Pleasure flowers bloom and bear fruit in a few years
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Techniques for growing pleasure flowers in pots
Pleasure flowers belong to the Oleaceae family and are deciduous shrubs. They are named for their early blooming among hundreds of flowers, as they herald the spring with their blooms after the winter. They, along with plum blossoms, narcissus, and camellias, are known as the "four friends of snow." Pleasure flowers not only have elegant and beautiful colors, and an extraordinary temperament, but they are also admired for their ability to withstand cold and adapt to various soils, making them popular among people.
Planting
1. Pleasure flowers enjoy sunlight but can also tolerate shade, cold, and drought. They are not picky about soil and can grow in garden soil, sandy loam, slightly acidic, or slightly alkaline soil.
2. In the hot summer sun, they should be moved to a semi-shaded area, which is more conducive to their growth. Around the Spring Festival, move them into a greenhouse with a room temperature of around 15°C, and they can bloom in about 15 days.
3. Every 1-2 years, after the flowers fade in spring, pleasure flowers should be repotted once. The potting soil can be a mixture of garden soil, humus, and sand, each taking one part, and adding a small amount of decomposed cake fertilizer and animal manure as a base fertilizer. At the same time, trim the plant when changing pots, removing withered branches, diseased branches, and branches that have overgrown, and pay attention to pinching during the growing period to promote branching and maintain a perfect tree shape.
4. The method of forcing flowers in pots is to cut the branches of the pleasure flowers and place them in water 2 or 3 weeks before blooming. Keeping the indoor temperature at 10-15°C will allow them to bloom during New Year's Day and the Spring Festival.
Watering
The soil in the pot should be kept slightly moist, not dry, and watered only when necessary. When the weather is dry, water can be sprayed to increase humidity, and after the rain, prevent water from accumulating in the pot. Before and during the blooming period, water 1-3 times depending on the moisture of the soil. Before the rainy season, water frequently, do not fertilize during the growing season, and do not water after the start of autumn to prevent the branches from being too long and tender, which would affect safe overwintering.
Fertilizing
In the summer, apply decomposed organic fertilizer once to promote bud differentiation and is beneficial for overwintering and abundant blooming in the following year. An additional fertilizer should be applied after the leaves emerge in autumn each year.
Propagation methods
Propagation can be done by cuttings, division, or layering, and it is easy to survive with proper watering.
Propagation by cuttings: Cuttings can be done in spring, summer, and autumn. Cut half-woody branches 12-15 cm long and insert them into sandy soil, keeping it moist, and they will root in about 15 days.
Propagation by division: This is usually done when the buds start to sprout in spring. When transplanting in spring, cut part of the trunk but it needs to be with soil.
Propagation by layering: Layering can be done at any time, and after new roots have grown, they can be transplanted. Bury longer branches shallowly in sandy soil for 40-50 days to root, and then transplant them separately from the mother plant in the following spring.
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How to prevent and treat common diseases and pests of pleasure flowers?
Leaf spot. The mosaic virus is caused by the cucumber mosaic virus, which is a disease affecting the entire plant. Symptoms include small and deformed leaves with dark green patterns or yellowing. Infected plants do not bloom, or if they do, the flowers are small, deformed, and patterned. The main route of transmission is through peach aphids and cotton aphids, with the main source of infection being surrounding weeds.
Control methods: First, clear away weeds to reduce the source of infection. Second, control aphids early to eliminate the vector of transmission.
Brown spot. Brown spot is caused by the chain-link fungus of the Deuteromycetes. Infected plant leaves have brown spots. The transmission route is through conidia spread by wind and rain.
Control methods: In the early stage of the disease, spray fungicides such as a 70% wettable powder of chlorothalonil 1000 times.
Leaf spot disease. Leaf spot disease mostly occurs on leaves and flower receptacles. Initially, it causes water-soaked, irregular spots along the veins, which then turn yellow, brown, and eventually expand to cause leaf edge drying. Severe cases can lead to the death of the lower leaves.
Control methods: The seedbed soil should be disinfected; the greenhouse should be ventilated in a timely manner to reduce humidity; diseased plant residues should be removed; and after the onset of the disease, a 50% wettable powder of copper ricinoleate 500 times or a 72% soluble powder of agricultural streptomycin 4000 times can be sprayed.
Key points of maintenance
The flowers of pleasure flowers mostly bloom on new branches grown in autumn, while the branches formed before summer are less likely to bloom, and old branches basically do not bloom. Therefore, pruning should be done every year after blooming, cutting long branches from the base to promote the growth of new branches, which will result in abundant blooming the following year. To prevent new branches from growing too long, it is usually possible to pinch 2-3 times between May and July. Each time, leave 2 pairs of buds at the base of the new branches and cut off the top to promote branching.
The above-sharing of pleasure flowers bloom and bear fruit in a few years and their cultivation techniques are for reference by green plant enthusiasts. I hope it can solve your problems in green plant and flower management.