Ср, 15 фев 2017 Автор: Юлия Кривенко
Saintpaulia or Saintpaulia violet won hearts long ago
flower growers. Today, there are more than 900 varieties of this plant.
Among them are instances of unusual coloring and bright
leaves. To care for a home violet is simple, as she
quite unpretentious, but its features in this flower
are available.
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Growing violets at home
That the plant felt comfortable and pleased with flowering,
be sure to create him a suitable microclimate. Violets
prefer sufficiently moist air. In the natural environment
they grow on the banks of rivers and near waterfalls. Plant loves
cool and sparse light.
Местоположение и lighting
Important is the location of the pot with the plant in the room.
Saintpaulia prefers light, but without direct sunlight
rays that leave ugly spots on its delicate leaves.
It is best to put a flower pot on the eastern or western.
window. In the depths of the room should not be located violet, as a disadvantage
light leads to slow growth and lack of color. On the south
windows plant pritenyuyut from the scorching day sun or clean on
table in front of the window.
For full growth and development the plant will need ten
часовое lighting. If the plant is located on the north windows, then
обязательно обустраивают дополнительное lighting фитолампами.
Temperature conditions
Violet does not tolerate cold air, strong winds and
drafts, so the room is ventilated carefully, removing pots with
window sill. In summer, the flower feels comfortable at a temperature
about 25 degrees, and in the winter, 18C is enough. Take out
A pot with a plant in the garden is not recommended.
Important! Keep violet on a cold window sill in the winter can not be
plant roots may freeze. Use a wooden stand,
which you put under the pot.
Air humidity
The higher the level of humidity, the more comfortable will be Saintpaulia. For
full development humidity is maintained at
60-70%. In summer, the pot is placed on a wet moss pan.
or expanded clay. In rooms with central heating in winter also
It is necessary to moisten the air around the pot with the plant.
Spraying Saintpaulia is not recommended. Water drops leave
stains on fluffy leaves, which not only worsens the appearance
plants, but causes damage to the leaves.
Planting and care for home violet
Violets предпочитают рыхлый и питательный субстрат. Today at
There is a ready-made soil available for sale, which is specially designed for
senpoly. You can prepare the soil mixture for planting home violets
on their own. For этого смешивают в пропорции 3:5:1 следующие
Components:
• peat;
• leafy ground;
• sand.
In the finished substrate add a little moss and charcoal, but
no more than 10% of the total mass.
It is very important that the ground is breathable and good.
retained moisture, then the roots of the plant will be normal
develop.
Planting and transplanting home violets
For посадки растения подбирают не слишком просторный горшок.
The fact is that Saintpaulia blooms only in tight capacity. For
A young outlet will suit a pot with a diameter of up to 6 cm, and an adult
the plant is transplanted into a larger container.
Before planting in the bottom of the pot must make holes
to drain excess fluid so that the roots of the plant do not rot. Besides
In addition, drainage is poured at the bottom.
When planting home violets need to observe the correct depth.
High planting leads to poor flowering, violet roots
gradually laid bare. If you deepen the flower too much, it will rot
growth point.
Repot home violet once every three years. But young
the plant during the period of active growth are transplanted annually, while
completely change the soil mix, but the pot is left unchanged. With
Transplanting Saintpaulia remove damaged leaves. Conduct a transplant
in the spring.
Tip! Do not transplant saintpaulia if she has
appeared buds!
Feeding
With правильном уходе и своевременных подкормках домашняя фиалка
blooms throughout the summer. Feed the plants
complex mineral fertilizers for indoor flowers twice
in season.
• The first feeding is carried out in the spring, during the period of active growth and
development.
• The second time they fertilize the Saintpaulia in the fall, immediately after flowering.
Fertilizers must be applied every two weeks. In winter, violets are not
feed up.
How to water a violet
Violet is very capricious for watering, so novice gardeners
there are problems. In different conditions of maintenance the watering mode will be
differ. It depends on the level of air humidity and temperature.
cultivation.
For полива домашней фиалки используют только отстоянную теплую
water How to determine the need for watering? In between
watering earthen room should be completely dry. Winter plant
watering every three days, and in the summer need daily watering.
Important! Too wet ground in a pot
provokes root rot, which is detrimental to violets.
Watered Uzambar violet in several ways:
• method of top irrigation;
• applying watering in the pan;
• wick method.
Each way is good and widely used in its own way.
Floriculture when growing home violets.
Top watering
This method is considered the most difficult, since watering the plant
need a trickle, trying not to blur the ground. Besides
Moreover, when watering, the water should not fall on the “heart” of the flower, otherwise
growth point will die. For верхнего полива используют спринцовку или
watering can and a thin spout.
Watering in the pan
The best option for irrigation, suitable for beginners and
professionals. But the lower watering also has its subtleties. Water
poured into the pan and dipped in a pot with a plant, after 30-40
minutes the remaining liquid is drained from the pallet. During this time, the flower is already
will absorb enough moisture and the top layer of the soil will become wet.
Wicky watering
This method of irrigation is used infrequently, but if necessary for a long time
go on vacation, then wick irrigation fits perfectly.
In essence, wick irrigation is a type of lower watering.
Moisture to the plant is fed from the bottom through the hole in the pot.
Feed a piece of rope or strip through the hole.
cotton fabric out. Dip the end of the rope into the glass.
water tank. Place the pot on top of the container so that its bottom
did not touch the water, as shown in the photo.
How to propagate home violet + photo
A beginner grower has a question how to reproduce
violet and is it possible to get a new plant from a loved variety?
Violet can be propagated in different ways, each of which
has its own subtleties:
• sheet;
• stepchildren.
Cutting violets is the most difficult way;
take into account all the little things. For успешного проведения процедуры листья
cut from an adult plant, while choosing those that
located in the second row. The lower cut make oblique, processing
pounded with charcoal or drugs to stimulate
root formation.
Rooted leaf stalk in water or loose substrate. With
rooting in water ensures that the lower cut of the cutting does not start
rot. Leaf is planted when the roots grow to 0.5 cm.
Saintpaulia is rooted most successfully in loose soil. Stalk
immediately placed in a wet substrate and cover with the package. In the wet
root formation is faster. Judge success
procedures can be 1-1.5 months when on the surface of the soil
there will be young rosettes of leaves.
An adult plant often gives stepchildren, who separate when
Transplant and planted in separate pots.
As you can see, planting and caring for home violet is simple. To
stimulate the emergence of new colors, promptly remove dry
inflorescences. Rotate the pot regularly 90 degrees to
the plant evenly stretched towards the light.
