How to cultivate wax flower potted plants
Today, let's introduce how to cultivate wax flower potted plants and related contents about the lush greenery and maintenance techniques for making wax flower potted plants bloom vigorously. Follow the editor to take a look!
In the flower market or flower shops, you can buy the longest-lasting fresh cut flowers, and I think of Australian wax myrtle, officially known as wax flower (scientific name: Chamelaucium uncinatum), which is a plant of the Myrtaceae Windflower genus. This kind of fresh cut flower placed in a vase, changed water regularly, and kept in a cool environment can maintain a viewing period of one to two months.
These are the wax flowers grown in their native habitat, with a very high flower yield
Today we are talking about the maintenance of potted wax flowers, which are a flowering shrub native to Western Australia. The plant can grow to about one to two meters high.
In winter and spring every year, except for the hot summer, the other three seasons are its blooming season. Wax flowers have pine-needle-like green leaves, and the flowers resemble mini plum blossoms, mainly white and pink in color, with a fresh fragrance.
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The main flower colors of wax flowers are white and pink, with some colors in pink and purple. If you see red, blue, yellow, or other colored flowers in the market, they are usually dyed.
For example, if you buy red wax flowers, the flowers and even the leaves are red, which must be dyed.
I. Wax Flower Maintenance Techniques
Planting wax flowers requires loose, well-draining sandy soil and a sunny environment. They prefer the Mediterranean climate and can tolerate moderate low temperatures. Wax flowers also enjoy higher humidity, but they also need good ventilation while maintaining high humidity.
How to cultivate wax flower potted plants
1. Light
Wax flowers love sunlight and should have at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight a day. However, newly purchased potted wax flowers should not be exposed to direct sunlight immediately and should be gradually transitioned to a sunny area, with a transition period of about one to two weeks.
In the summer, when temperatures are higher, you should pay attention to shading, especially when temperatures exceed 33 degrees Celsius, you should shade in the afternoon.
2. Watering
Although wax flowers enjoy higher humidity, they do not like the soil to remain continuously moist and definitely not to accumulate water. The potting soil must have a dry-wet cycle.
Wax flowers are quite drought-tolerant and can wait a few days for the soil to dry before watering. Of course, if the location where they are being cared for has plenty of sunlight, the potting soil dries up very quickly, and the original soil clump is small with roots filling the potting soil, in which case, watering should be done promptly. When the topsoil is dry, water should be thoroughly applied.
If you find that the roots have filled the potting soil and the soil dries up in less than half a day after watering, it is recommended to repot with soil.
During the flowering period, the demand for water increases significantly, as the flower yield is particularly high. A large plant can even bloom hundreds or even thousands of flowers.
The flower buds of potted wax flowers are very numerous, with larger plants having thousands or even thousands of flower buds.
If it is in the cold winter, with temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius, its growth rate gradually slows down, and it is time to start controlling water.
3. Temperature
The cold tolerance of wax flowers is relatively good. If grown in the ground, they can even withstand low temperatures of more than 10 degrees below zero. For the first year of potted cultivation, wax flowers need proper protection, and as long as frost is avoided, they can safely survive the winter.
Wax flowers do not like excessive heat, so during the hot summer and autumn weather, be sure to shade appropriately in the afternoon.