Cicas – growing, care, transplanting andbreeding

Wed, 02 Mar 2016

Цикас (Cycas) или, как его еще называют,
cycad, belongs to the family Sagovnikovyh and genus Tsikas. Homeland
it is Australia and Southeast Asia. This is one of the oldest
plants of our planet, the progenitor of modern species. Rod Tsikas
represented by about 20 species of palm plants, in some places
which today are the Black Sea coast,
Southeast Asia, Australia, and numerous islands
Indian and Pacific Oceans.

At home, cicasas are used as a decorative material for
flower compositions and food product, because its bark and core
The stem contains up to 45% starch. However, tsikas – this is very
ornamental plant, widely used in landscaping, especially in
countries with hot climates. For decorative cultivation use
just a few species. The most popular in the culture tsikas
wilted or turned (Cycas revoluta), which has a powerful
columnar trunk reaching up to 2.5 m tall and apical
crown of leathery feathery leaves. Also cultural species
represented by cicasis curled (Cycas circinalis), cicasia of Tuar
(Cycas thouarsii), Rumph’s cicasis (Cycas rumphii), cicasas
ridge (Cycas pectinata), cicasa media or medium (Cycas
media), cicasis nekolyuchim (Cycas inermis).

In Russia, cycads can also be found growing in the open
ground, for example, in the area of ​​Sochi and on the Black Sea coast
Caucasus. In the middle band they are grown as
indoor and greenhouse plants.

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Cicas – growing and care

For cicas temperature is important. The most optimal for
its content in spring and summer is a temperature of 20-25 ° C. In the autumn
it should begin to gradually decrease in order for the winter period
it was no more than 12-14 ° C. If not provide a reduction
cicas temperatures in winter, it can shed its leaves.

Zicas is a light-loving plant, so post it
need in places with bright lighting, allowed direct sun.
The best location for this plant will be the space at
southwest or southeast window. You can put a pot with
flower and the south window, but in the summer it will have to pritenyat from the sun.
When a plant has new leaves, it cannot be often
turn, otherwise they may die. If there is such
opportunity, in the summer tsikas better kept in fresh air.

Water the plant should be careful, as waterlogging
soil for him is very dangerous. In summer, watering should be done 1 time per
5-7days, in winter – 1 time in 10 days. When the content of cicas in the winter
period at room temperature, without a pronounced rest period,
he needs to provide watering, typical of summer time.
Water the plant should be warm, separated by at least 12 hours.
water

Cycad is not particularly picky about air humidity, however, if
indoor temperature exceeds 20 ° C, plant pot
must be kept on a wet gravel pallet. Once a week
you need to spray the leaves to refresh them and wash
dust.

In spring and summer tsikas recommended to feed 1 time in 2
weeks using the full complex mineral
fertilizer. However, its concentration should be taken twice as low as
which is indicated on the packaging. When the plant is in the period
rest, it should not be fertilized.

Цикас – пересадка и breeding

The young plant should be transplanted annually in the spring. After
reaching the age of five transplant produce every 3-4
years, but at the same time annually change the top layer of the earth. Replanting
plant, you can not shake and wash the roots off the ground so as not to
injure him. When planting and transplanting, the lump of the cyclotron should
be on the surface of the soil, so the pots should not be taken
too large for the plant not to die from surplus undeveloped
the roots of the earth and its souring.

For planting cicasus should prepare a soil mixture, in
which includes sod, peat, leaf and humus soil with
adding sand. Can be used for transplant ready
purchase soil mixture for palm trees. When transplanting cicasus should
take care of good drainage, which is made from small pebbles or
broken shards.

Cicas is usually propagated by rooting young shoots –
cones. Before planting, they are dried during the day and, having powdered
places cut with crushed coal, planted in the soil mixture for
transplants.

Seed method of reproduction is used, as a rule, only
experts in botanical purposes.

Zicas – diseases and pests

Assuming the location of the cyclotis in the draft or its
waterlogging, then it may appear leaf blotch.

At too low temperature and excessive watering on the roots
plants develop rot, which can lead to death
root system. Then the leaves turn brown and die.
after the whole plant dies. When root rot is detected
Cycad plant to be destroyed.

Cicas may also be affected by pests such as scale insects and
thrips, which parasitize on its leaves, petioles and stem. it
leads to the appearance of spots on the leaves, their drying out and falling off. For
remove parasites use a soft damp cloth, and when
Strong contamination of the plant must be treated with malathion or
aktellikom.

Of course, the tsikas are slowly growing, but very beautiful.
indoor plant. It is also believed to be beneficial.
affects the work of the human nervous and cardiovascular systems.
Therefore, it is worth working hard to grow this in your home.
wonderful and mysterious in its antiquity plant.

Comments

Olga 12/05/2016 So is it possible to spray the tusk or not ???

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