Indoor plants can not leave anyone indifferent. But the familiar violets cause delight and just take their breath away with their beauty. With their relative unpretentiousness, they delight the eye with long flowering, and the riot of color and a variety of shades drive crazy. It got to the point that whole dynasties of violet guides appeared in our country, who gave significant areas in their homes to these plants. They exchange new varieties among themselves, constantly replenish the assortment and rejoice at each new flower.
Grade description
Fire moths are violets, the description of which will be given in this article. It has dark red simple or semi-double flowers with a fairly wide red with a white border. In this case, the border has the property to change color as the bud opens. The leaves are green. It grows quite easily.
Flowering is very long, peduncles are long. The outlet is very neat and symmetrical. Fire moths - violet bright and beautiful, able to fall in love with itself literally from the first flowering.
Care Features
Senpolia is a very delicate plant that requires special care. Providing all the necessary conditions, it is able to please its flowering for a very long time.
Saintpoly Fire moths respond best to average room temperature, which ranges from 20 degrees. It will be better if it is a couple of degrees cooler at night. This helps to slow down the processes of tissue respiration, which will save organic matter.
Despite the fact that Fire Moths is a violet that originally grew on the African continent, like all its closest relatives, it tolerates much better coolness than stuffiness. For example, if the temperature drops to 10 degrees, the plant can slow down growth, but it will not lose viability. But when the temperature rises to 35 degrees, your pet can begin to hurt, which sometimes leads to death.
Light level
Violet Fire Moths (Morev) tolerates both natural and artificial lighting. At the same time, resorting to additional should only be if natural is not enough. The amount of light depends on the color of the leaves of the plant: the darker they are, the more light they need.
You should not put your flower in the open sun, because burns may appear on its delicate leaves. Fire moths are a violet that loves diffused light.
In winter, when there is insufficient lighting, the violet can be rearranged to the south. At the same time, you need to monitor the leaves: if they begin to lengthen, this indicates that they lack light. It happens the other way around: the leaves begin to bend down to the pot, which indicates excessive lighting. A pot with a plant needs to be periodically expanded to avoid deformation of the outlet.
Watering Recommendations
Fire moths are a violet that should be watered very carefully. If the topsoil becomes noticeably dry, you can moisten the soil a little. Watering should be done with slightly warm water. Never pour water into the middle of the outlet.
Constantly make sure that the cuttings do not begin to rot. Periodically, dust on the leaves should be wiped with a damp cloth or rinsed under a gentle stream of water, however, this procedure must be carried out very delicately. After irrigation, in no case should you immediately put plants in the sun, otherwise they can get burns. It is necessary to allow them to dry properly and only after that return to the light.
Propagation of violets
Fiery moths - violet, which can multiply as processes from the root, and leaflets, seeds. However, in practice, cuttings by sheets are most often used.
For reproduction, leaves of the second tier are best suited. At the same time, they should be taken only from a healthy plant. They need to be carefully cut and put in a glass of water. The leaves of young plants can be rooted in moss or used for these purposes, soil for violets.
Soil selection
Violets are not particularly demanding on the soil, but in no case should you take the land from the flowerbed for planting, because it can be infected by pests that can cause great harm to the plant. However, these beauties still have some preferences.
Soil for violets is better to choose light and slightly acidic. In composition, it can be the most diverse substrate, but certainly with good breathability and the presence of the necessary nutrients. On sale there is even a ready-made mixture for violets, which has all the necessary characteristics.
Choosing a violet pot
Pots for violets are better to choose wide. Their height should be approximately 10 cm and a diameter of 15-20 cm. A drainage layer must be placed on its bottom. In a spacious pot, the plant will not bloom until it fills the entire space with roots.
If you need to transplant the plant, then the pots for violets should be chosen so that the roots there were initially a bit cramped. In this case, preference should be given to plastic products, since clay has pores that cause fast drying of an earthen coma.
Water for irrigation
Fire moths are a violet that prefers soft, moist and settled water for irrigation. With the bottom watering method, after the soil layer gets wet well, the remaining water needs to be removed. However, modern irrigation methods boil down to the use of a wick. It is able not only to provide more uniform hydration, but also significantly reduce the time of care.
Violet transplant
Violet, like any other indoor plant, needs to be transplanted from time to time. It is recommended to do this at a time when it has already faded. However, there are times when a plant needs a transplant right during flowering. For example, when you accidentally flooded your favorite. In this case, you just need to transplant it immediately, while removing the brown and damaged roots. In general, up to 2/3 of the root system of a plant can be removed.
When transplanting, it is not necessary to use a larger diameter pot. This should be done only if the roots are tightly intertwined, entangled the entire space of the dishes and after excavation steadily retain their shape. Then you can choose dishes with a diameter of 1-1.5 cm more.
If you choose the wrong diameter of the dishes when transplanting the plants, then your beauty may not please you with her flowering for quite some time and even begin to hurt.