Campanula flower looks quite interesting and original. Home care should be especially thorough and competent in order to achieve a beautiful and long flowering. It is also called "Bride and Groom", since the inflorescences of this plant can be blue and white. The unpretentiousness of the flower makes it quite popular, so many people prefer to grow the plant at home.
Plant feature
From the very beginning of its appearance, this flower has become very popular among gardeners, as it has an excellent appearance, it is easy to care for it at home. Campanula ("The Bride and Groom") appeared a very long time ago, they began to grow it not only at home, but also on the flower beds. A little later, they began to plant it on the balconies, since it has beautiful hanging shoots. Campanula looks good in drawers securing on the balcony.
They can have a different size and shape, and also differ in their color. However, at home you can grow only Campanul equivalent.
Flower appearance
Campanula flower is distinguished by creeping shoots. Their length can reach about half a meter. The shoots are densely dotted with small flowers, the length of which does not even reach 4 cm. Their color is different, as there are delicate pink, white and purple campanules. In addition, there may be plants with purple and lilac colors.
The most common are campanules with white and blue flowers.
The most popular types
To obtain luxurious and lush flowering, it is important to ensure thorough care at home. The types of campanula can be very different, and when creating a landscape design, they pay attention to the height of the plant itself. That is why all varieties are divided into tall and undersized. Regardless of the type of plant, they delight with their luxurious and abundant flowering from the beginning of summer and autumn. Among the most common high varieties can be distinguished:
- milk flowering;
- nettle leaf;
- peachy leaf;
- broadleaf;
- crowded.
In addition, there are also undersized varieties, among which are punctate, Gargan, tepals, portscale. It is possible to grow at home only an equal-leaved plant variety. This flower grows about 30 cm high. Often it is planted in hanging containers, as it has thin stems hanging down. Caring for Campanula at home has its own subtleties and nuances that must be taken into account when growing.
Where to place the flower pot
To make the plant beautiful, it is important to provide the required care at home. Campanula "The Bride" is a photophilous flower, for which a lack of lighting threatens the absence of inflorescences, so choose a place in the apartment where there is a lot of light.
Batteries are located under the windowsill, so during the heating season it is best to rearrange the flower on the bedside table or stand near the window.
Recognize how comfortable the conditions for growing a plant can be by its appearance. If the leaves are twisted, and some of them fall off, then they received a sunburn. If the leaves and stems are extended, there is not enough light.
It is best to place the pot with the plant on special racks next to the windows that face the east side. Campanula looks very beautiful in a pot hanging on the wall, the main thing is that it is located near the window.
The flowers turn towards the sun, however, do not turn the pot sharply, as this can adversely affect flowering. In summer, it is best to put a flower on a balcony or street. It is best if the temperature is 20 ° C.
In winter, you need to keep the flower in a cool room. It is desirable that the temperature is not more than 20 ° C. To get a beautiful and healthy plant, it is important to know how to grow Campanul. Home care is organized so that there is optimal lighting, temperature and humidity level in the room.
Air humidity
The indoor Campanula looks very beautiful and unique, home care for which is quite simple, since the plant is completely unpretentious. It is worth noting that the flower does not need special hydration. It adapts to any conditions, so there is no need for constant watering, no need to worry about installing additional pallets.
However, during the heating season and extreme heat, daily spraying is required.
Watering a plant
Despite the unpretentiousness of the flower, it is important to ensure optimal care at home. Campanula, the photo of which demonstrates all its beauty, grows well in the apartment and pleases with its abundant and long flowering. When the plant is in the growth stage and during flowering, and this occurs in the spring and summer, it needs frequent watering.
The soil must be abundantly moistened, but at the same time, water stagnation should be avoided. The fluid must not fill the pan or remain on the surface of the soil in a pot. In autumn, the plant is watered much less often, it is enough to do this once a week. And in winter, reduce watering to 1 time per month.
If you forgot to water the plant, then it will not dry out. The flower can withstand without water for about 2 weeks, but it is advisable to water in a timely manner. For him, it is best to use standing warm water, but hard water is completely contraindicated, since it leads to wilting of the plant.
Fertilizer application
Despite the unpretentiousness of the flower, care at home campanul requires mandatory compliance with certain rules. This applies to dressing the flower. Fertilizer must be applied exclusively during the period of growth, bud formation and flowering. With the onset of the resting phase, top dressing is best stopped.
Fertilizing during the growing season is carried out at least 2-3 times a month. For these purposes, you can use organic or complex fertilizers.
Flower propagation
It is not only important to provide competent care at home. Campanula propagation also plays an important role. There are several different ways of propagating this flower, namely:
- by seeds;
- dividing the bush;
- cuttings.
The easiest way is considered to be the Cherenkov method, since after trimming the plant there is a lot of material for subsequent planting. It is worth remembering that when planting the cuttings of a white and blue flower together, you need to distinguish the pot into two parts. This must be done so that the bride does not evict the groom.
When breeding a flower with seeds, keep in mind that they are small and can germinate for a long time. Landing work must be carried out in early spring. For planting, you need to take a pot with a wide neck. Literally a month later, grown plants should be dived into wooden boxes, and after another month, transplant flowers into pots, where they will grow constantly. The very next year, the plant reaches its decorative effect.
The procedure of reproduction by dividing the bush can be done in spring or early summer. Given that the rhizome of a flower eventually fills completely the entire free space of the pot, you can divide it with a knife. To do this, you just need to cut the bush into a certain number of parts. In the process of dividing, it is necessary to preserve the earthen lump. To do this, it is recommended to moisten the earth beforehand. The resulting plant parts should not be too small. No need to deepen the flower too much.
