How to grow snapdragons? How to grow snapdragons?

Snapdragon is a herbaceous plant that can be used for both viewing leaves and flowers. It is also called dragon mouth flower or lion flower in life. This plant will not exceed 70 cm at most, but the flower color is bright green and has a high ornamental value. It is particularly suitable for large-scale planting and is also suitable for potted cultivation at home, which can beautify the environment for people to enjoy.

How to grow snapdragon

Snapdragon should be grown in an environment with suitable temperature and sufficient sunlight. It has poor cold and heat resistance. During the peak growing season, the ambient temperature should be controlled at around 20 degrees. In addition, it should be provided with sufficient water during normal cultivation. The soil must be kept moist but water should not be allowed to accumulate in the flowerpot, otherwise the roots will rot and the plant will wither.

How to plant snapdragon

1. Reproduction method

When breeding snapdragons, you can propagate them by sowing or dividing. When sowing, you must use sterilized nutrient soil and water the pot soil sufficiently. After sowing, compact the soil and place it in a warm environment. It will germinate in about 10 days. When breeding snapdragons by division, you should remove its branches from the healthy mother plant, replant it in a flowerpot, place it in a cool environment, and wait for it to take root before breeding it in a suitable environment.

2. Fertilizer and water management

When growing snapdragons, fertilizer and water management is very important. This plant has a relatively large demand for fertilizers during the peak growth season, but when applying topdressing, you must pay attention to the combination and reasonable use of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Under normal circumstances, topdressing should be done once every half a month, and after it enters the flowering period, you must also pay attention to the addition of dipotassium phosphate fertilizer. Snapdragons do not require much water during their growth period, as long as the soil is kept slightly moist.

3. Timely pruning

When growing snapdragons, you must prune them in time. When the seedlings grow to more than 10 cm, you must pinch them off. This will encourage them to grow more side branches, allowing them to bloom more and more beautiful flowers after entering the flowering period. In addition, when growing snapdragons, you must also cut off all its sick and weak branches, dead branches, and broken branches in time during the breeding process. This can not only maintain a good plant shape, but also promote the rapid growth of snapdragons.