Methods for Dwarfing Indoor Potted Plants
Main content introduction: Tips on flower care, methods for dwarfing indoor potted plants, details as follows:
Indoor potted plants are often placed in rooms or on balconies for viewing, so dwarfing them is preferable. If the stems are too tall and the branches are sparse, they will lose or reduce their ornamental value. So how can we dwarf the plants? Here are several simple methods introduced:
Three Controls: The so-called three controls refer to the three measures of "controlling soil, fertilizer, and water" to make the taller flowering plants become smaller and vigorous. This method is commonly used in the shaping of bonsai. Different types of flowers require different three controls, and careful management and care are needed to achieve the desired effect.
Pinching the Top: For woody flowers with strong germination, when the main stem grows to a certain height, timely pinching can stimulate the growth of several lateral branches under the top. When the lateral branches grow to a certain length, pinching them again can lead to dwarfing of the trunk. For example, pinching the main stem and branches of oleander can cultivate a full plant shape with "three branches and nine tops".
Bending the Stem: For flexible and easily bent woody plants, when they grow to the desired height, artificial bending can be applied to make the plant shorter and train it into a spiral shape. For example, bending the stems of poinsettia can make it into a left-right coiling spiral shape. Plants like Daphne odora, Jasminum nudiflorum, and Podocarpus macrophyllus can also have their main stems and lateral branches bent on a frame, making left-right twists or arching into a half-moon shape, or bending into a circle, all of which can dwarf the plant and make the plant shape beautiful.
Pruning: For plants like Buxus sinica and Pittosporum tobira, continuous pruning from the young plant stage can promote the growth of multiple branches, thus pruning them into different shapes of green balls. Ficus carica can also be topped and pruned to form a shorter round-top shape. Modern roses, when pruned promptly after flowering, can achieve the goal of dwarfing and more flowering.
Girdling: For plants like grapes and Citrus medica that root easily, after fruit setting, a ring-shaped剥皮 can be done on the fruit branches, and the girdled area can be wrapped with a plastic film containing moist and fertile substrate and tied up. Keeping the substrate moist, roots can grow in about 2-3 months. At this time, cutting it from the mother plant and cultivating it separately can result in a dwarfed new plant.
The above are the specific introductions to the methods for dwarfing indoor potted plants, for reference by netizens.