How to care for the "Windfall Phoenix Flower"?
Do you know about these? Caring for the Windfall Phoenix Flower and remembering these three points for annual blooming, here are some gardening tips introduced by the editor for netizens.
As winter approaches, many flower enthusiasts ask me, what flowers are good to grow during winter? Actually, I think growing a Windfall Phoenix Flower is quite nice. This type of potted plant is suitable for indoor care during winter. Those interested can try it. For those who don't know how to care for it, you can read the following care techniques, pure干货 sharing, if you like it, give it a thumbs up!
The Windfall Phoenix Flower, also known as pineapple, thrives at a suitable growth temperature of: 21~28 degrees Celsius during the day and 18~21 degrees Celsius at night. The maximum temperature should not exceed 35 degrees, and the minimum temperature should not be below 10 degrees. It's basically no problem in the south, but in the north, heating is needed.
Care Techniques:
1. Soil selection
Choose northeast decomposed leaf soil or completely fermented nutrient-rich soil (good ventilation, strong water retention, does not easily accumulate water, beneficial for root growth), do not use sticky soil or garden soil.
2. Cold knowledge (watering)
The watering method for this type of potted plant is different from other plants. Because the Windfall Phoenix Flower has particularly large and curled leaves that can hold water. From the bottom up, the second and third layers of the leaf backs should always have a little water. As long as there is some water inside, it will slowly seep into the soil, so we don't need to water frequently.
How to care for the Windfall Phoenix Flower?
3. Fertilizing
Windfall Phoenix Flower, a small fertilizing technique, using fertilizer well promotes rapid branching. I remember once growing one on my balcony, and after a few months, many small plants appeared. When the new buds grew, they could be separated to get several pots.
It is recommended to use fermented rice water + urea or fermented cake fertilizer nutrient solution, diluted 20~50 times. If you find the smell of fermented fertilizer unpleasant or it's too troublesome, you can spend a little money to buy some.
Every 20 days, you can use a dilution of 1000 times of monopotassium phosphate to water the soil, there's no need to use it too frequently, or it will dwarf the plant.
Note on fertilizing: Do not spray on the leaves, and do not let the leaf backs store water (except for clear water), watering the soil is the best choice.
Flower enthusiasts' questions:
Why does the flower of the Windfall Phoenix turn yellow after being cared for?
This spraying is different from that of roses, as it flowers only once in its lifetime. After flowering, it's ready to be discarded, and no matter how well it's cared for, it won't flower again. At this time, a large number of side buds will appear at the bottom, and we need to fertilize promptly to let the small side buds grow quickly, because the mother plant will soon die.
If there is insufficient nutrients, when the flowers bloom and the side buds do not burst out, it is very possible that the whole plant will die after the flowers fade.
Encouraging the side buds to grow and potting them, after fertilizing, they can bloom again. This is the life cycle of the Windfall Phoenix Flower, quite "tragic."