Xiaoxing has colorful branches, green leaves, large and colorful flowers and a long flowering period. It is a good greening material for scaffolding, flower corridors, flower gates, rockeries, fences, fences and slopes in gardens, and can also be used as ground cover plants.
It is also a famous vine ornamental flower and an excellent vertical greening material in summer with few flowers.
Ling Xiao is a deciduous vine, air root type.
The main vine can reach 10 meter, and the plant shape is large.
The bark is grayish brown, longitudinally split into thin strips, and the branchlets are purplish brown.
Odd pinnate compound leaves, 7-9 leaflets, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-7 cm long, long tip, asymmetric base, smooth and hairless on both sides of leaves.
Loose terminal cymose panicles, calyx 5-lobed to the middle, corolla lip-shaped, bright red or orange.
Capsules are as long as pods.
The flowering period is from June to August.
Also belonging to Lingxiao is American Lingxiao, with many lobules, 9 ~ 13 and orange flowers, which is more adaptable than Lingxiao.
Ling Xiao likes light and is slightly tolerant to shade, so the seedlings need proper shade.
Like warm and humid, poor cold resistance.
Drought tolerance and water accumulation.
I like slightly acidic and neutral sandy loam with good drainage.
Anti-mercury pollution, but also can vacuum and retain dust.
Ling Xiao has many applications in gardens, such as scaffolding, verandahs and attached walls (usually in the corner).
Therefore, the shaping of Ling Xiao depends on the support, that is, the object of greening.
If planted next to dead wood, Ling Xiao rolls up dead wood and grows up, just like dead wood meets spring; If you use Lingxiao to green the wall, plant it by the wall. Because the climbing ability is not very strong, it is necessary to artificially induce the wall at first, and fix the branches and vines with triangular nails.
In the future, with the growth of branches and vines, we can climb up by air roots without artificial help.
When artificially inducing the main vines to grow on the wall, the main vines must be evenly distributed, and several main vines must not be entangled together for upward induction.
At the same time, don't leave too many main vines, usually 3 ~ 5. When the main vine grows to a certain height, you should choose to leave the side vine, and the side vine should stay in a free place to let the branches grow and develop well.
Lingxiao is not cold-tolerant, and new buds will partially wither in winter, so it is usually pruned before germination in early spring.
Before sprouting in spring, all the weak branches, too dense branches, overlapping branches and withered old branches should be cut off, and then the branches and vines should be evenly distributed to occupy a certain space in order to better green the wall.
Strong tillering ability and tillering ability can be thinned or pruned according to the needs of modeling, but the amount of pruning should not be too much, otherwise it will easily lead to plant shape disorder.
Summer and autumn are distinguished by terminal buds, and pruning should be avoided during the growth of new branches.
Because Lingxiao is a vine, branches and vines are climbing, which brings some difficulties to the regeneration of old branches.
In order to reduce trouble, old branches often retract after complete aging.
According to the specific situation, it can be retracted to the thick branches or the base of plants.
If there is no support to make it grow naturally, it will not grow tall and is suitable for potted viewing.
Leave 5 ~ 6 cm in summer to cut off the branches of the current year to promote the germination of rich branches and flowers.
Tie the artistic support, which can be used for window sill or case interior decoration.