Caring for reo at home
The plant gained popularity due to not only its unique appearance, but also undemandingness.
The flower feels favorable even in conditions of insufficient illumination, lack of mineral fertilizing, irregular watering. However, this does not mean that you can completely abandon caring for him.
The nuances of growing
Despite the unpretentiousness of the Moses boat, the plant should be placed on the southern, eastern windows: this way the leaves will not stretch in length, the color will remain bright, saturated.
The soil is suitable for growing loose, nutritious, peaty. The pot should be suitable for the size of the plant. Rheo feels most comfortable in containers of small diameter, in which the flower will not waste energy on the formation of a large root system.
Bowls made of any material are suitable: plastic, glass, ceramics, clay. The main requirement for the pot is the presence of a drainage hole in the bottom for the release of excess moisture during watering.
Important! It is recommended to place a tray under the bowl to collect water.
The temperature regime in the range from +20 to +25 ° С is considered acceptable. In this case, the air humidity does not really matter.
In the summer, it is recommended to spray rheo from a spray bottle or arrange a cool shower for the plant. This will not only wash away dust accumulated on the foliage, but also moisturize the outside of the flower.
Watering and feeding
In the hot season, it is required to moisten the soil as the earthen coma dries up. For irrigation, settled water at room temperature is used. The frequency of humidification is 1 time in 5–7 days in summer and 1 time in 10–14 days in winter.
Important! Cracking of the soil should not be allowed, this negatively affects the root system. Excessive watering can also lead to the death of the plant .. As a vitamin supplement, universal or complex liquid fertilizers for tradescantia are used
They need to be diluted in water according to the instructions, often the dosage is standard - 1 cap of the product per 1 liter of water
As a vitamin supplement, universal or complex liquid fertilizers for tradescantia are used. They need to be diluted in water according to the instructions, often the dosage is standard - 1 cap of the product per 1 liter of water.
Experts recommend pre-moistening the soil before fertilizing so as not to burn the roots. You need to fertilize the flower no more than once every 14 days from April to October. In winter, you should refrain from using mineral dressings.
Features of care in the cold season
Interestingly, Tradescantia, unlike many houseplants, does not have a dormant period. Therefore, winter care differs only in the termination of feeding, a decrease in the frequency of watering.
Advice! It should be remembered that rheo does not tolerate drafts, therefore, it should not be grown in those rooms where sudden changes in temperature are possible.
Transfer
Replacing the container for young plants is required approximately once a year, while the new pot must be 1–2 cm larger than the previous one. Algorithm for transplanting:
- Remove the rheo from the pot with gentle movements.
- It is imperative to place a drain on the bottom of the new bowl to ensure a good outflow of excess liquid. It can be broken brick, polystyrene, expanded clay, coarse perlite.
- Pour a small amount of soil on top of the drainage layer.
- Place the plant in a new pot, cover with earth, lightly tamp.
- After transplanting Tradescantia, be sure to water it with clean water.
Important! Do not try to peel off old soil from the root system of the plant, so as not to accidentally damage it.
Pruning
The plant exists perfectly well without removing the foliage. However, pruning is necessary to form a beautiful, even bush. To do this, pinch the upper shoots.
After the procedure, Tradescantia begins to form a large number of lateral leaves and looks magnificent.
You only need to prune the plant with a clean, sharp tool so as not to provoke rotting. Remove old, dried, yellowed leaves.
Signs and superstitions
There are many signs and superstitions associated with the rheo flower. He has a dual nature. Therefore, it endows the person who lives in the same room as the flower with a surge of creative energy, and also neutralizes bad thoughts and negative energy.
They say that the flower creates protection against love spells and witch spells, and also helps to finish unfinished business and go to your goal. If Aquarius lives next to a flower, then the plant has a positive effect on its circulatory system.
If you decide to plant this beautiful flower in your home, then you will not have any difficulties in growing it, because it is unpretentious in care and resistant to disease. And also has a pleasant appearance and will delight you and "protect".
Diseases
If the houseplant doesn't look very healthy, try to figure out the reasons and, if possible, eliminate them:
- small leaves - lack of food and light;
- yellow spots - sunburn;
- growth retardation and loss of root leaves - excess moisture;
- pale colors, thin long stems - a lack of light;
- dried, turned brown tips of the leaves - too dry in the room;
- shriveled leaves - cold or bleach water for irrigation;
- loss of springiness - low room temperatures.
