How often should I water the lantern flower?

When growing lantern flowers in spring, you can water them every 3 days or so. After entering summer, the temperature gradually rises and the water evaporates faster, so you need to water them every morning and evening. It is cool in autumn, so you can water them every 2 to 3 days. The plants grow slowly in winter, so you can water them after the soil is dry. You can use tap water and well water.

Lantern flower watering method

1. Observe the soil in the pot : If the soil in the pot where the lantern flower is grown appears white or yellow, then it needs to be watered.

2. Watering in summer : The evaporation rate in summer is high and the weather is hot. At this time, you need to see if the plants are wilting. If they are wilting, it means that you need to water the plants.

Lantern flower watering precautions

1. Do not water too much : The main moisture of the lantern flower depends on the potting soil. Watering once a day is just a rough idea. We should follow the principle of "don't water if it is not dry, and water thoroughly if we water". Do not water too little or too much.

2. Reduce watering in winter : The lantern flower will enter a dormant period in winter. Since it cannot be completely without watering throughout the winter, when the sun is sufficiently warm, you can water it in small amounts to avoid soil consolidation.

What to do if you water the lantern flower too much

First of all, you should stop watering, then remove the lantern flower from the pot, cut off the rotten roots, change the potting soil, replant it, and then observe the plant:
(1) No white roots: After removing the lantern flower from the pot, if you find that its roots have turned black and rotted, and no new white roots have appeared, then this pot of lantern flower is beyond help and you can give up.
(2) White roots: If new white roots appear, you can cut off the rotten roots, remove the surrounding soil, then find a smaller pot, fill it with new soil and replant it, then water it with a small amount of water to help the roots take hold.

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