How to care for the Chinese lantern flower
Answering netizens' questions about the small knowledge of growing the Chinese lantern flower at home, how to care for the Chinese lantern flower. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
The Chinese lantern flower is very popular among flower enthusiasts, not only because of its name and flower's Buddhist charm but also because of its extremely long blooming period. However, many flower enthusiasts do not know how to care for the Chinese lantern flower. This article will popularize some knowledge about the Chinese lantern flower.
The Chinese lantern flower generally has a natural blooming period from February to August. The blooming period of a single plant can last 3 to 5 months. Some enthusiasts can keep the Chinese lantern flower blooming throughout the year. During the growing period, it is important to keep the soil moist (be careful not to waterlog), increase sunlight in winter, and reduce the amount of watering. During the blooming period from April to June, the humidity should not be too high, or else it may cause the flowers to fall. When the flower buds start to change color, move the plant to a slightly warmer place to prevent the buds from falling.
The Chinese lantern flower prefers a high temperature, high humidity, and semi-shaded environment. It is not cold-resistant and dislikes intense sun exposure. It requires fertile, loose leaf mold or peat soil, and the temperature in winter should not be lower than 16°C. The Chinese lantern flower is repotted every spring, removing the old soil and adding fertile, well-draining leaf mold soil, with appropriate shading.
The propagation of the Chinese lantern flower mainly uses cutting and seeding methods. For cutting, it is done from early summer (June-July) or autumn (September-October), selecting semi-woody young branches 15-18 cm long, inserting them into peat moss, and after 20-25 days, they heal and root. They can be transplanted into pots in the same year. For seeding, collect seeds in August, and either sow them immediately after collection or in the spring of the following year.
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