1、 Soil

The cultivation of lotus bud needs to use loose sandy loam with good air permeability, unobstructed water permeability and more organic matter. In addition, a small amount of bone powder can be added as base fertilizer. The soil should be disinfected at high temperature before use

2、 Temperature

The suitable temperature for the growth of lotus is about 15 ℃, and higher than 20 ℃ has an effect on the growth, bud pregnancy and flowering. If the temperature can be reduced to about 10 ℃ during flowering, the flowering period can be prolonged, but the temperature at night and overwintering in the growth period can not be lower than 10 ℃

3、 Illumination

It likes sunshine and avoids direct exposure to the hot sun. When the light is too strong at noon, it should be properly shaded and well ventilated, otherwise it is easy to cause sudden onset disease. Increasing the light time can blossom in advance. If the light is increased by 3 hours a day from November, the flowers can bloom at the end of January of the next year. For greenhouse cultivation, it should be shaded by 30% before October, not from October to march of the next year, and after March, the flowering period should be shaded by about 50%

4、 Moisture

Drought will cause poor plant growth, so attention must be paid to drainage. Too wet is easy to cause root rot. The leaves should not be contaminated when watering, because the leaves are hairy and easy to rot. Watering is required to see dry and wet. You can often spray it on the flowerpot to keep the air humidity above 80%, but pay attention not to spray water on the flowers during the flowering period, so as not to affect the fruit setting