Gerbera room - the sun on the windowsill

You, probably, often stopped at stores near bright flowers , like a large chamomile, on a long leg and admired their joyful coloring and luscious greenery. Such a "sun" will bring in the house a great mood and a sense of celebration, because it's impossible to look at it without a smile.

And this plant is called gerbera room. It's a rather unpretentious flower, Care for which does not require special knowledge and skills. Using our advice, you can please yourself and your loved ones with a brightly decorated window sill.

The gerbera family house is from the tropical part of Asia and South Africa. Thanks to the work of breeders, there are a variety of colors: yellow, orange, pink, red and white.

At home, the gerbera grows quite well. The main thing that this flower requires is a certain temperature of content and sunlight.

Content temperature

The presence of a certain amount of heat is the only difficulty in caring for this flower. In summer - up to 20 ° C, and in winter, during the rest period - up to 14 ° C. In the cold season it is especially important to observe the necessary temperature, as the room gerbera at this time builds up leaves, preparing for summer flowering. This period lasts from late August to March.

Watering

Like many flowers in the house, she loves moisture, demanding abundant, but not excessive glaze. In winter, as a rule, a little less than in the summer. In doing so, you need to ensure that the water does not appear on the flower sockets. It is better if you pour it into a pallet. This will also save the flower from decaying the roots. Still it should be remembered that water should be as much as possible room temperature.

In addition to regular watering, the gerbera room requires periodic spraying. Well, if it's small droplets that do not gather on the leaves. Do not spray flowers of the plant in any way!

Top dressing

Gerbera does not tolerate organic fertilizers, but it is necessary to feed it. It follows the complex of minerals in the period of abundant growth - from April to August. Top dressing is done once in 3 weeks, and at the time of flowering - every 2 weeks.

Transfer

Best of all, this flower feels in wide and deep pots. Do not transplant the gerbera immediately after purchase, give it time to acclimatize, because it is not grown here, but in Holland, where it comes from. To migrate to a new flowerpot can not be earlier than a couple of weeks after the purchase.

When transplanting, do not forget that the neck of the flower should rise 2 cm above the surface of the soil. Remember the drainage, which should be placed on the bottom of the pot. Do not destroy the clod of earth formed around the root in the transplant, so do not damage the plant. For good growth gerberas choose neutral or weakly acidic soil. It can be a mixture of peat, sand and leaf land in a 1: 1: 2 ratio.

For a flower that has been growing with you for a long time, the best time to transplant is the beginning of spring.

Reproduction

A large bush can be divided into several parts, leaving in each 2 points of growth. Flowers at the same time need to be removed, and the roots cut and disinfected. Reproduction by cuttings is done by cutting off from the main plant parts of the rhizomes, on which there are 2 leaves. The leaves are pruned, and the stalk is planted in the soil. For rooting, the best temperature is up to 25 ° C.

Let the elegant gerbera room enjoy you with its flowering!