Cultivation of iron flowering Chinese flowering

  iron Begonia robust habit, ornamental flowers and trees is one of the most suitable urban home balcony plants. It is native to the tropics, like the sun and the warm and humid climate, and not bear the shade, or because of its branches and leaves grow over the flower or flower. It is high temperature resistant, the summer can be on the balcony in summer air. It is not cold, the winter room temperature only is not less than 15, can continue to grow. If the temperature is too low, it will cause the leaf to fall off and enter the dormancy state. Spring, summer, autumn three season can grow on the balcony, only in winter must move before winter indoor. Propagation of the cutting method of the iron flowering Chinese flowering. Usually from May to July and from the scissor mother plants with shoots the shoots stout, ear length of about 10-15 cm, placed in a cool place airing 1-2 days, until the milk white the wound outflow of solidification, branches slightly weak re cutting. Cuttings available clean plain sand, fine sand and chaff ash can also be mixed together in a ratio of 1:1. Cutting depth of 3-4 cm. Inserted after water flooding, often keep the substrate moist, about the two month cuttings can be rooted, next 4-5 months can points strains on the basin. Iron and more extensive conservation. Cultivated soil should be cultivating soil fertile with loose sand content is high, too heavy soil will lead to plant root rot. Spring, autumn two season can be once every 2-3 days, boil water, often must basin earth is a bit dry and then poured, must not pour a flood, especially during flowering period, water, wet easy cause falling and rot. The rainy season should be timely to pour water in the basin. Summer to water a day, do not have dry, the soil will cause the dry leaves, affecting its normal growth. Winter can be watered once every 1-2 weeks, to maintain the soil moisture can. Fertilization from late April to the end of 9, in addition to the high temperature in summer and rainy season, every half of topdressing a thin cake of water. For the cultivation of good plant type, in the annual 6-7 month will plant long branches for a short cut. Two new shoots can be drawn from the cutting edge, and can be used in the new tip of the pregnant bud blossom, cut off the tip of the branch can be used as an insert. Winter will shift into the basin strains of indoor sunny south window, let the full acceptance of light, can blossom, flowers open. After the summer prone to iron Begonia red spider harm, should be timely spraying Omethoate low concentration or three chlorocide liquid control.