2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Can you imagine that some plant lovers are happy to grow maples in their apartments? Of course, these are not trees with spreading curly crowns, but the houseplant abutilon, also known as the indoor maple. And throughout the summer, this extraordinary plant pleases flower growers with the formation of more and more new buds, as well as the appearance of large flowers of bright saturated colors and an unusual carved shape of leaves
Luxurious leaves and gorgeous flowers
Abutilon belongs to the Malvaceae family, and like many representatives of this group, its shoots are densely covered with single drooping flowers. The petals form a bell-shaped corolla.
The color of the petals comes in a wide variety of colors: white, yellow, orange, pink, crimson, red. Often, the delicate structure of the petal is emphasized by brightly colored veins of a contrasting color, which shine through like blood vessels. The indisputable decoration of the flower is numerous yellow, orange, red, like fluffy stamens. The flowering period is unusually long, almost six months - from April to September.
The leaves also have a decorative appearance, and the plant does not lose its attractiveness even when it is still far from the flowering period. Large evergreen leaves on thin long petioles up to 10 cm are decorated along the edge of the plate with a graceful cut like a maple, which is why the flower got its name. Some varieties have variegated leaf plates with light green and pale pink spots, some with a white border around the edge.
Popular highly decorative varieties are:
• Pearl Door, which has golden flowers;
• Indoor grape-leaved maple - stands out from the rest with large blue buds;
• Thompson's Maple - in addition to the unusual variegated leaves of yellow shades, it is famous for its beautiful double flowers.
Conditions for keeping indoor maple in summer and winter
In summer, in good weather, indoor maple is recommended to be transferred to the balcony or often ventilated veranda. Here he is planted in a tub of earth along with his own pot. In bright sunlight, the leaves can get burned, so in the first days in the fresh air, Abutilone needs to be shaded.
In the winter months, indoor maple pots are given sunny spots. It is recommended that the temperature in the room should not be higher than + 12 ° С, at the same time, it is not desirable that the thermometer should go below + 10 ° С. The substrate is moisturized moderately. Do not be surprised if, under such conditions, abutilon begins to form buds again - flowering occurs in the winter months.
Features of caring for indoor maple
During the growing season, it will not be superfluous to carry out several liquid dressings. The transplant is performed quite often: once every 1-2 years, depending on how much the plant has grown. A fresh formula is prepared from:
• deciduous land - 6 parts;
• turf land - 2 parts;
• sand - 1 part.
At home, indoor maple can be propagated both by seed and vegetative methods. For propagation by seeds, you will need a lighter substrate - light sandy soil. The seeds are spread over the surface and lightly crushed with earth. Moistened by spraying from a spray bottle. The crops should be covered with glass. Seedlings will appear in 2, maximum - 3 weeks.
During seed propagation, there are cases when plants lose their varietal characteristics. To prevent this from happening, it will be safer to propagate indoor maple vegetatively. For reproduction, the tops of young shoots are selected as cuttings. Before planting for rooting, all buds must be removed from them.
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