Recommended flowers for the middle group of kindergarten. Summary of GCD in the middle group: Houseplants. Summary of a lesson in the middle group on familiarization with nature “The World of Indoor Plants” Examination of indoor plants in the middle group
GCD " Houseplants"(middle group)
Target : Summarize children's knowledge about indoor plants.
1. Consolidating basic ideas about indoor plants: a plant has a stem and leaves; leaves are green; the plant is planted in a pot with soil; consolidate knowledge of the names of indoor plants; be able to distinguish indoor plants from garden ones.
2. Strengthening the ability to care for indoor plants: watering, loosening the soil in a pot, wiping the leaves; do everything as necessary; Show the children the algorithm for planting a houseplant.
3. Foster a caring attitude and love for nature; desire to care for plants.
Dictionary : indoor plant, garden flowers, ficus, violet, cactus, chlorophytum, geranium, lemon, pike tail (sansevieria, fern, amaryllis, watering can, ripper.
Preliminary work: conversations about indoor plants; caring for indoor plants: watering, loosening the soil in a pot, wiping the leaves; planting a houseplant.
Integration of educational areas: “Cognition”, "Physical development", "Communication" .
Methods and techniques:
1. Gaming.
2. Visual.
3. Verbal.
Equipment :
Doll.
Indoor plants: ficus, violet, cactus, chlorophytum, geranium, lemon, pike tail (sansevieria, fern, amarylis.
Tools for caring for indoor plants (cards with a picture of a watering can, sponges for wiping, sticks for loosening, sprayer, bottles of fertilizer).
The shoot is geranium.
Pot, soil, watering can with water.
Didactic game“Show and name the parts of a plant”(cards depicting plant parts).
Didactic game"Indoor and garden plants"(cards with images of indoor plants and garden flowers, a picture of a flower pot and flower bed).
Progress of the lesson
1. Game surprise moment
The doll Tanya comes to visit the children.
Educator : Guys, the Tanya doll does not know what indoor plants are and how to care for them. Let's help her and teach her everything we know about indoor plants?
(children's answers).
Educator : First, let's teach the Tanya doll to solve riddles. Listen:
No arms, no legs, but moves,
Breathes but doesn't speak
It eats, but has no mouth.(Plant)
Purify the air
Create comfort
The windows are green,
They bloom all year round.(Flowers)
Educator : Well done! Guys, you already know that every plant has its own name. What names of indoor plants do you know?(Children name the plants and show them.)
2. Didactic game
Educator : Guys, what plants do you know besides indoor plants?(garden) Can you tell them apart? On the table you see cards with pictures of indoor plants and garden flowers. They need to be distributed So : place indoor plants next to the flower pot, garden flowers - next to the flower bed.
3. Conversation about indoor plants
Educator : Children, look how many indoor plants there are in our group. What do you think these plants are for?(To make it beautiful.)What else are houseplants for?(Plants clean the air.)It’s right that it should be beautiful – a person decorates his home with indoor plants. But they not only delight us with their beauty, but also cleanse the air of dust and dirt. Many indoor plants smell good.
Guys, what should you do to ensure that your indoor plant is always beautiful and doesn’t wilt?(care for a houseplant)Let's tell you how we care for plants.
4. Physical exercise "On the window in pots":
On the window in pots
Flowers rose.
Reached for the sun
Smiled at the sun
Leaves to the sun
The flowers are turned,
The buds are unfurled.
They will drown in the sun.
The guys squat down facing in a circle. Slowly they get up. They stretch on their toes, raising their arms up. Turn left and right, hands on the belt. Place your palms together above your head. Open your palms - buds.
5. Game "What would happen if..."
What would happen if the plant was placed in a dark place?
What would happen if they forgot to water the plant?
What would happen if you take care of the plant: water it, wash it, loosen the soil, feed it?
(Children's answers).
6. Planting a plant
Educator : Let's plant geraniums. What does it take to plant a plant?(flower pot, land, water for irrigation).
Children participate in planting the plant.
Educator : Take a flower pot. What should we put in the pot first?(We pour soil into a flower pot and make a hole for the flower.)After we've poured the soil, what's next?(We plant the flower in the ground and sprinkle it.)We planted the plant, is there anything else that needs to be done? (Immediately after planting, the plant needs to be watered so that it grows better).
7. Psycho-gymnastics“I am a plant!”
Educator:
Well done boys. And now you and I will have a little rest. Lie down on the carpet. Imagine that you are small indoor plants. You were planted in warm, soft earth. You are still small sprouts, very weak, fragile, defenseless. But someone’s kind hands water you, loosen the earth so that your roots can breathe, and wash you. You begin to grow, the stem becomes stronger, you reach for the light. It’s so good for you to live on the windowsill next to other beautiful flowers...
You and I will continue to take care of our green friends, so that they live well in our group, so that they do not get sick. And so that you don’t get sick and feel good, the Tanya doll has prepared a surprise for you - vitamins!
Doll Tanya thanks the children for teaching her a lot.
Software tasks: to form children’s ideas about natural objects (houseplants): their names, structural features and methods of caring for them; develop coherent speech, the ability to reason, draw conclusions; instill in them a caring attitude towards indoor plants.
Help Fedora
Material and equipment: Fedora costume, indoor plants, paper dragonfly, audio recordings: cheerful, relaxing music, “Waltz of the Flowers” by P. Tchaikovsky, structure table indoor flower, tools for caring for indoor plants, chart cards, a sheet of whatman paper with a picture of a pot and stems, according to the number of children: oilcloths, tassels, glue, paper flower blanks, napkins.
Progress of the lesson
Educator (V.). Guys, today I invite you to the Magic Land. And which one, you will find out by guessing the riddle:
Purify the air
Create comfort.
The windows are green,
They bloom all year round. (Houseplants.)
To get there, we must be kind, affectionate, attentive, and caring with you. Let's take each other's hands and hit the road.
To the accompaniment of cheerful music, children walk through the group and approach the living corner where indoor plants are placed.
IN. How beautiful it is here, how many flowers! Let's take a look and name what plants grow here. And a little dragonfly will help us with this. You name which flower she sits on. (Children name flowers: balsam, begonia, geranium, coleus.)
I see that our flowers liked you. (Scheme cards are displayed on the board: water, air, earth, sun, kindness.) Tell me, what helped them grow up so beautiful? What does a plant need to grow? (Children's answers.)
Fedora comes in and says that they gave her a flower, but he got sick.
IN. Do you, Fedora, know the name of your flower?
Fedora. No.
IN. Do you know how to care for flowers?
Fedora. No.
