Most often on our windowsill there live plants imported from faraway southern countries, cultivated for growing at home. One of them is the flower of a fittonia mix, which looks interesting not only during flowering.
In this article, we will tell you what is the care of the fitton mix, which came to us from South America.
Fittonia mix - a low perennial plant from the family of acanthus, the most important ornament of which is the leaves. They are regular oval shape, different colors with veins different in color. Blooms in late June - early July with small yellow flowers collected in the inflorescence.
If you follow all the recommendations for caring for it, then the plant will always look bright on your window.
How do I care for a fitton mix?
- An important condition for growing this flower at home is to create the right climate in the room. For fittonii it is simply necessary that there is a high humidity of the air (the most optimal temperature is + 25-26 °).
- Of great importance is proper lighting . For this flower is destructive lack and overabundance of light, so the most suitable for fittonia will be a place with a small shadow.
- In summer, watering for it is required abundant and frequent, approximately 3-4 times a week, and in winter it is less - 1-2 times. Also, fitnium must be sprayed daily. Simultaneously with watering every 2 weeks (except for the winter period), you should apply fertilizer for home colors.
- Transplant the fittonia mix every year, just passing into the pot with a new nutrient soil mixture. Prepare it from turf and leaf land, peat ( peat tablets ) and sand, taken in the proportions of 2: 1: 2: 1.
- To multiply fittonia, stem cuttings are used, which easily take root in a moistened substrate at a temperature of + 25 ° or divide the bush into parts.