Calathea - an ornamental plant. Care, photos

Calathea - it is a culture of the family. Marantaceae with attractive decorative leaves. There are species, blooming gorgeous buds in the form of ear. In nature, it grows in the penumbra other crops.

Care

Calathea - a rather capricious, draft generally can not stand, as well as dry soil and air. It prefers diffused light or partial shade. The main thing that it is not in direct sunlight. However, if the ambient light is insufficient, the leaves mottled color changes to green.

Calathea thermophilic well feels at + 20- + 22 degrees. In winter the temperature should be kept not less than eighteen degrees Celsius, on the window sill in the cold season, do not put a flower. And in the summer on the balcony can not be placed. Also, it can not be put to the heater, because hot air can have a negative affect on it. He likes high humidity, so you need to spray the leaves with pulvelizatora.

Watering, fertilizing

Watering only carry warm water, both in winter and summer. Feed once in 14 days, a complex fertilizer for decorative and deciduous crops in small doses.

Transfer

Kalat should be repotted once a year, in the spring. Roots her surface, a pot for planting selected volume, but not deep. In a pot to do the drainage. The soil should be slightly acidic substrate, preparing it from a sheet of land, as well as river sand, crushed coal and peat. You can buy in the store a substrate, which is designed for violet or marantaceae.

reproduction

Propagated the plant by dividing bush.

vermin

Of the pests it is worth noting spider mites, thrips, scale insects.

A photo

Presenting beautiful views of the plant.

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