1, Habit: Desert roses like high temperature, sunny, dry and ventilated environment. The growth temperature of desert roses is 25-35 degrees Celsius, which can survive well in cold summer, but it is not cold-resistant, so the temperature in winter should generally be kept above 10 degrees Celsius.
2. Soil: Desert roses do not require high soil properties, but require loose soil, good air permeability and good drainage, which can help desert roses grow better. Its culture mechanism can be composed of coarse sand, rotten leaves, limestone particles and vermiculite in the ratio of 3:4: 1:2, and an appropriate amount of ternary compound fertilizer can be added to the soil as the base fertilizer.
3. Sunshine: Desert roses prefer sunshine. During their growing period, they can keep in direct sunlight for a long time, and at the same time, they can turn the pots regularly to ensure the beauty of the branches.
4. Watering: Desert roses are relatively drought-resistant, and watering can be based on the principle of seeing dry and seeing wet. Summer is the growing season of desert roses. As long as enough moisture is ensured, water should be poured once every 1-2 days. Water can be appropriately reduced in winter.
5. Fertilization: What desert roses don't like is exultation and big fat. Generally, during their growth period, nitrogen fertilizer is the main fertilizer, supplemented by phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, and the ratio is about 2: 1: 1. Generally, dilute compound liquid fertilizer is topdressing once every 10 day.
6. Pruning: Pruning desert roses can effectively ensure the softness and appreciation of desert roses, and can also reshape the branches to maintain the ideal plant type of desert roses.
Matters needing attention in desert rose cultivation
1, the desert rose leaf spot is serious, which can cause a large number of leaves to fall off in severe cases. It can be controlled with 500 times solution of 25% carbendazim wettable powder and 50% thiophanate 1000 times solution.
2. The main pest of desert roses is scale insects. In severe cases, all the leaves will fall off, the growing points of plants will be necrotic, and even the plants will die. Pay attention to the observation of cultivation at home and wipe it with a cotton swab as soon as it is found. You can also spray 1000~2000 times of 40% omethoate EC or 1000 times of 50% chlorpyrifos EC 1~2 times during spawning and incubation. Attention should be paid to drug safety in pest control.
3. Maintenance points: good sunshine, temperature around 30℃, watering after soil is dry, proper fertilization in spring, summer and rainy season, planting soil and changing pots in time.
The flower language of desert roses
Desert rose is a kind of flower close to desert. It is like a cactus, and it takes a lot of courage to survive. Therefore, the beauty of the desert symbolizes strength and courage. At the same time, its flowers are gorgeous and breathtaking. In the tropics, it can be called a wonderful flower. When it was born, it looked like a fake azalea, so it was also called barleria cristata in its country of origin. The flower language of desert rose stands for "Love you forever".
Desert rose belongs to Tianbao genus of Apocynaceae, which has certain toxicity, and its milk is highly toxic. If eaten by mistake, it will cause arrhythmia, rapid heartbeat and other symptoms. Although the water desert rose has certain toxicity, it can be kept indoors to ensure that it will not be eaten by mistake.