Wed, 02 Mar 2016
Фуксия (Fúchsia) является родом многолетних
plants of the family of Cyprus (Onagraceae), which has
about 100 species of plants. It comes from central and south
America, New Zealand.
The date of the release of fuchsia “in the light” was the year 1696, when the famous
botanist Charles Plumier during his third expedition to
The West Indies discovered a new plant and dedicated it to German
botanist and medic Leonart von Fuchs, calling fuchsia.
Since then, it has become one of the favorite plants in
flower growers everywhere, thanks to their luxurious,
long and amazing beauty bloom. Today
there is even a purple color “fuchsia”, named after this
flower
Fuchsias are shrub, tree (only in conditions
natural growth) or carpet. Depending on the type
their flowers can be single or collected in racemes
inflorescences, axillary, on thin pedicels, drooping. Also they
can have the most various coloring: white, pink, red,
purple. In addition, there are varieties of fuchsias with double
coloring.
Contents
Fuchsia – growing and care
Fuchsia is a light-loving plant, however, direct solar
she does not tolerate rays, so it should not be kept on the window, better
find a place in the back of the room.
Fuchsia content should be moderate or
because its rise above 20 ° C can cause
dropping plant flowers and leaves and even lead to it
doom In winter, fuchsia should be kept at a temperature not higher than
10 ° C, since at this time she has a period of rest. By providing
plant wintering right, you can speed up flowering and extend it
duration
Watering fuchsia should be abundant, so that the soil was always
wet. By the end of the growing season, watering should be gradually reduced to
in winter, when the temperature of the plant was lowered, he was
moderate, in order to avoid rotting of the roots. If you want successfully
to grow this flower, you need to remember that under the pot should not
put the pallet, because if it happens that even one
the day will not be drained of water, it can cause death
plants.
But the high humidity of the air fuchsia loves, so
it is necessary to try to increase it, especially on hot days, by
spraying water around a plant from a spray bottle or plant
a pot on a tray with pebbles so that under the pot was
water, but it did not touch its bottom. This is necessary in order to
stomata plants were longer open and better growth occurred
vegetative mass.
So that the flowering does not linger, you should form in time.
plant. Do not often turn the flower so that it does not fold
buds. If you are going to plant fuchsia in composition with other
plants should be very careful when choosing it.
neighbors so that they have similar conditions of detention as well
apply such methods of planting, in which the root systems
plants do not intertwine.
In March-September, fuchsia should be fed mineral
fertilizer for flowering houseplants.
Фуксия – пересадка и breeding
Fuchsia needs to be replanted annually in spring. Soil for
transplant should consist of 3 parts of clay-turf and 2 parts
peat land, to which 1 part of sand has been added. Choosing a pot
need to remember that fuchsia is equally not comfortable feeling like
too tight and too loose in pots. Pruning shoots
and shortening the roots, the flower is transplanted into the nutrient mixture, put
on the sunny window and provide him with abundant watering and spraying.
If everything is done correctly, then he will very quickly grow.
young shoots and flowers will soon appear on them. Can be delayed
the onset of the period of flowering fuchsia until late autumn or winter. For
this they should be kept in a dark place until June and then
bring to the balcony. For предотвращения цветения в течение лета их
should be trimmed several times.
Shoots that were cut during transplantation are used to
plant propagation by cuttings. Fuchsia can also be propagated
seeds, however, in this case there is no guarantee of conservation
всех признаков материнского plants.
After rooting cuttings, about a week later, they are seated
one by one in small pots and placed in a bright place, but without
direct sunlight. Then, with the onset of summer, they are transplanted
again. By providing новым фуксиям хороший полив и подкормку, можно
получить роскошно цветущие plants. However, if you rearrange
flower pots from place to place, then they will begin to fall away
buds.
Fuchsia – diseases and pests
Good agricultural technology is the main means of prevention
various fuchsia diseases. Even if you make some mistakes in
growing it, the plant can heal by eliminating it.
self. For example, from exposure to direct sunlight on its
leaves may appear stains, and if the flower pot
rearrange, they will disappear.
Sometimes a plant can be affected. rust. In this case
appropriate fungicides should be applied, as is the case with any
fungal disease.
Fuchsia can suffer from pests: aphids, weevil, mite,
whiteflies. The first three species can be easily destroyed by exposure.
insecticides such as Aktelik or Gaupsin, which is non-toxic
for a man. But with the whitefly cope harder, because the flower
will have to repeatedly treat the insecticide from the group
neurotoxins, one dose – per leaf and double – at the root.
Infected plant should be kept separate to avoid
распространения whiteflies.
Of course, it will seem to someone that it is very difficult to grow fuchsia.
But after all, any plant requires attention, patience and care, and such
gentle and graceful beauty can no longer be found. “Dancing flower” –
so called fuchsia flower growers. And if you do not regret for it
of your time and strength, this adorable dancer will decorate for a long time
your home and delight you and your loved ones.
