How to grow camellia? Precautions for growing camellia

Camellia is a beautiful ornamental plant with varied colors, beautiful shapes and attractive fragrance. However, it mostly grows in nature. Many friends who like camellia also want to make it into a potted plant and grow it at home. But how should camellia be grown? What should we pay attention to when growing camellia?

How to grow camellia? Precautions for growing camellia

1. Preparation of potting soil for camellia

If you want to grow camellia well, the preparation of the potting soil is very important. It is best to choose 50% mountain soil, add 40% edible fungus residue or sawdust, and then add 10% cake fertilizer. After mixing them evenly, put them in a bag to mature, and take them out and use them in about 20 days. This kind of potting soil has good air permeability and can retain fertilizer and water, which is most suitable for the growth of camellia.

2. Lighting conditions for camellia

Light is also a very important factor in growing camellia, because camellia needs an appropriate amount of sunlight during its growth period, but is afraid of high temperatures and direct sunlight. In spring and autumn, camellia can be placed on the balcony to expose to sunlight, and in summer, camellia needs to be moved to a cooler place to avoid direct sunlight, otherwise its leaves will dry up and the flowers will fall off prematurely.

3. Temperature and humidity for growing camellia

Camellia is a plant that likes warm environment. It grows fastest in an environment of about 25 degrees. In addition, the leaf area of ​​camellia is relatively large, and the transpiration is also very fast, so it has high requirements for air humidity. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the regulation of air humidity. You can spray water on its leaves in time to increase the air humidity. In addition, if you grow camellia at home, the soil will become alkaline over time. At this time, you need to add a small amount of ferrous sulfate water to adjust the acid-base balance of the soil.