Begonia Elatior - perhaps the most beautiful of the begonias!

I have long avoided the tuberous begonias round. I had the unfortunate experience of their cultivation: 2 pieces of rotted "in the bud". But when he saw an advertisement for the sale of blooming begonias Elatior for a penny, I could not resist the temptation (look photo houseplant, I'm sure you will understand me). And this time it worked! I'll tell you a little bit why I fell in love with its new product and how to keep a luxurious beauty of the flower.

The main advantage of Elatiory

The first thing that attracts the attention of begonia Elatior - this royal bloom. I really like the large double flowers houseplant. The maximum dissolution of them can hardly see the leaves!

Flowering is very long. If you choose the proper care and make friends with a few whimsical flower, you can expect that the house plant will decorate the home 8-10 months.

In good conditions, beautiful begonia Elatior blooms almost without interruption; some flowers are replaced by others. To encourage this process, be sure to remove the flowers as soon as there are signs of decay. So the plant will not waste their strength, guide them on growth and opening of new buds!

Features care (in my experience)

If you are interested begonia Elatior quickly tell you about the main features of the care of the flower. I select them based on their (albeit small) practice:

✅ Begonia likes heat and grows well in the indoor environment. I have found the information on the Internet, that the temperature is below 18 ° C can be detrimental to the flower. I do not know how it is critical, but the fact - it is better not to expose Eliatoru low temperatures.

✅ No less important is the correct light conditions. For abundant flowering begonias need a lot of scattered light. Direct sunlight is instantly dried leaves, and is not very nice... My plant is on the south-west window. From April to October pasted over glass mirror film.

✅ For abundant flowering begonias need fertile soil and fertilizing. I use potassium-phosphorus complex mineral fertilizers in liquid form (in principle, as well as for all home colors).

✅ main danger for Eliatorki - rot. Save an infected plant is unlikely to succeed, unfortunately. Begonia rotting due to excess moisture or low temperature (and more often - due to the two factors at the same time).

On the temperature regime, I had already written. And that there is no excess moisture, plant in the plant pot loose soil from the drainage layer. Pick optimum irrigation mode depending on the outside temperature. I water the begonia when dry out the topsoil in the pot.

If you like begonia Elatior, please click the "Thumbs up!" Thanks. I also recommend to look at the note (the truth about feeding): Fertilizer for indoor plants that we buy nothing