IN. Guys, can we help Fedora cure the flower? (Yes.) Tell me, what plant does she have? (Balsam.) People call it “light.” Why is he so ugly to her? (Because she didn't look after him.)
Let's guys tell Fedora what parts a flower consists of. The table will help us with this.
Physical education minute
IN. We will be flowers with you. (Children stand in a circle and squat.)
Flowers grew in pots on the window.
(They gradually stand up, raising their hands up.)
They reached out to the sun, they smiled at the sun.
(Open your palms and turn left and right.)
The petals of the flowers are turned towards the sun.
(They lower their arms to their sides and spin around.)
The buds will unfurl and drown in the sun.
(Gradually squat, joining hands above head.)
IN. What needs to be done to make Fedora’s flower beautiful? (Children's answers.) How do you know that the plant needs to be watered? (Children's answers.) What kind of water and how should you water it? What is it watered from? (Children's answers.) Let's show Fedora how to care for flowers.
The child demonstrates watering the plant.
IN. What does a plant need to grow? (Children's answers.) Why do you need to loosen the soil? (So that water flows well, the roots breathe and it is easier for them to grow.) How do they loosen the soil and how to do it correctly? (Loosen with sticks, from the very edge of the pot, so as not to damage the roots.)
The child shows how to loosen the soil correctly.
IN. How else can you care for a plant to make it beautiful? (Wipe dust from the leaves.) Why do you need to wipe the leaves? (So that the plant can breathe.) How to care for the leaves? (We wipe the large ones with a cloth, and spray the small ones with a spray bottle.)
Children show how to care for plants.
IN. And also, Fedora, for your flower to grow well, it needs to be spoken with kind words.
Game “Name it kindly”
Children call flowers with affectionate words.
Fedora. Guys, you are so great! Today I learned how to care for plants. Now I will always take care of them.
IN. While your flower is growing, the guys and I want to give you a postcard.
On the table lies a Whatman paper with a picture of a pot and stems.
IN. Guys, what's missing on the postcard? (Colors.)
Sounds"Waltz of the Flowers" by P. Tchaikovsky.
Each child has blank paper flowers; the children take turns approaching whatman paper and gluing the flowers. Then they give a postcard to Fedora, she thanks and leaves.
IN. Guys, who came to visit us today? (Children's answers.) How did we help Fedora? (We taught Fedora how to care for indoor plants.) You and I have done a good job, and now it’s time to relax.
Children sit comfortably on chairs and close their eyes. Relaxation music plays.
IN. Now we are leaving the Magic Land.
Educator: Pershina N.G. MBDOU "Kindergarten No. 2 in Lgova"
Relevance of the project:
Introducing preschoolers to nature is one of the most important tasks in working with children. At the same time, it is very important that the acquired knowledge is not presented in isolation, without reference to the whole complex of phenomena surrounding the subject of study. Children should always see the connection a separate type With environment, its impact on this environment, they must understand that plants and animals depend on each other and on their habitat.
Environmental education is one of the main directions in the education system; it is a way of influencing children’s feelings, their consciousness, views and ideas. Children feel the need to communicate with nature. They learn to love nature, observe, empathize, and understand that our Earth cannot exist without plants, since they not only help us breathe, but also treat us from diseases.
Flowers are not only beauty, but also a part of living nature that must be protected and protected, and, of course, known. Know the structure of a flower appearance, features, healing properties.
Anyone can pick a flower, but not everyone can say which flower they picked. Environmental project in middle group kindergarten"Flower Kaleidoscope".
Project type: research, cognitive and creative. Participants: children 4-5 years old.
Project implementation period: short-term (2 weeks).
Problem:“What kinds of flowers are there?”
Game motivation : "Journey to the land of flowers."
Goals:
Experiencing Diversity flowering plants, their connection with the environment; formation of a consciously correct attitude towards representatives of the plant world;
Development of children's creative abilities.
Tasks:
1. Deepen children's knowledge about flowers and their diversity.
2. Learn to compare plants, draw conclusions based on comparison.
3. Exercise in the classification of flowers, consolidate the concepts: indoor plants, garden, meadow, forest flowers.
4. Strengthen the ability to reflect received impressions in drawings and creative works.
5. Develop a caring attitude towards flowers, develop a desire to care for flowers.
6. Cultivate a love for beauty, the beauty of the world around us.
Expected results of the project .
1.Development of children’s cognitive interest, expansion of ideas about colors.
2. A positive emotional and conscious attitude towards nature, towards the colors that surround the child. Flowers are not only decoration of the Earth, but also healers.
3. Willingness to participate in practical activities to improve the natural environment (planting, caring for flowers).
4. Skills of cultural behavior in nature, the ability to protect and care for it have been formed.
PROJECT STAGES
First stage. Goal setting (problem identification). At the first stage, the teacher formulates the problem and goals of the project, after which the product of the project is determined. Leads children into a game or story situation and then formulates tasks.
The tasks of children at this stage of the project are: getting into the problem, getting used to the game situation, accepting tasks and goals, as well as supplementing the project’s goals. The last point is very important, because one of the important tasks The teacher is to develop an active life position in children; Children should be able to independently find and identify interesting things in the world around them.
Second phase.Project development. At this stage, the teacher (in addition to organizing activities) helps children competently plan their own activities in solving assigned tasks.
Children are united into working groups and roles are distributed.
Third stage.Implementation of the project (organization of joint work of children and teachers on the project). The teacher, if necessary, provides practical assistance to the children, and
also directs and monitors the implementation of the project.
Children develop a variety of knowledge, skills and abilities.
Fourth stage. Summarizing.
Project implementation
·
“Flowers are the beauty of the earth”, “Why were they called that”
Target: enrich children's understanding of colors and their diversity
· Heuristic conversation “Journey to the kingdom of indoor plants” .
Goals and objectives:consolidate knowledge of the names of indoor plants; continue to teach children to describe plants, noting the differences and similarities between them, characteristic features; develop speech and thinking; maintain interest in indoor plants, the desire to observe and care for them.
· Individual work in a corner of nature. Plant care.
Goals and objectives: Summarize children's ideas about caring for indoor plants; consolidate knowledge about the basic needs of indoor plants, provide information about the telltale signs of unmet needs; generalize knowledge about methods of caring for plants (watering, dust removal, loosening); develop coherent monologue speech through the ability to talk about the structural features of plants, about performing one’s actions, taking into account the structure of the labor process; develop labor skills that correspond to the content of knowledge; introduce a new type of flower care - fertilizing; cultivate a love for plants, a desire to care for them, and the ability to communicate with nature as a living organism.
· Heuristic conversation “One flower, two flowers...”
