How to cultivate and breed Lythrum chinensis

Lythrum is a perennial herb of Perennial Lysbeckiae in the Lythraceae family. It is also known as water willow, water branch willow, and water branch brocade. It is used for waterside clusters and ponds, as well as for aquatic flower gardens. Its native European and Asian warm temperate, hi light, hi wet, relatively cold, in all parts of the country can be exposed winter.

Cultivation management

Lythrum chrysanthemum has strong vitality and management can be extensive, but it is necessary to choose a well-illuminated and well-ventilated environment. The open field cultivation is mostly planted in the shallow water and wetlands of the park's lakeside garden landscape, and the courtyard can be planted in pots. The cultivated soil shall be applied with a suitable amount of decomposed chicken manure or cake fertilizer. During the growing season, weeds and water moss are promptly removed. Potassium dihydrogen phosphate must be topped two or three times before flowering and during flowering. Keeping the soil moist can promote plant growth.

In late October, the above-ground part of the Lycopersanthus esculenta shrivelled gradually, and the branches of the ground were cut off with branches and shears, and they were naturally exposed to winter. The potted plants must be transplanted into the low-temperature coldhouse for winter, and the basin must be kept wet throughout the winter. The temperature should be controlled at 0°C to 5°C, so as to avoid early sprouting in winter. Generally divided into two or three years.

Cutting propagation

The paddy field is ploughed 3 to 5 days before cutting to remove weeds and other debris. Leave a 50cm-wide operating channel every 4m to 5m, place 2cm to 3cm deep water and insert it from March until flowering.

Collect the pure, vigorously growing, non-disease-infested shoots at the top of the shoots, which is 20 cm to 30 cm long and cuts about 0.5 cm from the shoots. The lower leaves may not be removed. The cuttings are spaced 10 cm to 10 cm apart and 3 cm to 5 cm deep.

Insert 5 cm deep water after plugging, take root from 7 days to 10 days, and no water before rooting. After spraying an insecticide and bactericide, the main control of aphids. Half a month later, suitable fertilizers can be applied in paddy fields.