What should you do if you encounter bad weather when setting up a creeping campanula?

Campbells are also called lanterns, wind chimes, and red calyces. You must pay attention to humidity, moisture, soil, and light conditions to cultivate them well. The lantern-shaped flowers with red calyxes and yellow flowers hanging from the green branches of the bluebell are very unique and beautiful, especially when decorating traditional buildings or furniture. Let’s take a look at the cultivation methods and precautions for creeping bellflowers.

1. Breeding methods

1. Lighting equipment

Campanula is an evergreen softwood vine shrub that tolerates semi-shade. It is best grown in a sunny location without direct light, with 3 to 6 hours of sunlight required. For areas without cold wind or frost, they can be cultivated on outdoor flower walls or flower stands, taking care to prevent exposure to the sun. Indoor breeding can be placed on a sunny balcony or windowsill, facing south or east.

2. Temperature

Not intolerant to cold, cold, or heat. The suitable temperature is 20-25℃. Keep it cool in summer and overwinter at no lower than 10°C. Only when the temperature is above 15°C can it grow normally. It can still bloom in winter when the temperature is suitable.

3. Water requirements and air humidity

Because it is native to the dry valleys of Brazil, the tendril-shaped bellflower is resistant to moisture and drought, but cannot accumulate water for a long time. Watering should be done when the soil is 1 cm dry. In summer, spray the plants with high-temperature water in the morning and evening. It is not advisable to cut off water in winter. The water temperature is suitable and the frequency and quantity of watering can be reduced.

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4. Soil properties

It is best to be loose, with good drainage, with more clay and more moisture. Deep sandy acid soil. The soil can be mixed with peat soil, perlite, and vermiculite in a certain proportion to ensure good soil permeability.

5. Fertilization requirements

The requirements for fertilizers are low. Except for dormancy in winter, there is no need to fertilize. The other seasons are the growth and flowering periods, so it is best to provide sufficient fertilizer. Compound fertilizer can be applied every 15 days, or decomposed liquid fertilizer water can be used once a month. Fertilization can be appropriately reduced in summer.

6. Pests and diseases

There are few pests and diseases. Diseases such as leaf spot and gray mold can be controlled with mancozeb or carbendazim. Pests such as aphids and red spider mites can be controlled with chlorpyrifos. Prevention and treatment with emulsifiable butter and omethoate emulsifiable concentrate.

7. Copying method

Generally, the cutting method is used. In order to prevent frostbite on new branches in winter, it needs to be done in summer. Cut about ten centimeters from the top of healthy branches as cuttings. Sow and propagate from March to May. In addition, the layering method is to cut thick branches into shallow wounds and bury them in the soil, and pay attention to disinfection and sterilization.

2. Precautions

1. Pruning time

After flowering, properly prune messy branches, weak branches and withered branches and leaves, usually in October . It is not advisable to prune at ordinary times, but it should be capped in time.

2. Daily management

Potted plants should be placed on flower stands or hung at high places, so that their vines can naturally stretch downward to avoid clutter and over-density. conducive to its growth. If it is grown outdoors or grown into a large tree, there is no need to do this. Except in warm areas, potting should be carried out all year round, and the potting should be replaced every 1-2 years.

3. Pre-flowering and flowering maintenance

Poor light can easily cause leggy growth, which requires placing the plant in a place with sufficient scattered light before flowering. The flowering period of creeping bluebells can last from April to May to early autumn. During the flowering period, sufficient sunshine and moisture must be ensured, and proper maintenance must be performed to bloom all year round.