Calla.

horseshoe lotus belongs to the tiannan star section of the ball root flowers, natural flowering period from November
to June of the following year, the entire flowering period of 6-7 months, and is in the flowering season. Because the horseshoe lotus leaves green, flower slivers white and large, like horseshoes, strange shape, is an important cut flowers at home and abroad, the use of a wide range of.


ecological habits:

in rivers or marshes in southern Africa where horseshoe lotus is native. Sexual warm climate, cold resistance, growth temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius. Wet environment, drought-resistant. Winter needs plenty of light, less light than flowers, slightly cloudy. Magpies are fertile and humus-rich sandy loam. The period of hibernation varies from region to region. Cultivated in the Yangtze River basin and the north of China, winter should be moved into greenhouses, winter and spring flowering, summer due to high temperature and drought and sleep, while in winter is not cold, summer is not dry hot subtropical areas do not sleep throughout the year.







Varieties:

are currently commonly cultivated in three varieties. (1) White terrier horseshoe lotus tubers are smaller and grow more slowly. But early flowering, flowers more, flower terrier white, Buddha flame big and round. (1) Red terrier horseshoe lotus terrier base slightly red halo, flowering slightly later than white terrier horseshoe lotus, Buddha flame more round. (1) Green terrier horseshoe lotus tubers are large, strong growth, late flowering. The terrier is stout and slightly triangular. Buddha flame tip and roll back, yellow and white, smaller than the top two. In addition, there are common cultivation species, such as yellow flower horseshoe lotus: dark yellow, flowering July-August, winter sleep;


breeding and cultivation:

(1) reproduction is mainly ball-split breeding. After the plant enters hibernation, peel off the balls around the tubers and plant them separately. Can also be sown and bred, the seeds mature after pot planting. The germination is at a temperature of about 20 degrees C. (2) Cultivated horseshoe lotus usually plants balls after autumn. The bed is 25 cm long and the plant is 10 cm away. Use fertile and slightly sticky soil, such as: 2 servings of garden soil, 1 serving of ash, plus a little bit of bone meal or manure, or 2 servings of finely grated pond mud, 1 serving of rotting leaf soil (or compost), add the appropriate amount of calcium phosphate and rotting cow dung preparation of soil. After planting the soil 3 cm-4 cm thick, 20 days or so can be seeded. Horseshoe lotus during the growth of sufficient moisture, to often to the leaf surface, the ground sprinkled water, and pay attention to leaf cleaning. The liquid fertilizer is sethered once every half month. After fertilization should also be immediately rinsed with water, in order to prevent accidents, frost before moving into the greenhouse, room temperature to maintain more than 10 degrees C. During the maintenance period in order to avoid more leaf effect lighting, can go to the exception of leaves, which is also good for the flower terrier out. February-April is the flowering season, after the flower gradually stop watering, after May plants began to dry yellow, should pay attention to ventilation and keep
dying
, in order to prevent tubers from rotting. When the plant is fully dormant, the tubers can be removed, dried and stored before planting in autumn.
Cut and keep fresh:

can be cut when the horseshoe lotus flame has elonged to the maximum, curled and open. After cutting, the upper part of each cut flower is wrapped in colored paper, after the size of grading, 10 branches of a bunch, boxed on the market.