Photogenic growth habit

The genus Zhaobo of apricot family is native to South Africa. The growth period is in summer and likes a warm, dry and sunny environment. Not resistant to cold, drought and semi shade, avoid water, humidity and strong light

Favorite temperature: 18-24 ℃

Watering: watering once every 2 weeks

Light: full day

Propagation mode: sowing propagation, cutting propagation and ramet propagation

Diseases and pests: leaf spot, scale insects

Combination suggestion: jinhuangxing, purple Peony

Wave planting and maintenance skills

Maintenance skills of illumination wave

Basin soil: the basin is changed every spring, and the dry leaves at the base at the beginning of the period. Pot soil is a mixture of rotten leaf soil, culture soil and coarse sand, with a small amount of dry cow dung added

Watering: watering shall be conducted every two weeks in spring and autumn, which must be carried out at noon on sunny days. In winter, the temperature is low and the basin soil remains dry

Fertilization: high temperature in summer is the growth period of Zhaobo. Fertilize once every half month, or use "Huiyou" 15-15-30 potted flower special fertilizer

Propagation mode of illumination wave

Sowing: indoor pot sowing is adopted from April to May. The suitable temperature for germination is 20-22 ℃, 8-10 days after sowing

Cutting: in spring and autumn, cut and enrich the base of the leaf belt and insert it into the sand bed. The greenhouse is kept at 18-20 ℃, and the roots are born 18-20 days after cutting

Ramet: from March to April, it will be carried out in combination with pot change to separate the densely growing plant clusters, which can be directly put into the pot