Indoor floriculture is an exciting experience. Plants from all over the world can be used for growing indoors. Representatives of the flora of the tropics and subtropics feel great in offices and apartments, delighting with their decorative look. One of them is abutilone.
Indoor maple is a representative of the Malvaceae family. Under natural conditions, this plant reaches 1.5 meters in height. Indoor abutilon is represented by specially bred varieties and hybrids, which are small in size. It is a stunted shrub with carved leaves. They are the same in shape as maple. Therefore, the plant was called "abutilon", "indoor maple." A special decorative effect is given to him by flowers that will please their owners with constant abundant flowering. Numerous buds collected in brushes gradually turn into bright colorful bells. Abutilon (maple) has flowers of different colors. Depending on the variety, they can be cream, yellow, purple, orange and peach. Individual hybrids will pleasantly surprise you with large flowers.
Despite its origin, abutilon - indoor maple is a rather unpretentious plant. However, for abundant year-round flowering and normal development, it is necessary to create certain conditions for it.
First of all, before you buy a tropical plant for your home collection, you should decide on the variety. Tall species of abutilon are grown in the conservatory or conservatory. They reach a height of 1.5 meters and have small orange flowers. Such plants are less decorative than specially bred hybrids and varieties of abutilon.
For indoor cultivation, usually several plants with different colors of flowers are purchased. The room in which abutilon grows pleases the eye.
Indoor maple is a photophilous flower. It feels great on well-lit windows. However, note that the light must be scattered. Avoid direct sunlight on the flower. In darkened rooms, the plant will suffer from a lack of lighting. At the same time, it loses its decorative effect. Branches are very elongated, and the number of flowers is reduced.
Indoor maple is grown in a medium-sized pot. Universal planting soil, which can be purchased at any specialized store, is perfectly suitable for planting a plant. Regular top dressing with complex mineral fertilizers will be required.
Watering abutilon moderate. The soil should not be waterlogged, but drying out should not be allowed. With a lack of moisture, the plant blooms poorly. Therefore, they produce watering when the soil is dried in a pot.
An important event in the cultivation of indoor maple is seasonal pruning and crown formation. The best time for this would be the end of January and the beginning of the summer period. After trimming, abutilon is necessarily fed. Indoor maple in the period of intensive growth must be pampered with complex fertilizer intended for flowering plants. This will ensure good development and abundant flowering of abutilon.