Haemanthus: how to grow home "bloody flower"

Haemanthus - bulbous plant with broad leaves and thick stalk, on top of which adorns the inflorescence, consisting of flowers with long stamens.

This imposition is not very popular among gardeners, many do not even know what it's called.

Describe how haemanthus to grow at home and maybe his fans be added to its beauty.

Temperature

The plant is easily adapted to the conditions created in the room during the period from spring till late autumn. Winter haemanthus moved to a cool room.

As with all bulbs, these conditions are necessary for the formation of the flower stalk.

Lighting

Haemanthus loves bright light, but without contact with broad leaves rays of the sun. The best option will be the content of a flower on the windowsill east or west side of the room.

When growing it in the southern part of the house, you need to pritenyat at midday window.

The soil

By the composition of the soil large flower is no requirement. It can be in a specialty store to purchase substrate for onion or cook it ourselves from the following components:

· Garden land;

· Humus;

· peat;

· River sand.

Transfer

Planting and transplanting haemanthus carried out in early spring. The plant has delicate root system, so you should try not to damage it.

Damaged, diseased roots trimmed, healthy parts sprinkled with milled activated carbon. Pot is selected wide but shallow.

Bulb dug into the substrate to ⅔ of its height.

Watering

Haemanthus not require frequent and abundant watering. Conversely, excessive moisture is detrimental to the bulb; it can affect the fungus and rot.

Significantly limited the procedure in the winter. Since the plant breathes leaves, they should be cleaned with a damp cloth several times a week.

top-dressing

Fertilize haemanthus mineral block 1 for ornamental plantings every 2 weeks before the start of flowering.

When there inflorescence, it reduces to 1 time per month. In winter, the plant is not fed up.

reproduction

The best method of reproduction - the children, amply accruing around the old plant. They are deposited into separate containers in which they can easily take root, and after 3 years are beginning to bloom.

Haemanthus, known as "bloody flower" because of the bright red color of inflorescences - beautiful, undemanding of care, so its cultivation will not cause trouble or a beginner, nor, especially, experienced florist.