Lantern flowers can be cultivated in homes, living rooms, etc. They need a maintenance environment that is warm in winter and cool in summer to grow well; it is not resistant to high temperatures and stops growing at 30°C in summer. It will wilt and die at 35°C. Therefore, maintaining lantern flowers in summer is the most difficult. If you want it to survive the summer safely, you should provide it with a suitable growth temperature of 20~28°C.
Can lantern flowers be grown at home?
"Lantern flowers", also known as fuchsia, begonia, etc., are perennial semi-shrubs of the family Salicaceae, with a plant height of 50-200 meters. cm, the stem is upright, multi-branched, the branches are slender, the tree shape is compact and plump, and it can take shape naturally without pruning.
It is native to Mexico and has many horticultural ornamental varieties. It is popular all over the world because of its beautiful flower shapes.
Cultivation is relatively common in the northwest and southwest regions of my country, especially in Yunnan, where it has become a local "Internet celebrity" flower and tree.
The lantern flower is named because the flower resembles a lantern. Its flower is quite peculiar. When it first blooms, it is a round bead and slowly opens. The corolla and calyx have different colors, such as red at the top and white at the bottom, red at the top and purple at the bottom, pink at the top and purple at the bottom, etc., shaped like a lantern.
Therefore, the blooming of lantern flowers is very colorful, with unique and beautiful flower shapes, and has high ornamental value. Especially the bright red ones, which look like little red lanterns, are beautiful and festive, and are in line with the aesthetic taste of Chinese people.
Lantern flowers are similar to many plants from the tropics. As long as the temperature and conditions are suitable, they will bloom all the time. With proper maintenance, they can even bloom all year round and only take a short break in summer throughout the year.
If you move it back to a warm room in winter and get more sun, it will bloom normally in winter and spring. It is an important ornamental plant in winter and spring, and an excellent New Year flower. It is very popular at the end of every year.
Therefore, it is okay to grow lantern flowers at home, but be careful not to over-humidify them when watering. Too wet can easily cause root rot and cause the death of lantern flowers.
Lantern flower Feng Shui can be planted at home
The meaning of lantern flower is gratitude, good luck and blessing. This is because the flowers grown by lantern flowers are relatively symmetrical, similar to lanterns in life.
In traditional Chinese concepts, lanterns represent auspiciousness and joy. Whenever there is a happy event at home, they will be decorated with lanterns, so its meaning is auspiciousness and celebration.
Is it good to grow lantern flowers indoors?
Lantern flowers are very suitable for maintenance in an indoor environment, because they can be viewed after being potted, and they can also purify the air and beautify the environment. home.
It converts carbon dioxide into oxygen through its own photosynthesis, making indoor air quality higher. So can lantern flowers be placed in the bedroom?
Theoretically, it can, but botanists tell us We'd better not do this because it may affect people's sleep, and the poor lighting in the bedroom is not conducive to its growth.