Goals and objectives: Acquaintance with the variety of flowering plants, their connection with their habitat. Exercise in the classification of flowers, consolidate the concepts: meadow, garden flowers. Develop children's powers of observation and speech. Clarify ideas about the sequence of plant growth and development.
· Viewing a presentation with frontal discussion
"Plants heal."
Goals and objectives: introduce children to medicinal plants (in particular flowers), give knowledge about the simplest ways to use some medicinal plants for treatment, about the rules for their collection: to develop ecological thinking in the process of research activities; instill interest in children in it; develop creative imagination and enrich communication skills, based on the free exchange of opinions; induce a positive emotional state.
· Artistic creativity– drawing “Flower Kaleidoscope”
Goals and objectives: Teach children to use their knowledge about colors. Learn to depict parts of a plant in a drawing. Strengthen the ability to draw with colored pencils. Improve your ability to look at pictures and choose the best. Develop aesthetic perception. Foster a love for living nature.
· Artistic creativity – application “Flowers-flowers”
Goals and objectives: To form children's environmental perception through artistic creativity. Continue to develop children's ideas about colors. Strengthen the ability to use scissors, glue, and colored paper.
· Didactic games.
Didactic game “Complete the flower”
Target:Strengthen the ability to quickly navigate on a sheet of paper in a box, complete drawing symmetrical objects according to a model, and select the desired shade of a felt-tip pen.
Material:Cards in a large checkered pattern with the image of drawn flower halves (chamomile, bellflower, cornflower, buttercup, fireweed, etc.)
Rules of the game: Children are asked to draw symmetrical halves of objects in the cells, color them and name them.
Didactic game "Flower meadows"
Target: expand knowledge in the field of quantitative representations; develop skills in word formation of adjectives (chamomile - chamomile meadow, etc.); consolidate the ability to coordinate numerals with plural nouns.
Material:hoops according to the number of children, in each of them certain meadow plants are laid out (in one - 5 daisies, in the second - 10 bells, etc.)
Rules of the game: Children dance to music in a common clearing. When the music ends, children must run into a certain clearing. The teacher asks “Which clearing did you find yourself in? What grows on it and how much. (I found myself in a cornflower meadow, there are 6 cornflowers growing on it, etc.)
Didactic game “Blind Nerd”
Target: Learn to recognize plants by smell.
Materials: meadow plants (clover, valerian, dandelion, chamomile, etc.)
Rules of the game: Children are invited to smell the flowers. Then the eyes are blindfolded, and plants are brought to the nose one by one. The child must recognize plants by smell and name it.
Didactic game “Collect a bouquet”
Target.Expand and enrich your vocabulary. Practice agreeing numerals with nouns.
Material.Subject pictures depicting flowers.
Progress of the game: Children look at flowers. Then the teacher asks the children to make bouquets of flowers. Children select the necessary pictures and list how many and what flowers they have in their bouquet.
· Outdoor games
We are flowers (Charger)
1. Straightened the stems, extended the branches (arms).
2.Straightened the leaves, rustled the leaves (fingers).
3. Gymnastics for the stem: bending the body to the right and left; back and forth.
4. Gymnastics for the roots: stretched the right leg - rotated the foot; stretched out the left leg and rotated it.
5. We wash the leaves and stems in the rain: we raised our hands up, spread our fingers, exposed our palms to the rain, and twirled.
Living flower bed
All players are divided into three teams:
1.Golden balls;
2.Marigolds;
3.Marigolds.
Children are flowers in a flower bed. Golden balls grow in the center - the tallest ones. Children raise their arms up and spin around themselves. The second circle is marigolds, they dance around the golden balls. Third circle - marigold children squat, these flowers are the lowest.
The wind blew, the flowers came to life and began to move: golden balls were spinning, marigolds were going in a circle in one direction, marigolds were going in the other.
Magic wand
With a “magic wand”, touch a flower (toy or illustration), name it, describe it (color, size, shape, where it grows, when it blooms, where it is used).
Favorite flower
Draw your favorite flower or take an illustration and dance with it to the music of the “Waltz of the Flowers”.
Find your place
Two presenters. One picks up wildflowers, the other picks up garden flowers. Flower children dance to music. At the end of the music, the children run and form a circle with their leader.
Game for attention
The presenter shows cards with flowers. If this wild flower, children raise one hand. If a gardener - two hands.
· Finger games.
Goal and tasks: Develop gaming, cognitive, sensory, and speech abilities, taking into account the individual and age characteristics of children.
To develop mastery of figurative - playful and imitative movements in combination with speech. Evoke positive emotions.
FLOWERS
Our scarlet flowers are opening their petals, (Slowly extend your fingers from your fists)
The breeze breathes slightly, the petals sway. (Swing your hands left and right)
Our scarlet flowers cover their petals, (Slowly clench your fingers into fists)
They shake their heads and quietly fall asleep. (Swing your fists back and forth)
POPPY
A poppy grew on a hillock (Make a bud with the fingers of your left hand)
He bowed his head like this. (Bud tilt)
A butterfly flutters over him, (cross your hands, wave,
Flashes its wings quickly. (like a butterfly with wings)
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Oh! What chrysanthemums! (Show with your fingers how a flower blooms)
We'll rip them off no problem. (We pick flowers with both hands.)
Wow! We've got an armful! (Show an armful with both hands)
Eh! Let's grab it for Valya too! (Wave your hand and continue to pick flowers)
Ehe-he... the flowers are gone. (Shrug in surprise.)
There weren’t enough of them before... (Spread your arms to the sides.)
Oh! Why did we destroy them? (Press both hands to your cheeks)
After all, we didn’t raise them! (shakes head sadly)
FLOWER
A beautiful flower has grown in a clearing, (Press your hands, showing the flower)
The wind sways its petals. (Wiggle your fingers apart)
Beauty and breath to all petals (Press your palms with the backs of your hands
Together they grow roots underground. (Spread your fingers to the sides and shake)
· Making riddles on the topic “Flowers”.
Target. Develop figurative and associative thinking, imagination, memory; increase observation and interest in the native language, enrich the child’s speech· “The Red Book” is the final event of the project.
Objectives: to develop children’s understanding of the purpose of the Red Book;
To develop in children a caring attitude towards endangered plant species.
Compile, together with your parents (with their help), the Red Book of Flowers, find out which plants (flowers) grow in our region, officially included in the Red Book.
MKDOU CRR Kindergarten No. 31 “Altn Bulg”
Prepared by: Oltsaeva Valentina Aleksandrovna, teacher of secondary group No. 1 “Harada”
Morpho is a biological characteristic of indoor plants in a corner of nature in the middle group.
