:3:2, and 200 g of bone meal per cubic meter is added as base fertilizer. Advanced solutions can add 5% coconut bran to enhance water retention. When changing pots every spring, high-pressure water gun flushing method is used to remove saline-alkali deposits. The intelligent water and fertilizer management system adopts the 2.0 watering method: 2cm surface soil is dried and poured thoroughly, and it is matched with a ceramsite paving layer to prevent waterlogging. During the growth period, soybean water (1: 50) and banana peel potassium fertilizer (1: 20) were used alternately, and potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution (800 times) was used for weeks before flowering. Implement a water control plan during the winter dormant period to maintain micro-tide in the substrate. Analysis of efficient propagation technology for shrimp coat flowers The best time for cuttage is around the vernal equinox. Select semi-lignified branches and adopt the three-node cuttage method: keep the top 2 leaves, cut the base 45 degrees, and then dip in the willow branch extract. The substrate is disinfected vermiculite + coarse sand (3: 1), and is combined with a transparent seedling box to create a miniature greenhouse environment. Key skills: Add 50 ppm naphthylacetic acid solution when spraying every morning and evening to increase the rooting rate to 90%.
Through systematic maintenance and management, shrimp clothes and flowers can be viewed all year round. It is recommended to establish a maintenance log to record data such as light duration and fertilization cycle, and optimize the plan in time based on plant responses. Regularly check the back of the leaves to prevent red spiders and maintain ventilation to cultivate high-quality shrimp coat flowers with bright bracts.