A flower is a craton, or a ciconium. Home care

The flower craton, the new name of which is the codaium,has long been familiar to Europeans, but in Russian homes, he is still quite a rare visitor. This original decorative deciduous plant is rather capricious: it does not tolerate the air of an ordinary apartment, apparently, therefore, it is not a widespread indoor culture. However, in the hothouse conditions, the flower craton is successfully grown and supplied to flower shops.

Codyium belongs to the family Euphorbia.Its height in natural conditions reaches up to three meters. The flower of the craton, a photo of which immediately reminds of which plant we are talking about, came from the Malay Archipelago, where the humid tropical climate reigns.

Depending on the variety, leathery shiny leavescodiaeum are orange, yellow, or red streaks, contrast with the mainly green background. Their form is often narrow, oblong, with wavy edges. The leaves are arranged on short cuttings along the entire stem of the plant.

At home, the flower craton developsvery slowly, reaching only one meter in height. For normal development, it necessarily requires a place on the sunny side, otherwise it will lose its original color. However, direct rays for the coding are not desirable.

Flower craton does not like drafts and swingstemperatures, since its leaves become brown and curl when the amount of heat decreases, so it is not recommended to take it out into the open air.

In the room where this culture is growing, it is imperativeshould be very moist - up to 80%. In the summer months when it becomes impossible to maintain such a level, the flower of the craton can be put on a pallet with constantly wet pebbles or put it close to a large aquarium.

Between spring and autumn, the soil in the potIt is necessary to keep in a constantly wet condition, but without overflows, to avoid decay of the root system. With a decrease in temperature, watering should be sharply reduced, although it is also impossible to overdry the plant, because in this case it can discard the foliage.

The flower craton is transplanted very carefully,to not accidentally damage the root system. At the bottom of the new pot must be laid out a decent layer of drainage for the free flow of excess water.

Immediately after the transplant, you need to water theseflowers. Craton, care for which requires compliance with certain conditions, almost does not bloom in captivity. However, in natural conditions, it annually produces unattractive white inflorescences.

The most favorable soil for this plant is a mixture of equal parts of leaf, turf, peat and humus earth with sand.

Every spring the flower should be crushedprune, removing all unnecessary shoots. If the cueium extends upwards and does not form lateral shoots, then the top should be plucked. Many plant growers do not know that this beautiful plant can be quite dangerous. The fact is that when pruning a flower, the craton produces poisonous milky juice, which has the property of strongly irritating the skin, so when working with the coda, it is best to use gloves or wash hands thoroughly.

It is believed that this plant is able to clean the room from the negative. In addition, influencing the emotional state, the flower calms and promotes a pleasant rest.