Flower oxalis: growing at home, photo
Flower oxalis (acid) - herbaceous multi- andannual of the family Kislichny, numbering more than 800 species and growing in South Africa, South and Central America, Central Europe.
Homemade clover of happiness
The Irish national symbol, the flower of St. Patrick - the country's most revered righteous, is characterized by high decorative qualities and is quite popular in indoor growing.
A specific feature of the oxalis is itsthe ability to slowly fold leaves and close the flowers with the arrival of night, with cloudy weather or when you touch it. In Europe, the oxalis room is popular as a gift for the New Year tree: it is believed that a flower with purple, green or burgundy leaves will certainly bring good luck and prosperity if it settles in the house one day before the New Year.
Popular indoor views
Having a variety of species, in the room growing, the muslin is represented by the two most popular: triangular and four-leaved.
Kislitsa is triangular (otherwise - violet), homewhich is Brazil, is a tuberous plant with three-lobed purple leaves, located on long petioles. It is for the leaves, which are externally associated with the trembling wings of a butterfly, that the flower oxalis violet is also called "Madame Butterfly". The flowers of the pet are small, lilac, light pink or white. Propagated by the rhizome.
Quartz four-leaved (Depp), calledEnglish "happy clover", or "iron cross", is characterized by four-lobed, heart-shaped leaves of light green color with a brownish-red middle.
Flowers are crimson-red, with a base of yellow color, collected in inflorescences. Flowering, beginning in August, the four-leaved pine enjoys a rather long period, until October.
Oxalis in all varieties
In conditions of open ground it is possible to growflower oksalis Bowi, characterized by dark pink flowers, arranged on thin long peduncles, and leathery leaves of green color. Flowering occurs in May.
Three-leafed leaves of sour cherry -perennial rhizome plants about 10 cm high, are very similar to clover. The flowers are white, arranged singly. Creeping shoots, during the growth actively fill the free space, so the plant is widely used as a ground cover.
Ironglass is a winter-hardy culture,forming a low bushes, with diameters of about 15 cm. Flowering occurs in the middle of summer (June-July). Flowers are silvery, large enough, with veins of pink color. Gray-green leaves consist of multiple parts of the oval shape.
Very beautiful in cultural cultivation, the oxalis are multicolored with its white flowers adorned along the edge with a red border.
Kislitsa shaggy - heightless flower without stemsabout 30 cm, forming a tuber. The leaves consist of 5-9 leaflets, with the underside of which the red spots are clearly visible. Purple-red flowers on several pieces are collected in umbellate inflorescences. Blooming is abundant, occurs in August-October.
Attractive dark pink, in the middleyellow flowers on the background of other oxalis species stands out poorly sour. The plant is shallow, with triple, located on thin petioles leaves. The flower is optimal for growing outdoors, prefers sunny areas.
Kislitsa is red - a perennial culture, up to 40 cm in height, with triple leaflets, closer to the base with fleecy, and attractive red flowers.
Volcanic ash - low (not more than 15cm in height) a plant with small yellow flowers. It grows well, occupying free territories. Forming a solid grass carpet, ideal for alpine hills and flower beds. You can grow in indoor floriculture and open ground.
A weed plant is considered a weed plant due to active uncontrolled sprouting. It is characterized by small yellow flowers and cherry-brown leaves.
Of the available oxalis species, impressivethe size is a giant gargoyle. The culture, capable of reaching a 2-meter height, has straight shoots, drooping branches, three-lobed leaves and attractive yellow flowers.
Kislitsa nine-leaved - a low plant, forming solid silvery-green carpets, decorated with white and pink flowers. The flowering period is May-June.
Kislitsa Ortiz is a grassy low flower withpubescent stems and apical ternary brownish-red leaves, characterized by a back-heart shape. Yellow flowers are small, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, collected in inflorescences. Yellow. Such sour is common in indoor growing.