Ficus
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mulberry family. This is one of the most common indoor plants. First place of honor among various types Ficus is occupied by Ficus rubber or Ficus elastica. Also very popular are Ficus benjamina, Ficus lyre-shaped, Ficus bengal, Ficus dwarf, etc.
All ficuses do not tolerate drafts, waterlogging of the soil and direct sun (ficuses of variegated forms are more photophilous and tolerate direct sun, but shading is needed in the hottest hours).
In winter, ficus also needs light, so pots with plants are moved closer to the window. And variegated forms, for example ficus benjamina, can even stand on a south-facing window all winter. With a lack of light in winter, weak and twisted shoots and leaves are formed.
Ficus trees propagate by cuttings. You can get as many cuttings from a shoot as there are leaves on it. The cutting for propagation should consist of one leaf with an intact eye and half of the lower internode without an eye. After cutting the cutting, it is immersed in warm water to stop the secretion of milky juice. For better rooting, a cut or split is made at the bottom of the cutting (for cuttings with hard wood, a cross shape, for cuttings with soft wood, one cut). It is better to root cuttings with soil heating and covering the cutting with a plastic bag.
For all ficus plants, the best soil mixture is 2 parts leaf soil, 1 part peat soil and 1 part humus. Ficuses do not like to be planted in a container much larger than their root system, so they are replanted when the roots are expected to fill the entire pot or tub. At the same time, they grow quite quickly, therefore, the soil when transplanting should be nutritious, in addition, fertilizer fertilizing is carried out in spring and summer (they respond well to fertilizing organic fertilizers, well-rotted is suitable for this cow dung or store-bought fertilizer "Giant"). Ficus plants can also be fed with fertilizers such as "Rainbow" and "Palm". Old specimens of large ficuses are replanted very rarely - after 5-6 years. But can be replaced annually upper layer land for a new one. You should also replace the top layer of soil if a white crust appears on it - salt deposits.
Temperature: preferably moderate, not lower than 18 °C. They like to “keep their feet warm” - do not place a pot of ficus on a cold windowsill, marble or tiled floor, etc. In a room with above-moderate temperatures, the leaves begin to droop down.
Lighting: All varieties of rubber ficus prefer a bright place, with protection from direct sun rays. Variegated forms need a lighter and warmer place than forms with dark leaves.
Watering: Moderate, does not like waterlogged soil. Water room temperature, well defended. Fertilizer feeding from March to August every two weeks.
Air humidity: The leaves must be wiped regularly with a damp sponge.
Transfer: It is carried out in the spring, when the roots have entwined the entire earthen ball, young plants after a year or two, old ones after a few years.
Reproduction: With apical cuttings, for better rooting, heating the soil and covering the cutting with a plastic bag.
Fuchsia
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aspen family. Rodina Central and South America, New Zealand. These are evergreen shrubs, of which there are about 100 species in nature.
Fuchsia graceful Fuchsia gracilis is a shrub with reddish stems. The leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate, 4-5 cm long, pointed at the end and slightly toothed along the edge. Flowers drooping on long stalks. The fruits are black berries. Flowering begins in spring, and fuchsia flowers are short-lived, but quite numerous and bloom abundantly under favorable conditions.
There are and continue to appear in culture a variety of different varieties fuchsias, which are difficult to describe. Fuchsias differ in the shape and structure of flowers - simple, double, semi-double and their color scheme- white, pink, red, purple, violet, etc. Unfortunately, fuchsia is a rather short-lived plant, since it is very demanding on temperature conditions and begins to shed its leaves after flowering.
CARE TIPS
Temperature: Moderate or cool throughout the year, at temperatures above 18-20°C, fuchsia sheds flowers and leaves, until the plant dies. In winter, not lower than 6°C; fuchsias prefer cool overwintering at a temperature of 8-10°C.
Lighting: Fuchsia is very photophilous, and the light should be diffused; fuchsia can get burned from direct sunlight. Fuchsia will grow well on eastern windows.
Watering: In summer it is abundant, the soil should be slightly moist all the time. In winter, watering is moderate or limited, depending on the temperature. With insufficient watering, fuchsia sheds buds and flowers.
Fertilizer: From March to September, fuchsia is fed with mineral fertilizer for flowering indoor plants.
Air humidity: In summer, fuchsia is periodically sprayed. On hot days summer days You can place the plant on a tray with wet pebbles.
Transfer: Every year in the spring. Soil - 3 parts clay-turf and 2 parts peat soil with the addition of 1 part sand. It is better to make drainage in a pot or tub.
Reproduction: By stem cuttings in spring or summer, which are rooted using root formation stimulants (heteroauxin, rootin).
Begonia everblooming
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Begoniaceae family. There are many types of begonias and they are all beautiful in their own way. Among begonias there are both decorative deciduous and decorative flowering species. Begonias are beautiful indoor plants with succulent leaves that have a somewhat oblique shape. The pedicels contain both male and female flowers. In female flowers, a triangular seed capsule is formed above the petals. Most begonias bloom all summer, but when created good conditions, they can bloom in autumn and even winter. All begonias are divided into two main groups: decorative deciduous begonias and decorative flowering begonias.
Decorative flowering begonias
Valued for the beauty and abundance of their flowers. Among the decorative blooming begonias there are evergreen plants that can be kept in room conditions throughout the year, for example, ever-blooming begonia. Some of the most spectacular flowering begonias are tuberous begonias, these are potted crops such as the Lorrain begonia hybrids and the Elatior begonia hybrids. These plants, after flowering, finish their growing period and are usually thrown away. Tuberous begonias bloom in summer and autumn (when good care from spring to December), they lose their leaves in winter. In the fall, when tuberous begonias begin to go into a dormant state, watering is reduced, and after the leaves fall off, it is stopped completely. The tubers are freed from the ground and stored in boxes in the sand, in a cool room. When overwintering tubers in a room, in pots, they are watered from time to time, but without allowing dampness.
Caring for decorative flowering begonias
Temperature: Moderate temperatures above 20°C are undesirable for these begonias. Winter temperature about 17-18°C, but not lower than 15°C.
Lighting: Bright lighting, with mandatory protection from direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day. During flowering, begonias should not be crowded on the windows, so that one flower does not block another. To save correct height they are periodically turned on the windows.
Watering: In spring and summer it is plentiful, but do not flood it, because... Begonias do not like stagnation of water, as well as drying out of the earthen coma. The water should be soft and settled. Tuberous potted begonias are not watered in winter; they are stored in a dry peat substrate.
