Da Lat butterfly flower in spring HIGHLIGHTS MEANING

Butterflies are colorful flowers even on a thin winged flower. Each flower looks like butterflies perched on a branch. This is also the origin of the name butterfly flower.

Characteristics of butterfly flowers
Flowers have many colors with a diameter of 4 - 5 cm, height: 50 - 60 cm. The butterfly wing belongs to the Western Marigold genus or the genus Chrysanthemum genus, which is native to South America. Flowers can bloom all year round, but summer and early autumn are the best times for this flower to bloom. Your garden will be more sparkling with butterflies competing with each other.

Butterfly Wings are grown quite popular in our country. Especially in Dalat. There are very famous butterfly gardens.

Butterfly planting techniques

The most appropriate time to plant flowers is in the Winter-Spring season. Can be planted with seeds or pruned from a mother plant and then sexually active. Plants sown from seeds will take longer to flower, but can multiply faster and live longer

Before planting flowers need to fertilize lining. Normally 5m of section, with 3kg of phosphate, 3kg of potassium fertilizer, 10-15kg of lime powder for 1 sao. Half of the rotten manure should be primed before the last raking to place a bed. Half of that manure will be applied to flowers before planting.

Planting density 30 × 40 cm. Need to top dressing several times, usually every 5 to 7 days. Apply fertilizer with water in a ratio of 1/5 - 1/4.

Note: Initially, dilute fertilizer, the later the more concentrated fertilizer. Topical application at the time the flowering plant starts to have buds is the most important. Weeding and light rooting. Because the flowers are low, the weed must be cleaned so the grass does not dispute the light with the painting. Time from planting to flowering about 100 days.

After 1 week, the seeds will germinate, take care until the tree is about 7 - 10 tall, then put the pots or put the plants into pots. Attention should be kept in cool weather.

Watering: Water every day 1-2 times for flowers.

Pruning: Should trim some weak branches, young branches to stimulate the tree to grow more branches. Spring is an ideal time to use scissors to reduce branches. Prune branches that are shorter than 25 cm in length and close to the ground to provide tree ventilation.

How to get seeds

Choose plants with beautiful colors, take mature fruit. Dry the whole fruit and smash the seeds. Fruit self-separating easily, picking firm seeds, preserving and drying. Seeds are difficult to preserve, so they should be exposed to light sun or in shade. Let dry until it is hot before putting it in a bottle or bag to store and preserve it.