The definition of potted plants refers to living plants planted in pots; Potted plants must be living plants, different from potted flowers (which can be artificial flowers).
Basic situation
Potting is a change of traditional garden art in China. As for the cultivation of ornamental plants, it originated from ancient garden landscaping, and created gardens by imitating natural landscapes. There are Yao ginseng in summer, Lutai in business and Lingtai in week. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "built a platform liquid pool in Zhangjian Palace, overlapping Penglai, Abbot and Yingtai". In the middle of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Jingming Temple and Daxiong Hall were built by Yuan Ke, Emperor Xuanwu. In the temple, "the green forest hangs down, the green leaves are writing, the moss is purple, and the floating road is connected." Although there are four seasons outside, there is no cold and heat inside. " Outside the eaves are all mountain ponds, all over the land, pu, ling and lotus. Purple armor and yellow scales, algae and insects infested; Green geese float and sink in green water.
classify
Traditional potted plants in China can be divided into two categories: tree bonsai and landscape bonsai.
Tree bonsai
Tree bonsai: called tree bonsai, it takes trees as the main material and rocks, figures, birds and animals as the foil. After climbing, pruning, shaping, gardening and other treatments, it shows giant trees in the wilderness or lush forest scenes in the basin. Because the materials of tree bonsai are often excavated from Shan Ye, it is also called stump bonsai.
Landscape bonsai
Landscape bonsai: potted plants with stones as the main body, trees as the decoration and people, pavilions, bridges, boats and animals as the shapes. To create a realistic layout and express the landscape.
Matters needing attention
Potted flowers need to be moved indoors in early winter, and the location after entering the room should take into account the characteristics of various flowers. Therefore, we should pay attention to the following aspects:
(1) Flowers that bloom in winter and spring, flowers that like light, warm flowers, such as crab claw orchid, cyclamen, camellia, poinsettia and autumn sowing grass flowers, Milan and jasmine, etc. , should be placed on the window sill or near the window sill in a sunny place.
(2) Evergreen flowers and trees that like sunshine but are resistant to low temperature or flowers that are dormant, such as osmanthus and citrus, can be placed in a cool and light-scattering place.
(3) Flowers that are generally not strict with light requirements, such as potted water lilies and Chinese roses, can be placed in a cool place away from light.
(4) Attention should be paid to indoor ventilation: In order to reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases and help flowers grow healthily, windows should be opened for ventilation at noon on sunny days throughout winter.
(5) Fertilizing and watering: After winter, the temperature continues to drop, the metabolism of flowers is slow, or they enter a dormant state. Generally, besides watering and fertilizing potted flowers according to actual needs, fertilizer and water should also be strictly controlled. If the pot soil is not too dry, don't water it, especially the shade-tolerant flowers, to avoid watering too much and causing rotten roots and fallen leaves. Water for watering flowers in winter must be dried and reused when the water temperature is close to room temperature. The general watering time should be around noon. For some evergreen flowers, such as asparagus, camellia and so on. They should be sprayed with water close to room temperature frequently to promote photosynthesis.