How to raise hibiscus, how to breed hibiscus

Hibiscus flower, also known as infinity flower, is a shrub flower species with its bright color and luster. It is often used as an ornamental flower in parks, gardens, and on both sides of roads. Hibiscus flowers have strong growth capacity and do not have high requirements for planting soil substrate.

When growing, it should be planted in a semi-shady environment and keep the soil moist. Let's take a look at how to raise potted hibiscus flowers.

1.Potting soil. Hibiscus is a very fast-growing flower, so you should use a slightly larger pot when growing at home to avoid frequent pot changes.

For the breeding soil, the requirements are not too high, as long as it is not too barren alkaline soil can be cultivated normally. If it is a loose, fertile soil, it will be more beneficial for its growth. Peat soil can be mixed with perlite as planting soil.

Before planting, it is best to expose the soil to the sun for 2 to 3 days to achieve the purpose of high temperature sterilization and completely eliminate bacteria and parasites in the soil.

2.Sunlight. Hibiscus flowers are masculine plants, but they cannot withstand too much light.

Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the placement of the position when breeding indoors. In the summer, it should be placed in a semi-shaded environment, and the position should be changed at the right time to avoid uneven light, which can cause unfavorable growth. In other seasons, the position of receiving light can be appropriately changed according to the ambient temperature and light intensity.

3.High humidity. Hibiscus itself prefers a watery soil environment, so it is necessary to ensure that the soil is always moist, and the soil moisture content should reach at least 60%.

In summer, when the heat is high, it has a greater demand for water, and can be watered once in the morning and once in the evening, so as to meet the water demand of hibiscus. If the water is insufficient, the leaves will become dry and yellow, and in severe cases, they will die due to lack of water.

1. Soil: It does not have high requirements for soil, but fertile and loose soil is more conducive to the growth and development of hibiscus.

2. Light: Hibiscus likes sunlight, and it should receive sufficient light during the growth period, but it cannot accept strong sunlight, otherwise it will cause damage. In summer, it should be properly shaded, or placed indoors in a well-ventilated place to avoid drying out the flowers and leaves.

3. Watering: When the air is dry, you should water more, the amount of watering should be controlled, and attention should not be caused by water accumulation in the pot, so as not to cause the phenomenon of rotten roots.

4. Fertilization: Fertilization should be applied during its vigorous growth period and before flowering, generally based on phosphate fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, which can ensure sufficient nutrients and is conducive to the growth of hibiscus.

Cuttings propagation: choose robust branches, cut into small sections of 15-20 cm, insert the branches according to the row spacing, the depth is generally 10-15 cm is the best, the soil can be watered according to the ground, and no base fertilizer is used when cuttings.

During its growth, there will be insect pests, generally aphids, red spiders, etc., after the discovery of the ventilation should be strengthened, and then the diseased branches will be pruned off, which can reduce the damage of insect pests to hibiscus and make it grow healthier.

Hibiscus is a shrub flower species that is common in gardens, native to the central provinces of China and cultivated everywhere. So, how to raise hibiscus? What are the cultivation methods and precautions of hibiscus? Let's find out.

1. Soil:

Hibiscus has strong adaptability, does not have strict soil requirements, and can grow normally in poor gravelly soil or slightly alkaline soil, but it is better to have deep, fertile and loose soil.

2. Sunshine:

Hibiscus is light-loving, semi-shade-tolerant, and should be provided with sufficient during growth. Light, but not too strong, too strong sunlight should pay attention to shading.

3. Temperature:

Hibiscus prefers warm climates, with a temperature of 18 to 25 and grows best, slightly tolerant to cold.

4. Watering:

During the growth of hibiscus, attention should be paid to keeping the soil moist, long-term drought and rainless weather, attention should be paid to irrigation, and drainage should be prevented when there is too much rain.

5. Fertilization:

When hibiscus germinates, it should be topdressed in time, mainly with fast-acting fertilizer to promote vegetative growth; Apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1 or 2 times before budding to promote plant bud pregnancy; 5. During the flowering period in October, top dressing was carried out twice in combination with weeding and soil cultivation, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer, to maintain the amount of flowers and tree potential.

6. Pests:

There are few pests and diseases during the growth period of hibiscus, and the main diseases are anthracnose, leaf blight, powdery mildew, etc.; The main insect pests are red spiders, aphids, demoiselles, noctuidaes, and longhorn beetles. When pests and diseases occur, pests and diseases can be cut off, and safe, efficient and low-toxicity pesticide spraying can be used for prevention and control or booby-trapping.

Precautions for the cultivation of hibiscus

Hibiscus can be transplanted in spring and autumn, and the bare roots can be dipped in mud, and some branches can be cut off appropriately, which is very easy to survive.

Pay attention to drainage and waterlogging prevention in the rainy season, pay attention to irrigation in case of drought during the flowering period, and cut off the destroyed late autumn shoots, overly dense branches and weak branches, and dead branches in late autumn to facilitate ventilation and light transmission, maintain plant shape and prevent cold and winter.

For fence planting, it is necessary to carry out 2 or 3 plastic pruning before germination in spring and during the growth period of the letter ante; If the garden is scattered, it should be dried in the spring of the second year after planting, and its base branches should be promoted, so that the 2-year-old seedlings can be cultivated into an ideal tree shape.

In the process of cultivating hibiscus, you can choose to use the mixed soil of horticultural soil, peat soil and river sand as the culture soil, the light time should not be less than 6 hours a day during the flowering period, and it should be placed in the sunny place indoors in winter, especially the fertilization is mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer, and the nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus compound fertilizer begins to be replaced after spring, and the substrate can be kept moist often.

