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“热植”，也就是热带植物，因为观赏性好而且好养易打理，近年来成了园艺界的“网红”。

重庆航空空乘肖欧早在2019年底就入了“热植”的“坑”。不到两年时间，就从“热植小白”成长为“热植大神”，自家40平方米的客厅和阳台，已被一百多盆“热植”霸占了。

"Tropical planting"， has become an "online celebrity" of horticulture in recent years because they are beautiful and easy to take care of.

Xiao Ou， an air hostess from Chongqing Airlines， got obsessed with "tropical planting" as early as the end of 2019. It took her merely two years to turn from a green hand to the"master in tropical planting cultivation". Her 40-square-meter living room and balcony were occupied by more than 100 pots of tropical planting.

“热植”颜色丰富、叶片样式繁多，很容易在家里搭配出各种景观，为小小的家增添一道独特的风景。对那些没有种植经验的新手，肖欧建议先试着种植观叶秋海棠或者竹芋、海芋这类植物。其中秋海棠属植物约有2000种，选择空间很大，也很适应重庆的气候。

种植秋海棠，肖欧推荐用富含腐殖质的微酸性砂土，比如堆肥土、腐叶土、泥炭等，不建议在花园里随意取土，一方面土质不一定适合，另一方面，园土往往携带致病虫卵。

浇水是与植物最多的“互动”。作为新手，尤其要管住手，控制浇水频率。以秋海棠为例，可以经常向叶面及花盆周围喷洒水雾以增加空气湿度，但不要让土壤过于湿润以免积水、烂根。除了土壤的干湿程度，浇水还要根据植物不同的生长状态，如果处于生长旺盛阶段，可以加大浇水频率；如果处于生长停滞期，应减少浇水频率。

Rich in color and leaf styles， "hot planting" can be matched in diverse ways adding a unique scenery to home. For those novices who have little planting experience， Xiao Ou recommends starting with begonia， arrowroot or arum. Among them， there are about 2，000 species of begonia， which are well adapted to the climate in Chongqing. That means you have a vast span of choice.

For begonias， Xiao Ou recommends using slightly acidic sand abundant with humus， such as compost soil， humus soil， peat and the like. It is not recommended to take soil in the garden at will. Because it may not suit. In addition， the garden soil tend to carry pest eggs.

Though watering comes as the most frequent "interaction" with plants， as a novice， you must not water too frequently. Taking begonias as an example， you can often spray water on leaves and flowerpots surroundings to increase air humidity， but to avoid water accumulation and root rot， please don’t spray too much water. Besides wetness of the soil， plant’s growth status should be taken into account. If it is growing exuberantly， then higher watering frequency is preferable. On the other hand， if it is in the growth stagnation period， it would be wise to water less frequently.

大多數“热植”对温度要求较高，低于十摄氏度就容易冻伤。因此，冬季需要将它们转移到室内。大多数“热植”可以通过扦插繁育，肖欧通常用水苔扦插，有利植物发根。但由于水苔缺乏营养，需要定期施肥，后期移栽时要将植物根部的水苔清理干净，否则也容易烂根。

要防止“熱植”烂根还要注意一点，就是不要图方便，切忌大盆种小苗，这样很难观察土壤的干湿程度。可以根据植物大小，逐渐更换花盆。

目前，网络上有不少新品种或者进口的“热植”，售价昂贵。对此，肖欧建议花友们不妨忍一忍，随着货源的增加，很多植物掉价也很快，“比如两年前，我购买的秋海棠均价三百元，今年大多数都跌到了一百元以内。”

园艺带来的不仅是家中的这片风景。肖欧说，“园艺其实是一个很治愈的过程。”她希望更多的人能够爱上园艺，享受其中的乐趣。

Most "tropical planting" can only boom under particular temperature， and they are prone to be battered by frostbite when it is below ten degrees Celsius. Therefore， they need to be transferred indoors in winter. Most "hot planting" can be bred by cutting， and Xiao Ou normally cuts with water moss to help plants root. However， water moss’s lack of nutrient determines it is necessary to fertilize regularly. Meanwhile， the water moss at the root of the plant should be cleaned up during later transplanting， otherwise the "hot planting" may be vulnerable to root rot.

Another way to avoid root rot is to plant seeding in pot of proper size. If the pot is too small， it may be impossible for you to observe the soil moisture. The flowerpot should be selected depending on the size of the plant.

At present， numerous costly "tropical planning" can be found online. But Xiao Ou suggests that flower fans holding back for a moment since the price will fall quickly as the supply is increasing. "For example， two years ago， the begonia I bought was priced 300 yuan on average， but the it costs only 100 yuan this year." Xiao said.

Gardening brings more than scenery pleasing to the eye at home. Xiao said， "Gardening is actually a very healing process." She also hopes that more people can fall in love with gardening and enjoy it.