How to care for epiphyllum to make it bloom
The website introduces how to care for epiphyllum to make it bloom, as well as the reasons why it doesn't bloom and the countermeasures for green plants and flowers. Next, the site editor will introduce it to the netizens.
Epiphyllum is a plant of the cactus family, and its flowers bloom at midnight. Generally, they gradually open after midnight and will close directly after one or two hours in the morning. If we want to see the epiphyllum bloom, we must stay up late to appreciate it. The blooming ability of epiphyllum is also very strong, but many flower enthusiasts cannot get it to bloom. Let's talk about the reasons and operations today. How should we operate to make it bloom?
Firstly, if the epiphyllum does not bloom, one possible reason is that your plant is a recently propagated seedling that is not large enough to bloom. Because if you propagate epiphyllum with a single leaf, it is impossible for it to bloom. It must be nurtured for about two years, with the plant becoming very robust and the root system well-developed before it has enough leaves to bloom. If it is a recently propagated seedling, it will definitely not bloom.
The second reason is due to improper care. How to put it, because the epiphyllum blooms from flower buds that grow on old leaves. If it is the blooming season and you continuously use nitrogenous fertilizer, it will keep growing leaves and definitely will not bloom. You should properly supplement phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to ensure it gets enough of these nutrients to effectively differentiate flower buds and bloom.
Moreover, after spring, when the epiphyllum produces new leaves, if you want it to bloom, you must pinch off the small leaves. It will gradually grow flower buds from the old leaves to bloom. Continuous growth of small leaves excessively consumes nutrients, and even if flower buds appear on the old leaves, they may fall off, or it may not even produce flower buds.
How to care for epiphyllum to make it bloom
Caring for epiphyllum is actually very simple. If our epiphyllum has been cared for two to three years and the plant is large enough with enough old leaves, we must place it in the place with the most sunlight, ensuring it gets plenty of light, which is a necessary condition for cacti to bloom. Then, supplement it with plenty of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, do not let the potting soil dry out for long, water it thoroughly when the soil is dry, and properly prune some of the small leaves, only keeping the robust ones. By supplementing it with plenty of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, it will naturally grow flower buds and bloom.
Caring for epiphyllum is very simple, and if you want it to bloom, these things must be known. If you do them well, your epiphyllum will bloom every year and continuously produce flower buds from spring to autumn, blooming beautifully and fragrantly.
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