1. Loose soil

Hibiscus is suitable for growing in sandy soil with good drainage and strong air permeability, which can effectively avoid the phenomenon of water accumulation and root rot, the soil can be mixed with 1 part of horticultural soil and 1 part of nutrient soil to make cultivation soil, and the flower pot is mainly based on deep terracotta pots, and it is best to put some sand and gravel at the bottom of the pot before potting.

2. Sufficient light

Hibiscus in sufficient sunlight, branches and leaves will grow more robust, in the flowering period of the daily light duration should not be less than 6 hours, if the light is not enough will make the number of hibiscus flowers decrease, indoor potted plants try to put it in the position of the sun to the old locust crack friend, winter light is not enough to carry out light treatment.

3. Reasonable fertilization

Reasonable fertilization is an important condition in how to raise hibiscus, the growth rate of hibiscus is very fast, so in the seedling period to start applying nitrogen fertilizer, after the spring began to change to nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus compound fertilizer, fertilization every 10 days during the growth period, usually top dressing once a month, winter application of a rotten organic fertilizer solution.

4. Moisture requirements

Hibiscus likes to grow in a moist substrate, especially in spring, summer and autumn, when the plant grows vigorously, at this time it is necessary to keep the substrate moist frequently, keep the air humidity at about 80% in summer, reduce the amount of watering in winter, keep the potting soil slightly dry and the water temperature should be consistent with the room temperature, so as to avoid too much difference and affect the growth of the root system.

1. Sunlight: Daily maintenance of hibiscus should ensure more than 6 hours of light time every day. 2. Watering:

When the temperature is high, it is best to water once a day. 3. Fertilization: Nutrient-comprehensive flower fertilizer should be applied to the hibiscus, and it should be applied every 10 days.

4. Precautions: When the environment is too closed, it should be moved outdoors for maintenance.

1. Plenty of sunshine

Hibiscus likes sunlight, you can put it on a balcony with good light conditions during daily maintenance, if it is planted in the open field, you need to use a shade net to block 50% of the light when the light is too strong at noon, so that the hibiscus can grow normally.

2. Replenish water

Hibiscus is not drought tolerant, and if the soil is dry, it will cause the root system of the plant to die, so during the maintenance process, it needs to be watered every 2-3 days, and when the weather is hot, it is best to water the hibiscus every other day.

3. Apply fertilizer

During the growth period of hibiscus, it is necessary to apply nitrogen-rich phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to provide balanced nutrition for the plants, and in early summer, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied to help the hibiscus flower, but the fertilizer should be stopped in winter to prevent the fertilizer damage of the hibiscus.

4. Precautions

If you are planting hibiscus in a pot, you need to move the plant to a ventilated position to allow the stems and leaves to breathe when the weather is cloudy, and you should prune the branches and leaves frequently to prevent the flowers and leaves of the hibiscus from growing messy.

<> hibiscus likes light and a warm environment, so the indoor balcony is a good place for hibiscus to live, where there is plenty of sunlight and good growth.

The soil substrate selected for hibiscus is best sandy soil with good air permeability and strong drainage, and the nutrient soil used for cultivating flowers on the market can be used to raise hibiscus (or the nutrient soil mixed with humus soil and river sand and organic fertilizer can also be used).

Do not use clay soil or slightly acidic soil, in general, the conditions can be used with good drainage and permeability of the soil, there are no breeding conditions for flower friends, you can try to use ordinary garden soil cultivation.

In the process of hibiscus breeding, more watering, more right and wrong, to ensure that the amount of water and fertilizer in the growth process is appropriate, and the fertilization should be applied with slow-release fertilizer, etc., and its requirements for fertilization are not high. In winter, the hibiscus gradually entered the dormant period, and the fertilization should be stopped during the dormant period.

Hibiscus is resistant to pruning, so flower friends can rest assured that they can prune boldly, generally light pruning or heavy pruning, light pruning can cut off one-third of the overall branch buds, heavy pruning soil surface of more than 10cm can be cut off, pruning can make the plant more vigorous.

Potted hibiscus is mainly propagated by cuttings, spring is the season of cuttings, so the branches of cuttings should be semi-lignified branches, the branches are too old or too tender are not conducive to the rooting of the hibiscus, generally cuttings can take root and sprout for about a month.

Hibiscus in urban parks, green spaces, streets, and courtyards needs to be strengthened in order to ensure the survival and healthy growth of hibiscus. As the saying goes: "Three points of planting, seven old people fight for maintenance", which fully illustrates the importance of strengthening maintenance and management.

One, watering:During the growth of hibiscus, attention should be paid to keeping the soil moist, long-term drought and rainless weather, attention should be paid to irrigation, and when the rain is too much, Qi Pai should be drained to prevent waterlogging.

Second, sunshine:Hibiscus is light-loving, semi-shade-tolerant, and should pay attention to providing sufficient light during the growth period, but it is not suitable for too strong, and the sun is too strong to pay attention to shading.

3. Temperature:Hibiscus prefers warm climates, with a temperature of 18 to 25 and grows best, slightly tolerant to cold.

Fourth, fertilization:When hibiscus germinates, it should be topdressed in time, mainly with fast-acting fertilizer to promote vegetative growth; Apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1 or 2 times before budding to promote plant bud pregnancy; 5. During the flowering period in October, top dressing was carried out twice in combination with weeding and soil cultivation, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer, to maintain the amount of flowers and tree potential.

Fifth, pest control:The main pests and diseases are: yellow thorn moth, caterpillar, aphid, blowing scale, round shield scale and soot disease. Pay attention to keeping the cultivation and maintenance environment ventilated, which can reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases. Gao Hanxian.