Mimosa is bashful: how to keep a mimosa fluffy, put in water
We used to call mimosa yellow fluffyflowers that sell on March 8. In fact, this is not mimosa, and the acacia is silvery (which belongs to the Mimoza family, hence the confusion). And one of the types of mimosa is grown as a houseplant, it is called mimosa modesty.
Mimosa shameful got its name due to the fact that its sensitive leaves are folded and lowered from the lightest touches and other external stimuli. The homeland of this ornamental evergreen shrub is the subtropics of South America.
Despite the fact that at first glance mimosa shyness seems a very delicate plant, it is not so difficult to look after it at home. This heat-loving plant, so from March to November you need to keep the air temperature within 20-24 degrees, and in winter you can lower it to 16-18 degrees.
Mimosa shy likes a bright sunlight; unlike many light-loving plants, itsYou can even put it under direct sunlight. But if you bought a mimosa recently (or if the weather was dull for a long time), the plant should be accustomed to the direct sun gradually. It is better to put the mimosa in a well-ventilated room, but not in a draft.
In the spring and summer, watering the mimosa must be abundant and regular, in winter it is enough only to make sure that the soil is all the time slightly moist. During the growing season, you can feed your mimosa with a liquid fertilizer every two weeks, adding it to the water for irrigation.
Transplant the mimosa is not recommended - without the utmost need to disturb this plant is not worth it. If you still need a transplant,transplant the mimosa by the method of transshipment into a larger pot, so as not to disturb the earthen lump. At the bottom of the pot you need to ensure good drainage. The optimal composition of the soil is a mixture of equal parts of turf ground, sand, peat and sheet humus.
If you create favorable conditions, the mimosa of bashful will delight you with its beautiful fluffy pinkish-purple flowers for about 4 months. In winter, mimosa can die - this plant is sensitive to lack of light and moisture. Therefore, it is often grown as an annual. But if you cut off the tips of shoots after flowering, and also cover the mimosa in the winter season, it will help prolong her life.
Mimosa shy is afraid of such parasites as green apple aphid, spider mite and mealybug. From aphids and mites will help special drugs, and if you lose worm You need to remove parasites with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol, and then treat the plant with special preparations.
It must be remembered that mimosa shamefaced afraid of tobacco smoke and reacts to it by dropping the leaves. Do not touch the mimosa leaves too often - they are very funny, of course, but they do not benefit them. If too often to touch the mimosa, it will die from the depletion of energy. Mimosa shameful is poisonous for animals, so do not let your pets down to it!
Propagates mimosa shy of seeds. They can be bought in a flower shop or collected most after the blossom of a mimosa. Sow seeds of mimosa shameful in late February - early March.
Take the same mixture as for the transplant (sod land, leaf land, peat and sand in equal proportions). The substrate must be wet and loose, fertilizers are not needed. Do not forget about drainage. After sowing, cover the box with a film and put it in a warm place.
Mimosa shy does need bright light, high temperature (20-26 degrees) and humidity (70-85%) for normal growth. If you created favorable conditions, after a week or two, the shoots will appear. Put them in separate pots and put them on a well-lit window sill.
Mimosa shy - very beautiful plant. Her children are especially fond of her unusual ability to fold leaves. If you provide it with good conditions and will not too often "pester", it will not be one year blossoming you.
