Overview of Costifolia:
Costylum is also known as Costifolia and Qilixiang. It is native to southwest my country and is now cultivated in various places. For vertical greening plants. It is suitable to plant it on the ground, set up a shed and set up a trellis to allow it to climb. It can also be grown in pots to beautify courtyards and rooms. It is covered with thick leaves and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing. Quite elegant
(1) Botanical characteristics. Costus flower, Rosaceae, Rosa genus, woody vine. The twigs are sparsely prickly, and the bark is green at first, then turns brown. The leaves are odd-numbered pinnately compound, with 3 to 5 leaflets, oval, with sharp serrations on the edges, and strip-shaped stipules with glandular teeth on the edges. They are free and fall early. There are many flowers in umbels, the pedicels are slender and smooth, the flowers are white or yellow, single or double, fragrant. The flowering period is from March to April, and the fruit is spherical and red.
(2) Requirements for the environment and soil. Agarwood likes light and warm environment. Tolerant to cold and afraid of waterlogging. Prefers loose, fertile, well-drained sandy soil. When potting, mix culture soil with 1/10 sand and apply base fertilizer before planting.
(3) Fertilization technology. ① Before flowering, fertilizers based on phosphorus and potassium should be applied 1 to 2 times. ②After the flowers fade, cut off the pedicels and lose flowers in time, thin the branches appropriately, apply fertilizer 1 to 2 times, and loosen the soil to promote luxuriant flowers in the coming year.