Among florists who like succulents, many florists like varieties with strange shapes, such as Xiongtongzi, Bi halo, Lithops, and Antler Begonia, which belong to this category of succulents. The specific maintenance methods and precautions have been discussed before. I’ve introduc

Among flower lovers who like succulents, many florists like succulents with strange shapes, such as bear boy, bi halo, Lithops, antlers and begonia, which belong to this category of succulents. , the specific maintenance methods and precautions have been introduced to you before, so I won’t go into details. Today I mainly want to introduce to you a species with the same unique shape. Her name is Iron Armored Kirin. It has a very domineering name and looks like a pineapple. It looks very beautiful when placed on the balcony indoors. More importantly, it looks like a pineapple. This variety is unlike other varieties that have to chase the sun and get colored before they look good. Their leaves are green all year round, giving people a fresh feeling, and they are particularly worry-free to raise.

Iron-armored unicorn belongs to the Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia genus succulent plant. Because the surface of the plant looks like the armor of ancient soldiers, it is also called iron-armored unicorn. Their stems look like pine cones, and the leaves will grow from The leaves sprout from the stems. Generally speaking, the leaves are concentrated at the top of the stems. They really look exactly like pineapples. If you maintain them for a long enough time, small yellow-green flowers will bloom, which are really beautiful. It is very suitable to be placed indoors and on the desk as an ornamental bonsai. So how to maintain the armored unicorn after buying it? I will share it with you today.

First of all, after purchasing the Iron Armored Kirin, we also need to root it. Clean out the withered capillary roots and leave only the stronger main root, which is only 2 to 3 centimeters long. After pruning the Iron Armored Kirin in the basin, , the growth condition will be better, and this variety is easy to adapt to pots, so don't worry about pruning the roots too hard. Only the new roots that grow out will be more energetic and provide sufficient nutrients for the growth of the plant.

The stems of this variety need to be thicker to look good. To achieve this effect, our soil must be fertile. It is recommended to use 40% of small particles and 60% of nutrient soil for maintenance. If you have base fertilizer on hand, , you can mix some in when mixing the soil, which can not only ensure the fertility of the soil but also ensure sufficient looseness and air permeability. If it is a flower pot, try to use a deeper flower pot, which will help the root system to fully grow. The strong root system of the iron-clad unicorn stalk will become thicker more easily, and it will also help to explode the side buds.

Secondly, the maintenance method of Iron-clad Kirin is a bit like cactus . When watering, try to keep the pot soil in a relatively dry state. When you find that their leaves are drooping, just water again. If If there is too much water, it will grow tall and leggy at best, just like coconut trees . Yes, the different thicknesses of the stems are very ugly, and in worst cases the roots will be messed up. Therefore, you must control the watering when maintaining the Iron-Armored Unicorn. In winter, we can also cut off the water for maintenance, because they are very afraid of cold. Generally speaking, the maintenance temperature cannot be lower than 10 degrees. Cutting off the water can greatly improve their ability to survive the winter.

If you want the stems of the Iron-clad Unicorn to be strong and lignified as soon as possible, light must be indispensable, but for them, the light duration is about 4 hours, and in summer when the temperature is higher than 30 degrees, we Also move them to a place with sufficient scattered light, and try not to expose them to the sun, because their leaves are not tolerant to sunlight. When maintaining indoors, if you find that the leaves are sparse and the stems are thinning, you should consider that there is a lack of light, and we should increase the light appropriately. For most balcony parties, as long as it is not a severely blocked balcony, they can be left alone, which is really worry-free.

Finally, if you want to cultivate new plants, you mainly need to sow seeds and cuttings. Both sowing and cuttings are difficult. This may be why their prices have been very stable. As for sowing seeds, I haven't tried it yet and have no experience to share.Let me talk to you about branch cuttings. Generally speaking, it is easier for lateral buds to grow on the stems of unicorns that have been maintained for 3 to 5 years. If we want to propagate, we have to wait until the poles of these lateral buds become a little lignified. When the time comes, cut and transplant again, so that the survival rate will be higher. Too young poles will easily wither and become waterlogged, because their leaves have relatively poor water storage capacity. In the early stage, the humidity of the pot soil needs to be maintained, and there is no lignified surface layer. The protection is difficult to wait until the roots take root.

For flower lovers who like to raise succulents and are used to seeing colorful succulents, it is actually not bad to raise a pot of iron-clad unicorn with a strange shape and green color. You don’t have to chase the sun and it will look good all year round.