Adenium
Content:
Adenium is a rather interesting and peculiar culture that can be grown at home, if you do not neglect the rules of care.
Adenium plant: flower description
Indoor Adenium at home: photo
Adenium is a gorgeous tree that will not strain you in taking care of yourself. Its appearance is:
- Broad, sturdy trunks and stems that are slightly curved and may have various weaves;
- Low foliage;
- Abundant flowering of scarlet or bright pink large inflorescences.
Requirements for growing Adenium
Indoor Adenium at home: photo
Since this is a succulent plant, its requirements are also standard:
- Watering should not be too voluminous;
- The soil must be specialized;
- High quality lighting;
- Special fertilizers and feeding.
Also, it is very important to remember that this culture is poisonous. Therefore, try to keep it out of the reach of animals and small children.
Adenium: growing at home
Indoor Adenium at home: photo
Based on the fact that this culture came to us from the desert, it is quite sun-loving, and has a negative attitude towards waterlogging of the soil. Conditions for watering and light:
- Its habitat should be well lit by the sun's rays;
- It is unnecessary to water too abundantly, it already accumulates the necessary amount of moisture in itself;
- Before watering, the top layer of its soil must dry;
- You do not need to spray it all year round, otherwise it will start to rot. Spraying should be done only during the flowering period;
- Fertilizers and feeding should be strictly for succulent plants;
- Avoid cold drafts and hypothermia of the soil.
These were generalized plant care requirements. They may change depending on the current annual period and variety.
In winter, it is best to put it on a sill facing south, because there it will have enough sunlight and the rays will not be so scorching as to burn its delicate structure.
In summer, the culture prefers east and west facing windows. You can put it on the south window, but then you have to shade it with a curtain or blinds. Even taking into account that this is a desert plant, its inflorescences and foliage, it can easily be damaged by the scorching sun.
In general, the culture adapts well to hot weather conditions. On such days, it can be watered even more often, but in moderation. Do not water too much, you just need to slightly moisten the soil. If the sultry days drag on, then you can resort to spraying, but then make sure that the water only gets on the foliage and flowers. There is no need to spray the table.
Adenium: home care
Indoor Adenium at home: photo
If the plant begins to somehow change closer to winter, then do not worry, it is just preparing to enter a state of dormancy. The culture can even free itself from some of the foliage.
The conditions for his wintering are approximately as follows:
- The temperature regime can change, but not fall below ten degrees of cold;
- You can water, because it should be done very rarely and little.Watering is needed only so that the soil in the pot does not dry out completely. Extensive watering is harmful because the root system of the plant can begin to rot;
- There is no need to feed and fertilize. This is done only during the summer.
Top dressing and transplanting Adenium at home
If the root system becomes too crowded in its pot, then the plant should be transplanted. But you don't need to water it right away. He must adapt to the soil, and receive food only the next day after transplanting.
If you want to start propagating trees at home, then use the cuttings method. To do this, you need to cut off the top of the shoot and root it in moist soil. According to experienced flower growers, this plant takes root successfully and happily forms young shoots.
