How to cultivate Dancing Spring Flowers
Main content introduction: This article covers the cultivation of Dancing Spring Flowers for home gardening, how to care for them, and provides a detailed introduction for you below.
Recently, some flower enthusiasts have asked how to care for Dancing Spring Flowers. Let's not beat around the bush; Dancing Spring Flowers, also known as Million Bells, are relatively easy to maintain. Although novice gardeners may not necessarily manage to make them bloom in full glory, it's not difficult to keep them flowering!
Let's start with a bit of knowledge: Dancing Spring Flowers, Million Bells, African Dwarf Petunias, and Small Dwarf Petunias are all the same plant, with the scientific name Calibrachoa. It is a perennial herbaceous plant, but is usually cultivated as an annual or biennial.
Firstly, let's introduce some basic knowledge about Dancing Spring Flowers. They enjoy sunlight but can also tolerate semi-shade. With good sunlight, they branch out vigorously and produce many flowers. The optimal growth temperature for Dancing Spring Flowers is between 15°C and 30°C, while the winter care temperature should not be below -5°C, and they can withstand high temperatures above 35°C in summer.
When Dancing Spring Flowers are young, watering and fertilizing are both important, as their root systems are relatively weak. If watered too frequently and excessively, the potting soil will remain moist for long periods, easily causing lower leaves to turn yellow and branches to wilt, and in severe cases, the whole plant may die.
So how should we water? Only water when dry, and water thoroughly when watering – almost a universal watering rule. However, enthusiasts should appropriately grasp the scale and not over-dry water. We still need to decide the watering frequency based on the actual condition of the potting soil.
In fact, pinching is essential for good care of Dancing Spring Flowers, as it helps control the plant's shape and can promote branching, ultimately achieving dwarfing of the plant and more flowers.
Usually, when the seedling height reaches 6-8 centimeters, the first pinching can be done. Generally speaking, in summer, with high temperatures and rapid plant growth, internodes are longer, and pinching should be frequent, leaving fewer leaves on the branches after pinching, usually 4-6 leaves per branch. In spring, plant growth is relatively slow, internodes are shorter, and 6-8 leaves should be left after pinching, not exceeding 10 leaves.
The above content introduces how to care for Dancing Spring Flowers, have green plant enthusiasts understood?