How to cultivate碰碰香 (Patchouli)
This article summarizes the related contents on how to cultivate and maintain the key points of caring for碰碰香, a green plant. Next, our website editor will introduce it to everyone.
Huahua, who usually likes to grow flowers at home, favors those that can emit a fragrant aroma, such as the lush, evergreen碰碰香, which is one of her favorites. A unique characteristic of碰碰香 is that its fragrance becomes very strong when we touch its leaves with our hands, and even the scent can linger on our hands, hence its name.
The aroma of碰碰香 is very captivating. Some flower enthusiasts say it emits a sweet apple scent, while others say it smells like mint or a faint lemon scent. It is very pleasant to the senses and is perfect for keeping at home. Today, Huahua will tell you how to care for it to make the fragrance of碰碰香 even stronger!
First point: Choose suitable soil for growth
One very important aspect of caring for碰碰香 at home is to choose soil suitable for its growth, which will allow it to grow better and emit a more fragrant scent. Although碰碰香 has a strong adaptability, it has relatively high requirements for soil. It is very susceptible to root rot due to waterlogging, so we must ensure that the soil is loose, breathable, and has good drainage when choosing it.
Actually, like succulents, 碰碰香 also prefers a relatively dry, well-draining, and breathable soil. Therefore, we can directly use succulent nutrient soil to care for 碰碰香, or mix nutrient-rich leaf mold soil with larger particle soil and add some decomposed base fertilizer. This can also care for 碰碰香 very well.
How to cultivate碰碰香
Second point: Maintain sufficient sunlight
When caring for 碰碰香, we often encounter the phenomenon of yellowing,瘦小 leaves and elongated branches, which are actually caused by insufficient sunlight. 碰碰香 is actually a plant that loves the sun very much and its demand for sunlight is increasing. Even in the hot summer, there is no need to worry about its leaves getting sunburned. The more sunlight it gets, the greener and thicker the leaves will be, and the fragrance will be stronger.
So, in the process of caring for 碰碰香, as long as the temperature does not exceed 35 degrees, we can confidently place it in a sunny environment for care, ensuring that it receives sufficient sunlight throughout the day. Of course, if we want 碰碰香 to grow more vigorously, we should also control the care temperature to around 20 degrees, combined with sufficient sunlight, so that 碰碰香 will grow stronger and the fragrance will be more intense.
Third point: Do not water too much
碰碰香 prefers a relatively dry growing environment, so its demand for water is not high. Therefore, we should also control the amount of water during its care, ensuring the principle of keeping it slightly dry rather than wet. Even short-term water deficiency will not cause significant harm to 碰碰香, and it can gradually recover after being watered thoroughly.