First, pruning.
1, leaf pruning. Chlorophytum is a perennial herb. Pruning is extremely simple and can be done at any time. Cut dead leaves, yellow leaves, old leaves, diseased leaves, weak leaves, drooping leaves, broken leaves and messy leaves from the base. If the plant is incomplete and the crown is on the side (one side is lush and the other side is sparse), the dense leaves can be thinned to ensure that the whole plant is symmetrical, complete, transparent, healthy and robust. For the dead leaves at the tip, if there are many leaves in chlorophytum, they can be cut off from the base; If there are few leaves, you can only cut off the dead leaves at the tip and keep the healthy parts.
2. Pruning of stolons. Stolons drawn from leaves will have some clustered stems and leaves, which are independent young plants. According to personal preference, these stolons can be cut off from the base in time or kept. Appropriate thinning should be carried out on the stems and leaves with poor growth, abnormal growth, weakness and too small stolons. If the stolon is too long, it can also be cut off at a suitable position to promote the development of new tufted stems and leaves.
3. Pruning of roots. Every March, old roots, diseased roots, rotten roots and excessively long roots can be cut off by turning pots or transplanting.
4. Post-cutting management. In order to ensure the symmetrical and complete growth of chlorophytum, it should be placed in the place where sunlight is scattered, not in the direct sunlight. Rotate 30 degrees in a fixed order every week to make it evenly exposed to light and grow evenly.
Second, breeding.
1, breeding. The simplest way to raise seedlings is to divide plants, that is, cut seedlings from stolons and plant them directly. In addition, there are not commonly used sowing methods.
2. Potted soil. Chlorophytum is not strict with soil, and humus and river sand can be added to make loose and fertile sandy loam with air permeability and drainage. Planting should not be too deep. For the convenience of management, it can also be directly raised in water for hydroponics, which saves the trouble of watering and fertilizing.
3. Fertilizer and water management. Chlorophytum likes humid environment, and usually keeps the basin soil moist, but it can't accumulate water or be too wet, especially in winter. Fertilization can directly put several kinds of compound fertilizers into water and then pour them a little far from the roots. Slow release fertilizer or foliar fertilizer can also be applied at one time. The general principle is to apply thin fertilizer frequently, rather light than thick, rather less than more.