How to Cultivate麒麟花卉 (Kylin Flowers)
Are you curious about how to cultivate Kylin flowers and the precautions for growing them? Let's explore these topics together with the editor!
Golden Kylin flowers are succulent plants. Due to their horizontal growth, they have a unique shape, resembling an open fan with a ridge-like protuberance on the surface. The entire plant looks like the auspicious beast Kylin from ancient Chinese mythology, and under the light, the ridge-like protuberances reflect a golden shine, hence the name Golden Kylin flower. How should one correctly cultivate the succulent Golden Kylin flower? Let's understand together from three aspects: soil selection, watering and fertilizing management, and temperature and lighting.
1. Soil Selection
Golden Kylin flowers prefer loose, breathable, and well-draining neutral soil. For home cultivation, a mix of pond mud (river mud) and a small amount of coal slag in a 1:1 ratio is suitable.
2. Watering and Fertilizing Management
Golden Kylin flowers are drought-tolerant but sensitive to moisture, and watering should not be excessive. Watering should be done only when the potting soil is completely dry and white. In spring, summer, and autumn, which are the growing seasons, water every 2-4 days. In winter, reduce watering to once every 10 days. Golden Kylin flowers do not require excessive or concentrated fertilization. During their growing season (April to October), fertilize once a month with a dilute solution of alum fertilizer. After October, as temperatures gradually drop, fertilization should be stopped.
3. Temperature Environment
Golden Kylin flowers are sensitive to cold and do not tolerate frost well, with the most suitable temperature being 15-20°C. Therefore, they need to be moved indoors to a warm place when the first cold spell arrives. If temperatures drop below 7°C in winter, it may cause the leaves to fall off in large numbers, so measures such as moving them to the side of a radiator or under an air conditioner's warm airflow should be taken. Golden Kylin flowers enjoy sunlight and can be exposed to full sunlight in spring and autumn, with 8 hours being ideal. During the hot summer sun, it is important to provide shade. In winter, if sunlight is insufficient, artificial lighting can be provided if conditions allow.
That concludes the detailed introduction on how to cultivate Kylin flowers and the precautions for growing them. Did you get it?