Oxalis: home care
In home-grown oxalis is absolutelyit is not capricious and is limited to the necessary for normal growth measures: watering, fertilizing, spraying, comfortable temperature, the optimal value of which in the summer is 20-25 ºC. In winter, the plant has a resting time (1-1.5 months), at which cool conditions are recommended, not higher than 12-18 ºC. At this time, the oxalis (the photo demonstrates the entire charm of this plant) stops in growth, can discard the leaves, thus suggesting the onset of a rest period.
Lighting should be intensely scattered, withoutallow direct sunlight, which can cause burns. Tolerable oxalis at home growing conditions refers to penumbra, but with prolonged stays in it can lose leaf ornamentality.
Measures for watering and fertilizing
Quality care for oxalic acid suggestsconducting timely fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizers. To bring them is required every 2-3 weeks, during active growth and flowering; while the concentration of the composition should be 2 times less than indicated on the package.
The plant needs abundant regular wateringin the summer (without stagnation of water) and its reduction with the onset of cold weather. As soon as new shoots begin to appear, the flower should be transplanted into a new substrate, returned to the habitual place of growth, renewed fertilizing and watering.
Plant transplantation
Transplantation of young flowers is carried out every yearin a mixture consisting of leaf and turf ground, sand and humus in equal proportions. To avoid stagnation of moisture, the bottom of the pot must be covered with a drainage layer of expanded clay. Adult plants should be given this procedure every 2-3 years.
Diseases and pests
Kislitsa is a plant that is fairly resistant todiseases. If improper care can be damaged by spider mites, scab, aphids. Fight them by applying insecticides. Against the spider mite, the "Actellik" is effective, the aphids can be overcome with a soap solution (1 cup of liquid soap for 1 glass of water), the scabbard is removed mechanically (manual collection), after which the plant needs to be sprinkled with "Aktara". After a week, it is desirable to repeat the treatment. Be sure to protect from getting the drugs soil in which the plant is.
With too zealous watering, the acid can get fusariosis or gray rot. In this case, the drug "Fundazol" is effective.
Oxalis: reproduction at home
Oxalis is a flower culture that can bemultiply in several ways. Seeds ripening in an easily exploding shell of the plant, the algae reproduces under natural conditions, and in the case of indoor cultivation this method is unpopular because of its duration. In early spring, plant seeds should be scattered over the surface of the soil, consisting of 4 parts of leaf humus and peat and one part of sand. Seed material can not be sealed. The planting container should be covered with glass in order to provide the necessary for germination of 100% humidity. Lighting should be scattered, the temperature is 16-18 ° C, the soil is constantly wet. For irrigation it is recommended to use a spray gun. An important factor in the success of the event is the daily airing of crops. Seed germination will occur during the month.
We propagate vegetatively
The easiest method of reproduction: Separate nodules or daughter bulbs of oxalis during the spring transplant. Disembarkation should be done in several pieces in one container, which is then determined in a shaded cool place. The soil should be moistened occasionally. As soon as the first shoots appear, it is recommended that the pot with the future plant be rearranged closer to the light. In a month and a half on this place will be a beautiful, luxuriously flowering bush.
Also, the flower oxalis can be propagated by nodules. For this, after waiting for the appearance of the first new leaf after a period of rest, it is necessary to extract the tuber from the soil, clean it and rinse it in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then cut into parts, cut sections with crushed charcoal. Planting of oxalis, or rather of the obtained products, is carried out in separate containers, which should be determined in a place with scattered light. Twice a month, from the second week of planting, the future plant should be fed; Humidify the soil after drying the surface of the soil.
Medicinal properties of oxalis
Oksalis (photo below) is a medicinal plant whose properties have been evaluated by folk medicine since ancient times.
The ground part of the bush was treated with scurvy, treatedwounds and ulcers, used as an antidote for poisoning with mercury and arsenic. High content of vitamin C in acid helps in the elimination of catarrhal diseases and strengthening of immunity.
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