How to cultivate butterbur

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: Butterbur will grow more vigorously in a warm place. Generally speaking, a temperature between 20 and 28 degrees is more suitable. In summer, a too hot environment will have a certain impact on yield. Try to make appropriate adjustments when the temperature is above 35 degrees.

2. Light: Butterbur is sensitive to the intensity of sunlight. If it encounters too strong light, its growth rate can be easily hindered and its leaves can be easily burned. Therefore, it is most suitable to place it in a semi-shaded environment without direct sunlight. However, there is basically no need to cover it in winter.

3. Watering: When the butterbur grows fast, it needs more water. However, just keep it moist, and never allow water to accumulate. Furthermore, the air humidity must also be guaranteed, which means spraying some water from time to time.

4. Fertilization: For butterbur, base fertilizer is very important. Use sufficient base fertilizer, and top dressing is not needed much, once a month or once a month and a half is enough.

2. Breeding techniques

1. Reproduction: The main method is rhizomes, because if you use the sowing method to propagate, you have to wait a long time to harvest. Using the rhizome propagation method, it can be carried out in late autumn and early winter. Select a healthy plant, then choose the thick rhizome on it, cut it off, and plant it.

2. Pruning: During the growing season, you may sometimes find that its leaves are turning yellow or dry, so you can cut them off in time. Similarly, when diseases or insect pests occur, these parts must be cut off. In addition, the dry leaves can be cut off in time.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Diseases: There are relatively few types of diseases of butterbur, and the diseases are not common. Occasionally there is a disease called "rust" that causes severe leaf drop, which causes not only leaf drop but also overall poor growth. Moreover, it may infect surrounding plants, so it is necessary to use drugs such as oxycarboxin in time.

2. Pests: There are not too many pests. You can strengthen prevention, ventilate more and improve resistance.

IV. Other issues

1. Toxicity: It is non-toxic and is also a medicinal material with good effects.

2. Can it be raised at home? It is mainly cultivated as a medicinal material, not an ornamental plant, and is generally not kept at home.