Colombia: home care, reproduction, transplant and recommendations

Columnia is considered to be a perennial plant of the Gesneria family. The flower is decorative, it is grown in flower pots and hanging pots. Among the variety of species, there are semi-shrub species. Flowering is considered tubular, bright and unusual. The leaves have a size of up to 4 cm, variegated, long shoots. If you want to make the house cozy, there must necessarily be a columbine. Care at home for this plant does not constitute any difficulties, even for novice amateur flower growers.

The homeland of growth is the tropics of America. The plant was first described by Charles Plumier on the island of Martinique. The Swedish naturalist Karl Linnaeus made a proposal to use the Latin version of the name of the Italian botanist Fabio Colonna as the name of the genus.

Popular types

To decorate the premises of many housewives, a columna is chosen. Care at home is not difficult, if you follow simple rules. In this plant, there are 194 species. The most common ones are:

• Allen is a plant with thin long shoots, and its leaves are green. The flower has a red tint, its size is up to 7 cm.
• Banks. The plant is considered to be evergreen with smooth leaves. Its color is orange with interspersed red.
• Vedrarsky. The plant has thicker shoots, and the leaves are large. Flowers have a rich red tint.
• Carnival. Green leaves are small in size. The flowers are bright yellow.

• Colonne Krakatoa. Care at home is carried out in the same way as for other decorative species. The leaves have a dark green hue. Flowers of medium size.
• Bloody red. In the half-shrub thick shoots with large leaves. Flowering of a rich red hue.
• Shida. The shoots are thick and smooth, and the leaves are large and red. The flowers are yellow.

Each kind of plant is beautiful in its own way. For them, almost identical care, transplant and watering are required. According to reviews, it is clear that such a plant is popular with many housewives. It has a beautiful appearance. In any room the flower will become a wonderful decoration. It also works well with other plants.

Features of care

Whichever Column is chosen, you can take care of every kind of home. The content of the plant is simple. The flower can be located indoors, but sometimes you can take it out into the street. It is necessary to choose a favorable place, to control its condition, and then it will bloom.

Care is to properly watering, replanting, a selection of fertilizers and pots. Also, flowers are sprayed with useful means. Important is the lighting and location in the house. If you follow all the requirements of the colony, you will please the owners and decorate the house.

Location and lighting

In nature, the columine grows in trees, so the best place for it is pots, a pot or a vase. Roots serve as a fastener, they do not saturate the flower with nutrients. It needs bright diffused light, so it can be placed on a window sill.

It is desirable to place a pot with a plant in the western or eastern part of the house. In the north there will be a shortage of light, and in the south there is a possibility of getting burns. Flowering is carried out at the required illumination. In the autumn and winter time, the sun's light is not enough, so it needs lighting with lamps.

Temperature

For the columbia, a warm climate is necessary. In the spring, summer and autumn periods, the temperature should be within 20-27 degrees. Perhaps a short-term increase of 3 degrees, if the humidity is high.

In autumn and winter, when there is not enough light, the temperature should be within 15-17 degrees. In a cold climate the flower freezes. Do not allow drafts. It is best to place a column near the window. Favorable daytime temperatures are 15-18 degrees, and night temperatures are 8-12 degrees. This regime must be observed for at least a month.

Humidity

Only with the appropriate humidity will the collune develop normally. Care at home requires regular water spraying. Her temperature should be at room temperature.

A tropical flower requires high humidity. If the leaves are lowered, sprinkle the space around the plant. Flowers should not be affected. Nearby you can install an aquarium or humidifier.

Watering

Water should be settled for at least 24 hours. If it is above room temperature, then do not use it. Water should not stand under the sun's rays.

Watering occurs moderately. The soil dries up next time. Do not fill the flower, because excess water damage damages the root system. Overdrying is also harmful, as this can cause the death of plants. The intervals between watering in summer are less than in winter.

Soil selection and top dressing

Requires rich soil Column. Home care involves the saturation of plants with useful ingredients. The following fertilizers can be used:

• Primer, sheet earth, turf ground, compost (2: 1: 2: 0,5).
• Sod, pine needles (5 tablespoons), humus, leaves (1: bark: 1: 1).
• Humus, leafy earth, turf, sand (1: 2: 5: 1).
• Sod, humus, peat land (2: 0.5: 1).
• Peat, humus, sand, sawdust, sphagnum, turf (2: 1: 0.5: 1.5: 0.5: 2).

In any mixture, you can add moss, charcoal and ash. Substrate can be bought in specialized stores. Before acquiring it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the composition. In the agent should be 3-4 substances. Other types of soil can be used.

Soil can be universal, since with it will develop normally columbine. Care at home, reviews of which indicate that you must adhere to the basic rules, you must perform carefully. The plant will be better if the soil is used special.

Feeding is needed in spring, summer, autumn every 14 days. It is desirable to use liquid formulations that are in bottles. During flowering, fertilizer is required for flowering plants. In winter, top dressing should be done less often (about 1 time per month).

Transfer

In order for the columbine to develop normally, care and transplantation must be carried out correctly. After flowering, it must be cut and transplanted. Shoots bare almost everything and plant several pieces in a suitable pot. This is done for the necessary bushiness and rejuvenation of the columbia.

If you do not need to transplant the flower, then cutting and rooting should be done every three years in the spring. Before this period, shoots should be cut off, leaving 15 cm after flowering. When the branches are stilted, they must be tied up and supported with bamboo supports.

Reproduction

Not only the correct watering, transplantation requires a columbine. At home, reproduction is performed by 2 methods:

• Seeds. The plant must be planted in early spring. If there is no soil, then peat land and fine sand will do. It is necessary to regularly perform watering and temperature control (at least 25 degrees and not more than 28). Shoots begin to appear after 25 days.
• Cuttings. The main condition under which the colonies will evolve normally, care. At home, reproduction can be performed with the help of cuttings. This method is suitable for any season of the year. From thick branches it is necessary to cut off on 10 cm. They put in the standing water, and then put in a substrate. Watering occurs when the soil is dry.

When the plant is planted, it must be properly taken care of. Eliminate the insects will help chemical agents, which should be sprayed with flowers. They excrete the juice absorbed by pests. Processing is repeated after a week.

Ultraviolet irradiation reduces the risk of infection of the plant. Procedures should be performed every week. It is required to highlight the back part of the leaves, since it is often inhabited by pests that can cause diseases of the plant.

If you follow these simple rules, then the flower will be in order everywhere. The appropriate temperature, humidity, watering and annual cleaning from shoots are necessary. Then the columbine will bloom every year. The plant is able to make any room cozy. According to many housewives, this flower is unpretentious and grows well at home.