It is allowed to carry out reproduction with a piece of the stem. Such a procedure is performed in the spring or at the very beginning of summer. For better rooting, you need to take part of the stem, located near the very base, without leaves. Place the cut-off part horizontally in the prepared ground, sprinkle it on top. Place the container with the process in greenhouse conditions. Literally after a while, a young plant will begin to grow . It is very important to ensure reliable rooting of cuttings. The best way is considered to be treatment with special growth stimulants, which contributes to the more rapid formation of powerful rhizomes. To do this, use:
- aqueous solutions;
- alcohol solutions;
- a mixture of stimulants with charcoal or talc.
Processing should be carried out in a semi-shaded room at a temperature of approximately 23 ° C. Then the cuttings are planted and placed in greenhouse conditions. Every day you need to ventilate the tank, and after a month put it on the window. When the cuttings reach a height of 10 cm, they can be cut, which will give the flower additional splendor and provide abundant flowering.
Landing rules
It is important not only to provide care for the campanula at home, but also to organize a competent planting. The substrate for the flower is prepared in advance from turf and leaf soil, peat and sand. The result should be a breathable, loose, slightly alkaline mixture. You can purchase a ready-made substrate.
A flower pot, even if you plant a small stalk, you need to take a roomy and wide, as the rhizome grows very quickly. Immediately after planting, do not water the flower too much. It is enough to carry out only spraying in the first days.
Plant pruning
In late autumn or early winter, shorten the stems of the plant a little, by about 10-12 cm. After that, the flower can bloom if it is left on the sunny side for the winter. In early spring, the campanul should be carefully inspected, remove all dried stems and leaves. After re-pruning the shoots, leaving a length of about 5 cm.
This must be done because at the base of the plant there are many buds that, with the onset of spring, can give new, strong shoots.
Flowering period
When growing Campanula Mix, home care is provided in accordance with all requirements, especially during the flowering period. The plant begins to bloom in spring and lasts until almost the end of autumn. The flowers are collected in beautiful inflorescences, in diameter reach no more than 4 cm. At the end of the flowering period, on the campanul, box-shaped fruits are formed. To guarantee good flowering for the coming years, you must:
- timely remove dry inflorescences;
- cut branches;
- to grow a flower in a close flowerpot.
It is important to ensure the correct location of the plant in order to obtain abundant and long flowering.
Rest period
Around October, the plant stops growing, which is why it is important to provide competent care for the campanula at home in the winter. During this period, you must:
- minimize watering;
- reduce the temperature to 12-15 ° C;
- Trim the shoots.
If during the dormant period the plant will be kept in the most comfortable conditions, and pruning was performed at the beginning of autumn, then the flower may bloom again in the middle of winter. In spring, watering should be gradually increased, and it is also important to remove dry shoots and put the pot in a warm place.
Diseases and Pests
If the care of the campanula at home is wrong, then various kinds of diseases can occur. Often, diseases arise due to a violation of the irrigation regime. If the flower is excessively moistened, gray rot may form as a result. It affects the stem of the campanula and rhizome. If the earth is very wet, the flower becomes lethargic and an unpleasant odor emanates from it, then urgent measures must be taken to save it.
Remove all infected parts of the plant, it is advisable to transplant it into a new pot. At the same time, significantly reduce watering. In addition, a spider mite or scale can infect a campanul. In this case, only insecticidal agents are used.
Features of the care of a terry flower
This plant is very popular. To make it look simply luxurious, the Campanula flower terry care at home needs to be provided with high-quality, despite the fact that it is completely unpretentious. Even the smallest mistakes of a grower can lead to the death of a flower.
Since Campanula grows on rocky soil in nature, loose soil will be required to grow it. Absolutely any universal substrate suitable for flowering plants is ideal.
To get lush and luxurious inflorescences, you need to follow certain rules for the care of the campaign at home, which implies:
- landing place;
- lighting;
- watering;
- temperature condition;
- hygiene
- fertilizer application.
Terry plant varieties well take root on the balcony or porch in warm weather. The light should be diffused, since the flower does not survive in direct sunlight and in the shade. He prefers cool, so the best place would be a bedroom or living room.
In the summer, you need to carry out daily irrigation with warm water, and in winter, just spraying is enough. During the planting period, it is best not to carry out any additional fertilizing, and when the plant takes root a little, you can make organic or mineral fertilizers.
Use in the interior
Blue and white Campanula looks quite interesting in one pot. Caring for a flower at home is not at all complicated, but a comprehensive competent approach to this issue is required. This plant is widely used for interior decoration. But it not only attracts the eye with its magnificent flowering, but also performs many other functions.
Against a quiet and calm background, the flower looks like a bright spot, creating a unique accent. Care must necessarily provide for the correct placement of the campanula, as this can help the plant act as a decorative element and act as a decoration for the empty corners of the room. It just looks great in romantic interiors.
Possible growing errors
Campanulu is grown at home for beautiful flowers, so the biggest disappointment will be their absence or insufficiently flowering. Among the main reasons for this are:
- lack of nutrients;
- lack of pruning;
- too big flowerpot.
In addition, with improper care, the campanula withers and dries. Among the main reasons for this:
- too dry air;
- insufficient lighting;
- improper watering;
- the presence of drafts;
- damage by infections or insects.
This delicate flower requires a careful attitude to itself, which is why it is important to create optimal conditions for it for growth and development. Growing indoor flowers, maintaining their health is a complex matter. Not all apartments and houses take root even the most unpretentious plants. What to do in this case? Before you buy a flower, study the information about caring for it, its features, preferences (watering, soil, flowering, etc.). Do not forget to transplant the Campanula ("The Bride") on time. Home care is the most important step if you want to enjoy the flower for a long time.