Home plant "from the Soviet Union", and today is ideal for a lazy grower
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I cherish a special love for retro houseplants. This flower, which a few decades ago were popular, and now find themselves unjustly forgotten. Why? After all, "Soviet" flowers still unpretentious and charming.
Let us today remember about "monkey tail"- an interesting plant that in the 21st century is ready to become a highlight of the interior and flower collection. I will describe the care and you will understand why green "tail" is ideal for people who do not have a lot of time and desire to conjure with pots.
A bit of botany: who is he - "monkey tail"?
It is clear that the name of fun - not from the official botanical classification, as a fruit of imagination of Soviet florist. But it could not be accurately reflects the cheerful appearance to become a hero.
His drooping shoots of adult plants ready to grow up to 1 m in length, reminiscent of a primate tail. Stems densely covered with fleshy small leaves with a bluish tinge.
The scientific name of "monkey's tail" - sedum (stonecrop) Morgan (Sedum morganianum). This is one small room stonecrops. To be honest, I live and the other did not.
What is important, it is a flower, succulent: belonging to a group of plants causes its enviable simplicity and survival. About it - see below!
Why is the "monkey tail" so unpretentious?
As a true succulent, sedum Morgan regularly stores moisture in the leaves.
- water "Monkey tail" should rarely, when the top layer of soil dries thoroughly. Excessive watering causes decay, in the best case - a slowdown. The plant gets enough water, it makes no sense to build a new water storage - leaves.
The plant will not be offended if you leave for 7-10 days on vacation or to the country, forgetting the keys to the neighbor for watering pots.
- Plant "Monkey tail" so as to avoid stagnant water and overflow. Better to choose a small pot. Primer desirable friable example, ready mix or for cactus universal primer, mixed with coarse sand and perlite.
The leaves are covered with a dense shell and touch. Therefore, direct sunlight in no way afraid of sedum.
- ideal placement - on a sunny windowsill. Note to owners of the southern windows, which lit other houseplants. But in the penumbra leaves grow less, so lost a sense of charming fluffiness "monkey's tail".
In the summer pot of sedum will be happy to relocate open air. Only need to bring the plant into the house when the temperature drops to 15 ° C, because after all heat-loving stonecrop. The critical minimum - 8-12 ° C, but it is better not to risk it. And that's not it!
If your house is cold, stop watering when the temperature is below 15 ° C and the best "warm" times. Under such conditions, break processes of growth and flower hardly absorbs moisture
A nice bonus - "monkey tail" does not like transplant. The roots of sensitive leaves - easy to fall off... Every 5 years will come down, if necessary. And Morgan stonecrop not picky top-dressing. In just a few times a year will be grateful. Like a houseplant, and the article was interesting? Answer "Thumbs up!"