Indoor plants help create a special comfort in any home. They seem to bring into the situation of the city apartments what is so lacking - an atmosphere of appeasement, and in addition, they significantly decorate the interior. If you like to plant houseplants and take care of them, then in any case do not ignore such a luxurious flower as a fragrant aroma. Thunbergia is called the queen of lianas for good reason, because fresh leaves greens year-round pleases the eye, white flowers give a strong unique aroma, and relative unpretentiousness helps to cultivate the plant in a winter garden or grow outdoors, providing cold winter conditions for certain wintering conditions. If you want to know how to care for Tunberia, we will tell you about it.
TUNBERGY: CARE
Although Tunberia, unlike its fellow tribesmen originating from Australia and Southeast Asia, is relatively unpretentious, if you want to achieve abundant flowering and excellent plant conditions, you should still take care that the flower develops in suitable conditions for it.
In our latitudes the fragrant tunnage reaches one and a half meters, while in its native climate it grows to six. The plant has a thin stem with heart-shaped leaves at the base, up to four centimeters in width and up to seven in length. Refers to the acanthus family. There are other species of the plant - related, winged, erect, Mizorene, Gregory and others. In general, the genus Tunberga has about one hundred species of this plant.
Temperature
In our country, tunneling, of course, will ideally bloom and feel at room temperature, that is, act as an ornamental plant. Tungberia fragrant needs to be grown in a greenhouse or a warm room - it is in such conditions, after three to four months, the plant will please you with beautiful white flowers.
In spring and autumn, as well as in summer, the ideal temperature at which to keep Tunberg is 20-25 degrees Celsius. As for the cold season, create a plant with a constant temperature of ten to fifteen degrees. It is important to remember and timely irrigation, which should be strengthened during flowering. In winter, accordingly, the plant is watered much less often. In addition, it is necessary to feed tuna with mineral fertilizers in the warm season, and in winter to cancel them. Every spring fragrant tunnage needs a transplant, but most often the growers get rid of the plant and grow a new one using seeds.
Reproduction
This liana perfectly reproduces in a cuttings way, but it is possible to sow seeds of tungsten, the germination of which, however, no more than two years. Germination of seeds has its own characteristics - a temperature regime of 18-20 degrees is necessary. To flowers blossom blossom as abundantly as possible, young plants need to pinch the tip of the shoot, while adult lianas need thinning pruning.
The soil
In the matter of caring for tunergia, soil plays an important role. Usually a massive pot or pot is chosen for planting, in which sod, sand and humus are placed. This kind of soil is considered the most fertile for this plant.
Shine
Light is very important for the fragrant tunergroup to develop harmoniously, however, protect the plant from direct sunlight.
Diseases
As for parasites, the fragrant tunnage is susceptible to the appearance of a spider mite, scutellum, whitefly. It often happens that galls form on the plant. To act in such cases follows the standard way - if you notice the appearance of pests, treat the leaves with kerosene, and then rinse with water.