Pelley: varieties, care and reproduction
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Pelleias description and characteristics
Pellea belongs to the genus Synopteris, this genus includes about eighty varieties. The place where this flower is grown is the southern regions, for example, in New Zealand, there are a lot of them.
The permanent location of the fern is the areas along the coast, the most comfortable place, no heat or dryness is terrible. If it is constantly hot, the petals may fall off the plant, but when moistened, the fern returns to normal. If the plant grows at home, then it all depends on the owner, what kind of care, watering will be, if everything is perfect, then we can expect a mutual reaction from the fern, and it will delight the eye for enough years.
The size of the plant reaches up to twenty-five centimeters. The leaves can grow up to thirty centimeters, the size in width is equal to one centimeter three millimeters. The plant is grown all year round, with its peak of growth from April to August.
Pellea care
LIGHT
To grow pellets, it needs a lot of light, not direct ultraviolet rays, but good lighting. If there is not enough light, the fern begins to darken, the petals die off, and the development of the plant slows down. To ensure that there is enough lighting for the plant, lamps are mounted next to the pellet.
TEMPERATURE
During the ripening period, namely from June to August, it is necessary to regulate the temperature and keep it at twenty-three degrees. In the cool period, the plant can be rearranged in a room with less than sixteen degrees, thus, the plant revives, takes on new strength. In a stuffy room, it is necessary to moisturize the plant as it dries.
SOIL MOISTURIZATION
It is necessary to regularly water the soil in pots, when this is required, of course, you also need to loosen the soil so that water and oxygen reach the roots and decompose on the ground, if water does not penetrate the soil throughout the entire container, this can lead to rotting. From April to August, you should monitor the soil, if its dryness has exceeded up to ten millimeters in depth, then it is worth watering the plant. In most cases, it is worth moistening the soil three times every seven days.
In the summer, the plant must be sprayed. In the autumn, when the heating is on in the houses, the fern needs even more moisture.
WHAT TO FEED THE SOIL?
You need to nourish the soil from April to August, so the plant increases its development. Since September, it is no longer necessary to feed the land. Usually fed with minerals, nutritional supplements, two repetitions every thirty days.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SOIL?
The composition of the soil for growing fern includes: sand, peat, humus. To prevent moisture from accumulating at the root system, drainage is made as the first layer.
You can make your own soil, and it is also sold in specialty stores for gardeners. Ash can be poured there, so the soil will not be compacted and appear clayey.
CUTTING AND CHANGING THE GROWING PLACE
To transplant the plant correctly, you first need to choose a container for transplanting, it must be larger in size than the previous one, for example, its size will be more than about twenty millimeters on all sides of the container. When transferring a shrub, it is necessary to check that all roots are intact and that there is soil on them. These ferns are not very fond of changing the place of cultivation. At the end, you need to fill the pot with earth.
Such a procedure can only occur as a last resort, for example, if the plant already has little room in the previous container.It is also necessary to add fresh soil every couple of years, before that the old soil must be removed to the floor of the pot. If the plant is too large, then when transplanting it can be divided into two parts and planted in different containers.
A constant cut of the fern is required. This is done so that the bush looks beautiful, and also the dried leaves do not interfere with the growth of the fern.
Pellea reproduction
PLANT SECTION BY FLOORS
This method is only suitable when the pellet is too large. Therefore, in the very middle of the plant, strong plates with dense roots on the sides are pushed aside and cut off. Next, each half is transplanted into separate containers, then filled with earth, which is usually added for adult seedlings. For complete comfort, these bushes are covered with a film and some kind of lid. While the plant takes root, the roots are restored, it is necessary to keep the containers in a warm room with a temperature of twenty-three degrees.
SEED REPRODUCTION
The first step is to put soil into the container, then plant the seeds. Then everything is closed with a bag or film. You also need to let air get into the soil, so you can open the film for a while, another important part is watering and splashing. The container must be removed to a dark room. Thus, if everything is done correctly, then the first shoots can be expected in one and a half or two months.
When the first seedlings appear, the container must be placed in the light, for example, on a window. Because the seedlings will become rati upward with great speed, which should not be done. At the very end, when each sunrise has found a half for itself, you can transplant them in separate medium containers.
Diseases and pests
Like all plants, the fern is also endangered by pests, most often rodents such as aphids, thrips, scale insects attack, and the most dangerous one is nematodes. To eliminate such pests, the fern is sprayed with special agents. When symptoms of the disease appear, the plant requires constant moisture, spraying.
Nematodes are a dangerous enemy for the fern. Its symptoms: the leaves of the plant begin to dry, turn yellow. Such a disease may be due to the carelessness of the plant owner; the plant must be moistened with warm water.
In a stuffy room, a fern can quickly die, its leaves roll up and start up. Therefore, be sure to ventilate the room.
Varieties
ROUND-LEAF FERRY
The most common type of plant, easy to care for. Refers to a house plant. The shape of the leaves can be ribbed. Another feature of the plant is that both sides of the leaves are of different colors, one is green and the other is light green.
FUEL OF GREEN
The root system of such a plant is located on the soil surface, leaves and stems may be brown. When viewed from the outside, the leaves are oval. Unlike other fern varieties, this one is large in size, and the leaves are oval, oblong.
SPEED FUEL
The leaf plates of this plant go down, the leaves look like a trapezoid. The maximum size of a fern is sixty centimeters.
FERRY NAKED
This fern belongs to the beautiful aesthetic plant species. The size of the plates can weigh about thirty-five centimeters. The leaves grow on bare branches of a chocolate color. Such a fern is very fond of the sun's rays, and it can also winter calmly until the most severe frosts.
FERROUS DARK PURPLE
The size of the leaves of this fern can be up to fifty centimeters high. Small villi can be observed on the leaves. Agronomists recommend that this fern, which is considered domestic, is best grown in the northern part of the house, on the window.
EGG FERRY
This plant does not look like everyone else in appearance, and this is its highlight.The leaves, they look like hearts, are pastel-colored, light khaki. The plant grows up to forty centimeters, it is also necessary to put lamps for its cultivation, but it is not recommended under direct sunlight.