Zhu Jin is an evergreen shrub of Hibiscus in Malvaceae. Zhu Jin with colorful leaves is called "Zhu Jin with colorful leaves" because its flowers and leaves can be compared with hibiscus in the East China Sea.
Colored leaf brocade has ornamental value and can be used in gardens. Zhu Jin with colorful leaves has bright and dazzling flowers, which are in full bloom at dusk. In the south, they are scattered in front of pavilions, roadsides and walls in Chi Pan. Potted hibiscus is suitable for living room and porch decoration.
A method for cultivating colorful hibiscus;
1, soil: Hibiscus colorata does not require much soil, and can generally adapt to it except saline-alkali land. But it is best to use loose, fertile and well-drained slightly acidic loam or clay.
2, lighting: insufficient lighting, flower buds fall off, flowers shrink, and the color is dim. Therefore, the color leaf hibiscus should have more than 8 hours of light every day. Shading is needed in midsummer to prevent the scorching sun from burning plants. During the growing season, weed and cultivate the soil once a season in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After 10 months, potted color-leafed hibiscus should be moved to room temperature 10-22℃ for indoor cultivation, and attention should be paid to ventilation and proper illumination.
3, watering: colorful hibiscus flowers should be watered enough. Usually water once a day, so as to be thorough. Water once every morning and evening in dog days, and spray water on the ground many times. In order to cool down and increase the humidity of the air, prevent flowers and leaves from falling prematurely. In winter, we should reduce watering and stop fertilizing to make it safe for the winter.
4. Fertilization: The demand for "fertilizer" by Hibiscus colorata is great. When seedlings are raised or potted, 50g of dry pig manure is applied to each plant and mixed with phosphate fertilizer and decomposed compost to form base fertilizer; Topdressing 0.2% urea aqueous solution and weak fertilizer mainly containing phosphate fertilizer 2-3 times a month. In case of rainy season, compound granular fertilizer can be applied to roots instead, each plant 100g.