Presumably, many flower lovers like to cultivate some green potted plants for the balcony living room at home, so that the leaves of the plants are green and have strong air purification ability, which makes the home full of vitality and nature, and some flowering plants will have high ornamental value after entering the flowering period, such as common geranium, longevity flower, bougainvillea, rose and other plants.

How to grow flowers on balconies, family balconies and indoor balconies? Bian Xiao of Pingyang Flower Shop of Rsoewin will share some experiences of growing flowers on balconies today.

First, potted plants suitable for balcony display

Spring is a suitable season for planting, so it is advisable to choose flowers that are fond of light and resistant to high temperature, such as cactus, gem flower, golden lotus flower, rose, pomegranate and a bunch of red flowers, which are suitable for planting on the balcony facing south. East or west balcony, you can choose vines and climbing flowers; It is advisable to plant some semi-shade-loving or shade-tolerant flowers and trees in the north Xiangyang terrace.

May is suitable for balcony display, and the potted ornamental plants that have entered the flowering stage are: Paeonia lactiflora, Iris, Lily, Zhu Dinghong, Jasmine, Pomegranate, Erythrina macrophylla, Ceratophyllum, Fluaco, Dianthus, Impatiens in New Guinea, Begonia in the snow and jellyfish. In addition, foliage plants that can be used for indoor balcony decoration include: Tianzhu, golden peach leaf coral, Eupatorium odoratum, Phoebe bournei, bamboo, sunflower and so on.

Second, the reproduction of balcony flowers

1, sowing

On the balcony where the floor is not too high, you can try to sow seeds such as octagonal gold plate, scattered sunflower and Cycas with large flowerpots, but you should pay attention to moisturizing. You can also plant some grass flowers in large flowerpots, such as four seasons spring and impatiens, for your own decoration. In addition, tuberose and gladiolus bulbs can also be potted.

Step 2 cut

On your balcony, you can use a large flowerpot to hold vermiculite and other cutting substrates, and cover them with plastic film to keep moisture, so as to propagate foliage plants such as Liriodendron, Hibiscus, Indigo, Golden Peach Coral, Rubber Tree and Bamboo Banana by cutting. You can also use flowerpots to hold wet sand and cut some succulent plants, such as lotus, gem flower, Yushu, epiphyllum, lotus and so on. You can also cut a bunch of safflower, marigold and other grass flowers for balcony decoration.

3. Transplantation method

In May, woody flowers such as white orchids, wintersweet and red maple can be parked on the balcony, and the balcony can also sprout Chinese roses. In mid-May, succulents such as crab claw orchid and earthworm can also be grafted on the balcony.

4. Lamian Noodles

Ornamental plants that can be divided into plants on the balcony in May are: Eupatorium odoratum, Dictyophora, Twelve Volumes, Pineapple, Fern, Helan, Ophiopogon japonicus, Orchid, Cycas americana and so on.

5, layering

In May, rubber trees, Milan, alterniflora, hibiscus, and Belgian rhododendron can be propagated under high pressure on the balcony.

Third, the management of balcony flowers

Planting flowers and grass on the balcony should be trimmed frequently, so as not to let the flowers grow too luxuriantly. Re-fertilization is very important. It is good to change the fertile soil once a year, because it has absorbed all the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the soil, and all the oxygen in the potted soil in the next year. Of course, the flowers won't bloom in the second year.

1, change pots

In the first half of May, potted flowers and trees that have just left the house in the northern region can continue to change pots, such as Milan, Rhododendron, Rubber Tree, Liriodendron, Camellia, Longxing Tree, Sunflower, Fortune Tree, etc., if they have not picked their hearts.

In addition, if the flower lovers living upstairs are not convenient to plant with soil, they can also consider planting some ornamental plants in hydroponics, which is clean, hygienic, harmless and convenient.

2. Plastic surgery

Generally, the space on the balcony is limited. The small ones can only put a few pots of flowers, and the big ones can put more than a dozen pots or even more. Even if it is extended to three sides, there are many inconveniences in watering, fertilizing and shading management. Therefore, in order to choose ornamental plant species with small volume per plant, we can not only regenerate by bud grafting, but also control the development of plant shape by pruning.

water

Because of its high position, strong wind and strong sunshine, potted flowers on the balcony need to be watered and sprayed more than potted flowers in the courtyard, and special attention should be paid not to let mud drip on clothes or other items aired by neighbors downstairs on the balcony, so as to move the flowers to the ground first and spray water on the leaves at the same time.

In May, the appropriate watering amount should be determined according to the different types of flowers and trees, the size of flower pots, the temperature and the intensity of sunlight, and the soil should generally be kept moist. In addition, succulent plants can be watered less, and foliage plants with larger leaves should be watered more.

Step 4 apply fertilizer

Fertilization of balcony potted flowers is also different from that of courtyard ground potted flowers, and more attention should be paid not to let fertilizer drops splash down. In addition, you can't use fertilizers with bad smell or peculiar smell, especially in late spring and early summer. Multi-element granular compound fertilizer can be buried in a flowerpot or placed on the ground and sprayed with 0.3% urea solution or 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer solution.

If organic fertilizer is used, it is best to soak the cake thoroughly in other places, then dry it and put it in a bottle. When in use, pour out some solid powder and sprinkle it on the pot soil, which will be slowly absorbed by plants with the infiltration of water.

5. Light and shade method

After entering May, according to the sunshine on the balcony and the ecological habits of different potted flowers, some necessary adjustments were made to their placement. Among them, those flowers and trees that like light and are more drought-tolerant can be moved to the balcony, such as black pine, elm, pineapple, Chinese pine, cycad, pomegranate, bayberry, wintersweet, rose, cypress and juniper.

For those varieties that like light, they can be moved to the back of the balcony, such as plum blossom, Eupatorium adenophorum, pyracantha fortunei, five-needle pine, begonia, deciduous trees, Prynne, Milan, camellia and so on. For those foliage plants that like shade, they can be moved to the inner position of *, such as Phyllostachys praecox, Spring Feather, Rubber Tree, Orchid, Rhododendron, Hulk, Podocarpus, Runnan, Clivia and so on.

6, the prevention and control of pests and diseases

Planting potted flowers on the balcony, the occurrence of red spider is more serious after May. Therefore, it is necessary to spray 25% diazozolamide (containing triazole) wettable powder 1000 ~ 2000 times, or 5% nisolone EC 1000 times for control. 25% chlorpyrifos (including buprofezin) wettable powder 1500 times solution can control scale insects on plants.

Well, that's all the knowledge about balcony flower cultivation shared by the flower website today. I hope I can help all my friends who like to grow flowers.

Through our introduction, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of the tips for raising flowers on the family balcony in May.