The choice of indoor plants - where to start
Plants pleasing to the eye and uplifting. Their presence in the home interior enlivens and freshens the air. No matter how horrible or house plant in a pot: it was purchased or donated, the owner is responsible for it is a living creature.
To indoor plants bring joy to a lot of need to know about the features and rules of caring for them, and the choice of accommodation in apartments.
What you need to consider acquiring a plant for the house
First of all, it must be remembered that the plant - a living organism, and it should be maintained. To do this, the owner has to find the time. Each flower has its own requirements for light exposure, humidity and temperature.
Therefore, choosing a green friend need to know exactly what he can find a suitable place in the sun, in the shade or partial shade.
All indoor plants are divided into:
- Shade;
- shade-tolerant;
- Light-loving.
Representatives are first Cleave, Fatsa, conifers. The second group are Monstera, ivy, ficus, asparagus. The light demanding passionflower. aloes, bougainvillea, cactus.
Beginner gardeners better to gain experience in the unpretentious copies, such as begonia, Tradescantia. They can withstand irregular watering and lack of constant attention.
According to the degree of security among the potted plants have poisonous. Examples include oleanders and azaleas.
They can not taste, so if you live in the house pets and small children, the presence of these colors should be abandoned.
Besides beauty some colors purified air from bacteria and replenish oxygen therein. These include dracaena, geranium, Ficus benjamina.
A visit to the flower shop
Potted flowers from a shop are stressed when they are moved in conditions different from the previous ones.
At the same time, young plants adaptation is easier to carry and more quickly than adult specimens.
Flower pots placed in the store aisle, near the entrance door or in contact with the panes to select desirable.
The first could be injured touches their visitors, the second - drafts and temperature variations, and others - glass of cold or sunburn.
Earth in a pot with the flower should be slightly wet, without a green plaque and the water in the pan.
Leaves of the plant should be carefully examined for the presence of dust, flying gray or white, spider, brown plaques. This will help prevent the acquisition of the patient or of the affected plant pests.
The process of adjusting to a new home for indoor plants passes air at a moderate temperature with gentle irrigation.