Flowering dieffenbachia, and the basic principles of caring for plants

Dieffenbachia - beautiful plant bright, saturated green color. Dieffenbachia appeared for the first time in the territory of the tropics in the south of America. To date, the plant is widespread and can often be found in many homes around the world.

The plant is able to diversify the interior and make the environment more comfortable.

blossoms

Provided that the plant is the right care in the home, it will quickly grow. At least once a week you can watch the emergence of a new leaf.

Sold for home growing small plants that can not grow more than a meter. In the wild they can reach two meters or more.

Also flowering occurs more often in the wild, as there live insects and animals that can pollinate the flower.

After pollination of ear plant becomes a beautiful orange or red, there are formed and later the fruit of bright color. In foods such fruits unsuitable because they possess poisonous substances.

At home the same conditions to see blooms rarely possible. Maximum - see the ear of one of the new leaves.

As mentioned above, in the wild, this ear will continue to bloom due to pollination, and at home he starts to try to take nutrients from the whole plant.

This greatly slow down the growth of dieffenbachia, so these it is best to cut the cob.

right care

Care dieffenbachia in general is not something complicated. All very simple and therefore it can be grown even beginners.

Here's what to do:

· Keep the heat in the house

The plant is very heat-loving, and not be able to properly and for a long time to grow, if your house is often less than 18 degrees Celsius. Drafts too dangerous to plants.

· Proper lighting

In winter, the plant should ensure light, otherwise the leaves begin to turn yellow and wither.

In the summer it is recommended to shade the plant, as direct sunlight, it also does not like.

· Regularly watering

We can not allow the earth in the pot dry. The plant likes water and need it on a daily basis.

Only in the winter watering can be reduced and watered only as needed, when the ground is dry.

· Use a fertilizer

In autumn and winter is not superfluous to add to the ground a little fertilizer.

With the proper observance of the care you get beautiful and healthy plant that has some beneficial properties for humans.

For example, the plant is able to filter the air, which is very useful in metropolitan areas.