Begonia – features of care, cultivation andbreeding

Wed, Feb 24, 2016

Бегония (Begonia) является одним из
most beautiful plants that adorn our parks, gardens and homes. She is
belongs to the Begonia family. Today there are about 900
species of this plant and up to 2000 of its hybrid varieties. His story
started a few centuries ago, and this flower was first described
in 1690 by Michel Begon.

He was the organizer of the expedition to the Antilles, where
a beautiful woman was found, later named after Begon
begonia. Then the world became known form of begonias ever flowering of
Brazil, later – royal begonias from India and tuberous species
flowers from South America, which gave rise to all its modern
varieties. With the discovery of begonias, royal and tuberous plants became
incredibly popular in Europe, first as a greenhouse flower, but
after his new varieties were resistant to the European
climate.

Today, hybrid hybrids are common throughout the world.
forms and varieties of cultural forms of begonias. All its cultivated species
conventionally divided according to their decorative
qualities. Thus, they are decorative and flowering and
decorative leafy. The most popular flowering
Begonias can be called the tuber. She is привлекает цветоводов своими
abundant bright flowers and relative simplicity in
content.

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Begonia – care

All varieties of begonias are grown in light, loose soil,
rich in organic matter. Ideally, it is a mixture of equal
amount of greenhouse land for indoor plants, manure
organic fertilizer, peat and a small amount
fine river sand to improve drainage.

These plants need bright ambient light. Need to know,
that for begonias with decorative leaves the best lighting would be
penumbra, with decorative flowers – bright lighting (but not direct
Sun rays). Choosing a place to place these flowers is better
give preference to eastern and western windows.

The temperature for plants during the growing season should be provided
moderate, from 18 ° С to 20 ° С, during the winter period it should be not lower than
15 ° C. No special requirements for air humidity, additional
spraying can be carried out only for varieties with smooth leaves.
In this case, water should not be allowed to enter the flowers.

Begonia requires regular watering with soft water, without drying
soil. Watering in the summer should be carried out 2 times a week, in
hot time should be watered every day. However, floral
the pot should not be in water. Since mid-autumn,
watering intensity is reduced, and from the end of November – the beginning of December
it becomes minimal because in winter the plant
needs rest. From this state it is also derived gradually,
from March to April, and to May, bringing watering to normal. With
Breeding these colors should always be remembered that excess
moisture threatens plant rot and shoots of roots and development
powdery mildew that is extremely destructive to it.

Fertilizing is badly needed only for flowers growing in the old
soil. As a rule, they are fed for the development of foliage in
May-October, once a week, using a special fertilizer for
flowering plants.

Begonia – replanting and reproduction

Begonias are transplanted in early spring, as
of necessity. That the young plant requires a transplant,
tell its roots, filled the flower pot completely. Earlier
this is not worth doing, otherwise begonia will not bloom. Roots of hers
very fragile, so when transplanting should be respected
careful not to damage them. The bottom of the pot needs to be covered
drainage material.

This plant propagates by leaf or stem cuttings,
Tuberous species also breed by dividing tubers with
small shoots. Для breeding черенками в апреле-мае
cut shoots placed in the substrate and wait for their rooting, occasionally
watering. But this is not a very simple way, since cuttings can
to rot or to take root. It is better to buy tubers vending
varieties that today offer a wide variety of floral
the shops.

Для breeding путем листового черенкования выбирают сильный
leaf, cut it out of the stem, put in a wet substrate and
placed in a shaded place for 1-2 months until new
plants. As a substrate for rooting cuttings usually
use a mixture of sand and peat (3 parts of sand to 1 part
peat).

Begonia – diseases and pests (and how to protect against them).

Petioles and begonia leaves may be susceptible to fungal
diseases such as downy mildew. Fungal
diseases are most often caused by an excess of moisture. To
time to notice the problem, you need to carefully monitor the state
the cores of the bush and the lower leaves of the plant, which are the place
powdery mildew or rot. Removing leaves with signs
diseases, watering should be immediately reduced to avoid
breeding грибковых паразитов.

Of the pests, the flower is most often threatened by aphids and red spider web
tick. In order to get rid of them, it should be sprayed
solution of such insecticides as Intavir, Fitoverm, Karbofos, etc.
After processing, the plant should be placed in a wet
plastic bag to enhance the effectiveness of the procedure. But,
as practice shows, with proper care, begonias are very rare
are attacked by pests, therefore, to avoid problems,
you just need to surround them with care and attention.

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