With the advent of huge garden hypermarkets, the fashion for home plants varies very often. Every year, on the shelves of these large stores, there are more and more exotic flowers that you want to decorate the windowsill. But there are home plants, the popularity of which fashion does not affect. To such house colors gloksinija concerns. Bright, colorful flowers and neat gloxinia leaves make this flower favorite for many housewives. In this article, we will tell you from how to care for and grow Gloxinia.
Gloxinia is a tuber plant that belongs to the family of Gesneria. The birthplace of these flowers is South America (Brazil). There are many hybrids of gloxinium flowers, which are widely distributed as houseplants.
Growing gloxinia
A flower of gloxinia can be bought in a flower shop, or it can be grown at home. Growing room gloxins from seeds is a rather laborious process. To achieve results, you must have patience. Seeds of gloxinia can be purchased at any specialized store. The size of the seeds is rather small. The first shoots of gloxinia are weak, appear not earlier than a week later. Flowering begins not earlier than in 7 months.
Conditions for gloxinium
Care for gloxinia is simple and requires little time. This home flower loves light and warmth, but it is better to protect it from direct sunlight from the day. The temperature during the flowering period should be at least 21 degrees. In winter, a temperature of 16-18 degrees is permissible. Gloxinia is contraindicated in drafts, when airing the room, the flower should be moved from the window sill to another place. Water the flower often, but in small portions of water.
Wintering gloxinia
In the period from November to February gloxinia does not bloom. In autumn the flower gradually loses its flowers and by November remains a stalk and dry leaves. To the plant does not die, it must be prepared for wintering. To do this, you need to clean the stem from the dried leaves so that one small stump remains. In the ground there will remain gloxinia tubers, which should remain until the spring. For wintering, the pot with gloxinium should be moved to a cool and dark place, watered - less often.
The overwintered plant must be transplanted and covered with a two-centimeter layer of earth. With the first watering you should not hurry. We must wait until the upper moist layer of the earth settles.
Reproduction of gloxinia
Gloxinia multiplies by seeds, by dividing the tuber and leaf cuttings. Reproduction of gloxinia should be dealt with in the spring, and for this it needs more intensive care.
The optimal time for planting gloxinia seeds is February-March.
For reproduction by leaf cuttings, leaves of the plant taken during bud formation are needed. In the soil, a small hole is made, into which the stalk is placed. A pot with a cut must be covered with a glass jar in order to create a greenhouse. You can remove the jar a month later - when the root starts to grow.
When propagating gloxinia by dividing the tuber, take a tuber with sprouts and cut it with a knife into several parts. Place slices sprinkled with pounded coal, and the tubers themselves are planted in different pots.
Diseases of gloxinia
Gloxinia does not tolerate dry air. In too dry
A flower of gloxinia is a perfect gift for yourself and your family. Especially if it is an amazing in its beauty terry gloxinia. In large flower shops, you can find catalogs where all varieties of gloxinia with photos are presented. Most companies that sell gloxiniums deliver these flowers by mail. Both at home and in the office gloxinia will bring you joy and good mood.