The fate of the tree, or how to grow clerodendrum home

Translated from the Greek clerodendrum - the fate of the tree. They decorated their homes with aristocrats in the 19th century. Liana was used as a living wall, or as a beautiful vertical.

Consider how to grow in the home is a plant with showy inflorescences unique flavor.

place of

Liana loves bright light, so it can be grown on the window sills of any side of the room, except for the north. With a lack of light the plant may not bloom.

Liana tender leaves, so bright from the sunlight they should be pritenyat.

Air temperature

Clerodendrum develops well with Spring to mid-Autumn when t - 18-25 ° C. In winter, it requires a period polupokoya content in a cool room (t - 15-18 ° C).

At this time is greatly reduced watering vines, fertilizer is not applied at all.

Watering and humidity

In the period of active growth flower abundantly watered after drying soil depth of 2-2.5 cm.

The water used is soft, to defend. Please be aware that the cooler air in the room, the less watered vine.

clerodendrum requires high humidity, so it must be periodically sprayed with water.

Fertilizer

Plant fertilized during the development period, i.e. from spring to mid-autumn complex fertilizer for decorative flowering plants. Their frequency of 1 every 2 weeks.

The soil

Primer selected loose, breathable, with a slightly acid reaction. It can be made at home by mixing clay soil, peat, leaf soil and sand.

If it is impossible to make the substrate itself, it is purchased in the store (you can take the soil for growing violets).

pruning

This is a very important procedure in growing clerodendrum. If the florist does not wish to grow the plant in the form of a liana, it can be formed into a compact tree or shrub.

Consider both options:

1. Stands for forming a bush, shoots are trimmed to ⅓ the length. Too low pruning is not performed, because it can not happen bloom.

2. Clerodendrum for growing a tree, choose the most powerful escape, the rest are removed at the root. When the stem will grow to 50-60 cm, it is truncated.

The resulting shoots pinch.

Paying attention to the plant: timely watering and fertilizing it, cutting the spring, if necessary, fighting with malicious insect, flower grower will have on the windowsill in his showy flower that attracts the attention of passers-by pedestrians.