Homeliness, Gardening
Beautiful ornamental plant spindle japanese
Berezklet is very popular among decorators. These unpretentious plants have bright glossy foliage and unusual shapes
For breeding in indoor conditions, the Japanese spindle is best adapted.
The spindle japanese grows slowly in the room and slowly retains leaves (up to 3-4 years). The end of the period of growth is characterized by the formation at the ends of the shoots of large buds, covered with scales, from which subsequently the sheets will appear again. The plant requires different care depending on what phase it is in. With the beginning of growth of foliage, Japanese spindle must be fed with nitrogen
The Japanese spindle tree propagates by cuttings. Kinds with green foliage get accustomed better, with variegated painted - more difficult. Cuttings are best cut before opening the kidneys. For reproduction, branches with leaves are used. Before planting cuttings are recommended to be treated with means to strengthen the formation of roots. It is required to maintain a constant average soil moisture, will have a positive effect heating up from below and diffuse lighting. For successful rooting, a mixture of sand and peat is required in equal proportions.
The spindle japanese tolerates dry air, but it only needs to be sprayed or washed in the shower for cleaning it from dust. To conditions of wintering it is unpretentious, but it is better to create for a plant a cool temperature. The appearance of pests (scabbards, aphids, spider mite, whitefly) reacts by dropping foliage. Fight them with any available method: just flushing them off the leaves with a stream of water, soapy water, sprinkling with poisons or alcohol. All these manipulations the plant tolerates without special consequences. The only difficulty in care is to correctly determine why the Japanese spindle leaves lose leaves: from lack of water or pest attack.
Knowing everything about indoor plants is impossible, but when growing them, valuable experience accumulates, which becomes a help in the cultivation of decorative and exotic shrubs and flowers in the home.
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