Those who appreciate rare plants, we recommend to pay attention to the eustoma. She also has other names: an unusual "lisianthus" or a poetic "Irish rose." And in fact, if you take into account the structure of the bud, the plant really resembles the queen of the garden. In general, eustoma belongs to the gentian family, which is from the tropical regions of Central and South America. Grow an effective flower in the garden, taking for the winter into the house. But often there are flower growers who are happy to grow and take care of the eustoma room.
Eustoma Landing at Home
In the event that you decide to grow an eustoma at home, then you will get a very handsome perennial that will delight you and your loved ones with an incredible bloom.
Cultivation of eustoma from seeds at home begins with sowing in late autumn - in the first half of December. If you do this so early, then by the end of August you will have beautiful buds bloom, from which you can not take your eyes off.
For planting use disposable cups. Substrate for planting is chosen loose, with predominantly peat component. Well suited ground from coconut . Seeds of the Irish rose are diluted on the surface of the soil, which must first be watered, and then sprayed. After that, the cups are covered with a film, and then transferred to a place with a temperature regime of at least 25 ° C. From time to time, the film is removed for ventilation, and the ground is gently moistened.
The first seedlings, as a rule, appear after 1.5-2 weeks. From this time, the film is removed, and above the seedlings, the lamp is suspended at a height of 25-35 cm. When small plants reach a height of 15 cm, they can be transplanted into permanent containers. It should be a ceramic pot with a 3-4 cm layer of drainage (expanded clay or small pebbles). Do not add 2-3 cm to the upper edge, fill the container with a suitable loose substrate. Due to the fact that the root system is fragile in lysianthus, transplantation to a new container is always done by transshipment.
Eustoma - home care
The main goal of cultivation is abundant flowering. Get it indoors is not always easy, but possible. In the summer, a pot of Irish rose is placed in a place well illuminated by the sun. It can be a southern window sill or a window facing south-east or south-west. However, in this plant, try to hide from direct sunlight, otherwise burns may appear on its leaves and stem. If you have an open balcony, in summer, transfer the flower there to a semi-shady place. Lizianthus loves to be in the midst of warm fresh air.
In the warm season, the growing of eustoma is impossible without copious irrigation. However, in this case, the upper layer of the soil is allowed to dry slightly. Not bad the flower responds to top dressing. For him, liquid complex fertilizers are used for ornamental flowering plants. They feed the plant every two weeks. When buds will bloom, they are neatly cut.
In the winter, a pot of eustoma is placed in a cool, but at the same time
Reproduction of the eustoma
It is most successful to propagate to the eustoma seeds. In order to get them, during flowering with a soft brush move the pollen from one bush to another. As a result, after the bud, a box with planting material will appear.
If we talk about the reproduction of eustoma by roots, then, unfortunately, this type is often not successful. The thing is that the Irish rose has a very tender and receptive root system. The separation of a part of the plant damages the root, as a result, the transplanted seedling dies. These are the basic rules for planting and caring for eustoma at home.