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Reproduction methods

Brovallia can be grown from seeds or cuttings.

Most often, brovallia is grown from seeds.

Seeds

The step-by-step process of propagating a culture by seeds looks like this:

1. Soak a cloth in a growth stimulator and place the seeds in it.
2. Leave the planting material for a couple of days in a warm room.
3. Seeds are dried to a state of flowability.
4. Planting material is sown in a previously prepared container.
5. The container is covered with plastic wrap and try not to open it unnecessarily.
6. Twice a week, the crops are aired under the film.
7. After emergence, the film is removed.
8. Water the plants through the pallet.
9. Upon the formation of several leaves, the seedlings are transplanted into different pots.
10. After the growth of seedlings, pinch the tops above the sixth leaf to increase bushiness.
11. In the spring (optimally in mid-May), they are transplanted into a permanent pot or open ground.

Cuttings

The propagation of a culture with the help of cuttings has one undoubted advantage - cuttings are allowed to be cut throughout the entire growing season. The description of the procedure is as follows:

1. Choose stems without buds, giving preference to the upper parts of the trunk, as they are easier to root.
2. Remove foliage from cuttings.
3. The cuttings are buried in the ground to a depth of 2 to 3 cm.
4. Planting material is treated with a growth simulator.
5. To preserve moisture, the container is covered with polyethylene.
6. After the processes take root, they are transplanted to a permanent place and pinched.

Important! When germinating cuttings, it is very important that they do not touch each other.

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Care

In order for the guernia to live with the owner for a long time and delight him with its exotic appearance and flowers, it needs proper care.

Lighting

Guernia is a light-loving plant that needs bright, but at the same time, diffused light all year round, which will not leave burns on the base of the flower.

You need to put the pot on the window from the west or east side. On the southern window in summer, the plant needs to be protected from the sun during the day. On the north side, with a lack of lighting, the stems of the guernia will begin to stretch out, thin out, and there will be no flowering. In cold weather, a houseplant needs to be supplemented with phytolamps - this will provide it with full growth and normal "well-being".

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Guernia knows how to get used to a particular lighting angle. If the flower is constantly moved or rotated by changing position, it will not bloom due to the loss of buds.

Temperature

The optimal temperature regime for Guernia in summer is + 22-27C. At this temperature, the bush will feel most comfortable. With the onset of extreme heat, flowers and buds quickly fall off, and the shoots become shriveled.

From May to September, the flower must be taken out into the street (in the garden, on the balcony), protecting it from precipitation and bright rays of the sun.

In winter, the flower needs cooler conditions, so the temperature in the room should not exceed 5-10 C. Such a temperature regime will allow the guernia to lay buds, from which flowers will appear in the future.

Watering

In the spring and summer, the guernia needs to be watered moderately so that it does not experience too long a drought. To do this, dry the soil by 1⁄2 part, avoiding stagnation of liquid in the soil. During active growth, the frequency of watering is once every 2 weeks. Otherwise, rot will quickly appear on the roots and stems, which will lead the plant to death.

At the end of the winter rest, the soil in the pot may dry out so much that it will not absorb water. To water the guernia, lower the plant pot into a basin or other container filled with water for 30 minutes. At the end of the required time, the flower is taken out, waiting for the liquid to drain, and put in place. In the future, watering in the traditional way is carried out if necessary.

Air humidity

Guernia does not require high humidity, so it does not need to be sprayed. This can only be done when necessary - to remove dust and dirt from the stems. Excess moisture from the shoots will need to be carefully removed immediately with a cloth.

Top dressing

Guernia needs additional feeding only during active growth (from mid-spring to autumn). To do this, once a month, fertilizers intended for succulents and cacti are applied. In winter, feeding should be stopped.

Transfer

A young guernia bush is transplanted annually, in early spring, before the formation of inflorescences.

An older plant is transplanted once every 2-3 years. To do this, use a wider and shallow pot with drainage holes. At the bottom of the pot, it is required to pour expanded clay or small brick chips.

Transplanting into a new soil substrate helps not only to give room to the roots, but also to supply the plant with useful and nutritious elements.

It is advisable to combine the transplantation procedure with plant renewal. For this, old and dried shoots are completely removed, leaving only young and strong cuttings. They will produce a large number of flowers next season.

