The meaning of Southern Point Pearl (Flower Language) is auspiciousness, luck, good omen and increasingly strong love. Giving Nandianzhu to the elderly represents good wishes for peace, health and longevity; Putting the fruit branches of Nandina domestica together with the blooming wintersweet and pine branches in a bottle is a metaphor for the three friends of pine, bamboo and plum, representing chastity. Nandina domestica has a good meaning, but it is poisonous. Avoid eating it by mistake to avoid poisoning.
Nandina domestica is a common horticultural variety, with red bamboo, which is widely cultivated in various places at present. The young leaves are red and gradually turn green. If you get more sunshine, green will turn red. Red fruit looks like coral in winter. Nandina domestica, also known as Alpine Bamboo, has ripe and shiny yellow fruit, yellow leaves in winter and excellent ornamental value. Nandina multicolor is a foliage variety, most of which are fruitless, with short plants and soft leaves. The color of leaves changes with the seasons, from white to yellow, blue, red and purple, which has high ornamental value. It is a good material for making bonsai. Nandina domestica is a rare blue fruit variety.
As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, Nandina domestica was listed as a gardening plant in classical gardens, and was later introduced into bonsai, which was deeply loved by bonsai circles.
Nandina domestica is native to the Yangtze River basin in China and also distributed in the southeast neighboring countries. Mostly in wet valleys, vegetable forests and shrubs, it is a calcareous soil marker plant.
Nandina domestica stems are clustered, tall and straight, with bamboo-like knots, oblique leaf sequence and elegant appearance. Its young leaves are yellow-green, then gradually turn green, and gradually turn red after winter. Small white flowers bloom in June and July and bear fruit after flowering. Fruit berries are spherical and spike-shaped, with dozens of grains per spike. At first, they turn green, then red. The fruiting period is 10- 1 1 month, and they last until February of the following year, which is very attractive. In Song Dynasty, Yang wrote a poem called "Southern Tianzhu": "When it rains, the red fruit is lighter and rounder; Who can cure hot brain in the world, as long as it is pure. " Not only praised flowers and fruits, but also explained their medicinal value.
First, the basic habits and advantages of Nandina domestica
Nandian bamboo likes a warm, humid and well-ventilated semi-cloudy environment. Hardy. Weak alkali resistance
Soil. Developed root system and strong germination. The trunk is tall and straight, similar to bamboo.
Nandina domestica is one of the excellent varieties for viewing leaves and fruits, with beautiful tree posture, green vegetables and numerous red fruits. Whether it is planting potted plants in the field or making bonsai, it has high ornamental value. In the Spring Festival, Chinese folks often use bamboo, wintersweet and pine bottle, which set each other off.
Second, the production of Nandina domestica bonsai
To make nandina domestica bonsai, seedlings can be obtained by sowing, cutting and dividing plants. You can also dig old piles by the stream, cultivate them for 2-3 years, and then go to the fine basin to watch them. Because the stems of Nandina domestica are not easy to coil, the processing and modeling are mainly pieced together and trimmed. This kind of bonsai had better be dry or jungle. When modeling, there should be dense dishes, high and low, and distinct layers. Larger plants can also be used as a landscape. The planting of Nandina domestica is mostly carried out in the germination stage of spring, and it is suitable to use loose, fertile, well-drained and organic-rich sandy soil. Controlling water and fertilizer in the early growth stage can control the height of dry stems. Short cutting and strong shearing before germination or growth period can promote lateral buds. Glazing before lignification can change the shape and direction of drying. The potted plants of Nandina domestica should be medium-deep or shallow, mainly rectangular or oval, because they are ornamental green leaves and red fruits, and the colors of potted plants should be coordinated. According to the beautiful, free and easy, tall and straight characteristics of Nandian bamboo bonsai, the basin can be decorated with rocks, streams can be built, decorations can be placed, and it can also be mixed with other plants to show a better theme.
Third, the maintenance of Nandina domestica bonsai
Site 1: Keep it in a warm, semi-cool and ventilated place for maintenance. Strong light will turn the leaves red and burn the young leaves. Where you can't see the sun all day, it will be deformed in vain, with few flowers and fruits, and serious leaves will fall. Plant the ground in the open air in winter and move the potted plants indoors.
2 watering: Nandina domestica likes humidity, but it can't accumulate water. Create a humid microclimate. It is not easy to water too much during flowering to avoid falling flowers. Only by controlling water in the early stage of growth can we control the flourishing growth.
Fertilization: Nandina domestica is not easy to fertilize too much. Apply organic dilute fertilizer solution twice in May-June. It should be noted that Nandina domestica is a calcareous soil marker plant. Before flowering every year, some calcium-containing substances or fertilizers should be added to the pot soil to ensure more fruits.
4 plastic surgery: in the growing period, we should often remove the useless branches from the roots. Combined with soil replacement in early spring, it is necessary to carry out comprehensive shaping, cut off diseased and useless branches, cut off short and long branches, weak branches and old branches to dwarf the plants. Applying growth regulators at the early stage of growth can shorten the distance between internodes and petioles.
5 pests and diseases: there are few pests and diseases in nandina domestica, and occasionally scale insects occur, which should be removed in time.