Green home friends are in every house. Among them there are saplings, shrubs and herbaceous plants. Each of them has a unique shape, unusual colors.
From the native land of houseplants to us the rules of their successful breeding come.
Home Plants: Properties, Utility and Harmfulness
Many years of practice and experience confirmsanitary, aesthetic and hygienic role of most indoor plants. They contribute to the purification of air from carbon dioxide. He, as a rule, is 23 times more indoors than in the open air.
Due to the colors, air is enriched with oxygen. The leaves of indoor plants evaporate moisture, moistening the air and lowering its temperature.
Natural green color has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and psyche. Improves the mood of people and their performance.
Especially valuable are the plants that releaseEssential oils and phytoncides, which have the ability to kill pathogens. Such houseplants are currently known for about 50 species. The study of their properties is done by doctors along with chemists and botanists.
There are also "doctors" among them (for example, aloe and calanchoe, golden mustache and geranium).
Do not plant poisonous plants at home, butif they are, be careful. These include spurge, oleander, alocasia and acalifa. If such houseplants like and look good, it is advisable to put them in a place inaccessible to children, and be yourself in contact with them attentive.
Kinds
Indoor plants in their propertiesdecorative are usually divided into 3 large groups. The plants of the first two are ornamental and ornamental flowering houseplants that do not lose their attractiveness during the whole year. The third group is ornamental flowering plants that attract attention only during flowering periods.
In addition, among the plants grownat home, separate groups: palm, orchid, bromeliad, cactus and succulent, fern, bulbous, and also - fructifying.
Care of houseplants: rules
- Roots need not only water, but also air. Overmoistening of the soil leads to death or to disease.
- In winter and late autumn, the air in the premises, mainly with central heating, is dry. You need to learn how to properly maintain its humidity.
- Almost all indoor plants needa certain period of rest. At this time, they should be watered less often and slightly less fed. And still it is necessary to provide a lower air temperature than in the period of active growth.
- A couple of years after planting, most of the plants lose their attractiveness. In this case, simply replant the flower in a larger pot.
- When caring for plants, the followingtools: watering can with a narrow long spout, sprayer, old fork and spoon, pruners, soft sponge. Good soil, pots, supports, pallets, liquid fertilizers in vials are all that is necessary for proper care of flowers.
- If the plant is poured for a long time, it canto perish. Also with pests. If a pair of scabbards or any other insects have appeared, it is not difficult to wrestle with them. And when they cover the whole plant, they can not be defeated. Hence, it is necessary to recognize in time any future troubles for the plant and take the necessary measures to successfully combat them.
- When choosing flowers for growing indoors, you must take into account the conditions provided for them. There are light-loving plants and shade-tolerant plants.
News from the native land of indoor plants: what you need to know?
Where did the home plants come from, where do they grow in nature? Let's consider some of them.
- Flowering decorative plant verbena - perennial from the family of verbena. Her homeland is America. It is used both in pottery culture, and when decorating flowerbeds on the open ground.
- Evergreen shrub gardenia - a jasmine plant (180 cm) from the family of the Marenovs. His homeland - the subtropics of China, Africa, Japan, Asia.
- Gerbera From the family of complex-colored - comes from South Africa. It is also grown as a cut, and at home.
- Hibiscus (the family of Malvows) comes from the tropics andsubtropics of south-east Asia (southern China), Polynesia, northern India. The entire genus of it has about 300 species. It should be noted that this plant lives more than 20 years.
- Hydrangea (the Hortensian family) in nature grows in China. In culture it is from the end of the XVIII century.
- Primrose from the family of Primrose, uniting about 20 genera, is distributed mainly in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Japan and China are the birthplace of the flower. In all there are more than 600 species.
The world of indoor plants is amazing and beautiful. Flowers not only decorate the design of any room and give it comfort, but also delight the eye all year round, recalling the variety of colors of nature in the snowy winter.
