Which is better to buy an indoor flower. How to choose fresh cut flowers for your home? Flowers for individual rooms

Probably, there is no such house in which at least one indoor flower. People have long been convinced that living plants create home comfort improve mood. But not every plant can be grown in your home. We'll talk about this.

Useful flowers for the home

There are several types useful flowers for home.

They are mainly used in medicinal purposes, as well as for oxygen purification, these include:

Flowers for individual rooms

Associating himself with nature, each person tries to supplement his home with a piece of it. Perennials have the ability to heal and everyone is familiar with this feature.

Scientists have brought the ability indoor plants not only decorate apartments, houses and offices, but also improve the energy background, protect against radiation, filter the air, have a beneficial effect on nervous system. Each flower has its own specific feature, so knowing it, you can easily determine in which of the rooms the plant will live and benefit.

For kitchen

The kitchen is not the ideal place to grow houseplants. Due to temperature difference, high humidity many flowers suffer and get sick.

But there are several specimens that will not only take root perfectly surrounded by a stove and various household appliances, but also get rid of it negative impact and will be an excellent air filter. In addition, an oasis in the kitchen will improve digestion and perfectly complement the interior.

So, creating a mini-garden on the kitchen windowsill, you can choose from such green representatives of nature as:

1. Aglaonema. This plant loves moisture, and cope with air purification. It will reduce the presence of harmful substances in the kitchen space, which are emitted by plastic, furniture, varnish coatings. The disadvantages include slow growth and adverse effects on the eyes. Therefore, it is better to put the plant higher so that a child or an animal cannot reach it.
2. Scindapsus. This plant is also able to purify the air. The hostesses fell in love with him for his unpretentiousness, which means that it is quite possible to grow him in kitchen area. The plant is a vine that can shoot up to 2 meters long. Differs in rapid growth, therefore, requires frequent fertilization.
3. Mother-in-law language. The plant is unpretentious and has very beautiful tiger leaves. May produce small flowers white color. Filters the air well and neutralizes harmful substances. Fits perfectly anywhere in the kitchen. In full shade, the leaf may darken. Perfectly complements the interior of any style. As for care, the plant needs constant rubbing of the leaves.

For children

Any mother, taking care of her child, wants to protect him from bacteria and negative energy, even at home.

A very reasonable solution would be to grow such flowering vegetation in the children's room as:

1. Fuchsia;
2. Balsam;
3. Violet;
4. Decembrist;
5. Begonia.

All these plants do not belong to the class of non-poisonous vegetation, they are very beautiful in appearance and do not require special care.

When choosing a living decoration for a nursery, you need to give preference to proven plants, surrounded by which more than one generation of children has grown up. These include:

1. Spathiphyllum;
2. Fern;
3. Kalanchoe;
4. Chlorophytum;
5. Coniferous;
6. Citrus;
7. Maidenhair.

Such plants neutralize harmful substances in the air, enrich the room with oxygen, normalize the baby's sleep, and are also absolutely safe.

For the bedroom

After working days, she dreams of quickly getting to her favorite bedroom and enjoying her native and cozy atmosphere. It is in this place that you want to create a special interior that will give warmth and peace.

Naturally, every woman dreams of having a beautiful woman in her bedroom. blooming flower, which can be admired lying on your favorite bed. When choosing a flower for the main place in the house, one should not forget about useful properties plants.

The following flowers have become ideal air purifiers:

Universal flowers for the home

Beautiful green flower, and even with chic flowering, it can completely change the interior, and bring a touch of comfort to even the most unattractive room. For avid flower growers, they become a part of life and receive appropriate care and all conditions for growth.

But most housewives sometimes simply do not have enough time to give the green dweller of the house proper attention and care. Work, family, household chores, lead to the fact that one day a woman discovers a herbarium on her windowsill and there is nothing left but to throw another plant into the trash can.

To prevent this from happening, you should choose with great responsibility indoor plants for the house, which will be useful for all family members and will not require special care. These plants include:

1. All types. Suitable for those housewives who often forget to water the plant. They are able to reduce the accumulation of electricity in space, so they are ideal for apartments stuffed with various household appliances. The plant can relieve headaches.
2. Money Tree. A living representative of vegetation looks great in any room, emphasizing its style. According to most experts in the field of esotericism, the plant is able to attract money into the house.
3. Kanna. Such a flower will not only delight the eye with chic flowering, but will also take root perfectly on the windowsill of any home. Easily tolerates drought and grows actively even in the shade. Despite the big beautiful flowers, it is practically odorless, so it is suitable for homes with children and for people prone to allergies.

