Medinilla
Spectacular appearance is a tropical plant with more than compensates medinilly exacting temperature and humidity.
When looking at the blooming medinillu primarily catches the eye of her beautiful pink striped bracts.
Each bract medinilly shaped like a boat and can reach a length of 10 centimeters.
Under the pink bracts hiding hundreds of small bright pink flowers gathered in pendulous inflorescence. Also make a great impression and leaves medinilly. They are oval in shape, painted in gray-green color and prominent light vein. Medinilly leaf length reaches 30 centimeters.
The plant was named after lord Medinilla, who was governor of one of the Spanish colonies. Homeland medinilly - tropics of Africa and Madagascar. From here and the requirements medinilly content at home.
Rhode combines several hundred species of shrubs and vines, but the market can find a majestic medinillu or excellent ( Magnifico - Medinilla magnifica).
Flower room medinilla enough tender plant, despite the size. If the pot is moved or rotated frequently, medinilla may lose not only the buds, and even leaves. Tems together medinilla is poluepifitnym plant.
To medinilla gorgeous blooming profusely in summer, you must create the right conditions during the winter dormancy period. It is in winter in medinilly Magnifico flower buds. After completion of flowering medinillu recommended substantially cut.
Plant care
Temperature. Of 16 to 25 °C. Medinilla - thermophilic flower. In winter the temperature in the room, which contains the plant should not fall below 16 °C. Summer medinilla feels comfortable in the range of 20 to 25 °C.
Lighting. Should be intense enough. Medinillu should be kept on a light place, protected from direct sunlight.
Watering during medinilly. Bookmarks buds should be plentiful, the rest of the plant is watered moderately. Water for irrigation should use a soft, without mortar. Winter watering is limited, between waterings leaves medinilly have little to lose turgor - become less elastic. Furthermore, the leaves must medinilly several times every day supernatant sprayed with water at room temperature. Care should be taken to a drop of water when spraying did not get on the bracts and inflorescences.
Soil cultivation medinilly. Should be light and slightly acidic. You can use a mixture of 2 parts humus: 1 part peat, 1 part coarse sand. Necessary to ensure reliable drainage.
Fertilizing medinilly. Fertilizing plants produce during the active growing season, 2 times a month. To feed use universal fertilizer for houseplants.
Medinilly transplant performed in the spring, before a period of growth and to flower buds, in the spring after hibernation.
Reproduction medinilly. Produced mainly by seeds. You can also try to implant stem medinilly pieces that remain after spring pruning. Cuttings root in teplichke elevated temperature of 25-30 °C and high humidity. However, they are rooted pretty bad.
Diseases. Medinilly dry leaves in winter if the room temperature is low or in the soil CONTAINS excess moisture. In this case it is necessary to raise the temperature in a room with medinilloy and earthen who give dry before the next watering.
Dry leaves in the summer, when the room is too hot and dry. The temperature should not rise above 25 °C, should also be more likely to spray medinillu .
From an excess of light on leaves medinilly appear bright spots. Need to put a flower in partial shade and cover it from the midday sun.
Due to cold drafts medinilly buds and flowers fall. Protect plants from drafts and do not move the pot from place to place during flowering.
Medinilly not bloom begins when the period of winter dormancy were not complied with the conditions of detention of the plant. In winter, it is necessary to provide optimal conditions, because in this period there is a bookmark flower buds.
Pests. Spider mites, mealy cheryetsy.
Recommended: unpretentious, drought-resistant, beautifully flowering Spurge.