The adaptability of plum blossoms, the growth characteristics of plum blossoms

Very strong plum blossoms come from the bitter cold.

Plum blossom is a common flower segment vertical with the following characteristics:

1. Flower type: plum blossom petals are generally white or pink, and sometimes there are red or purple varieties. The flower type is single-petaled or double-petaled, and sometimes there are semi-double-petaled varieties. The diameter of plum blossoms is generally 2-4 cm, the flower shape resembles a five-petal apricot flower, and the flowers exude a light and elegant fragrance.

2. Growth habit: Plum blossom is a deciduous shrub that likes a warm and humid environment. The flowering period of plum blossoms is between cold winter and early spring, usually starting in mid to late February and ending in late February. Plum blossoms generally grow and bloom during the cold season and are a sight to behold in early spring.

3. Significance: Meiqiao Yuhua is known as"Three friends of the year"It is an important symbol in traditional Chinese culture. It is characterized by:"Proud Snow Frost"It symbolizes the spirit of perseverance and fearlessness, and is often used as a metaphor for the perseverance and courage to endure hardships and meet challenges. <>

In short, plum blossom is a beautiful and tough flower, with an elegant floral fragrance and flowering characteristics in the cold season, symbolizing perseverance, courage and perseverance of spiritual qualities, and occupies an important position in traditional Chinese culture.

Adaptable: Plum blossoms can grow healthily in slightly alkaline or barren soil conditions. Love the sun

Plum blossoms bloom brightly and densely when there is enough light, and the shade is stunted and the flowering is scarce. Strong branching power: plum blossoms are resistant to pruning and are suitable for cut flower cultivation.

Low temperature tolerance: Plants generally bloom in the cold winter season and are extremely frost resistant.

1. Strong adaptability

Plum blossom has strong adaptability to the environment and soil, can grow healthily under slightly alkaline or barren soil conditions, and is resistant to dryness and moisture, can be cultivated in the south and north of our country, planting with deep soil, low groundwater level, loose topsoil, slightly clayey subsoil plots are appropriate.

2. Love the sun

Plum blossoms like to grow in a sunny environment, plum blossoms are bright and dense when there is enough light, if they are planted in a shady corner or shade, the plant will be stunted and the flowering is scarce, indoor potted plum blossoms are recommended to move outside to receive 4-8 hours of light every day.

3. Strong branching force

The flower branches of plum blossoms are usually of different lengths, the long flower branches and the long branches are sparsely populated, and the bouquet flower branches and short flower branches are blooming densely, so the long branches should be often shortened during the maintenance period, and the long branches should be cut off.

4. Low temperature resistance

Plum blossoms generally bloom in the cold winter, low temperature resistance is very strong, some varieties can tolerate low temperatures of minus 25 degrees, general varieties can tolerate low temperatures of minus 10 degrees, when the average temperature reaches minus 5 degrees to 7 degrees in early spring, plum blossoms can bloom, and the low temperature environment is conducive to the extension of the flowering period.

It likes sunny and warm and humid conditions, and has a certain degree of cold resistance. In Beijing, it should be planted in a leeward and sunny place with good ventilation. The soil requirements are not strict, barren and thin, and can also grow normally in light saline-alkali soil, and neutral to slightly acidic soil is the most suitable for disturbing soil.

Planted on gravelly clay and gravelly loam soils with dense subsoils, plum blossoms have abundant branches and flourishing flowers, while on soft sandy loam soils, the branches are not sufficient. Plum blossoms are most afraid of standing water and require good drainage.

Scientific name: Prunus mume

English name: mumeplant japanese apricot alias: spring plum, dry branch plum, red and green plum.

Family name: Rosaceae Wild Dan.

Morphological characteristics: the height of the plant is about 10m, the stem is brownish-purple, and there are many longitudinal stripes. The twigs are green in color.

The leaves are broadly ovate to ovate with finely serrated margins. The flowers have 1 or 2 flowers per node, sessile or short-stemmed, the original species is pale pink or white, and the cultivars have purple, red, colored spots to pale yellow and other flower colors, and the leaves bloom in early spring. Plum blossoms can be divided into series, class, and type.

Such as true plum, apricot plum, cherry plum and so on. Classification under the department, classification under the class.

Watering: Plum blossoms are more afraid of stagnant water and are drought resistant, so the growth environment should not be too humid, and the soil should be kept dry, otherwise it will affect the normal growth of plum blossoms.

Fertilization: plum blossoms like fertilizer, the process of growth is inseparable from fertilizer, cultivation should be applied base fertilizer, and when the new shoots grow to about 5cm, should also apply a cake fertilizer.

Appearance characteristics of plum blossoms: The new shoots of plum blossoms are usually relatively smooth, and the color is green or reddish-brown. The leaves of plum blossoms are alternate and ovate in shape, with a long pointed tip.

The flowers of plum blossoms are generally single-petaled to double-petaled, the sepals are more pronounced, the flowers have more stamens, the filaments are longer, and the pistils have one or several.

The growth environment of plum blossoms is a temperature between -5 26, scattered sunlight, loose, breathable, well-drained soil, characterized by strong environmental adaptability of plum blossoms, able to withstand cold and heat, and has a strong aroma. When cultivating plum blossoms, the soil is loosened every 2 to 3 months, and the branches of the plants are pruned in the autumn that are wilted, drooping, overlapping, diseased and pest-infeted.

Plum blossoms like to grow in a warm, humid and sunny environment, the temperature should be controlled between -5 26, to ensure more than 7 hours of scattered light time per day, to ensure that the soil is loose, breathable, and well drained. Plum blossoms have a strong ability to adapt to the environment, can withstand cold and heat, and have a strong floral fragrance.

When cultivating plum blossoms, you need to add a small amount of rotted and fermented farmhouse fertilizer to the soil, or thin cake fertilizer water, and then mix and stir with the soil, which is conducive to the root system of the plant to better absorb nutrients, loosen the soil every 2 3 months, avoid the occurrence of the phenomenon of slabs, and affect the growth and development of plum blossoms.

When cultivating plum blossoms, water every 5 7 days in spring and autumn, watering to water thoroughly, to ensure that the water can penetrate to the bottom of the soil, promote the close integration of plant roots and soil, watering every 2 4 days in summer, you can increase the number of watering, in winter every 7 15 days watering, watering watering.

In the plum blossom growth of vigorous time, apply nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer, timely thinning the growth of dense branches, the main trunk for topping treatment, conducive to the growth of plant side branches, in the plum blossom autumn growth, need to apply phosphorus, potassium fertilizer, the plant withered, drooping, overlapping, pests and diseases of the branches and leaves all cut off.