Schlumberger Buckley

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Schlumberger Buckley also known under the name Schlumbergera buckleyi, in Latin the name of this plant sounds like this: Schlumbergera buckleyi. The plant is part of a family called cactaceae, in Latin the name of this family will be: Cactaceae.

Description of cultivation features

As for the light regime, the Schlumberger Buckley will need to provide partial shade. Watering in the summer should also be moderate, while air humidity must be required at a fairly high level. The life form of Schlumberger Buckley is a succulent.

As for cultivation, the plant is quite often found on balconies and verandas, however, it is permissible to keep the plant here only in the summer. In greenhouses and in rooms, the plant can be grown throughout the rest of the year. However, it should be remembered that Schlumberger Buckley will not bloom in very dark conditions.

In cultivation, the maximum size of this plant can reach up to one meter in diameter. Every year in the spring, a Schlumberger Buckley transplant will be required. For growing a plant, it is recommended to choose wide pots that will be in full accordance with the volume of the plant's root system. There should be fairly good drainage at the bottom of these pots.

You will need a light and loose mixture to grow this plant: in this case, the lumps in diameter should be about half a centimeter or one centimeter. The main components of such a soil substrate are expanded clay, peat, sphagnum moss and earth, which contains a small amount of organic matter. As for the degree of acidity, a slightly acidic soil is required.

It should also be remembered that under unfavorable conditions, the plant will quite easily shed its buds. Old specimens of Schlumberger Bakli, which are rather poorly formed and endowed with a lignified trunk and long unbranched shoots, will bloom extremely poorly, and also lose their decorative effect. It is important to note that this plant can very easily be affected by the red mite: for this reason, regular preventive treatments with acaricides will need to be performed.

During the dormant period, it will be necessary to provide the plant with a temperature of about fifteen to twenty degrees. Watering and humidity should be kept moderate throughout the rest period. The dormant period falls on a time from September to January or February.

Reproduction of Schlumberger Buckley occurs by means of cuttings, which consist of one to three segments. Cuttings should be cut at the very base of the segment, after which they are dried for two to five days, and then rooted in moist soil.

It is important to remember that this plant requires regular maintenance of a humid atmosphere. However, at the same time, moisture stagnation is unacceptable, especially when it comes to cool plant content. For the favorable development of Schlumberger Buckley, it will be necessary to perform frequent spraying of the plant, and from time to time it is necessary to wash the plant under a stream of warm water.

It is very important for the plant to apply root and foliar dressings, which should be carried out using a weakly concentrated solution consisting of complex mineral fertilizers. From time to time, it is also permissible to use organic fertilizers. It is recommended to cut very long shoots at the base of the segment in order to form the shape of the plant itself. During the budding period of Schlumberger Buckley, it is not permissible to change the growing conditions of this plant in any way: you cannot even rearrange the plant from place to place.