Gloxinia flower - a description of the plant

The gloxinia flower is a representative of the Gesnerian family. This herb is native to Brazil. More than 50 of its species are known, but only some of them are grown at home. Indoor flower gloxinia can simultaneously release up to twenty buds. Depending on the variety of flowers are terry and ordinary texture, different colors, with wavy and simple inflorescences. Cultivate this plant from seeds, leaves and tubers.

Care Technology

A gloxinia flower does not require specific care, but certain rules still exist. These include:

1. Light

A gloxinia flower likes sunny places, but prefers scattered, rather than direct sunlight. Well feel gloxinia will be on the western or eastern windows. When placed on the south side of the house, they will need shading. This will prevent leaves from burning and will not slow down the growth of the plant. The lack of light on the northern window will cause the flower to stretch out and fade.

2. Temperature

The flower of gloxinium has pronounced periods of growth and dormancy. In the first state, he needs an ambient temperature of + 22 ° C during the day and +18 ° C at night. During the rest period, the optimum temperature is + 12 ° C. But the plant does not tolerate sharp fluctuations in temperature and drafts.

3. Humidity

The maximum permissible humidity is 80%. The presence and presence of water on the leaves and flowers of the plant can affect it very detrimental. Therefore, it can not be sprayed, liquid sprays around the bush.

4. Ground

The gloxinia flower is not watered from above and under the root. When the earth dries up, pour water into a bowl under a pot or gently on the edge of the container. During the vegetation period, watering is frequent and abundant. But the presence of excessive moisture is also unacceptable. After watering, the pot is put on a wet cloth to remove excess moisture from the ground. Water it only with standing water at room temperature or slightly higher. Such moisture is better absorbed by the roots, which will be less prone to decay.

5. Fertilizers

Like other flowers, gloxinia needs regular feeding. Suitable for any fertilizer for home colors. Top dressing begins in April and ends in August, applying it once a week and exactly half the norm.

6. Transplantation

In February or March, the tubers are removed from the soil, the old root system is removed. Rinse with clean water, cut off the rotten places with a knife, filling them with rastolchennym coal. Preventive method against decay - soaking tubers in a fungicidal or dark manganese solution. Planted in moist soil, one third of the tuber remains above the ground. At the top, the planting is closed with a film. We place the container in a bright and warm place. Until the first couple of leaves appear, the seedlings are ventilated twice a day. Next, remove the film and cover the tuber with soil completely.

7. Reproduction

Seeds gloxinium plant in the autumn-winter period, sowing them in a container with a mixture of sand, earth and foliage. They are kept under glass at 22 ° C, shoots appear after a couple of weeks. As the leaves grow, the plant is transplanted several times.