Kalatea - care of a plant

Most kinds of kalatey are grown because of the beautiful coloring of their leaves. Only some of them are beautifully flowered - for example, saffron kalatei. She has spectacular bright yellow inflorescences, towering on long arrow-peduncles. Leaves in kalatei saffron, unlike most other species, are uniformly colored, they are dark green in color. Their shape is oval, they are wavy along the edges and grow on long petioles. This kalatea, care of which is rather complicated - a whimsical plant. She is very fond of moisture and does not tolerate the sun: its direct rays damage the leaves of the plant for several minutes. Flowers kalatei saffron from the beginning of spring to the beginning of autumn.

The most popular decorative types of kalatei are Vecha, Makoya, Wavy, decorated, reddish, striped. They are shade-tolerant, like moisture and temperatures of up to +18 degrees Celsius. Their leaves should be regularly sprayed. If the room is dry and the temperature is higher than desired, it is often necessary.

Decorative-leafed kalatei species must also be pritenyat: under the influence of sunlight, their leaves can lose their exotic color. The plant does not tolerate drafts and sudden temperature fluctuations.

Kalatea Vicha is a plant that rarely blooms at home. The leaves of this species are broad, heart-shaped, up to 90 cm high. They have a beautiful color from both the upper and lower sides. Wavy kalatea, care for which is no different, is a low herbaceous perennial with wide, wavy on the edge of the leaves. Most of its forms are dark green, with a white stripe in the middle. Kalatea Makoya grows to a height of 50 cm on the surface of its leaves there is an intricate pattern, reminiscent of the outlines of branches of plants. He, as well as the fringe, is a dark green color, and the background is light green. The lower part of the leaves of the Makoya kalatei is colored purple.

Striped kalatea, care of which is not very difficult - one of the most unpretentious types of indoor kalatej. It is a perennial herbaceous plant up to 40 cm high. Its leaves are light, oblong, with broad, oblique dark green stripes. Blooms kalatei striped with purple or white flowers collected in the inflorescence of the ear. Indoor flower kalateya red-and- white due to its name reddish pubescence of the underside of the leaves. Their shape is oblong, they are low, small in size. Kalatea decorated has oblong leaves, growing on petioles about a half-meter long. Their front side is decorated with thin lines of pinkish and silvery color, located along veins. All ornamental species of this plant bloom irregularly, and at home - very rarely.

All kinds of kalates are hygrophilous, as this plant in nature grows in the humid forests of the tropics. In the heat they are recommended to be placed in the terrarium. If this is not possible, a household humidifier should be used. Spray can only species with smooth leaves: so, this procedure is not very well tolerated red-headed kalatei. Care at home for this flower is quite difficult: to ensure the necessary level of humidity, you have to place next to the kalatee tray with water, wet pebbles or moss.

Do not put the plants in a tray with water: kalatea, caring for which is quite troublesome, does not take this procedure. Water it followed by warm water, in the winter - less abundant. These plants multiply by dividing the rhizomes into parts, and the kalatea is saffron, in addition - by planting the daughter plants. The ideal substrate for kalatej - from an equal amount of peat and leaf land with the addition of charcoal and sand or land from coniferous forest. Drainage should take at least a quarter of the pot. Transplanted kalatei in a year.