Tradescantia
For active non-fidelity
Tradescantia helps a person discover new areas of activity for
Merry and frenzied Tradescantia is an ideal companion for active and active people whose interests for whatever reasons are closed in a tight space. If you start repairs because of the boring wallpaper, constantly move or rearrange furniture, outweigh the pictures-you urgently need Tradescantia. After all, all this mess is due to the fact that a hyperactive person does not find a better application of his energy than spinning a top.
FEATURES OF CARE
It grows well under sufficient light, but does not suffer direct sunlight. In the deep shadow, the shoots are stretched, the leaves turn pale, the plant as a whole loses decorativeness. From spring to autumn watering is abundant, the land must be moist all the time. Tradescantia can hibernate both in a cool and in a warm room. When cold wintering, watering is reduced. In rooms with central heating, frequent spraying is required. Tradescantia is growing rapidly. Every two or three years the plant is renewed: fresh apical cuttings are taken and rooted in water.
Tradescantia helps break out of a vicious circle, discover something interesting. It is a plant of renewal, with which life begins to shine with new colors.
The family is commelin. Family Tradescantia. Natural climatic conditions: subtropics. Herbaceous ampelian plants. The most common species in indoor culture are:
Tradescantia white-flowered »Stem naked, creeping;leaves up to 7 cm long, almost sessile lanceolate or acuminate-ovoid, monophonic-green, but varieties with multi-colored stripes occur;inflorescence - curl, white flowers.
Tradescantia of Blossfeld "A species approaching succulentioma by some characteristics;stems creeping, but raised, pubescent;leaves up to 8 cm long, sessile, oblong or elliptical, pointed at the tip, naked dark green on top, bottomed, violet;flowers in spicy curls with bracts, white.
Tradescantia zebra shaped( zebrin drooping) ♦ Leaves on short petioles, regular, similar in shape, relatively fleshy, reddish in middle veins, green on top, silver bands on either side of the vein can be considered the main background, from below reddish-purple or purple-red.
Tradescantia navicular * As well as the Tradescantia of Blossfeld, a species approaching succulentiomas by some characteristics;shoots are bare, creeping, but rising at the ends, greenish-lilac;the leaves are tightly pressed against the stem, up to 2 cm in length, scaphoid, pointed, along the edge ciliate, juicy, greyish-green, dotted with purple dots.
Tradescantia of Lodges * It differs from all other types of Tradescantia by the absence of long shoots;the leaves are collected in a basal rosette, large( up to 20 cm long), elongated-oval, pointed at the ends, olive-green with a silver strip along the middle vein.
Tradescantia riverine * Stems are thin, long, purple;leaves up to 4 cm long, in shape, as in Tradescantia white-flowered, from above green, from below violet;inflorescences - paired curls, flowers on violet pedicels, white.
All Tradescantia are unpretentious plants. The rest period is not expressed.
Requirement for moisture: moderate glaze. It is undemanding to humidity of air.
Temperature mode: the optimum winter temperature is 13 - 18 ° С, but it takes out cooling to 7 ° С.
Light mode: moderate lighting, can grow in corridors, hallways and other areas where there is no natural light;variegated forms in bright light lose their color.
Requirement for soil: optimum soil mix from soddy and humus lands with sand in equal parts;if the soil is too nutritious, the color may be lost, but fertilization with mineral fertilizers with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus is desirable.
Reproduction: cuttings of shoots at any time of the year. You can root the cuttings in sand and water.
Features: Tradescantia quickly age, so it is desirable to frequently update them.