How to cultivate epiphyllum to make it bloom
The editor answers for netizens how to cultivate epiphyllum to make it bloom and the related knowledge of epiphyllum maintenance, and the site editor will introduce to netizens next.
Many people are raising epiphyllum because its flowers smell good and bloom at night. There is a saying called "epiphyllum appears for a moment," so many people are curious to raise one to see it bloom. But why doesn't the epiphyllum I raise bloom even a flower bud when others' epiphyllum has already bloomed beautifully in summer?
In fact, epiphyllum maintenance also has skills. We should not pamper it too much when we raise it. If we are always afraid to expose it to the sun with normal water and fertilizer, it will be difficult to raise it well. If you want to make it bloom, remember to follow four "steps," and its leaves will be full of flower buds. I will explain it in detail today.
1. Sunbathing
Epiphyllum belongs to the cactus family. Any cactus plant that wants to bloom must have sufficient light. The sunlight in summer is very strong, and many people are afraid that epiphyllum will be sunburned or hurt. In fact, this idea is wrong. Now, what we need to do is to give it as much sunlight as possible. If it doesn't see light, it will only grow leaves, and the leaves will be small, and it will not differentiate flower buds.
So start now to put it in the sun and let it see more light. Remember not to put it in the sun all at once. If it was raised in a dark environment before and suddenly exposed to strong light, it will sunburn the leaves. Gradually increase it to let it adapt to the full-daylight environment. Only when it has enough light will its flower buds differentiate quickly.
How to cultivate epiphyllum to make it bloom
2. Pinch off small leaves
Since it keeps growing new leaves during the maintenance process, and new leaves will not grow flower buds after they come out, observe your entire epiphyllum plant. Keep all the old leaves on top and剪off all the small leaves growing on the old leaves, as they are small.
The purpose of doing this is to leave all the old leaves, so that when it's time for flower induction, the flower buds can grow from the old leaves. If the small leaves are left on, they will continue to consume nutrients and grow, and no flower buds will grow on the old leaves because the nutrients are absorbed by the small leaves. So, do this step now, directly pinch off the small leaves, to help it quickly differentiate flower buds.
3. Use phosphorus fertilizer
Any plant that wants to bloom must have fertilizer, but phosphorus fertilizer must be used. Since it has been growing leaves in the early stage and has not bloomed, and epiphyllum blooms in summer, if you want the flower buds to differentiate quickly, use monopotassium phosphate directly. What we need to do is to fertilize once every half month, dilute monopotassium phosphate with water at a concentration of 1:1000, and after dilution, don't rush. Find a spray bottle and spray the leaves overall, adjust the spray bottle to a mist, and spray from a distance so that the leaves are covered with tiny water droplets. The rest is poured directly into the soil. Every time you fertilize, do this operation, and then it will stop growing new leaves and quickly grow flower buds on the old leaves.