Chrysanthemum - a beautiful flower that amazes with an abundance of color and variety of colors. From year to year flower growers are trying to bring out more and more new varieties of this representative chamomile. Potted chrysanthemums are very unpretentious in care and more and more often become the main decoration of houses.
Did you know? After buying a chrysanthemum, it is better to send it to "quarantine" and protect it from the rest of the houseplants for 2-3 weeks.
Most often it is difficult for beginning flower growers to grow chrysanthemum on their own, while maintaining its decorative appearance.
In this article we will talk about the features of caring for room chrysanthemum and how to properly grow a plant and transplant it, so that the chrysanthemum will delight you with its beautiful decorative appearance.
Features care for chrysanthemum room
Indoor chrysanthemum - the plant is quite unpretentious and problems in caring for it should not arise. With proper care for home chrysanthemum at home, flowering will begin in 2.5-3 months (provided that you bought a non-flowering plant).
Proper care of the chrysanthemum includes regular feeding of the plant, which will ensure its active and abundant growth.
Important! In order to get a beautiful lush bush of the correct form, abundantly blooming and with a thick green mass, you can use drugs that "inhibit" the growth of the stem, and the growth of flowers and green mass is activated.
In order for the chrysanthemum to please you with its appearance, it is necessary to maintain the temperature, as well as follow the rules of lighting and watering. In order for your flower to not lose its aesthetics, it is necessary to properly conduct preventive measures.
How to choose the location of the flower
Potted flowers (and chrysanthemums are no exception) require care. Caring for them begins with choosing the right place to grow. Best suited to the western or eastern windows.
The southern side will not work - direct sunlight can burn the leaves of a flower, and if the plant lives on a northern window, the buds can freeze and not open in spring.
Lighting Requirements
Chrysanthemum loves lighting, but direct sunlight can harm it. It is best to put the chrysanthemum on a well-lit balcony and, if it is too hot outside, the flower should be pritenyat.
Flower temperature and humidity
In questions about how to care for indoor chrysanthemums, the question of the temperature at which you need to contain a flower comes to the fore. In order for the chrysanthemum temperature to be favorable, it must be observed depending on the season.
In summer, the temperature of the flower is quite suitable at 20-23 degrees, but closer to the winter the temperature should be lowered - 15-18 degrees in the autumn and 3-8 ° C - in winter.
Did you know? In order to make the chrysanthemum easier to bear the heat and feel good in the dry air, it can be put in a ventilated place or for some time in a draft.
If the chrysanthemum is located near the heater or convector, the air is naturally dry and additional moistening is needed - you can put a container with water next to the pot.
How to plant in a pot, soil requirements and planting pattern
Before you start planting chrysanthemums, you need to figure out what kind of land is needed for room chrysanthemums. It is best to grow a suitable substrate consisting of garden or sod land, peat and humus or any other organic fertilizer.
Important! Before planting the chrysanthemum in the substrate, it is necessary to disinfect the soil by treating it with boiling water. After this treatment, it is necessary to dry the soil to a loose consistency, or you can steam the earth in the oven - this will help get rid of pests living in damp soil.
It is also necessary to prepare the planting material, most often it is cut from the mother plant with a sharp knife. Prepared cuttings are planted in a large container so that they have a well developed root system and a flower is fully grown.
At the bottom of such a container, it is better to make a couple of holes for drainage and place the pot in the pan. Cuttings need a little prikopat in the ground. Water moderately, but infrequently, observing the degree of drying of the soil.
The first roots will appear in 20-25 days and then they can be planted in a flower pot with the same substrate. To do this, the material is carefully transplanted along with a clod of earth into a pot in which the plant will reside.
Care rules
In order for the chrysanthemum in the room to feel good, it must be properly watered and ensure good humidity in the room.
One of the most important components in the cultivation of chrysanthemums in the home is their feeding, because the soil can not always be saturated with enough vitamins and trace elements.
As for pruning, it is a necessary measure not only for the formation of the bush, but also for the prevention of disease.
How to water and spray
Chrysanthemum likes good hydration, but the substrate should not be damp. It is better to water the flower with warm, settled water, as soon as you notice the drying out of the top layer of soil.
During the most active growth (growing season), the chrysanthemum should be watered more actively, but not allowed to stagnate water in the root system.
The spraying procedure is not the most important element, but you should not forget about it. It is better to spray the plant early in the morning or in the evening, with the onset of dusk. You can spray it with warm water that does not contain chlorine.
Did you know? Spraying will save your plant not only from drought, but also will be a good prevention of possible diseases.
It is necessary to spray even if the chrysanthemum is standing next to the heating device.
If you notice the first signs of pests or diseases, you can add drugs (fungicides or insecticides) to the water for spraying, you can also spray them with soap and water.
Features feeding room chrysanthemums
The root system of chrysanthemum grows very quickly, and over time, those nutrients that are contained in the soil, is not enough. At such moments, the chrysanthemum needs to be replenished.
Important! You can feed chrysanthemum only before the formation of buds.
In order for the plant to please you with abundant and timely flowering, it is fed with mineral fertilizers. To do this, a solution of potassium monophosphate (diluted with water in the ratio of 1:10) or a fertilizer containing 1 part of nitrogen, 3 parts of phosphorus and 2 parts of potassium will be suitable.
Feeding is carried out every 10 days during the period of the most active growth, but if you notice that the soil is weak, you can feed with liquid organic matter and repeat this procedure after 4 days. For this purpose, mullein, but it is better to use chicken manure.
Pruning
Chrysanthemum is cut after flowering to form a bush and remove diseased shoots. It is best to do this with a sharp, disinfected pruner and in no case break the branches.
Also carry out pruning for thinning the bush, removing old shoots. Cutting the entire bush at a time is not recommended, it is better to gradually shape the plant.
How to propagate indoor chrysanthemums
Many believe that chrysanthemum - a one-year plant, but it is not. After flowering, you can save and even multiply. Chrysanthemum is often propagated by cutting and dividing the bush, the seed method is also practiced, but it is not popular.
After flowering, chrysanthemum is placed in a dark, cool place and left to "rest." Then you can start breeding.
If you chose grafting, then the procedure itself is described above, but the method of dividing the bush is known to all. The only thing that should not be forgotten is to remove all the diseased roots.
In order for the chrysanthemum to germinate exactly, it is better to plant 2-3 cuttings in one pot (the same with the delens). The first few weeks it is better to hold the planted material (cuttings) under the film or glass, ventilated.
Seed propagation is not so popular, because often the bush does not retain its varietal characteristics. Seeds are sown in the ground in mid-March and germinated, then transplanted into a pot.
As you can see, multiplying and growing chrysanthemum is not so difficult: a little effort - and this beautiful garden plant will decorate your home.