Air humidity: Begonias love high humidity, but do not tolerate spraying. Practice has shown that almost all types of begonias react to moisture on the leaves by appearing brown spots. Therefore, in hot, dry weather, you can place pots of begonias on a tray or box with wet peat or moss.
Transfer: In early spring tubers are planted in fresh soil. Rhizomatous begonias are replanted as needed when the pot becomes too crowded. The soil is nutritious - a mixture of humus, leaf and turf soil with the addition of a small amount of coniferous soil and river sand. In this case, the soil is not filled to the top, so that later, when additional roots are formed, the soil can be topped up. Plants are placed on sunny window, and they quickly become covered with new leaves, and after about 40-50 days buds appear.
Fertilizer: It is useful to fertilize decorative flowering begonias from the moment flower buds form with liquid complex fertilizer for flowering indoor plants once every two weeks. Do not use nitrogenous fertilizers on ornamental foliage plants, as this will cause leaf growth and suppress flowering.
Reproduction: Propagated by stem cuttings and seeds. Tuberous begonias In addition, they reproduce by dividing sprouted tubers. The tuber is cut in half so that each part has sprouts and roots; the sections on the tuber are sprinkled with coal or sulfur. The nodules are planted so that the top does not rise much above the soil level.
Caring for decorative deciduous begonias
Temperature: Moderate, optimally 18-20°C, in winter not lower than 16°C. Royal begonia hybrids prefer temperatures slightly above the optimal 22-25°C.
Lighting: Bright lighting, with mandatory protection from direct sunlight. It is desirable that the lighting be uniform all year round. To do this, in the summer the begonias are moved somewhat away from the window (but the place should be very bright), and in the winter they are moved as close to the window as possible.
Watering: In spring and summer it is plentiful, but do not flood it, because... Begonias do not like stagnation of water, as well as drying out of the earthen coma. In winter, watering is moderate; on cloudy, gloomy days, when there is very little light, watering is stopped completely. Water the begonias very carefully, so that the stream of water does not fall on the leaves, otherwise brown spots will remain on them. The water should be soft and settled. Between October and March, begonias are watered more moderately. From March to October, fertilizing is carried out once a week, using liquid complex fertilizers for decorative foliage plants.
Air humidity: Begonias require high humidity air. But bush begonias, for the most part with fluffy leaves, do not tolerate water getting on the leaves, so you can place pots with begonias on a tray or in a box with wet peat or moss.
Transfer: Every year or every other year, in the spring. In a cramped pot, begonia leaves turn pale and lose their decorative effect. The soil is nutritious - a mixture of humus, leaf and turf soil with the addition of a small amount of coniferous soil and river sand. Begonias prefer soils that are slightly acidic, when pH = 5.5 - 6.5. After transplantation, the plants are pruned.
Reproduction: Stem cuttings, leaves, part of a leaf, division and seeds. The stems are cut into pieces 2 cm long and placed in bowls for rooting, preferably with soil heating.
Balsam (“light”)
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balsam family. The homeland of balsam is tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa. More than 500 species of these herbaceous, bushy plants are known in nature. Translated from Latin, impatiens means “not tolerant,” which is why Balsam received the name impatiens. This is due to the fact that the ripe fruits of this plant open at the slightest touch and the seeds scatter from them.
Balsam has many names. People call him Lizzie the busybody or Vanka the wet one. The first name appeared in connection with the ability of this plant to bloom almost all year round. The balsam was dubbed wet balsam for its love of moisture; if there is a lack of moisture in the soil, the plant’s stems and leaves immediately droop.
Impatiens Walleriana Impatiens walleriana - up to 55-60 cm tall, with erect, succulent stems. Leaves are alternately arranged, widely oval shaped, pointed at the end, light green in color and finely toothed along the edge. Leaves are up to 10 cm long, flowers are about 4 cm in diameter, solitary or in few-flowered inflorescences with long pedicels. The flowers can be red, pink, white, reddish-orange or red-white. This species is the source for many hybrids and varieties, which can have different leaf colors, color and flower structure (simple or double, one or two colors).
Impatiens Peters Impatiens petersiana - from 60 cm and above, with erect red stems. Is different rapid growth. The leaves are lanceolate, purple-red in color, finely toothed along the edge, on long petioles.
Impatiens linearifolia - fast-growing plants, bush sizes up to 1 m, with erect reddish stems. The leaves are narrowly oval, pointed at the end, finely toothed along the edge. The leaf surface is green with a wide cream stripe in the center and a reddish central vein.
Impatiens Holstii - from 60 cm and above, with erect stems. The leaves are ovoid, pointed at the end, finely toothed along the edge. The leaf surface is brownish-green.
In all of the above species, flowers can be of a wide variety of colors and colors, white, pink, red, violet, white, lilac, lilac, purple, single or two-color, simple or double.
SECRETS OF SUCCESS:
Temperature: Moderate, winter
not lower than 12 °C. For flowering in winter, the temperature is needed at least 15 ° C.
Lighting: Light-loving, but in summer it needs to be shaded from direct sunlight.
Flowering in winter requires several hours of direct sunlight daily.
Watering: Abundant, the soil should always remain moist. In winter, watering is reduced.
Air humidity: From time to time it is useful to spray the leaves, avoiding water getting on the flowers.
Transfer: It blooms well only when the roots fill the pot.
If necessary, replant in the spring.
Reproduction: Stem cuttings at any time of the year or seeds in the spring.
Chinese rose
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Malvaceae family. evergreen shrub, at home from 70 to 1.2 m tall. With good care, it blooms quite easily with large flowers, up to 12 cm in diameter. Flowering can be very abundant and long - from spring to autumn, although the flowers do not last long - about two days. The flowers come in different shades - orange, yellow, red, pink or white, as well as different shapes- simple or terry. There are varieties with variegated leaves. In the summer, it is better to take the plant out into the garden, but the place should be protected from the wind and a little dark.
CARE TIPS
Temperature: Hibiscus is quite thermophilic. In summer they are kept at a temperature of about 20-25°C. In winter at 15-20 °C, minimum 13 °C.
Lighting: Photophilous, prefers bright diffused light, with a small amount of sunlight. In winter you need a bright room. The best place for hibiscus is on an east or west window. The south window will need shading during the hottest hours of the day.
Watering: Abundant from spring to autumn. The soil should be kept moist all the time. Moderate in winter. Avoid over-moistening or over-drying the earthen clod. Do not water with cold water.
Fertilizer: From April to August, hibiscus is fed with special complex fertilizers for flowering indoor plants, every 3 weeks. You can use "Rainbow", "Ideal", etc.
Air humidity: Spray regularly.
