Clerodendrum
TOThe radiodendrum was widely spread in the XIX century, but in XX it lost its popularity. but at the beginning of this century these room flowers were replenished with new varieties.
Flower Clerodendrum comes from tropical Africa, Southeast Asia and Polynesia. There are more than one hundred species of this plant. One of the most common are varieties - Din sighta Thompson, Ugandan, Wallich.
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What kind of care is needed for a tropical clerodendrum at home?
Despite the fact that in many books on floriculture you can read about the caprice of these plants and the need to create for them almost greenhouse conditions, Nevertheless they are remarkably growing in ordinary apartments. And thus even plentifully blossom!
For flowering toradiodendruma a very bright place is required, but without a longdirect sunlight. In summer, the temperature should be up to + 25-26 ° C. If the thermometer shows higher, then the flower needs to be temporarily removed from the solar window, and also to increase the spraying of the foliage.
Caring for the clerodendrum is simple. In winter time, make sure that the earth clod is not supercooled, is optimalI for winter the temperature is 15-17 ° С.
Watering these flowers should be abundant from spring to September, a in winter - moderately. Water must be temperatures a couple of degrees above room temperature. Water itself sometimes needs to be acidified, for example, lemon juice.
In hot weather, as well as during the operation of central heating, which greatly saps air, plants need to be sprayed. But at the same time - Attention! - around varieties with pubescent leaves sprayed only air.
The soil composition for clerodundrums is as follows:
- deciduous - 1 part
- humous - 1 part
- peat - 1 part
- mixture of turf with sand - 1 part
Fertilize plants in spring and summer once in 10 days with fertilizers containing phosphorus.
Reproduction of clerodendrums
To propagate a plant with a clerodendrum, necessary wait for the spring pruning. HCorners take root quite easily. To do this, they should be placed under a bag of cooled boiled water. On the cuttings there should be one or two pairs of leaves.
As soon as there are 3-centimeter roots, it's time to plant in the ground, also under the package. The temperature for rooting should not be lower than 23-26 ° C.
Please note that withOrt Ugandi is cut off after flowering, but it blooms at any time of the year.
Clipping of clerodendrums
In order to see the abundant flowerskerorodendrum, the plant needs pruning. Tomson's grade is cut in the spring to 2/3 of the length. Ugandan also needs a radical pruning, after which it again blossoms in two months. And the clerodendrum of Wollich with the help of pruning is formed in a very beautiful bush.
