How to grow Zile as an ancient plant
Summary: This article introduces how to grow Zile into an ancient plant and shares some small experiences in green plant maintenance for the correct care methods of growing Zile into an ancient plant. Corrections are welcome if there are any mistakes!
Zile, also known as Ziyue, is a pink-purple colored succulent plant from the Crassulaceae family, belonging to the Sedum genus. Zile is a succulent that is relatively easy to grow into an ancient plant, which adds to its ornamental value. There are special care methods for growing it into a cliff-like ancient plant, which I will introduce below.
One, Key Points
1. Allow for initial rapid growth
To make Zile grow into an ancient plant quickly, you should allow it to grow rapidly at first, which requires special care methods. Initially, reduce sunlight exposure and increase watering to make its stems and leaves grow wildly. In the later stage, increase sunlight exposure and water appropriately to accelerate the lignification of the stems.
2. Remove leaves to promote stem lignification
An ancient plant refers to lignified stems. After about half a year to a year, Zile can form an ancient plant, usually taking 3 years to mature. When the stems and leaves of Zile have grown to a certain extent, retain the top leaves to form a lotus shape, and remove all the leaves below to direct the nutrient supply to the stem growth, promoting stem thickening and lignification. After removing the leaves, keep the plant in a shaded area for a week.
3. Hanging potted plant
After removing the leaves, if kept outdoors or on a balcony, the ancient plant of Zile may grow upwards, downwards, or horizontally.
If maintained indoors in the living room and you want the ancient plant to have a cliff-like shape, hang the pot in a higher position. Since the light is weaker at higher indoor locations, the plant stems will grow towards the sunlight, forming a "cliff-like" stem. When the stems lignify, they become an ancient plant.
Two, Maintenance Methods
1. Soil
Zile grows faster with loose, breathable, and fertile soil to prevent soil compaction and waterlogging. A mixture of peat soil, succulent nutrient soil, and river sand can be used.
2. Sunlight
Although insufficient sunlight can cause the leaves of Zile to fade, less sunlight is needed during the rapid growth stage of the plant.
When sunlight is abundant, the stems lignify faster, so more sun exposure is needed. Usually, Zile requires plenty of scattered light in spring and autumn, avoid direct sunlight in summer, and also needs sufficient sunlight in winter, which can be appropriately placed on a windowsill with direct sunlight.
3. Water
Zile needs plenty of water to grow, usually keeping the soil moist but not wet. In summer and winter, water very little to keep the soil dry.
Before forming an ancient plant, keep the soil consistently moist but avoid waterlogging and excessive moisture to prevent root and leaf rot. After a period of rapid growth, you can water normally.
4. Temperature
The optimal temperature is between 15 and 25°C. When the temperature is around 23°C, Zile grows fastest, and it can grow into an ancient plant within half a year in this environment. Zile is not heat-tolerant, and when the temperature exceeds 35°C in summer, appropriate cooling measures and good ventilation should be taken, or move it to a cool indoor environment for maintenance.
5. Fertilization
If you want Zile to grow faster, it needs sufficient nutrients, and you can apply a special succulent fertilizer once every 30 days.
The above [] introduces how to grow Zile into an ancient plant and provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the correct maintenance methods for growing Zile into an ancient plant, hoping to bring some knowledge about green plants to green plant enthusiasts.