Transfer: Soil - 1 part turf, 1 part leaf soil, 1 part peat soil, 1 part sand. Transplantation in March - April. Prune after transplantation. And in the summer you can pinch it repeatedly. The dishes are preferably spacious. In spring, the plant is shortened and replanted in fresh soil.
Reproduction: Stem cuttings, which are best rooted in July-August.
Asparagus
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Asparagus family. Home to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. It is divided into semi-climbing species - pinnate asparagus and ampelous species - Sprengeri asparagus. Fern-like asparagus with awl-shaped “leaves” are common as indoor plants. Asparagus plumossus is a compact plant with graceful, spreading branches when young, which become bare at the bottom over time. Most small variety Asparagus plumossus Nanus. Asparagus Sprenger Asparagus densiflorus sprengery has drooping shoots with bright green “leaves” and red berries. Less common, but more decorative is Meyer's Asparagus Asparagus meueri. Straight and tough, densely pubescent "leaves" shoots reach 40-55 cm in length and effectively set off plants with large leaves in compositions. Crescent asparagus Asparagus falcatus does not look like a fern at all. It has large heart-shaped “leaves” and spiny stems reaching one meter in length. Asparagus asparagoides Asparagus asparagoides is a branched shrub with creeping stems that reach 1.7 m in length. Two common asparagus - pinnate and densely flowered - are valued for their graceful openwork branches. Despite popular belief, they are not ferns, and their silky “leaves” are actually modified stems.
In general, asparagus is an unpretentious plant.
CARE TIPS
Temperature: Moderate to cool, for most asparagus around 15-18°C. Winter minimum 10°C, ideal 10-14°C.
Lighting: Light-loving, the best place is the window sill of the north-eastern or north-western window. If the plant is placed in a room, behind a tulle curtain, then its place is near the east or west window; if the window is south, then in the room at some distance from the window. In winter, more diffused light is needed; plants are moved closer to the window.
Watering: In winter (from November to February) watering is moderate, and in spring it is increased. In summer you can leave water in the trays.
Air humidity: It loves moist air; sometimes asparagus does not bloom only because the air is too dry. If the plant is close to the battery central heating or a fireplace, then small leaves begin to turn yellow and crumble, and spraying will not help here; you will have to move the plant away from the source of hot air.
Transfer: Asparagus requires spacious containers and light nutritious soil made from leafy, greenhouse and clay-turf soil with sand. Young plants are replanted annually in the spring, old ones every 2-3 years. When replanting, you should not unnecessarily damage the root system, but if the roots have grown very wildly, then you need to carefully tear off the nodules with your hands, so that the root system is reduced by three times. During the period of active growth, fertilizing is carried out.
Reproduction: By sowing (March-April) seeds that ripen easily and dividing the bush. When dividing, the plant is carefully knocked out of the pot. Divide into 3-4 parts so that each has at least one above-ground shoot. Fertilizer watering weekly in summer promotes strong growth and abundant flowering. Old plants with dried shoots are best rejuvenated by dividing the rhizomes, after pruning.
Aspidistra
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Lily family. Homeland Japan. There are 8 common species in nature. Tall aspidistra Aspidistra elatior is grown in culture - perennial herbaceous plant. It has an underground creeping rhizome, glossy leaves on long petioles, broadly oval or lanceolate, about 50 cm long and 15 cm wide. At the base of the leaf you can see 1 or 2 reduced leaves clasping the petiole. The flowers are small, purple, appear under the leaves on short stalks.
CARE TIPS
Temperature: Grows well in moderate conditions. In winter it requires coolness, preferably no higher than 15°C, optimal temperature 10-12°C, minimum 5°C. When kept in winter at temperatures above 20°C, regular spraying is required.
Lighting: In summer, shade from direct sunlight, light partial shade. In winter, aspidistra needs good lighting.
Watering: Abundant from spring to autumn, moderate or sparse in winter, depending on temperature.
Fertilizer: From April to September every two weeks they are fed with special liquid fertilizer for indoor plants.
Air humidity: Aspidistra tolerates dry air only if it is not too oily. However, regular spraying and washing of leaves only has a beneficial effect on the plant.
Transplantation: Since aspidistra does not tolerate transplantation well, it is replanted as necessary - after 3-4 years, in the spring. The soil is a mixture of turf soil (2 parts), leaf soil (1 part), humus (1 part), peat (1 part) and sand (1 part).
Reproduction: In the spring, by dividing the bush when replanting. Aspidistra can also be propagated by leaves using a special technology. It consists in cutting off a healthy leaf without a petiole from an aspidistra, so that a thick fleshy swelling at the base of the leaf (formed by reduced leaves like a vagina) is preserved. Then the leaf cut is dried and placed in a bottle of water (a bottle with a wide neck, like a kefir bottle). The bottle is closed with a lid and covered with plasticine to prevent air from getting in. The bottle is placed in a warm and bright place. When roots appear on the cut leaf, it is taken out and planted in loose (preferably leafy) soil and covered with a jar or placed in an indoor greenhouse. If the roots have not appeared, and the end of the leaf begins to deteriorate and rot, then you can cut it off to healthy tissue (only in the place where the leaf thickens) and place it back in the bottle in clean water.
scented geranium
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family: Geraniaceae, Geraniaceae.
Origin: South Africa, some species from the Mediterranean.
Flowering time: May-October, some species year-round.
The genus Pelargonium (geranium) includes about 250 species. Over time, five were identified in it large groups: decorative deciduous; fragrant; noble or English; ivy-leaved, or balcony geranium; zonal or standing geranium. Fragrant pelargonium has healing properties.
Lighting: Bright and sunny.
Watering: Abundant as the soil dries. Over-watering should be avoided. In winter, water less often. During the growth period, weekly feeding.
Temperature: Moderate, preferably outdoors in summer. In winter, not lower than 10 °C.
Reproduction: Cuttings.
Pests, diseases: Whitetail, aphid; zonal or “standing geranium” - aphids, spider mite, gray rot, "rust"
Content:
Ficus
Fuchsia
Begonia everblooming and speckled
Balsam (light)
Chinese rose
Asparagus
Aspidistra
Geranium fragrant
Laskina Elena Borisovna, teacher, Tula
FICUS
Temperature: preferably moderate, not lower than 18 °C.
Lighting: All varieties of rubber ficus prefer a bright place, protected from direct sunlight.
Watering: Moderate, does not like soil to be waterlogged. Water at room temperature, well settled. Fertilizer feeding from March to August every two weeks.
Air humidity: Leaves must be wiped regularly with a damp sponge.
Transplantation: Carry out in the spring, when the roots have entwined the entire earthen ball, young plants after a year or two, old ones after a few years.
