The flowers of the cineraria belong to the Astro family.Their close relatives are also the criminals, who are among the family of the Astropeans. In the world there are about 50 species of cineraria. In the article we will examine in detail the most popular of them, as well as learn all about how to grow a flower of cineraria at home, care for it and other plant characteristics.
Description
Cineraria in your flower bed can look likeherbaceous plants or semishrubs. If you want to look at this plant in nature, you will have to go to Madagascar or the African tropics.
Decided to get a home flower tsinerarii?Remember, that for this purpose only hybrid cybernasia is suitable, another name is the hybrid crimson. This is a luxurious perennial plant. In the open ground, cineraria are grown as annuals.
The minimum height of this plant is 30 cm, andthe maximum does not reach 1 m. On the branching stalk there are large petiolate leaves in the form of an oval or lyre. The stems have a light margin. Flowers are collected in inflorescences, which consist of terry or usual flowers. The ligule flowers are of very different colors, inside are small tubular flowers of yellow color. The period of flowering begins at Cineraria in early June, and ends only with the onset of the first autumn frosts.
Species and varieties
If we talk about cineraria, which is usually grown in gardens and apartments, then they can be divided into two groups:
- ornamental-deciduous - are grown mainly in the open ground;
- Decorative blooming - are often chosen for breeding at home.
Cineraria is a seaside.This decorative deciduous perennial plant, which does not bloom, but has very beautiful lace leaves. Such varieties are most often used in landscape design, they are decorated with flower beds and whole areas. Cineraria is also called silver because its leaves are painted in silver, which looks rather harmoniously in combination with plants with beautiful, bright leaves and flowers.
- Cineraria is hybrid.It is a decorative flowering plant, which has already been mentioned earlier. He is most often grown at home. Bushes from 30 cm in height are strewn with leaves of a rich green color and bright flowers that look like multi-colored daisies.
- Cineraria elegant also refers to bloomingplants. Its bushes are twice as high as the hybrid ones. Terry or simple flowers are collected in baskets, which are then merged into the inflorescences of the corymbose form. Each variety of this species can bloom up to the onset of frost.
Seeds for seedlings
Если вы хотите вырастить цветок цинерарии, то be stocked with seeds. The plant is not very common in our gardens, so it is very difficult to find seeds in the hands of gardeners, but you can search in stores. In the end, you can order online.
By the way, there is good news.The germination of the seeds of this plant is quite high. Plant seeds for seedlings in early April, which means that you will have time to prepare containers and soil. In order to obtain a good substrate, it is necessary to mix equal parts of peat and sand, lay the drainage layer. The sowing is carried out directly on the surface of the soil without deepening, however, it is necessary to press down the seeds a little, but only so that they do not scatter. After disembarkation it is necessary to pour them from the sprayer and cover the containers with glass or a thick film to create a greenhouse effect.
Seedling
Seedlings of this plant appear rather early.And if not in a week, then in ten days exactly. With their appearance, the glass or film is removed from the container and the shoots are moved to a place where there is a lot of scattered light. When two genuine leaflets appear on the shoots, you can start picking. Each seedling is placed in a separate pot. It is recommended to transplant seedlings into peat pots, so that it is easier to plant them in open ground. When transplanting, take out the seedlings together with the clod of earth so that they can easily transfer the place change. If you follow all the recommendations and every operation is carried out in due time, then in the open ground you will be able to plant already fully formed bushes.
Home care
Particular attention should be given to cultivating the flower of the room cineraria, since the plant requires care.
First of all, watch the watering.Humidification of the soil should be regular, and carried out with extreme caution. Especially it concerns those colors that grow in conditions with cool air. For irrigation use of standing water, even better if it will be rain or melted. Make sure that the soil in the pot is always damp, does not dry out, but it is not too wet, because it will lead to rotting. During watering, be careful not to get water on flowers or leaves, try to pour directly under the root. As an option - watering in a pallet.
Air humidity
Flower Cineraria care at home requires special care. This is mainly due to its origin.
The ideal temperature for normal growth and development of the domestic flower of cineraria is +18. aboutC, however, this figure may be overestimated bya few degrees. Temperature is not the main thing. More attention should be paid to the humidity of the air, which should be high, because cineraria is a resident of the tropics. How to be? You can put the flower pots on a special tray with wet sand or pebbles.
Can increase moisture by sprayingwater in the room. But here you need to be careful, because moisture on the leaves of the plant is prohibited. The room where you plan to locate or have already positioned cineraria should be well ventilated, but any, even the most minor drafts, should be excluded.
The soil
Cineraria flower care at homeprovides for the selection of the correct soil. Usually, planting and transplanting plants is planned for spring, by which time pots should be prepared for the plants and the soil in which they will be planted. You can simply buy the necessary substrate in the store, but it is better to cook it yourself. To do this, it is enough to mix leaf soil, compost and peat in equal parts. Do not forget about the drainage layer, which will not allow moisture to stagnate. You can add to the soil a few pieces of wood bark, which will improve breathability.
Feeding
For normal growth and development of this plantit needs nutrient soil, as well as timely fertilization. Complex fertilizers, which are necessary during flowering, are well suited as feedings. Fertilizer is applied every two weeks. If your plant is not sick of anything and no pests bother him, soon you will admire bright, beautiful flowers.
Reproduction
Decorative flowering species can reproduce only in a generative way, which was described earlier in the article. As for the ornamental-deciduous species, they can be propagated and vegetatively.
Приморская цинерария размножается черенками в summer period. First of all, you need to acquire a special container in which you place 10-centimeter cuttings after they are cut. Why do you need it? With volumetric capacity it is much easier to move, because cuttings will take root on the street, and from time to time you will have to change their location so that they will not fall into direct sunlight.
The bottom of the box must have a drainageholes. Top cover with a layer of garden soil and sand with a height of 10 cm, lay out 7 cm of coarse-grained river sand and level the surface of the resulting substrate. After that, watered with a previously prepared light pink solution of potassium permanganate.
The bottom of the cutting must be treated with specialdrug "Kornevin", which will accelerate the formation of roots, and stick into the ground, slightly crushing the ground around to secure in place. After disembarking, all cuttings should be covered with cut plastic bottles, which will help to create a greenhouse effect. In this position, the cuttings are until you are sure that they are rooted.
Watering is carried out right on top of the bottles everytwo days, but only if it is really necessary. Rooted cuttings must be taught to the environment in which they will live. To this end, bottles are removed daily for several hours from them. On a cloudy or rainy day, remove the bottles forever. For the winter, the boxes with the cuttings are placed in a cool place, and in spring they can be planted safely in the ground.
Pests and diseases
Caring for cineraria flower, the photo of which you see in the article, provides for the control of diseases and attacks of pests.
The most common disease thatoccurs in plants, - gray rot. This disease is quite common not only among garden plants, but also among houseplants. Recognizing it is not difficult: fresh leaves and flowers begin to crumble from the plant. You can fight gray mold with the help of special preparations. After processing the plant recovers completely.
Another disease is alternaria. You will notice it too immediately: the leaves of the flower will be covered with brown spots with a dark border. In this case, it is best to fight, armed with fungicides.
The plant is not insured and from the appearance of various insects. The most common are butterflies, aphids, and whiteflies. They can be defeated by treatment with insecticides.
So, in the article we looked at the photo of flowers.cineraria, care for them and features of reproduction. Gardeners liked this plant because of the relative simplicity of the content and duration of flowering. If you make a minimum of effort, you can get a beautiful decoration for the garden, apartment or loggia.
