What does dragon spit beads look like

Huahua, first of all, let's take a look. What does dragon spit beads look like and how beautiful they look when they bloom

So, why is this flower called Dragon spitting beads? Because the calyx of its outer ring is white, only the flower center is a little red, like a little red in the Central Plains, which means good luck. Therefore, it is deeply loved by many flower friends

How to raise dragon spitting beads

1. Sufficient light

If you want longtuzhu to flourish and blossom as soon as possible, light is essential. It's best to put it on the nanyangtai or South windowsill and let it receive sufficient light. If the light is insufficient, it is easy to cause the stem to grow in vain. However, due to the high temperature in summer, we still have to pay a little attention to shade at noon

2. Frequent watering

If you want longtuzhu to grow vigorously, you must ensure sufficient water. However, longtuzhu is more sensitive to water. Once there is too much water, it will cause only long leaves without flowering, and even the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Finally, even the roots will rot, so touch the surface of the basin soil and pour it when it is dry

When longtuzhu blooms, do not spray water on the petals, otherwise it will shorten the flowering period, especially in recent cloudy and rainy days. It's best to keep it indoors. Don't let the flowers of longtuzhu touch water

3. Apply enough fertilizer

Longtuzhu prefers fertilizer, with an interval of about 7-10 days. You can apply thin cake fertilizer water once. Before flowering, stop applying nitrogen fertilizer and add more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, such as bone meal fertilizer and potassium dihydrogen phosphate. Usually, you can also add 0.2% ferrous sulfate solution to prevent the leaves from turning yellow

4. Frequent pruning

Longtuzhu is a climbing flower. If you want to make the plant look better, you must pay attention to frequent pruning. Usually, you should pick your heart and top it, and trim it in time after flowering to avoid nutrient consumption. When the Dragon spits out beads at the end of flowering, the white stamens outside will also turn red. Just cut them off when the red withers

How does dragon spit beads reproduce

There are two main methods for the propagation of longtuzhu: sowing and cutting

After longtuzhu blooms, we just don't care. Before long, we can see that small black seeds will bear. Just collect the seeds and plant them again next spring

But most people still use cutting propagation

1. When topping and picking the heart, you can keep the pruned longtuzhu branches as cutting branches

2. Trim the branches a little, keep at least 2-4 leaves on each cuttings, then prepare a disposable paper cup, put vermiculite in the paper cup, and insert about 1 / 3 of the Dragon spitting pearl branches

3. If you are worried about taking root slowly, you can also find a bottle of water to take root. The rooting rate is also very high! It's hot in summer. It can take about 10-15 days to take root

4. After the cutting longtuzhu takes root, you can prepare loose and breathable nutrient soil and transplant it into the flower pot! First slow down in a cool and ventilated place for 1-2 weeks, and then transfer to the sun for normal maintenance

What if the Dragon spits beads and doesn't blossom

Reason 1: lack of nutrients

The Dragon spitting beads at home do not bloom, which may be caused by lack of nutrients

Solution: when longtuzhu bears flower buds, we can bury some original peanuts or melon seeds in the basin, or pour a spoonful of waste oil replaced by the range hood, which can promote longtuzhu to bloom more

Reason 2: it's too long without pruning

If longtuzhu only grows leaves without flowering, it may be because the whole plant grows in vain without pruning

Solution: if you want to make longtuzhu bloom more and grow less, you can trim it frequently, especially cut it short in time after the flower withers, so as to ensure its nutrients, so as to make it have more lateral branches as soon as possible, and roughly ensure that the plant is within 25-30cm

Reason 3: too much water

If the Dragon spits beads and waters too much, it will cause the phenomenon of only growing leaves without flowering

Solution: if it is found that longtuzhu has not bloomed all the time, it is necessary to control the water. After touching the basin soil completely dry, pour it again for water penetration. After repeated for several times, you can see that longtuzhu has sprouted flower buds

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