Peperomiya: elegant plant in your home. subtleties of care

Peperomiya - widespread houseplant, unpretentious care, because of this, his love to grow novice growers. But despite this, a number of recommendations, it's worth considering.

Lighting

The perfect place for pereromii be east or west window. It is impossible to plant to direct sunlight. Therefore, from the southern windows and flower better to put away.

Ate too much light, it will affect the state of the leaves, they look exhausted and shriveled.

But in MS, on the contrary, they will have a bright color and healthy appearance. Given that pereromiya sleeps in winter, it is recommended to create artificial lighting for it.

Watering

The plant needs watering at any time of the year. In spring and summer watering should be plentiful, but in the autumn-winter reduce watering and make it as far as the soil dries.

If watered too often, it can cause root rot.

The lack of moisture, the leaves begin to fall. Water for irrigation should be soft and defended.

Temperature

Given that pepperoni is growing year-round temperatures in winter and summer time should be approximately the same. In the spring-summer period from 20 to 24 C, autumn and winter from 18 to 20 C.

It is important to take into account one, when transplanting the room temperature should not be lower than 18 C. You also can not put the pots with plants in the windows open because it can not tolerate drafts.

Soil and transplanting

Up to three years of the flower does not need a transplant. At that age pepperoni transplanted annually in the spring. The plant prefers loose and fertile soil.

The best composition is a mixture of leaf soil, peat, humus, in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. There should also be good drainage.

Choosing pots, prefer the wide and shallow. When transplanting container volume should be slightly larger than the previous.

reproduction

Pepperoni can be propagated in the following ways:

· Cuttings;

· Leaves;

· Dividing the bush.

For propagation by cuttings is necessary to cut the top of the plant, so that it was at least two nodes.

Rooting can escape in water with the addition of stimulants or directly planted in the soil.

Reproduce leaves as easily as cuttings. Can be directly planted in the soil or in water rooting.

Propagated by dividing the bush during the transplant, it is the most effective way. In this case, the plant is almost always survives.