Ghatsania is a kind of heat-loving plant that migrated to us from hot Africa. In our latitudes, more than 50 varieties of this remarkable flower are grown. But even after the "move", this plant remained faithful to its thermophilic habits. Despite the fact that by its very nature gatsania is a perennial plant, it can not survive wintering in our latitudes. If it is not preserved until the spring by transplantation, then it, unfortunately, will perish. The potential of this wonderful flower is huge, if you transplant it, it continues to bloom for quite a long time. So, let's figure out how to help winter this heat-loving plant.
How to protect gatsaniyu from cold weather?
Warm days quickly flew by, soon the cold will come. It's time to think about what to do with the flowering gatsania, and how to keep it in the winter? A short-term decrease in temperature does not adversely affect the plant, but prolonged hypothermia for it is a sure death. So how can you save the fires before the spring, so that on your site these wonderful flowers appear first after wintering?
- Increasingly, there is the option of growing gatsanii in flowerpots. With this method of planting with wintering plants there are no problems. Before the first frosts, hatsaniya is brought into the house, where it allows you to enjoy its flowering even for a long time, even when winter is raging outside the window.
- Gazzany can be transplanted to a greenhouse, the only conditions are good lighting and a temperature of at least +10 degrees. In the same way, the plant can also be stored on a glass balcony. For the transplant, pots with drainage holes must be used.
As you can understand, this plant is able to easily transfer the hibernation, if you observe the conditions necessary for this. Some growers practice covering mulch flowers. Others additionally cover them with a dense film, but it is reliably known that some plants still can not stand wintering and die.
Features of winter care
This plant is rather unpretentious to care. If you adhere to the recommendations in this section of the councils, then your reign will perfectly overwinter and adapt quickly after the spring landing. So, where to start transplanting plants?
- Do you want to see how the wintering in your house is humming and blooming? Start with the preparation of the soil for transplant. Note that the soil in the pots of wintering plants must necessarily be light and well drained. From the properly prepared soil for the plant, the whole success of the event depends to a large extent, so pour a drainage (vermiculite or expanded clay) onto the bottom of the pot, but only top up the substrate.
- Be sure to keep in mind that the plant is resistant to a lack of moisture in the soil, but painfully tolerates its excess. Many gardeners water the plant too abundantly, and then can not understand why it is dying. From the abundance of moisture and lack of solar
light gatsaniya often more or less dies during the wintering period. - Be sure to consider, choosing a place for wintering gatsanii, that the plant is demanding of sunlight. Since it is not enough in winter, you can use additional artificial lighting.
In the process of ganzanii transplantation, be careful with the root of the plant, if it is damaged, the flower will surely perish. All the processes described in this material are difficult at first sight. Having completed these manipulations only once, you will never again have the question of how to winterize gatsanii or any other thermophilic flower. A little patience - and the result will definitely amaze you!