Due to the dry weather in autumn, the management of autumn flowers
and plants ought to be timely adjusted according to weather changes.
Attention should always be paid to such factors as temperature
difference, moisture and pruning, etc. with timely adjustment and
treatment, which is conducive to the good growth of autumn flowers and
plants.
(1) The most important aspect in the maintenance
management of autumn flowers and plants lies in the control over water
and fertilizer. From earlier October a right amount of water and
fertilizer should be kept in order to avoid root rot caused by excessive
water and over growth of branches and leaves caused by excessive
fertilizer, so as not to affect wintering. Such flowers and plants as
cyclamen, kaffir lily, Christmas cactus and azalea, etc., blossoming
before and after the Spring Festival, will have passed dormancy stage
and begin to enter the growth season, so fertilization and water
management should be reinforced from autumn to spring until they
blossom. A right amount of phosphate fertilizer and potash fertilizer
can be increased to help the flower bud form.
(2) For different
flowers and plants, due to their different needs for sunlight, attention
should be paid to the influence of sunlight on them every day. For
example, jasmine, hibiscus rosa-sinensis and murraya paniculata, etc.
are summer flowers and trees enjoying sunlight , so they should be put
in the place where there is enough sunlight, to promote the maturity of
the current-year branches so that they should overwinter in safety. Such
pot flower as azalea, kaffir lily, cyclamen, poinsettia and Christmas
cactus, etc., which will blossom around the Spring Festival, should also
be put in the place where there is enough sunlight to receive full sun,
or there will be delayed blossom or no blossom. In general, foliage
plants are relatively shade-tolerant, so some sunlight can be supplied
for them properly.
(3) Different flowers and plants can be moved
indoors according to their varieties. The warmth-tolerant flowers and
trees like hibiscus rosa-sinensis, poinsettia, begonia, cyclamen,
jasmine, colens and monstera ceriman should be moved indoors at 10°C;
chlorophytum comosum, asparagus setaceus, pleione, schefflera octophylla
and rubber tree, etc. should also be moved indoors at 5°C. It’s good
for most flowers and trees to be moved indoors before Frost's Descent.
(4)
During the breeding period in autumn when the temperature is low, it's
just the good time for some biennial flowers and plants like pansy,
dianthus chinensis, cineraria and hollyhock, etc. to be seeded. After
planting, don't forget to spray water to keep the soil moist. There are
also some woody flowers and plants suitable for cuttings in autumn, such
as monthly rose, geranium and jasmine and on, whose rate of survival
will be high for cuttings in autumn. For the perennial flowers and
plants like peony and paeonia lactiflora, ect., which grow closely and
need plant division, should be treated with plant division propagation
in time. For the flowers blossoming around the Spring Festival, such as
hyacinth, tulip and barbadoslily, etc., it behooves to put them in pots
timely.
(5) Frequent pruning is an important aspect in the
management of autumn flowers and plants. Most flowers and plants like
jasmine, crape myrtle and pomegranate, etc. can be pruned and shaped in
autumn, in which case, nutrient consumption of the plants can be
reduced, so as to urge pot plants to have more blooms next year. When
pruning, it behooves to eliminate the diseased wood, dead wood, over
dense wood and elongated shoot, to lay a good foundation for the pot
flowers to overwinter.
Learn more:
How to care for flowers
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