Poetic name "Golden fish" is consistent with the appearance hypocyrta. If the Bud is composed of two parts, and indeed resembles a fish somewhere to hide your tail. I never hypocyrta brought me leaving to relocate to another country neighbors. The branches have already started to form orange-red blossoms, but soon started to fall not respectives. I managed to get out in time and waited for the flowering. Happy to share information, why no blooms of hypocyrta and how to avoid it.
Description of the plant
Giving me a plant, neighbors said it belongs to the species of hypocyrta naked (Hypocyrta glabra). But when something with my new flower went wrong and I started to look for the cause, it turned out that many species of the genus of Hypocyrta (Hypocyrta) transferred the genus to Nematanthus (Nematanthus). Including hypocyrta naked, which is properly called Nematanthus maladminister (Nematanthus strigillosus).
Whatever it was, hypocyrta, or nematanthus will be a real decoration of any room. In room culture grown several types of hypocyst of nematanthus, and they are all very similar — compact, with beautiful leaves and unusual flowers. And care they need identical. But once I got hypocyrta naked, that I will describe in more detail.
In the room culture nematanthus maladminister grows to only 25 cm Plant produces ascending or straight shoots, which are rarely branched. Has oval, shiny leaves and small, a bit like boxwood. Tubular yellow-orange flowers bloom hypocyrta naked one by one or in bunches of three. In nature, this plant blooms in the summer months, indoors flowering of nematanthus maladminister can stretch up to Oct.
What are the conditions necessary hypocite?
When purchasing new plants, ask where it came from. Genetic memory is difficult to cheat. Sometimes for good growth and abundant flowering have to make small tweaks and add one plant moisture, and another to extend daylight hours.
Lighting
Hypocyrta naked, native to the tropics and, therefore, accustomed to high humidity and bright sun. So I decided and severely mistaken. Putting a plant on the South side, I set him up under the most aggressive sun rays. A few days woke up and moved the flower on the other (East) window, but still got the fallen buds and faded whitish spots on the leaves.
Fallen buds hypocyrta was sincerely sorry and lose the rest I did not want. I had to find out what conditions need to my, as it turned out, nematanthus to, it grew and bloomed as at home.
The level and duration of lighting plays a crucial role in plant development and the formation of its decorative appearance. The lack of sun leads to rapid deformation of branches, loss of leaves and flowers. Shoots elongated, leaves are changing color, there is a yellowish tint. The buds are shrinking, becoming small and sometimes do not even have the strength to open up.
Direct sunlight is also strictly contraindicated. In the southern Windows in summer nematanthus need shading. But winter is a photophilous plant will feel normal. It is best to settle hypocyrta on the East or West windowsill.
My hypocyrta reacted favorably to the move in the summer on the veranda. After the fiasco with the lighting I have identified the pot of flowers in a ringed based on the wall of the veranda, which is on the South side covers the grapes.
Temperature
In need to heat the flower is similar to our traditional plants. Its active period is spring and summer, sometimes capturing October, if the room has established a stable temperature within +20...+25 degrees. In the tropics the plant does not shed leaves, grow and bloom almost all year round. Nematanthus need to be protected from drafts and any temperature spikes.
A rest period of nematanthus
At home, the flowering period lasts about 4-5 months. The first buds appear in April, last fall by early autumn. If the transplant was carried out in late February, then flowering is delayed for a couple of months, and then the formation of buds until October. Then hypocyrta ceases active growth and goes to rest.
Fully sprigs in the winter is not bare, but leaves excess green mass and begins the process of recuperation. The lighting level remains the same, the length of daylight must be at least 12 hours. That is, in the short winter days lipocyte will require additional lighting.
The temperature regime for a period of rest — a cool, up to +12...+14 degrees. Watering reduced to a minimum, is necessary, it is not permitted to drying earthen coma.
Care hypocyrta
Watering
In this respect, my hypocyrta naked was caprinica. Underfilling triggers a reset of the buds, and overflow causes root rot. Eventually I found a compromise, sparingly spraying it at the roots when drying the soil and a day humidifying the air around the pot with a spray bottle.
Important: watering is carried out only warm (above a few degrees from room temperature) separated by water!
In the active phase is required to water the flower as drying of the upper layer, about 2-3 times a week. After flowering, watering is gradually reduced and becomes very scarce, only to sustain. At the same time decreases the temperature. For the health of the flower need to adhere to the principle "the lower the temperature, the less watering".
If the barrel and the underside of the lower leaves hypocyrta appeared grayish plaque, the plant affected by Botrytis. It appears only from too frequent watering. To save the plant must immediately, which is a transplant into a new pot with removal of affected parts and treatment of the leaves "Appin". Watering for 2-3 weeks should be kept to a minimum.
Feeding
From the beginning of April to September flower need the support of mineral fertilizers. For this I use a complete fertilizer "Cytowic" and "Florist-Micro Bud". Alternate fertilizing 1 time in 10 days, gently watering the roots. Granular types of fertilizer for hypocyrta not in use.
Transplant
The plant prefers a light friable land, not nakaplivaetsya moisture. From the purchase of the soil would be the best substrate for Saintpaulia. If you make the mixture yourself, you need to take 1 part of leaf and sod land, sand, peat and generous drainage layer.
Pruning
Nematanthus must be regularly cut to maintain shape and give impetus to branch. Left in its original form in the sky, it ceases to blossom loses decorative. Mass pruning is after flowering, before the plant will go on vacation. But his pinch will have during the growing season. Even flowering hypocyrta naked will not be an obstacle to remove excess branches.
Reproduction
One of the shoots after cutting I put in a glass of water, removing the 3 bottom of the leaf. The second immediately put in a pot with moist substrate. Caught both, spending roughly the same time.
Propagation by cuttings is not only the easiest but also the only way of propagating this plant indoors. Hypocyrta gives fruit stalks, which can be separated, can not tolerate the division of the Bush and very rarely in the home and forms the seeds.
Why hypocyrta does not constitute or relieve the buds?
As you know, my hypocyrta dropped buds, because I put her on the midday sun in the summer. Just woke up and corrected the situation. This ornamental plants without flowers, but flowers-"fish" deserve to for them to try.
Reset buds hypocyrta is rare and is a serious signal that the flower is ill or violated the conditions of care. The most frequent reasons for lack of flowering in nematanthus experienced growers think
- the lack of lighting;
- temperature too low during active growth and high in the rest period;
- direct sunlight;
- the lack of nutrients;
- rotting of the roots.
Today was my "Golden fish" grows and blossoms without much hassle. Her original bright lights lift the mood, decorate the room and give lots of positive emotions. I have several of these bushes! And you recommend!
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