Squirrel palm

Also known as the golden button, native to Mexico. Warm, humid and sunny environment. It is cold-resistant, more gloomy and drought-resistant. The soil requires fertility, breathable and well drainage. Winter temperatures are not less than
10 degrees Celsius.




breeding:


commonly used to interpolation and graft reproduction. Insertion, can be in the long-term cutting of the top of the rich perverted stem for the spike, 15-20 cm long, to shear slightly
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and then inserted into the sand bed, the soil should not be too wet. After plugging in about 50-60 natural roots. When the root is 2-3 cm long, move the plant to the pot. Grafting, mostly in May-June, can be used upright column cactus such as pear fruit cactus, large flower snake whip column, etc. as birch. Take 10 cm of the perverted stem at the top of the serpent's paw for a spike, followed by about 50 days of healing.


Cultivation:


in the summer, need sufficient moisture, and spray more water to maintain a high air temperature. Fertilize once a month. When cultivated outdoors in midsummer, proper shade is required. Move indoors in winter with plenty of sunlight and less watering. The serfs are slender, shrivelled, multi-branched, and potted plants need to be
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, or hanging pot cultivation. The whole plant should be pruned to maintain a beautiful state.


Pests and diseases:


sometimes speckled disease in the stems of the plant, which can be sprayed with 65% zinc dehumidifier powder 600x liquid. Pests have red spiders and powder lice hazards, with 50% of the pine oil 1500 times the spray.


Application:


is one of the earliest species used in ornamental cultivation in cactus plants. Long perverted stems, much like mouse tails, are very strange. April-May flowering, pink flowers open and close at night, very interesting.