September Home Flower Care Guide
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Suitable Flowering Plants for Courtyard Display
In September, the temperature in most parts of our country gradually decreases, with an average monthly temperature ranging from 20℃ to 24℃.
This month, there are many types of potted ornamental plants suitable for display in courtyards.
Among them, the types of woody ornamental plants include: Araucaria, Japanese black pine, dawn redwood, Japanese golden larch, white bark pine, Japanese fir, podocarpus, Nageia nagi, cycas revoluta, Canary Island date palm, Australian ironwood, China tree, cinnamon, osmanthus, pomegranate, rubber tree, Ficus variegata, hibiscus, cotton rose, Dutch iron, croton, Brazil wood, money tree, umbrella tree, rattan palm, Gardenia jasminoides, bottle palm, broadleaf mahonia, Japanese maple, Ginkgo biloba, Lagerstroemia indica, jasmine, sago palm, Chinese hibiscus, fishtail palm, dracaena, king coconut, red ginger, Ficus lyrata, red maple, South American iron tree, spruce, Schefflera, Indian laurel, Buddha belly bamboo, silver birch, milan, white magnolia, sweet osmanthus, arrowroot, and Nandina domestica, etc.
Herbaceous flowering plants include: Canna indica, salvia splendens, chrysanthemum morifolium, Begonia maculata, marigold, chili pepper, narcissus, Catharanthus roseus, globe amaranth, dahlia, and Tagetes erecta, etc.
Propagation of Courtyard Flowers
1. Sowing
Some woody flowering plants suitable for sowing include: peony, camellia, Michelia, Magnolia, Magnolia, Aesculus, summer sweet osmanthus, Canary Island date palm, etc. The seeds of Aesculus can be sown in trenches. When sowing, the seed should be downward, and the thickness of the soil covering should not be too deep, about 2 to 2.5 cm is appropriate. Cover with plastic film or straw to moisturize. The seeds of sweet osmanthus can be soaked in cold water for 24 to 36 hours before sowing. Seedlings can emerge in about 2 weeks after sowing. In addition to sweet osmanthus, which can be stored dry until the next spring for sowing, the rest of the seeds must be stored in wet sand.
In September, it is a good time for sowing autumn flowers. Some types of flowering plants suitable for sowing include: Alcea rosea, Dianthus chinensis, Lychnis coronaria, Lychnis fulgens, viola tricolor, snapdragon, petunia, California poppy, daisy, poppy, calendula, coneflower, iris, and verbena, etc. In addition, greenhouse flowers such as cyclamen, primrose, calendula, cineraria, begonia, gladiolus, and anthurium can also be sown at this time, but they need to spend the winter in a plastic shed.
2. Cutting
Using a semi-sand and semi-rice chaff ash mixture as a cutting substrate, the following types of trees and shrubs can be propagated by cutting in the courtyard: Pyracantha, Mahonia, Michelia, Bougainvillea, Clerodendrum fortunatum, Ficus variegata, fuchsia, hibiscus, hydrangea, coral flower, rubber tree, schefflera, and Cordyline fruticosa, etc. Use ordinary sandy soil as a seedbed.
Some woody flowering plants suitable for cutting propagation include: boxwood, Magnolia liliiflora, Hypericum, spiraea, pomegranate, hibiscus, Lagerstroemia indica, snowflake, hydrangea, Ligustrum japonicum, variegated Ligustrum lucidum, red-leaf barberry, heavenly bamboo, fig, oleander, Japanese snowbell, gardenia, Chinese hibiscus, and peony, etc.
Some herbaceous flowering plants can also be propagated by cutting, such as salvia splendens, globe amaranth, marigold, and chrysanthemum.
3. Grafting
Some flowering plants suitable for grafting propagation include: using the root section of peony as rootstock to graft excellent varieties of peony; using peach, apricot, etc. seedlings as rootstock to graft Ulmus pumila, Prunus persica, peach, red-leaf peach, and plum, etc. by budding; using seedlings of Acer palmatum as rootstock to graft red maple, feather maple, etc. by bagging and moisturizing; using seedlings of Magnolia denudata as rootstock to graft excellent varieties of white magnolia and Yulan magnolia by budding; using potted Magnolia denudata as rootstock to graft white jasmine by approach grafting; using citrus seedlings as rootstock to graft kumquat by budding; using floss flower as rootstock to approach graft osmanthus; using potted蜡梅 as rootstock to approach graft excellent varieties of蜡梅.
4. Layering
Some ornamental flowering plants suitable for layering propagation include: Chaenomeles speciosa, weigela, hydrangea, gardenia, oleander, forsythia, golden bell, osmanthus, Magnolia liliiflora, jasmine, Michelia, camellia, Dracaena fragrans, Ligustrum japonicum, snowball, hibiscus, snowflake, spiraea, etc.
5. Division
Some ornamental plants suitable for division include: Cymbidium, Cymbidium faberi, Cymbidium ensifolium, peony, peony, Rhoeo discolor, Oxalis triangularis, Coreopsis grandiflora, Sansevieria trifasciata, Chlorophytum comosum, Aglaonema modestum, Syngonium podophyllum, Nephrolepis exaltata, Nandina domestica, Chaenomeles speciosa, Magnolia liliiflora, and Carex 'Silver Sceptre', etc.
In addition, hyacinths, tulips, freesias, calla lilies, narcissus, and Mediterranean blue bells can also be divided and planted at this time to cultivate large flowering bulbs.
Management of Flowering Plants in Courtyard Landscaping
1. Transplanting
Due to the relatively high temperature in September, generally, no transplanting of flowers and trees is carried out in the courtyard unless it is necessary for special circumstances. For example, for the layout of a new courtyard or the renovation of an old courtyard, transplanting can be carried out under the premise of taking good soil balls.
Types include: oleander, sabina, Michelia, cypress, osmanthus, camellia, red-leaf barberry, Ligustrum lucidum, boxwood, Hypericum, Ligustrum japonicum, Loropetalum chinense, fuchsia, and Chaenomeles speciosa, etc.
Transplanting should be accompanied by intensive pruning, and watering, spraying, and shading management should be strengthened to ensure successful transplanting.
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