At this time of its magnificent flowering, this plant cannot be ignored. Look at the photo of gloxinia flowers - who indifferently passes such beauty? Delicate and velvet, unusually bright gramophones do not cease to amaze with the variety of colors and shapes, there are flowers with an amazingly delicate aroma. New varieties of gloxinia flower appear in the plant world . Growing and caring for a South American beauty is simple, but only those who know their features can get luxurious plants.
From seed to flower
Gloxinia at home multiplies most often by leafy cuttings or division of tubers. You can purchase seeds (or collect them after flowering), which are sown in March in an indoor greenhouse. The seeds are small, so they are only pressed into the ground and covered with glass. Water from a spray bottle. For successful tuberization, you can use any means for rooting. The grown seedlings dive 2 times into the bowls, always shade and spray. As they grow older, they are transplanted into a permanent pot.
Earth for gloxinia needs loose, not overly nutritious, with a neutral reaction: it can be prepared from sod, peat and leafy soils with washed sand. Drainage is required. To speed up flowering, frequent transplantation and sufficient illumination are used, shading plants from direct burning sun rays that gloxinia does not tolerate. Cultivation and care are further reduced to ensure constant soil moisture, to compliance with the thermal regime of air (17-22 degrees). Gloxinia blooms in good conditions luxuriantly and for a long time - from April to autumn.
What loves and what does not love gloxinia
The cultivation and care of a rooted flower with buds that fill with beauty consists in watering with warm water (preventing water drops from falling on velvet leaves and flowers). He loves flower oriental and western windows. She will not refuse to be fed with fertilizers - she responds with active flowering to the complex fertilizer Kemira-Lux, Violet. Sweep dust off the leaves with a soft brush. If you want to get seeds, then pollinate the flowers with the same brush. The plant does not tolerate drafts. In cramped pots, gramophone flowers are smaller. As the buds bloom, remove them. By the fall, the ground part of the plant begins to die, so be sure to remove the dried leaves. The rest period is expressed. It lasts from November to February. Pots with large tubers lay sideways in a dry, cool (at least 10 degrees) and dark room. Young plants with small tubers can be left on the windowsill. Watering at this time is reduced to a minimum - it is enough to water 1-2 times a month.
Dutch or homegrown gloxinia?
Growing and caring for the Dutch gloxinia is more complicated and, as many complain, usually overseas luxurious specimens are “disposable” plants (if you cannot get a new plant from them). But her own, grown with love, will be more hardy. Try it - it’s not so difficult.