The first aid to the victim must be provided, oddly enough, also with water - to arrange a warm shower for the patient.
In this way, it will be possible to wash off the pests. If the leaves are severely affected, they will have to be removed.
TIP: transplanting rheo into another pot with new soil is effective, while the roots affected by the disease should be cut off.
Gemigraphis
In the wild, it is an evergreen perennial. Today there are more than 100 species growing in natural conditions. Cultivated at home, only 4 items are suitable for growing:
- Wide crimson. A low-growing plant, shoots are painted red, spread widely. When the stem touches the soil, it quickly takes root due to the presence of nodes on it. The tops are raised upward. The leaves are lanceolate, along the edges there are notches up to 6 cm long. Above the plate is violet-green, the reverse side is red-violet. At the top of the stems are inflorescences in the form of heads, collected from small petals, the entire bud does not exceed 1.5 cm in length. The color is white.
- Alternate. The second name is red ivy. The length does not exceed 50 cm. The shoots spread, have a brown tint, the tops rise to a height of 7 cm, take root in the nodes. The leaves are ovoid, up to 9 cm long, shaped like a heart. Above, the color is silvery against a gray-green background, below it is lilac or violet. The surface is glossy. The petioles are short, up to 5 cm, brown, pubescent. The flowers are white, inconspicuous, no more than 1 cm long, bell-shaped. Can be used as a ground cover or ampel form.
- Colored (flaming ivy). Herbaceous perennial, grows in the form of a bush, found in the wild in Java and the Philippines. Up to 25 cm high, it has creeping shoots that take root easily on the soil surface. The leaves are shriveled, violet-blue with a silvery tint on top and a red tint below. The flowers are white, small and almost invisible.
- Exotic. This variety is used to decorate terrariums and aquariums, as well as a house flower. It reaches a height of 40 cm, the leaves are purple with green spots, on the reverse side - red with veins.If the plant is grown in cold water aquariums, the foliage will turn a solid green. The stem is straight; flexible lateral processes grow on it.
General description:
- ground cover plant, with herbaceous, creeping nodules-shoots, rising up;
- leaves have different shades of purple with dark green streaks or spots that turn silvery in daylight;
- leaf plates are located on short petioles, can be ovoid and lanceolate, small denticles are located at the edges;
- nondescript white flowers are collected in bunches, up to 1.5–5 cm in diameter, in the form of spikelets;
- the plant forms aerial roots, which are used for reproduction and cultivation as an ampelous species.
Reproduction
Nature itself has come up with a very convenient way of reproduction for rheo - by lateral processes. In the tropics, this gives the plant the ability to easily and quickly expand its habitat.
At the same time, the varietal characteristics of the maternal rheo remain completely.
This rule is not violated in the process of home breeding.
However, flower growers love to experiment, which means that you can try to increase the "plantation" rheo by sowing seeds.
Seeds
If the plant has received enough heat and moisture from the sun, the seeds ripen well.
Before planting, they are soaked in water with the addition of a drug that stimulates growth.
Planting begins in a day.
It is not necessary to press the seeds into the soil; it is enough to sprinkle it on top with a 2 mm layer of soil.
With the help of a plastic bag, they build a kind of greenhouse and patiently wait (from time to time, moistening the soil) from two to six weeks for the emergence of seedlings.
All this time, it is advisable to maintain the temperature in the room at 20-22 degrees. The "greenhouse" is removed after the formation of two true leaves.
Irezine
A bright indoor plant from the Amaranth family. In the wild, there are over 80 species of this flower, the home of which is the Antilles, America and Australia. There are several life forms - herbaceous plants, shrubs and shrubs, and even trees with climbing branches. At home, only a few types are used.
Herbst
Iresine herbstii is a perennial, herbaceous plant that does not exceed 40 cm in height. The leaves are round, with red veins running along the upper part. In the wild, it grows in the tropics of Brazil. Stems are red, flexible. The shape of the leaf blade is round, heart-shaped. The plant has red petioles and shoots.
