What material is ceramsite made of and what flowers are suitable for it

1. What materials are it made of?

There are many varieties of expanded clay, and the materials that make it up are also many. The main raw materials are clay, mudstone, minerals, expanded clay rock, shale, fly ash, etc. There are many expanded clays made of new materials now. Expanded clays made of different materials have different names. Expanded clays made of high-quality bauxite, coal and other materials are called bauxite expanded clays, expanded clays made of riverbed mud are called riverbed mud expanded clays, and expanded clays made of processed urban garbage are called garbage expanded clays. Clay expanded clays can also be made with clay, sub-clay and other materials as the main raw materials. In addition, there are shale expanded clays, coal gangue expanded clays and so on.

2. What flowers are suitable for growing?

Although expanded clay is a building material, it has a wide range of uses for growing flowers. It is very suitable for growing flowers with high air permeability and water permeability, such as tulips, hyacinths, asparagus ferns, gerberas, schefflera, gladiolus, cyclamen and other flowers. When cultivating, the main thing is to pad the bottom of the flowerpot to drain water, and then add soil to plant flowers. It can also be mixed with other materials to make a substrate for use, and you can also choose some brightly colored ones to spread on the surface of the flowerpot.

Although expanded clay is suitable for growing flowers, it is not necessary to use expanded clay. It is not a necessity. If you don't have expanded clay, you can use gravel or broken bricks instead.