Signs

More recently, it has become fashionable to acquire and arrange indoor flowers in the house based on signs. Therefore, if you are headlong into this idea, you should start with signs from the people:

• Mother-in-law language. By popular belief this plant activates in the dwelling positive energy. This is due to the upward growth of long, oblong leaves. It is believed that they are capable of being a conductor of energy from outer space.
• Begonia. The flower reduces the aggressive mood of people who live next to it. In the family, the frequency of quarrels decreases and laughter is increasingly heard.
• Violet. The plant is capable of developing Creative skills all family members.
• Lemon. The flower is simple irreplaceable plant for a home with children. Your child will grow up as a good-natured, calm and reserved child.
• Dracaena. The flower brings good luck to the house. Be sure to purchase this indoor shrub for your home. Success in all spheres of life will be ensured.

Flowers for harmony and happiness

As we have already found out from the above, it is necessary to choose vegetation for the house based on its usefulness for a particular room. But this feature is not the main one.

It is very important that perennials fill the house with positive energy, which will have a beneficial effect on the emotional and physical condition of all the inhabitants of the house.

Every dwelling must have plants such as:

1. Fern. Reliable protection for every home. It completely neutralizes the bad energy that comes into the house from the street or from negative people and also reduces harmful radiation from household appliances.
2. Tradescantia. Keeper of the well-being of the home. His appearance the flower signals the situation in the house. If the leaves begin to hurt and dry, then you need to pay attention to the attitude in the family. With proper care, the plant will return positive energy and peace to the house.

Flowers with negative energy

No matter how beautiful indoor gardening, you need to be sure of the need to bring it into the house. The fact is that a lot of representatives of vegetation can cause irreparable harm to a person.

No need to try to save a sick perennial that was taken from work to go out. Such living plant pets will not bring anything good to the house, but will only take away all the positive energy of the home.

• All perennials with spines and needles better not to buy. They bring discord to the family.
• Euphorbia and dieffenbachia belong to the class of poisonous plants.
• Orchid passionate devourer of positive energy. She is especially active in doing this when you sleep, that is, at night.
• monstera in the common people they call it an energy vampire, so it is better to avoid spending a lot of time near this flower.

The vegetation in your home is not only a wonderful natural addition to the interior, but also perfect help to achieve well-being, prosperity and just ordinary family happiness.

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Properly selected flowers improve not only the energy of the house, but also the life of the owners themselves.

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Improve their spiritual and physical well-being.

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The following potted plants have positive energy, according to Feng Shui:

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Amaryllis, hippeastrum (Hippeastrum hybrids), orange or lemon Tree (different kinds Citrus), flowering begonias (Begonia species), geraniums (Pelargonium hybrids), dracaena (Dracaena), camellia (Camellia species), Chinese rose, or "flower of love" (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), butterfly orchid (Oncidium papilla), ivy (Hedera helix), tree crassula (Crassula arborescens), ficus (Ficus lyrata), bush and potted chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum species), cyclamen , alpine violet(Cyclamen species).

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Azalea maintains the cheerfulness of the owners, strengthens the positive energy of the house.

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Amaryllis- donor flower. It is enough to sit comfortably next to him, slowly stroke his leaves, and soon the strength and good mood will definitely come back to you.

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Ivy- a wonderful stimulant of positive energy, helps to find balance and find a way out of a difficult situation.

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Primrose- the flower is balanced, and therefore perfectly neutralizes negative emotions.

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Rose opens hearts. Still would! After all, she has the most subtle and highest vibration of all plants. Especially during flowering. Also, the queen of flowers stimulates love for the world, promotes romantic and friendly relations.

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Rosemary promotes good sleep, helps the body to relax and unwind, relieves fatigue, removes the feeling of anxiety, fear.

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Geranium It is an excellent means of correcting energy. It gives a person endurance, helps to overcome obstacles that stand in the way, and to achieve the desired goal as soon as possible.

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It also improves the energy background of the room. It is enough to be near this plant for 10 minutes, and you will gain energy and strength.

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Tradescantia - an indicator of the energy well-being of the house. In a place where the energy is negative, this plant begins to turn yellow and shed its leaves.