There are two varieties of this cultivar - aureoreticulata and wallisi. The first has golden or red streaks on the surface of green leaf blades. The foliage of the second grade is green with a metallic color. The plant is branched, the leaves are small, the bush grows compact. The reverse side of both varieties is deep purple.
Linden
Iresine lindenii is an exotic ornamental flower prized for the appearance of its leaves. Herbaceous perennial grows in the wild in the tropics of Ecuador. The stem is dark red, no more than half a meter high. The foliage is reddish purple. On the upper part, it is dark green with thick crimson veins. Heart-shaped, with a pointed tip. The length of one leaf reaches 6 cm. With timely pruning, the plant branches, young shoots grow quickly.
Purple lady
An ornamental, highly branched bush with leaves of a dark purple or violet hue. Ground cover crop, grown in ampel form as an independent plant, in mixed compositions and in pots. Height - 20 cm, width can reach more than 120 cm. The leaves are small, with a pointed tip, on the seamy side - burgundy-purple, outside there are thin silvery veins.
Triangular oxalis (Oxalis)
Indoor herb, belongs to the Acid family.
In nature, it grows in South Africa, Europe, South and Central America.
It is very popular among flower growers due to its unpretentiousness and decorative effect.
The foliage of this plant has a sour taste.
This flower is distinguished by its extraordinary triangular leaves.
There are trefoil leaves on thin stems, which look very much like butterflies. The upper side of the leaf is more violet in color and the lower is less saturated.
In the evening, the leaves close and look like triangles.
During flowering, pale, delicate peduncles are released, with light lilac flowers.
For complete care you need:
- Bright diffused color
- Air temperature + 20 ° С., + 25 ° С. During the rest period up to + 18 ° C.
- Watering 1 time in 3-4 days, in hot weather and more rarely in cool weather.
- Mineral fertilizers during the active period.
- If the air in the room is dry, it is necessary to moisten the leaves by spraying.
Caring for Wallich, Thompson, Prospero and Filipino Clerodendrum at home (with photo and video)
When caring for Clerodendrum Prospero and other varieties, you need to provide the plant with a rich, loose substrate. Therefore, it is good to add Vermicompost or compost to the universal soil, as well as river sand and perlite. The reaction of the soil should be slightly acidic.
After transplanting, the plant must be kept in the same conditions, and in December the temperature must be gradually reduced to +15 degrees to undergo a period of relative dormancy, which should last 2 months. With a lack of light during this period, the plant may partially shed its leaves. At this time, feeding should be stopped and resumed in the spring, with an increase in the amount of light, with a frequency of 2 times a month.
In the photo of caring for clerodendrum at home, you can see that the plant needs to be kept in diffused light:
The flower is picky about lighting, but does not tolerate direct sunlight. The plant is thermophilic, even at night the air temperature should not drop below +18 degrees. An increase of up to +24 degrees is permissible, but at the same time it is difficult to maintain the required air humidity. Spray the plant regularly, the flowers do not suffer from this. If the air in the room is too dry, place containers with water next to it or put wet towels on the heating batteries, otherwise the bloom may end in 3 weeks.
Pay attention to the photo of caring for Thompson's clerodendrum at home - the soil must be kept moderately moist, allowing it to dry only slightly between waterings, otherwise the leaves begin to wither:
In spring and early summer, it is useful to occasionally use organic fertilizers for top dressing - a purchased liquid mullein, Biohumus or Lignohumate, but try not to overdo it with organic matter - fattening plants form very large leaves, but bloom reluctantly.
a brief description of
The rheo flower is a herbaceous long-liver. The stem of the flower is thick and dense, stands upright. It grows up to 30-40 cm in height, its leaves grow in different directions, and the shape of the plant is always different.
If the lighting is uneven, then the leaves will grow towards the light, and the flower will tilt under its own weight. Thanks to the powerful stem, the flower is stable, in the process of growth, the lower leaves and shoots die off, and it acquires a resemblance to a palm tree.
The length of a single leaf will be up to 30 cm, and the width is up to 7 cm. The leaves are dark green on top and red-violet on the bottom with mild stripes. Orange-red hairs grow throughout the plant.
Like rheo, indoor herbaceous plants include indoor fern, thyme, pelargonium, echeveria, cyclamen, agave.
Did you know? This plant has another name, which has become widespread among flower growers, - "Moses' Boat".
