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How to cultivate the longevity flowerToday, I will explain in detail how to cultivate longevity flowers and the key points of cultivation techniques for green plants and flowers. Let's follow the editor to take a look!Many people enjoy growing longevity flowers because they produce a large number of flowers with a long blooming period, able to bloom from autumn to April and May of the following spring. Isn't that a long blooming period? However, when growing longevity flowers in a pot at home, what issues should we pay attention to in order to ensure they do not have problems and continue to grow and bloom?The first point is to choose an appropriate pot and well-configured soil. The root system of longevity flowers is not deep and not very developed. When cultivating at home, it is not suitable to use large pots like gallon pots. You need to choose a shorter pot with good ventilation, and the soil must be permeable and nutrient-rich. I usually mix珍珠岩 (perlite), 蛭石 (vermiculite), and peat soil in a 1:1 ratio. You can also purchase ready-made nutrient-rich soil and add half river sand or other granular materials, such as coal slag or volcanic rock.The second point is to provide reasonable sunlight. Longevity flowers are light-loving plants, and they need sunlight to bloom. They are typical short-day plants. If you want them to bloom, you need to expose them to 4 to 8 hours of sunlight daily, and give them dark treatment at other times. They will be able to develop flower buds within a month. Therefore, if they grow slowly or do not grow in summer, you can slightly shade them to block 50% of the sunlight, and arrange sunlight appropriately according to their blooming season.The third point is watering and fertilizing. Longevity flowers are also a type of succulent plant, but they grow quickly, so watering should be done when the potting soil is half-dry. Since they have many fine roots and not deep roots, watering should be thorough when the soil is half-dry. Fertilizers should be chosen according to the growing and blooming seasons. Use multi-element fertilizers or fertilizers high in nitrogen during the growing season, and choose fertilizers high in phosphorus and potassium, such as "Flower多多 10" and "Flower多多 2" during the blooming season. Apply 2 to 3 times a month, but do not use too high a concentration to ensure good growth and blooming.The fourth point is reasonable pruning. Improper pruning can cause the plant not to bloom. Therefore, do not prune the plant before you want it to bloom, especially in autumn. After pruning, it will grow lateral buds, which will bloom when they reach a certain height. If you剪掉 (cut off) the lateral buds as they appear, the plant will not bloom. To have more lateral buds and therefore more flowers in the later stage, we should保留 (retain) 2 to 3 pairs of leaves on the lateral buds during the growing season and剪掉 (cut off) the top. After cutting, the plant will quickly grow 2 or even 3 new lateral buds. Continue pruning as the lateral buds grow taller until autumn. This will result in a lush plant with many lateral buds, ensuring a bloom explosion with dozens or even hundreds of flowers.For growing longevity flowers at home, these points must be followed. If you do them well, your plant will not have problems. Ensure sufficient water and fertilizer, appropriate sunlight, well-configured soil, and adequate ventilation. The plant will continue to grow, and when it reaches the blooming season, it will bloom profusely, producing dozens or even more flowers at once.I hope everyone enjoys the detailed introduction of how to cultivate longevity flowers and the key points of cultivation techniques shared above!