Lantana - care at home

Lantana - a beautiful houseplant, which is home to tropical forests of South America and Southeast Asia. Flower represents dwarf bush Verbenaceae family.

The appearance of the plants is striking in its beauty: rich greenery decorated with lots of buds of different colors. As if in one pot planted several flowers.

How can take care of this beauty? The article is devoted entirely to the care and breeding of this plant.

choose place

Tropical beauty loves a well-lit place, but not under the scorching sun. Perfect south-east window. Lighting should be good.

When the plant is not enough light, the leaves and flowers are ground, become dull and lifeless.

If the flower cultivation takes place in winter, the place should be warm. Window frames should not create drafts.

During the summer, lantana thrives on the balcony or in the garden in the neighborhood with other plants. But when it rains it is better to carry the room.

The composition of the soil

Despite its beauty, lanthanum quite taxing on the soil composition. It can grow even on poor ground.

To plant opened its decorative properties, it is best to plant it in an easy nutrient substrate.

It can be purchased in the store (you can use any universal composition) or make your own from garden soil, peat and sand.

Watering

Lanthanum does not need frequent watering. During the summer, enough to pour in 3 days, and in winter 1 time per week. Before the next procedure, you must check out, dry land or not.

If the soil does not have time to dry out, watering is delayed. Water should be at room temperature.

Lantana loves spraying, as in their natural habitat is always wet. Dusty leaves can be cleaned with a soft sponge.

And in the summer it is recommended to bathe the plant under a warm shower, but only until the buds appear.

feeding

Lanthanum is recommended to feed the ready mineral fertilizers (preferably in liquid form). The recommended dose to be diluted in 2 times. Fertilizing plants is carried out on a monthly basis.

During flowering you can fertilize with phosphorus and potassium. Then the buds are larger and brighter.

Transfer

Each year, lanthanum should be repotted into a new pot of soil nutrient. If you do not, you can not wait to bloom.

After transplant, the first 2 months, the plant is not fed because the soil is saturated with useful substances.

Take care of lanthanum may even novice grower, the plant does not require the creation of any special conditions.