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How often should I water the goldfish plant?

Chlorophytum Cultivation Guide

1. Substrate: Chlorophytum has strong adaptability to various soils and is easy to cultivate. Fertile sandy loam, humus soil, peat soil, or fine sand with a small amount of base fertilizer can be used as potting soil.

2. Reproduction: Usually it is propagated by division, except in winter when the temperature is too low and it is not suitable for division, it can be carried out in other seasons. You can also cut the seedlings with aerial roots on the flower stems and plant them in pots.

3. Watering: Chlorophytum likes a humid environment, and the soil in the pot is often kept moist. However, the fleshy roots of Chlorophytum can store a lot of water, so it has a strong drought resistance and will not die even if it is not watered for several days. When the temperature is below 5 degrees in winter, water less and do not make the soil in the pot too wet, otherwise the leaves will turn yellow easily.

4. Fertilization: Apply liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks during the growing season. Mosaic varieties should use less nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise the white or yellow markings on the leaves will become less obvious. Stop fertilizing when the ambient temperature is below 10 degrees.

5. Light: Chlorophytum prefers a semi-shaded environment and can be cultivated in a bright room all year round. Chlorophytum cultivated indoors for a long time should avoid direct sunlight, and 50-70% of the sunlight should be blocked. This will allow it to grow luxuriantly and have beautiful leaves.

6. Temperature: Chlorophytum comosum is resistant to high temperatures. The suitable growth temperature is between 15-30℃, and the wintering temperature is better to be above 10℃.

7. Humidity: Chlorophytum likes a humid environment. To keep the spider plant fresh and green, you can often spray water on the leaves to clean them.

8. Pruning: Cut off the yellow leaves at any time. Repot once in March every year and cut off the old roots, rotten roots and excess fibrous roots. Cut off some of the old leaves of the spider plant in early and mid-May, which will promote the germination of more new leaves and small spider plants.

[How to grow goldfish spider plants] What are the maintenance methods of goldfish spider plants

Goldfish Chlorophytum, also known as Kangaroo Flower or Goldfish Flower, prefers warm, humid and semi-shady environment. It is highly adaptable, drought-tolerant and not very cold-tolerant. It grows best in well-drained, loose and fertile sandy loam. It is not strict with light requirements, and is generally suitable for growth under medium light conditions, and is also tolerant to weak light. The suitable temperature for growth is 15-25℃, and the wintering temperature is 5℃. So how to grow Goldfish Chlorophytum better? Let's take a look.

How to grow goldfish spider plant

1. Growth environment: It likes high temperature, high humidity and negative environment. If it is placed in the sun for a long time, it will be too dry or the temperature is too low in winter, which will cause leaves to fall.

The goldfish spider plant is most likely to shed its leaves in winter, which is related to the temperature. The optimum temperature for the growth of the goldfish spider plant is 18-22℃, and it should avoid low temperatures. If the temperature is below 10℃ for two consecutive days, the leaves will begin to turn yellow and dry, and even shed with a very slight vibration. In addition to low temperatures, the leaves will also shed if the temperature continues to exceed 30℃. In the high temperature in summer, the goldfish spider plant grows very slowly or almost stops growing. At this time, appropriate shading measures should be taken to ensure that it grows vigorously and does not shed its leaves.

Common varieties The varieties introduced for cultivation in recent years include: Small-leaved goldfish flower, also known as button goldfish flower, produced in Costa Rica. Slender stem, branched and creeping. Opposite leaves, small leaves. Solitary flowers in leaf axils, orange-red. Blooms in spring and summer. Fine-leaved goldfish flower. Also known as Star goldfish flower, a hybrid variety bred in Norway. Creeping, hanging. Large and numerous flowers, crimson, blooms in winter and spring. Big goldfish flower, also known as whale flower.

It is produced in Costa Rica and Panama. It has an upright stem and hairy branches. Its corolla is scarlet. In addition, there are other varieties such as bulbous goldfish flower, sparse hair goldfish flower, and Adam goldfish flower.

2. Potting soil: When growing goldfish plants in a greenhouse, porous pots and substrates such as peat moss, fern roots, and bark blocks are usually used to facilitate root drainage and good ventilation.

To prevent water leakage when watering in the home, use a round, beautiful pot, choose coarse-grained stones with good drainage to pave the bottom of the pot, and then add a small amount of leaf mold and perlite as the culture soil.

3. Watering: Chlorophytum comosum likes water, so keep the soil in the pot completely moist during the vigorous growth period. During the winter dormancy period, water it again after the soil surface is dry to a depth of about one centimeter.

If the soil is too dry, the leaves will fade temporarily and will only return to their original color after watering again. The tips of the leaves may turn brown permanently, greatly reducing their ornamental value.

4. Temperature: The optimum growth temperature for goldfish spider plant is 15-25 degrees Celsius. The temperatures in spring, summer and autumn in Guangdong are suitable for the growth of spider plant. However, if the temperature in winter is lower than 5-7 degrees Celsius, you should pay attention to cold and heat preservation.

5. Light: Chlorophytum comosum is sensitive to light. If it is exposed to direct sunlight in summer and autumn, the leaves will turn yellow or even the whole plant will die. In winter, since the sunlight is not strong, you can let the Chlorophytum comosum receive some direct sunlight.

6. Planting: Pay attention to the selection of flower branches and the planting position during planting to improve the survival rate of the plants and enhance the ornamental effect of flowers. Select several goldfish flower branches with full and plump root systems, evenly plant them in the culture soil around the pot, and make them fall to the edge of the pot, and then fill the culture soil. The planting is now complete.

You can add a proper amount of slow-release fertilizer to the pot soil. When the new branches grow to a certain length, they will hang down along the edges of the pot. During the flowering period, dozens of orange-red small goldfish flowers will bloom on each branch. Against the backdrop of green leaves, it looks like goldfish jumping in the blue waves, which is refreshing to watch. When the new branches grow to a certain length, you can pinch them to make the drooping plant more symmetrical and beautiful.

7. Reproduction: Chlorophytum comosum is propagated by cuttings. In spring and autumn, cut branches about 10 cm long and 3 to 4 nodes as cuttings, insert them into a cutting bed with coarse sand as the substrate, maintain a high humidity and a temperature of about 20℃, so that it is easy to take root and survive.

The goldfish plant has dense branches and leaves, and its stems and vines hang naturally. During the peak flowering period, a larger plant can have more than a hundred flowers in bloom at the same time, and the flowers are large and colorful, which is quite spectacular. Therefore, it is an ideal shade-loving hanging foliage and flower-viewing plant.

It is very suitable as an epiphytic potted plant in greenhouses and indoor gardens, and can also be used as a hanging plant for home appreciation.