Reproduction: By apical cuttings
VIOLET
Temperature: Moderate, optimally 21-22 °C, without sharp fluctuations. Winter not lower than 16 °C.
Lighting: Bright light, with shading from direct sunlight during the hottest hours.
Watering: the ground should always be moist, but not flooded. Water for irrigation should be warm, soft, and standing for at least 12 hours.
Air humidity: they like humid air (about 50%). But it is not advisable to spray - only during flowering with a very fine spray.
Repotting: The best pot for Saintpaulia is one whose height matches its width, since the roots of these plants do not grow deep.
Reproduction: Leaf cuttings, part of a leaf, seeds and daughter rosettes.
BEGONIA
Temperature: Moderate
Lighting: Bright lighting, with mandatory protection from direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day.
Watering: In spring and summer, abundant, but do not overwater, because begonias do not like stagnant water
Humidity: Begonias love high humidity, but do not tolerate spraying.
Transplantation: In early spring, the tubers are planted in fresh soil. Rhizomatous begonias are replanted as needed when the pot becomes too crowded.
Reproduction: Propagated by stem cuttings and seeds. Tuberous begonias also reproduce by dividing sprouted tubers. The tuber is cut in half so that each part has sprouts and roots, the sections on the tuber are sprinkled with coal or sulfur
AMARILIS
Temperature: During the growing season, the optimal temperature is 17-23°C. During the dormant period, the bulbs are stored at 10°C.
Lighting: Bright diffused light. Shade from direct sunlight.
Watering: Abundant during flowering - the soil should be moist all the time. During the dormant period, keep it dry.
Air humidity: If the plant is in a room with dry air, then you can lightly spray the buds from above.
Transplantation: Approximately once every 3-4 years, during the dormant period
Reproduction: By daughter bulbs during transplantation, by seeds. Separated children are placed in a prepared soil mixture into separate pots with a diameter of about 12 cm, so that a third of the height of the bulb remains above the soil surface.
CHLOROPHYTUUM
Lighting: Prefers diffused light, can grow in partial shade.
Temperature: Moderate in summer, winter minimum 12-14°C.
Humidity: Moderate.
Watering: Abundant, moderate in winter.
Nutrition: In summer, once every two weeks, with any liquid fertilizer.
Reproduction: Propagated by seeds and suckers formed on long peduncles.
BALSAM
Temperature: Impatiens is quite thermophilic, prefers a temperature of 15-20°C in winter, 13°C in winter.
Lighting: photophilous, preferably some direct sunlight in winter and shading from the hot sun in summer
Watering: Abundant from spring to autumn - the soil should be moist all the time; in winter, watering is moderate - the soil should be slightly moist.
Air humidity: Leaves are sprayed periodically. Balsam does not like dry air,
Transplantation: It is better to replant balsam annually in the spring, but it is not necessary to take a pot bigger size, because he doesn’t like dishes that are too spacious
Reproduction: By stem cuttings in spring, summer or autumn, they take root well in water within a week or two. And also seeds in the spring.
CLIVIIA
Lighting: Prefers diffused light or partial shade.
Temperature: Winter minimum 10°C. Avoid high winter temperatures.
Humidity: Undemanding.
Repotting: Repot an adult plant only when the roots begin to push the plant out of the pot and only after flowering has finished.
Watering: Water moderately from spring to autumn and sparingly in winter, until the length of the peduncle reaches 15 cm. If you water too much, the leaves will grow faster, while the peduncle will stop growing. Try not to overwater the plant, as the roots are prone to rotting.
Reproduction: By suckers, which are separated from old plants during transplantation. You can use seeds. Seedlings bloom no earlier than 5-6 years after sowing.
GERANIUM (PELARGONIUM)
Lighting: Photophilous, love direct sunlight.
Temperature: Moderate, in winter 10-15°C. They will tolerate a little more cold, but will be better preserved at the recommended temperature.
Substrate: Sod and leaf soil, humus, peat and sand in equal proportions.
Replanting: As needed in spring.
Watering: Moderate, all year round. Plants easily tolerate slight drought, but do not respond well to waterlogging; in summer they require more water than other types.
Reproduction: By cuttings in spring and late summer. Some varieties can be seeded.
ASPIDISTRA
Light: Shade-tolerant plant, avoid direct sun. Can be placed in the back of the room, on north-facing windows.
Temperature: In winter, it is ideal to keep it in a cool but frost-free room at 7-10 °C.
Transplantation: Usually - once every 3-4 years, in February, March. Select larger containers. Good drainage is necessary.
Watering: Moderate watering from spring to autumn, sparing in winter. Do not over-water the soil.
Reproduction: By division. From March to May, the rhizome is divided, each piece should have 2-3 leaves.
FUCHSIA
Lighting: Intense, but avoid direct summer sun.
Temperature: In winter, preferably 10-16°C. Avoid high winter temperatures.
Humidity: Spray the leaves of vegetating plants from time to time.
Replanting: Every spring.
Watering: From spring to autumn, moderately, in winter, during the dormant period, rarely. Avoid stagnant water at any time of the year.
Reproduction: By cuttings in spring or summer.
ASPARAGUS
Lighting: Even light or partial shade, avoid direct sun. A. Sprenger, unlike other species, is unusually persistent - it can grow in an open sunny place.
Temperature: Winter minimum 7°C. A. setaceus is best kept at a minimum of 13°C.
Humidity: Mist occasionally, especially in winter in a centrally heated room.
Transplantation: Every spring in a larger container. When replanting, it is advisable to remove bare shoots and yellowed branches. Old plants can be replanted after a year.
Watering: Abundant watering from spring to autumn, limited to winter. You need to ensure that the soil does not dry out.
COLEUS
Lighting: Photophilous, can withstand bright sunlight, but not direct exposure to sunlight.
Humidity: Requires high humidity. Mist the leaves frequently.
Repotting: At the end of winter, when the roots begin to protrude beyond the edge of the pot.
Watering: Water deeply from spring to fall, keep roots moist in winter and use soft, non-alkaline water.
Nutrition: Feeding the plant at the beginning of winter helps to revitalize the color of the foliage.
Reproduction: By seeds in spring, stem cuttings in spring or summer.
TRADESCANTIA
Lighting: Intense, some direct sun is acceptable. In low light the drawing fades.
Temperature: In winter, keep at a temperature of at least 10°C.
Humidity: Mist occasionally.
Watering: Regular and plentiful all year round.
Nutrition: Once a month with any fertilizer.
Reproduction: By cuttings.
DRACAENA
Lighting: Intense, but avoid direct sun exposure.
