How to care for newly purchased fragrant lilies
As an elegant indoor ornamental flower, the newly acquired fragrant lilies always make people look forward to and nervous. This plant, which combines rich fragrance and high appearance, needs to go through scientific seedling management during the slow acclimatization period to bloom beautiful flowers. Master the following tips to easily unlock the care code for fragrant lilies.
Key Points for Care During Environmental Acclimatization Period
Three-step Key to Seedling Care
Newly purchased plants need to go through a 7-10 day environmental adaptation period: ① Place in a cool and well-ventilated area after removing the packaging ② Maintain a stable temperature of 18-22℃ ③ Use bamboo sticks to test the soil moisture. During this period, do not repot or fertilize, and judge whether the plant has adapted to the new environment by observing the leaf condition.
Substrate Mixing Scheme
Recommended nutrient soil formula: 4 parts of deciduous leaf soil + 2 parts of pearl rock + 1 part of pine bark + 0.5 part of bone meal. Keep the pH value between 5.5-6.5, and use ceramic beads to pad the bottom 3cm to enhance drainage before potting. Replace the new soil every 2 years to avoid salinization and alkalization.
Core Techniques for Daily Care
Light, Water, and Temperature Management
In spring and autumn, expose to 6 hours of scattered light, and shade 60% from 10:00-15:00 in summer. Maintaining a day and night temperature difference of 8℃ is conducive to flower bud differentiation, and maintaining above 12℃ in winter. Use the immersion pot method to water, and replenish water when the top 2cm of soil is dry.
Nutrient Supply Rhythm
In the growing period (March-May), supplement with a balanced liquid fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (EC value 1.2-1.5mS/cm) every week, and increase the application of monopotassium phosphate (diluted 1500 times) during the budding period. After flowering, apply slow-release fertilizer to replenish the bulb nutrition, and stop fertilizing and control water during the dormancy period.
Special Stage Management Skills
Secrets to Extend the Blooming Period
When the first flower bud shows color, move it to a 16-18℃ environment to extend the blooming period by 2-3 weeks. Timely remove the flower cores to avoid pollen contamination on the petals, and rotate the pot by 15° daily to maintain a symmetrical plant shape. Combine the application of flower preservation agents, and the blooming period of a single branch can reach 10-15 days.
Through scientific environmental regulation and fine care, the newly purchased fragrant lilies can not only smoothly go through the adaptation period but also achieve annual reblooming. Remember to check the bulb condition regularly, and when the bulb diameter exceeds 5cm, you can perform division propagation to let this fragrance continue for a long time.