Beautiful peperomy - simple care at home (photo, video)
If one asks about the peperomy of an experienced florist,the answer can be heard the following: this unpretentious house plant with rather dense foliage does not cause trouble and pleases with greens all year round. Indeed, a plant of the genus peppery, numbering more than a thousand subspecies, does not require much attention to itself, but loves painstaking masters. Peperomy will respond to care with incredibly beautiful foliage, as you can see for yourself - read further about the rules of care for pyperomia at home.
Peperomy - rules of care at home
The first thing that a novice-floriculturist should know is that peperomy needs care both in summer and in winter, as this flower is actively growing all year round.
Lighting for Peperium and Temperature
East and west windows are the best place forplants. Peperomy loves copious scattered light, so it should be hidden from direct sunlight. The southern window is also suitable if you can shade it. In winter, artificial lighting is required to avoid loss of color by the leaves of the pyromy.
As for the comfortable temperature of the habitat - the pepermy feels great at 22 degrees in summer and 18 degrees in winter (below it is undesirable).
On a note! Healthy peperomy at home growsOnly with observance of one of the main rules of care - you can not dramatically change the lighting, the temperature of the plant, the amount of fertilizers and humidity. That's why you should not rearrange the pot from place to place - the plant should have its own cozy corner.
Watering and sprinkling
Peperomy is growing all year round, and taking care of it to younot only in the summer. In addition, that the watering of the flower should be regular all year round, it is also worth remembering one difference of seasonal care: in the summer, leaflets of plants need to be wiped from dust and copious spraying; in the winter, one can only slightly moisten the air around the plant.
Important! The roots of the peperomy are very sensitive. Excess moisture will lead to decay, and drought - to the dropping of leaves. The same applies to the water temperature for watering the plant - in winter it should be slightly warmer than room temperature.
Peperomy - a peculiarity of care (photo)
One of the most beautiful species from the point of view of decorativeness is the tulip pyperomy. Its leaves look very impressive, but at the same time the plant itself is more capricious than its counterparts.
Peperomy tulip loves heat, and in summercomfortable for it is considered a temperature of 22-25 degrees. In addition, this species has a very weak root system, so loose, slightly acidic soil will be an ideal option for planting tulip pepermia.
Note! Peperomy pelvic requires regular transplantation in order to avoid rotting roots - change the substrate at least once every three years. In addition, very good drainage is needed.
Make a suitable substrate for peperomyTough can be independently. To do this, mix part of the coarse sand, part of the peat and three parts of the leaf earth. Another variant of the substrate: two parts of garden soil, two parts of leaf (humus), two parts of turf, peat, one part of perlite or coarse sand. And to plant the plant, large shallow pots with a hole for the exit of excess water are suitable.
How to feed peperomy?
In the spring and summer, pyperomy should be fedliquid fertilizers for indoor flowers. Carry out feeding once every two weeks. Dosage of fertilizers should be diluted twice as weakly as indicated on the package.
Difficulty of caring for pyperomia
Like other species, the pyeloma is not corpulentsuffers heat and drafts, frowns from too cold air. Experienced flower growers noticed that most of all pepermia loves the humid atmosphere of the kitchen. And some even recommend to grow this flower in the children's room - the pepermy perfectly cleans the air and creates a favorable atmosphere: the plant removes formaldehydes and other toxins from the air, and also very actively enriches the air with oxygen.
On a note! In order for the pyperemia to be healthy and purify the air, it needs to be clean: to avoid the appearance of a spider mite and scabs, regularly wipe the leaves with a damp cloth.
Is it necessary to trim a pyromania with a tulip?
To give the plant a specific shapeyou need to pinch at a young age. Crop in pepermia usually have yellowed, dried or blackened leaves, stems. Usually this is an indicator of excess moisture, fertilizer or light. Provide the plant the right living conditions, and the flower will quickly come to life.
As you can see, caring for pyperomy at home is quite simple, and does not require special skills. Moderate watering, good light and your love are all that this nice evergreen beauty needs.
