Lohan bamboo is also called Buddha's belly bamboo and dense bamboo. Alias Bambusa bambusa (plant name), Shouxing Bambusa (Henan), Bagged Bambusa and Abacus Bambusa (Sichuan). Its plants are short, bamboo seedlings are green and old bamboo is orange. If the old bamboo is properly maintained, its leaves are as green as tender bamboo. The difference between Buddha's belly bamboo and ordinary bamboo is that the bamboo knot is thin, the internodes are short and swollen, like Maitreya's belly and like a folded arhat, hence the name.
How to raise arhat bamboo
1, watering requirements: Lohan bamboo likes humidity and is afraid of water accumulation. After pouring the basin, it should be watered for the first time, then keep the soil moist, and don't pour too much, otherwise it will easily rot the whip and root. From pot filling to survival stage, water is often sprayed on the leaves. If the basin is short of water, the bamboo leaves will curl. At this time, water them in time, and the bamboo leaves will unfold again. 65438+ water once every 0 to 2 days in summer, and water less in winter, but ensure that the basin soil is moist and prevent "dry freezing".
2. Fertilization requirements: The fertilizer for potted Podocarpus is mainly organic fertilizer mixed with potting soil. After bamboo survives, it should be properly topdressing, "thin fertilizer should be applied frequently", and 0.5% urea or 1.0% compound fertilizer should be applied to water in spring and summer.
3. Pest control: The pests of potted Podocarpus are mainly aphids and scale insects, which can be sprayed with 80% dichlorvos emulsion or 40% dimethoate emulsion 1000 times; The main diseases are sooty blotch, witches' broom and so on. Management should be strengthened and diseased plants should be pruned in time.