Chrysanthemums in pots - how to care at home for them in pots
Later chrysanthemums please with the abundant flowering of all summer residents. But there is also an option for fans of these flowers, who do not have their personal plots - homemade chrysanthemumsgrowing in small pots. Compact, richly flowering shrubs will please you with their bright colors in late autumn.
It is worth considering that in fact, domestic chrysanthemums do not exist. Plants in pots are common chrysanthemums,cuttings of which were grafted and planted in pots. But chrysanthemums in pots reach only 30 cm in height, when ordinary plants can grow to 120 cm. Do not think that in pots grow dwarf chrysanthemums. No, it's much easier.
Modern breeders have learned inhibit the growth of plants with the help of special drugs - retardants, so that homemade chrysanthemums look like smallbush. If you plant the cuttings of the purchased chrysanthemum in a pot, you will get the most common chrysanthemum, which genetically tends to form long stubby stems.
Home chrysanthemum: care
Despite the fact that room chrysanthemum is an ordinary garden plant, it is necessary to look after it a little differently. First, about watering. Domestic chrysanthemums love moist soil, so water them 2-3 times a week. It is better not to dry out the soil. Also, do not over-wet the soil so that the root rot does not start.
Home chrysanthemum Spray at least twice a week. Garden plants do not tolerate moisture onleaves, but in the case of household chrysanthemums, spraying will help you keep the right humidity around the plant. For spraying chrysanthemum, take only standing water.
Home chrysanthemums do not like too hot air. The most comfortable temperature for them is 18 ° С. If the temperature in the house is above 18 ° C, it is notmeans that the plant will die. The heat will negatively affect the leaves and buds of chrysanthemums. Buds will dry up, and not blossoming. The leaves begin to turn yellow. Therefore, choose the right place for your chrysanthemum. Best it will fit a bright and not very hot place. Also, do not allow direct sunlight to fall on the leaves of the plant. Chrysanthemums do not like this.
All chrysanthemums are plants of short daylight, so they begin to bloom in autumn, when the light day lasts only 8-9 hours. Until this time, the plant is just beginning to form buds. It happens that too many buds are formed on the plant, therefore the chrysanthemum will bloom in very small colors. If you want to form larger flowers and accelerate the flowering time of the plant, remove small buds on the shoots, leaving only the largest ones.
Homemade chrysanthemums are considered annual flowers, so after the flowering they are thrown out. But you can save the plant and the next year it will please you with its flowers again. To do this, after the flowering, cut the chrysanthemum and put it in a cool place (1-3 ° C). In the spring, when shoots begin to appear, transplant the chrysanthemum into a new substrate and take the pot to fresh air. Also, you can root new cuttings of plants and grow them in the garden.
In the period of active growth, many are afraid to pluck plants, so instead of a beautiful bush, a long stem forms. Do not be afraid to shape your plant. It should have a sufficient number of lateral shoots, otherwise you will only grow a straight trunk. Also do not forget about feeding your chrysanthemum in a period of active growth.
Without following all the rules, your home chrysanthemums will not please you with their abundant and long flowering.