Temperature: Winter minimum 13°C; for D. godseffiana and D. sanderiana - 10°C.
D. godseffiana is tolerant of dry air.
Replanting: In spring, as needed.
Watering: Water abundantly from spring to autumn, sparingly in winter. Never allow the roots to dry out.
Nutrition: Feed regularly in spring and summer.
Reproduction: By cuttings from tops; air layering (for plants bare below); pieces of stem, seeds.
MARANTA
Lighting: Partial shade. Excessive lighting leads to discoloration of the plant.
Humidity: Requires high humidity. Spray the leaves regularly.
Replanting: Replant annually in last days winter. Older specimens - through the spring.
Watering: Water deeply from spring to autumn, moderately in winter. Use soft water.
Reproduction: By dividing mother plants in spring.
ROSE
Lighting: Best. Tolerates full sunlight.
Temperature: Frost-resistant. During active growth, preferably 14-21°C
Humidity: Undemanding, but warm room It is better to place the pot on a tray with pebbles. It is useful to spray occasionally.
Replanting: Replant in the fall if necessary.
Watering: Water deeply from spring to fall while they have leaves.
Nutrition: Feed regularly in summer.
Reproduction: Stem cuttings
BELL
Lighting: Intense light, but not direct sun in summer.
Temperature: Winter minimum 7°C for C. fragilis and C. isophylla. S. carpatica is more cold-resistant.
Humidity: Undemanding, but spray the leaves occasionally.
Replanting: As needed.
Watering: Regular and plentiful in summer, limited in winter.
Nutrition: During the flowering period, abundant feeding is required.
Reproduction: By cuttings (in February-March) and seeds.
ALOE
Lighting: Plants are light-loving and grow best in south-facing windows. For the summer you can put it in the garden.
Temperature: Cool room in winter. Daytime temperature in winter is 12-14 °C. Night - preferably about 5 °C.
Humidity: Resistant to dry air.
Transplantation: Replant in the spring in the second or third year after planting.
Watering: Moderate in summer, sparse in winter (once every one to two months).
Nutrition: Feed occasionally in summer.
Reproduction: Offspring (disconnect carefully to reduce damage root system)
; seeds in spring.
AZALEA
Lighting: Intense, but avoid direct sun exposure. In summer you can take it out open air and place in partial shade.
Humidity: Mist the leaves regularly.
Transplantation: Transplantation should be done a month after the end of flowering, before the start of growth. No more often than once every 3 years.
Watering: Water thoroughly at all times, using soft water whenever possible. Spray regularly, but not at the time of flowering.
Nutrition: Feed the plants once every two weeks, from spring to early autumn.
Reproduction: By semi-lignified cuttings from May to August.
CYPERUS
Lighting: Bright light or partial shade, cover from direct sunlight is required.
Temperature: Winter minimum 7°C. The rest of the time - 18-20°C.
Humidity: High (75-80%) . Spray the leaves regularly.
Replanting: Every year in spring
Watering: Water thoroughly at all times, keeping roots moist. The pot can stand in small quantity water.
Food: from mid-spring to early autumn.
Reproduction: By seeds, apical cuttings and dividing the bush.
LAUREL
Lighting: Light-loving, but also tolerates partial shade. On summer days it is advisable to darken it from the bright sun.
Temperature: In summer 16-20°C. IN warm days It is good to take the plant out into the open air. In winter they are kept cool - 10 -14°C.
Humidity: To maintain high air humidity, spray the leaves regularly.
Transplantation: In spring, at least once every 2 years.
Watering: Regular and moderate from spring to autumn, scanty in winter.
Nutrition: Feeding is given only during the growing season (from spring to autumn), once a decade.
Reproduction: Cuttings in spring or autumn; growth stimulants must be used. Can be seeds (germinate at a temperature not lower than 20°C).
IVY
Lighting: The plant is undemanding to light, does not like direct sunlight and grows best in partial shade.
Temperature: In summer 15-16°C. In winter it grows well in a cool room with a temperature of 8-15°C.
Humidity: It is useful to spray in winter and summer.
Repotting: Repot every spring until you can increase the size of the pot. During transplantation, shoots should be shortened.
Watering: Abundant in summer, moderate in winter. Never allow the roots to dry out.
Nutrition: Feed regularly from spring to autumn, once every ten days.
Reproduction: By stem cuttings throughout the year.
SANSEVIERIA
Lighting: Bright indirect light is best, but will tolerate direct sun and some shade.
Temperature: Winter minimum 14°C.
Humidity: Resistant to dry air.
Replanting: Frequent replanting is not required; replant as needed. It is advisable to replant in a shallow container with good drainage.
Watering: Water moderately from spring to autumn, very moderately in winter (once a month or less). Always let the soil dry out a little before watering.
Nutrition: Feed regularly in summer.
Reproduction: Division; leaf cuttings (but yellow-edged varieties will turn into the green form). Rarely by seeds.
CYCLOMENE
Lighting: Diffused light, in summer requires shading from direct sunlight.
Temperature: Preferably 10-15°C in winter. High temperatures shorten the flowering period.
Humidity: Moderate. Plants benefit from spraying.
Transplantation: In the spring, when new leaves begin to appear, replant
Watering: Abundant, soft water. Do not allow the earthen clod to dry out or get water on the tuber.
Food: No special need. But if the plant is pale, then it should be fed with liquid fertilizer once every two weeks. After flowering they stop feeding.
Reproduction: By seeds, less often by dividing the tuber in summer
MONSTER
Lighting: Prefers diffused light or partial shade. When exposed to direct sunlight, the leaves turn pale and become covered with yellow spots.
Temperature: Winter minimum 15°C.
Humidity: Mist the leaves regularly.
Replanting: Every year in spring young plant, once every three years - old.
Watering: From spring to late autumn, regular and plentiful. In winter they maintain the soil wet, trying not to over-moisten it.
Nutrition: In summer and autumn, every 14 days with general mineral fertilizer for indoor plants. In winter - 1-2 times during the entire period.
Reproduction: Cuttings; air layering.
HOYA
Lighting: Intense. A little direct sun is helpful, but not in the summer through glass during the hottest part of the day.
Temperature: Preferably 10-13°C in winter for N. carnosa; winter minimum 18°C for N. bella.
Humidity: Mist the leaves regularly, but not during flowering.
Replanting: Do not replant unless absolutely necessary, as the roots do not like it.
Watering: Abundant in spring and summer, moderate in autumn and winter.
Meals: As needed. During flowering, fertilize with caution, as excess fertilizer suppresses flowering.
Reproduction: By cuttings of semi-lignified tops or pieces of stem with bud.
