Irish rose or eustoma at home

Irish rose or eustoma, care at home for which we will consider in this article, looks like a queen among other indoor flowers. This plant from the family gentian, it comes from Central America, prefers warm and moist air. These conditions must be taken into account, since the eustoma is very sensitive to them. At home they can be recreated quite realistically, if you try a little. For this plant will reward you with a lush blossom.

Eustoma - growing at home. Description, grades, features

In the form of flowers of lisianthus (another name of this plant) resemble the flowers of ordinary roses. Coloring them varied, they are both simple and terry. The leaves of the lisianthus are gray, in the shape of an ellipse, covered with a wax coating. The height of most varieties of eustoma is from fifty to seventy centimeters. There are also lower - they are well suited for growing in pots. Eustoma at home is now available not only for professionals, its seeds can be bought by any amateur florist. Selling already grown pomegranate plants in pots. Thanks to breeders, there are many varieties of lisianthus. Eustoma at home can have a different color of flowers. Non-mint varieties ("Twins", "Mermaid", "Kyoto") are very elegant, and terry ("Echo", "Sapphire", "Cinderella") resemble peonies. Eustoma can be grown as a perennial plant, as well as biennial and annual. In greenhouses professional florists grow lisianthus for sale - the plant blooms, then it is cut off, and a new shoot grows from the root. Eustoma at home requires similar farming techniques. It is also possible to grow it as a garden crop - in this case it should be borne in mind that she is very fond of the penumbra. In the apartment, she needs airing and well-humidified air. Otherwise it may wither. A pot of lisianthus should be placed on the east or west window and be careful to be illuminated by bright enough but diffused sun rays. It is possible to use additional illumination lamps in winter.

Flower care: necessary temperature, soil, watering regime

In winter, lisianthus well tolerates coolness in the room. In the budding period, the temperature should be at least twenty degrees Celsius. Then the plant will form the maximum number of flowers. Do not use large pots, otherwise lisianthus will form a huge number of leaves and may not blossom. When transplanting, lay the drainage layer on the bottom. The primer should be peaty, similar to the substrate for senpolium and light enough. You can add a piece of charcoal. The watering regime must be observed in such a way that the substrate never dries completely. Still, it is not necessary to fill the plant. Control with your finger dry the top layer of the soil. Dip in the water tank with lisianthus should not be - water only on top of the pot. When the plant blooms or when the air temperature is increased, the amount of moisture can be slightly increased.