Fri, 04 Mar 2016
Род Гербера (Gerbera) из семейства
Composites are represented by about 70 species of grassy
large flowering plants. Gerberas are perennial plants with
basal leaves and flowers that resemble large-color
chamomile. In nature, they grow in Africa and Asia, in
In our culture, Gerbera Jamson (Gerbera
Jamesonii) with its many varieties and garden forms.
In the garden, gerbera blooms from early spring to late autumn. Height
some species of this plant reaches 60 cm, but in
home and garden breeding conditions are more common
compact forms, not exceeding 25-30 cm in height. Depending
from the form of gerberas there are simple, semi-double and double flowers,
reaching in diameter from 12 to 16 cm. They can have the most
various colors: white, yellow, cream, orange, pink,
red and others
In addition to beauty, gerberas also have a number of advantages:
simpleness in the care of culture, rapid growth and development,
long flowering period, as well as resistance in the cut
the form.
Contents
Gerbera – growing and care
Gerbera is suitable for growing in a garden only in areas with
mild, warm climate and quite hot in summer. In this case, on
winter should be covered with a large layer of dry leaves, spruce branches or
straw Our winter temperature is too low for this.
plants, so gerbera is grown either as an annual
plant, either dug up in the fall with a lump of earth and contained until
spring in the bulk pot for indoor plants in the lit,
cool and well ventilated area. During home
wintering can not keep the flower in too warm conditions, the most
the best option is a temperature of 7-8 ° C.
When growing in a garden, gerbera feels best in
warm soil, flavored with inorganic fertilizers. Choosing
place for landing, you need to count so that at least half
the day it was lit by sunlight. So you can
prevent excessive stretching of peduncles and ensure such
color and size of flowers, which is provided for this variety.
Watering gerbera during active growth should be abundant, during
rest time – more carefully, however, equally harmful
both drying roots and waterlogging of the soil. Watering
plant, you need to ensure that water does not fall on the leaf
the plate and did not flow into the rosette of leaves, causing rotting. Water
for watering should be soft, room temperature.
Also during the active growth for the gerbera it is necessary to provide
regular (biweekly) fertilizing with mineral fertilizer.
Гербера – пересадка и breeding
In autumn, the gerbera is dug out and transplanted into a spacious pot with
with a diameter of at least 20 cm (the size of the pot is determined by the size
plants). For transplanting a soil mix should be made of
taken on two 2 parts of peat and leaf ground and 1 part of sand.
Care should be taken of good drainage (for this you can take
expanded clay or broken clay shards). To prevent rot, when
planting and transplanting the root neck of a plant should remain above
by land.
Gerber is propagated by dividing the bush and seeds. First way
is more common and simple. For this spring (in
April or May) two or three year old bushes should be divided by 5-7
parts with two or three young leaves. If necessary, you can
to trim the roots to 10-15 cm. When planting you need to follow
ensuring that the socket protrudes 1-1.5 cm above the soil surface,
It is necessary for good growth and flowering plants.
Seeds should be sown from January to March in light soil
mixture, deepening by 2-3 mm. Keep them at a temperature not lower
18 ° C Approximately in 1-2 weeks shoots should appear, and after
Formation of 4-5 leaves, seedlings must be planted in pots with
diameter 8-10 cm. Gerber blooms in 10-11 months.
after sowing. Plants that are obtained from seeds do not carry
maternal properties.
Gerbera – diseases and pests
Gerbera refers to garden flowers that are very sensitive.
to pests and various diseases, so landing in
untreated soil can cause its root to become damaged.
fungal disease systems. One of the most common
Gerbera diseases is root decay of the neck. It can
due to fungi in contaminated soil, or due to
water stagnation. The main measures to prevent this disease
compliance with the irrigation regime and improvement of soil drainage are
Also, gerberas can suffer from the appearance of gray rot, which
also caused by excess moisture. Therefore, periodically
flower should be treated with special preparations that
destroy gray rot. However, one should not allow them
hitting the flower so that ugly spots appear on it.
During the summer heat due to the high temperature on the gerbera
powdery mildew may appear. You can get rid of it, having applied
appropriate fungicides or sulfur-containing preparations.
The main pests of gerberas include aphids, thrips and spiderwebs.
mites, as a result of which the plant may turn yellow,
fade and even die. To get rid of them, you need
process the flower with special insecticidal preparations.
If the gerbera flowers are cut off and not broken out of the nest, then
the remaining piece of peduncle can rot and infect everything
plant.
So, to grow a gerbera in our conditions is not very simple. But
if you try a little, your garden will be decorated with beautiful
exotic flowers that fill it with the brightest colors with
early spring to autumn!