Priming

For guernia, the soil mixture should be slightly alkaline, loose, as well as air and moisture permeable. At the bottom of the pot, it is imperative to pour a thick drainage layer, which helps to avoid stagnation of moisture in the pot.

A suitable substrate can be purchased ready-made or you can make it yourself

When buying, you need to pay attention that the soil mixture is intended for cacti and succulents. When making a substrate for planting yourself, you need to mix the following components in the same amount:

• leafy and sod land;
• leaf humus;
• river sand (preferably coarse);
• lime;
• charcoal.

If you take a ready-made mixture for cacti, then lime and some coal chips should be added to it before planting.

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Varieties

Due to the relative unpretentiousness of the plant, gardeners have the opportunity to grow numerous varieties of it on their plots. Among gardeners, it is customary to distinguish certain varieties of a given flower.

• Kablum is distinguished by its bright blue color and one and a half meter height of the plant itself. Babies, as a rule, grow up with an even richer shade, reaching purple, and a larger size of the buds themselves.
• "Million Bells" unites 18 varieties, characterized by the presence of miniature buds of various shades.
• Calibrachoa Noa differs from the rest by its unusual flowers, painted in several shades of the native tone. The plant is grown, as a rule, in shady places with high humidity.
• The chameleon is partially terry and is able to change color.
• Kalibrachoa Kalita blooms throughout the summer months in various colors.
• Terry calibrachoa is not so often used among gardeners due to its finicky care. However, her blooming appearance is in no way inferior to other "relatives".

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Main characteristics of tumbelin

Small terry petunias of the tumbelin varietal group are the result of the work of breeders from Japan. As mentioned above, they are referred to as ampelous and semi-ampelous forms. The reason for this is the ability of tumbelin not only to grow long drooping shoots, cascading down the sides of the hanging container, but also to form a lush, rounded flower pillow. Thanks to this decorative versatility, petunias of this varietal group look great both in hanging containers and when planted in flower beds or in floor pots and vases. Tumbelin shoots are durable and can withstand strong winds, making them suitable for outdoor cultivation.

The flowers of petunia-tumbelin, unlike other terry varieties, do not differ in large sizes. If the average diameter of the flowers of the terry petunia "Pirouette" is 10 cm, then for tumbletins this figure ranges between 6 and 7 cm. The modest size of the flowers is compensated by the abundance of flowering, as well as bright fragrance. The sun has a great influence on the size of the petals, and on the entire flowering process. It depends on the amount of sunlight and heat whether the tumblers will open in full force or remain in the bud state. Below are the most common and popular varieties of petunias of the tumbelin group among domestic florists

Let's summarize

• Tumbelina is a terry petunia available in a variety of colors. By the type of stem, it is semi-ampelous.
• There are many varieties of such petunias. There are options with pink (Francesca, Katarina), white (Diana), red (Inga), yellow (Melissa, Suzanne) flowers. But flowers with contrasting coloring are especially striking: Cherry Ripple, Anna, Francesca.
• You can grow this color both in a flower bed and in a balcony pots. Petunia prefers light soils, maximum illuminated places, longer sunlight.
• Tumbelina can only be propagated by cuttings.

But what else could petunias be? What is the difference between surfinia and milliflora or frillithunium, what colors can flowers of such species and variety groups be? The answers to these questions are in this video:

Species in room culture

Of the 40 representatives of the genus, only a few have become widespread in indoor floriculture. The types of Jacobinia listed below are not capricious in home care, since they adapt well to indoor growing conditions.

Jacobinia pink (Jacobinia Carnea), which is called the "royal crown" due to its large, pink, apical inflorescences. The height of the species is from 60 cm to 1.5 m.The leaves are shiny, dark green, 15-20 cm long.

Jacobinia carnea

Jacobinia pauciflora, also known as justitia floribunda. A very decorative dwarf shrub with numerous drooping, narrow, tubular flowers, colored in shades of red-orange and yellow.

Jacobinia small-flowered "Anita"

Justicia brandegeeana, synonym - Beloperone guttata (Beloperone).

A shrub with branched, densely leafy shoots and drooping apical spike-shaped inflorescences of white tubular flowers, surrounded by adjacent pink-bronze bracts.

Beloperone guttata (Beloperone)

Yellow Jacobinia (Justicia aurea) is native to Mexico and Central America. Straight, tubular, bright yellow flowers bloom in the summer at the tops of the shoots.

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