How to Care for Red掌 at Home
This article introduces the knowledge of caring for Red掌 at home and the key points to make Red掌 bloom more vigorously in the aspect of green plants and flowers. Next, the editor will introduce to everyone.
Red掌 flowers are very beautiful, with a vibrant red color. However, it is prone to yellow leaves, rotting leaves, and even僵苗 when grown by oneself. Some may say that Red掌 is not easy to care for, but the editor strongly disagrees. The key to successful care lies in the essential points. Here are the main points for growing Red掌 at home.
1. Soil Should be Breathable
When growing Red掌 at home, do not use garden soil directly. Use soil with good breathability. It is recommended to use peat soil particles, peanut shells, and mix them with some coarse river sand or coal cinder particles. Red掌 has mostly aerial roots that are thick without fine roots. It can only grow good roots in soil with large gaps, preventing闷根 and rot. Therefore, use a small pot, a short pot, and soil with good breathability. This is the key to caring for Red掌.
2. Avoid Direct Sunlight
Most people think it needs sunlight to bloom, and without it, it won't flower. This is the biggest mistake. If you put it in the sun, within two days, its leaves will start to turn yellow from the edges, and in severe cases, the whole plant will have yellow leaves and僵苗. Therefore, we need to ensure some diffused or bright light.
What is diffused light?
For example, providing it with light before 9 am or with 50%-70% shaded light can ensure its normal growth and blooming.
3. Sufficient Water and Fertilizer
Red掌 likes moist soil. Water it thoroughly when the soil surface is dry. For fertilizer, ensure using one with high phosphorus content and no lack of other elements, such as "Flower More No.2." When buying fertilizer, the packaging usually shows the content of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Choose one with high phosphorus and the other two lower but present. Fertilize every 10 to 15 days with a low concentration to provide adequate nutrients for it to grow a leaf and bloom a flower.
How to Care for Red掌 at Home
4. Good Ventilation
It is easy to get rotting roots and black leaves after watering when growing Red掌 indoors, mainly due to poor ventilation. Therefore, ensure proper ventilation at home, especially when watering. Open the windows to ventilate so that the soil does not remain moist for too long, ultimately leading to root rot. If you really can't ensure ventilation, for example, if you are growing it on a closed balcony, use a fan to blow after watering to quickly evaporate the moisture on the soil surface to ensure good growth.
5. Adjust Soil Acidity
Red掌 is a typical southern flower. If you find that it stops growing and the leaves start to turn yellow during maintenance, the main reason is that the soil is alkaline, preventing it from absorbing iron. Therefore, regularly dilute one gram of vinegar and one gram of ferrous sulfate in 1000 grams of water and water once a month. This ensures sufficient iron and acidic soil, leading to better growth, with larger and glossier leaves.
This article shares a comprehensive method of caring for Red掌 at home and making it bloom more vigorously, hoping to provide a reference to solve your green plant problems.