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Houseplant lovers are actually collectors who grow unique varieties of their favorite flowers in their small living spaces.
Cacti and succulents are very popular, which, with their original appearance, combined with beautiful flowers, excite the imagination. In addition, they are so unpretentious that they can easily exist in the dry air of the premises.
This article presents most popular house flowers in pots, which attract flower growers in Russia. And it’s not just cacti!
10 Gerber Jameson
The names of two naturalists are immortalized in its name. The first is Robert Jameson, who described it when he encountered a flowering herb in the flora of South Africa. And the second is the famous German scientist Gerber.
Previously, gerbera adorned bouquets of cut flowers. Currently, flower growers have bred home plants in pots, mainly represented by low-growing varieties.
Peduncle reaches 30 centimeters. On it around the yellow center are “petals”. Needle, terry and non-terry. The coloring of which is so amazing that it can satisfy the most picky buyer.
Benefit. The leaf and stems contain the substance coumarin, which is used as a flavoring agent in tobacco production, in medicine, for drugs that affect blood clotting.
At home, he prefers good lighting, for example, on window sills: on the east or west side. Air temperature: 20 – 25 degrees. Does not tolerate drought. Watering is carried out through a pan with warm water.
If daylight reaches 12 hours, flowering can be expected within a month.
From November to February – a period of rest, when it is not recommended to carry out top dressing, you need to keep the plant at a temperature of about 15 degrees.
9. Jasmin
Curly, evergreen, elegant, woody vine that needs constant support. The flowers of the plant evoke dreams and dreams with their aroma, it is so gentle and pleasant. The most popular is the multi-flowered jasmine.
The plant must be placed in a bright room where direct sunlight does not penetrate. Like any liana, jasmine is sensitive to air humidity. Why is it necessary to have devices that humidify the air. Flowering is long, subject to the stability of the habitat.
The temperature regime fluctuates around 16 degrees. In the spring and summer, when the plant begins to grow, watering is carried out often. In autumn and winter, it is recommended to water the plant carefully so as not to “overfill” the handsome man. During the growing season, the plant needs complex top dressing, with a frequency of 1 time per week..
Pruning jasmine is a very creative process, as you can give the plant a new shape by distributing the shoots along the support.
8. Orchid – Phalaenopsis
In wildlife, they grow, fastening to the trunks of trees or stones. At home, pots are used, which are needed only to support the plant and preferably transparent.
With this plant, the charm of tropical vegetation appears in the house. A lover of these indoor plants will confirm that satisfactory health is highly dependent on air humidity (no more than 40%). To maintain proper comfort leaves are recommended to be sprayed with a spray bottle, avoiding contact with flowers and rosette. Watering is carried out by immersing the pot in water.
The flowering period lasts from 2 months to six months. Can live on the windowsill of the northern, eastern, western windows. This miracle blooms 2 times a year. The rest period is not pronounced.
7. Streptocarpus
One of my favorite plant species. Since with unpretentiousness and undemanding, it blooms for a long time.
Graceful funnel-shaped, large flowers. In diameter, they can reach 7 centimeters or more. Painted in delicate purple and blue tones, white, as well as pink and red.
When growing, a temperature of 20 – 25 degrees is considered favorable.
In winter, a dormant period begins. After all the leaves fall, watering stops. The pot is placed in a cool dark place.
Council. It is recommended to buy a plant in the summer when it blooms.
6. Spathiphyllum
An unpretentious plant, blooms with fragrant flowers collected on the cob. Surrounded by the most delicate white veil.
Inflorescences have an attractive appearance and are able to maintain it for several months.
Spathiphyllum grows well in bright rooms, watering after one day is considered sufficient, at a room temperature of 20 degrees. Leaves need to be sprayed. Propagated by division during transplantation.
5. Ficus
Favorite flower of all kindergartens of the Soviet Union. A rare child did not wipe large, green, leathery, oval-shaped leaves with a soft rag. This is a rubber ficus.
Fast growing, hardy, creeping or climbing shrub. It’s funny how to climb the “moss column” or grow like an ampelous plant.
Ficus bejamina is a small-leaved relative of rubber. Real dandy. He doesn’t look like his relative. Its leaves can be both green and elegant with yellow spots on the leaf.
If variegated species are purchased, then it is desirable for them to have sufficient lighting, without direct sunlight on the leaves. It is necessary to water carefully and spray the leaves with water.
4. Azalea
Indoor plant, blooming in winter. It was at this time that bright, juicy inflorescences delight their owners with beauty.
The splendor of the azalea is beyond words. The flowers in the room, sprinkled with fluffy snow, look especially impressive, since the comfort zone for them is 12 degrees.
In addition, frequent watering during flowering is gratefully accepted by the plant.
Remarkablethat as soon as the time of frost has passed, the flower can be taken out to a darkened place where it is safe sleep until October.
3. Kalanchoe
One of the most widely represented species. Its relatives grow in Asia, Australia, America. By its nature, this plant is a tropical succulent.
Varietal crops are represented by both dwarf varieties and plants up to 50 centimeters high.
Flowering occurs during the winter months. And it lasts up to 30 days. In order for it to shine with its purple, red, yellow and white colors, it is necessary that the lighting be sufficient. The room temperature must be maintained at 18 degrees.
Watering is carried out through the pallet. After the end of flowering, flower stalks are cut off.
Kalanchoe has useful medicinal properties: has an anti-inflammatory effect, hemostatic, has a wound healing effect.
2. Geranium
Pelargonium. Aristocratic flower. Flowering begins from April to June, located in a sunny place with an air temperature of 18 – 20 degrees.
During abundant flowering require regular watering. Species dressings are used every two weeks. As soon as flowering ends, it is necessary to transplant the flower into a pot of a slightly larger diameter.
But Russian housewives grow geraniums on their window sills as a culture with useful properties and cut off stems and flowers during the flowering period. They contain vitamin C, characteristic essential oils, tannins, pectins, tannins, gum. The main value is the bactericidal substances that the plant releases during growth.
Bioenergetics argue that large, bright plants are able to absorb the negative energy of the house. A fragrant plant can stimulate blood flow and normalize blood pressure.
1. Violet
Currently, varieties with the most diverse flowers in color are bred. Particularly impressive are fantasy colors and saintpaulias-chimeras, in which rays of another are located against the background of one color.
tender plants require careful care. For example, it is recommended to water them through the pan. Keep away from direct sunlight. Since they harm the velvety surface of the leaves.
Ambient temperature – no more than 18 – 20 degrees. Lighting is even, preferably on windows on the east or west side.
Since the plant in the wild lives along the banks of river streams, high humidity will not harm them. Reproduction is carried out by leaf cuttings 1 – 2 centimeters long.