2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Adromiscus belongs to the family of the bastard plant. The native lands of this culture are the south and southwest of Africa. Such a plant looks like a heaped bush, it is perennial with shortened stems and lush, thick, round leaves. Such leaves are called fleshy
Caring for adromiscus is not a particular hassle and difficulty. To do this, you just need to follow some rules. With proper and proper care, the plant will be comfortable and it will bloom without losing its decorative beauty.
Adromiscus is more prone to warmth. In the summer, he feels good at temperatures from twenty-three to thirty degrees Celsius in the room. For the winter period, the temperature should be reduced from eight to twelve degrees Celsius. In winter, the plant goes into a dormant state. It is necessary to clearly and carefully control the temperature at this time.
Closer to spring, adromiscus should be watered more often. In autumn, watering the plant should be reduced when the cold is already very close. In winter, the flower needs watering only in especially necessary cases, for example, when the soil in the pot becomes completely dry. Adromiscus will feel great on south-facing windows in sunlight, and will not get a single burn. The plant will feel much worse in the shade than in the sun. Due to the lack of light and heat, the culture can stretch out, and the leaves will lose their attractive color.
During winter and spring, you should carefully ventilate the room in which the plant lives, or rearrange it where there is fresh air. In winter, you need to refine the plant with additional artificial lighting, if necessary. The flower will feel comfortable in a room where the air is very dry. In the summer, in the heat, it does not need to be additionally sprayed or watered, it will feel much better without carrying out such procedures.
The soil for growing this plant must be loose. It should perfectly admit oxygen and moisture to the root system. Heavy earth will destroy the plant. Drainage must be done on the bottom of the container.
The plant should not be fertilized during autumn and winter. From spring to autumn, you need to feed him once a month. For this, the best option would be a special fertilizer for the care of cacti. It works just as well for adromiscus. It is often not advisable to replant the plant. It will be necessary to transplant when the root system grows too much, and only therefore the plant will need a wider pot.
Adromiscus blooms very magnificently and beautifully, which is appreciated by modern flower growers. After the end of this phase, dry buds remain, which do not give the plant any attractiveness, but only an untidy look. They do not need to be cut and removed, as this can threaten the damage to the plant.
Reproduction of adromiscus
Adromixus can be propagated without much difficulty using cuttings or division. Not dried yellow leaves take root very well in the ground, and soon begin to grow, forming new crops. Reproduction of this plant is best done in late spring. To organize such a process, you need to cut off three or four leaves from the top of the flower, and place them on the newspaper, leaving them for a short period of time to dry out a little. Then you should put the leaves on top, on the ground, cuttings to the bottom. The upper part can be positioned along the edge of the pot or sprinkled with earth. The best way to avoid the disease of this plant and bypass pests is to carefully and attentively care for it. All the nuances of growing home plants are due to improper care.
Very often the mealy worm, spider mites and aphids harm Adromiscus. In this case, only insecticides can help. If the leaves are damaged, then they must be treated with a product containing alcohol or bare alcohol using cotton wool. The greatest threat to a plant is when the roots begin to rot. This may be due to frequent watering of the flower or an unsuitable low temperature for it.
In order to come to the aid of the plant, you need to remove it from the container in which the root system began to rot, clean the roots from decay, rinse it in a solution of potassium permanganate and transplant it into a new pot. Adromiscus is an unusual houseplant that requires very little care and attention. If the owners provide him with such conditions, then it will amaze with its unusual beauty.
