If you plant Crab Claw Lan very successfully, then planting fake Epiphyllum will also be very good. Similarly, if you learn how to maintain the false ephemeral, it will not be stressful to maintain the Crab Claws and Immortal Finger later. In the latest international plant classification, they are all classified as the genus of the Immortal Finger family.
. Fake Epiphyllum, Crab Claw Orchid and Cactus
Fake Epiphyllum is also called Easter Cactus, it is a plant that blooms after the Spring Festival. After the crab cactus is bloomed, it is a particularly easy-tolerant shade-tolerant cactus plant that is particularly easy to maintain and is very solid. It does not require enough light. It can grow and bloom normally after scattered light of more than 3 to 6 hours a day.
False Epiphyllum was originally classified as a plant of the genus Yuanlian Reed family, but now it is generally classified as the genus celestial finger, that is, like the genus celestial finger (including the genus cephala and the celestial finger). The most special thing about the celestial finger, the bloody red flowers look like paper flowers, which are very special. Now there are some pink and orange varieties. The leaf-like stems are relatively round, and the edges of the leaf-like stems have red markings.
From left to right are false ephemeral, crab claw orchid and immortal finger
False ephemeral originally grew under the rainforest. They prefer a warm and cool environment all year round, and are more afraid of excessive exposure to the sun. The most difficult thing to raise is in summer. Its high temperature resistance is not too strong. In summer, the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, so you must pay attention to shade.
2. Pay attention to the maintenance of false ephemeral cereus
. Temperature and light
If the temperature in summer can be kept below 25 degrees, it can continue to grow. If the temperature can be maintained at around 7 to 15 degrees in winter, it will be more conducive to the formation of its flower buds. Therefore, northern flower lovers should not raise them in an overly warm place in winter.
Fake Epiphyllum will prefer bright scattered light and can be kept on the windowsill facing east or south. If the light is too strong, pay attention to more shade, especially after the temperature exceeds 25 degrees in summer. You should also pay attention to ensuring a cool environment for maintenance of false Epiphyllum. It does not like excessive high temperatures.
If you want the false cerebral flowering normally, in addition to having more scattered light, you should bask in more sun during the day and give it a dark environment of more than 12 to 14 hours at night, so as to promote the formation of flower buds.
Fake Epiphyllum is also a typical short-day plant . It should be given a long dark environment in winter and spring.
. Watering
To maintain potted plants, you must learn to water the false cereus correctly. It is very afraid that the soil will be dry or often wet. Pay attention to letting the potting soil circulate dry and wet, which is more sensitive to moisture.
is its peak growth season in spring and summer. Pay attention to watering regularly. If the soil in the pot is slightly dry, watering it in time; and in autumn and winter, if the temperature drops below 18 degrees, watering should be gradually reduced to keep the soil slightly dry, which will be more conducive to the formation of flower buds in the coming year.
. Humidity
Maintenance potted plants with fake cereus must maintain a higher humidity. If it is kept indoors, it is more appropriate to maintain the relative humidity between 50% and 60%.
When the air in the northern region is too dry, you can place a pot under the bottom of the flower pot, fill it with pebbles, and add some clean water. Put the potted plants on the pebbles. Do not directly touch the bottom of the pot, so that it can grow well.
. Soil
planting fake ephemeral does not require too complicated soil. Generally, there is no problem using ordinary cactus soil or succulent special soil. The most important thing is to keep the soil drainage well and not have too strong water retention ability.
Generally, peat soil is used with perlite . It is better to mix in a ratio of 3:1 or 3:2. Keep the soil slightly acidic and not much fertility.
5. Fertilizer
After the flowering, you can add some general fertilizers (the concentration is half of the usual ones). When the autumn and winter seasons, you can start to supplement some flower-promoting fertilizers, such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate (note to reduce the concentration). Especially when flowers are approaching, pay attention to stop fertilizing when the temperature is low in winter. If the weather is warmer in winter, you can also add some fertilizer occasionally.
6. Stem insertion propagation
If you want to reproduce false ephemeral, you can after it blooms, that is, in late spring and early summer seasons, right, cut off some relatively long stems, and each section has about two or three nodes.
The cut stems are placed in a ventilated and shaded place to dry the wound. After about three or four days, you can replant in a new pot of soil. It is generally recommended to use peat soil with perlite and mix in a 3:1 ratio. The soil will be slightly moist and not too humid (temperature 18~25 degrees).
If the air is dry, put it in a transparent plastic bag. After two or three weeks, it will basically take root and sprout slowly.