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Violet does not tolerate scandals. In addition, she is a great children's therapist, able to extinguish aggression.

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ficus creates a favorable, calm atmosphere. Quarrels, irritability, showdown are not to the liking of the ficus, he will take care to save the owners from them.

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Cyclamen creates harmony and energy order in the house.

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There are a number of plants that have both positive and negative effects, depending on how and where to place them:

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echmea emits energy pulses like arrows. May be exciting. At the same time is great helper for people who don't know how to defend themselves.

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The longer and sharper the spines cactus, the more aggressive the plant energy. Cacti perfectly repel attacks from the outside. Place them on a windowsill or balcony and they will protect your home from intruders.

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It is undesirable to place cacti near people, as well as in the southwestern part, which is responsible for your relationships with others. After all, by doing this you will scare away friends from your home, and “expel” your potential customers from the office.

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The positive thing about cacti is that, having a strong energy, they are able not only to “vampire”, but also to “take away” heavy negative energy.

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neoregelia with its thorns, it sets you up for aggression, but directed from your apartment helps to keep people who are negatively disposed towards you at a distance.

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Yucca puts strain on relationships. But as soon as it is taken out of the door, the yucca immediately becomes a vigilant guardian, protecting the house from uninvited intrusions.

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Choleric people should be especially careful with yucca. They are contraindicated to be near this plant at home or in the office. After all, yucca can bring them to a nervous breakdown.

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By the way, as for people of different temperaments, then …

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It is reasonable for melancholic and phlegmatic people to place plants with bright red, orange, yellow flowers in their apartment.

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Choleric and sanguine people are more suitable for flowers of bluish, purple, white tones and delicate greens.

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1.Be careful with climbing wall plants. AT matrimonial bedroom they should not be placed. This may affect your love relationships! And in other rooms, climbing plants are best directed upwards. Thus, they will be able to provide energy for growth, and they will bring peace and harmony to your relationships (especially climbing plants with oval leaves!).

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Sometimes you can even allow climbing plants hanging down, especially ivy and bindweed. But this is subject to the correction of the protruding corners of the walls and furniture.

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2.In niches, corners, energy stagnation areas can also be put plants with sharp, elongated leaves. But not in places where people stay for a long time.

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3.Conifers, as well as plants with reddish, purple foliage, with bright red flowers, with leaves that look like triangles or flames can be placed in the south (support for the Fire sector).

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4. White flowers place in the west. Also suitable here plants with white leaf margins, silvery spots (for example, begonia).

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5.By the way, so popular in recent timesorchids“vampire” your energy, which is especially dangerous for weak and indecisive people.

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6.Absorb energy and ferns, but unlike orchids, they absorb negative energy well.

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We are all used to subjecting the water that comes to our homes through pipes to additional purification. We install main water filters in the apartment, and then purify the water with the help of pitcher filters.

But we rarely care about the cleanliness of the air in our homes. Just moisturize it. And that is not always the case.

And this despite the fact that it is established: the air inside the apartment is often much dirtier than outside.

Fortunately, you can improve its quality with the help of the most common indoor plants.

Below are 15 flowers that grow well in any home and that NASA, which is actively studying the ability of plants to purify the air, considers the most effective.

Aloe Vera

Cleans the air of formaldehyde and benzene, which are released when using cleaning products and paints.

Does not require any special care. Prefers sunny rooms facing south.

Chlorophytum crested

Saves the house from benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene.

Incredibly easy to care for. Prefers dry and cool.

Gerber Jameson

Disinfects the air from trichlorethylene, formed during dry cleaning, and from benzene.

Unfortunately, this is a rather whimsical plant. Does not tolerate excess moisture. In a pot with poor drainage, it dies immediately. Requires a lot of direct sunlight - at least 6 hours a day.

Sansevieria

The people do not like this plant too much. They call it "mother-in-law's tongue." And even associated with him a variety of troubles.

In vain. The plant is very useful. It is one of the best natural plant agents for destroying formaldehyde, the substance that most often poisons the air in our homes.

In addition, sansevieria is able to release oxygen even in the dark. Therefore, it is an ideal plant for the bedroom.

It is quite easy to take care of. It can grow even when it is practically forgotten.

Scindapsus golden

Another powerful formaldehyde destroying agent.

Attention! The plant is poisonous. Therefore, it must be placed in a place not accessible to children and pets.

Chrysanthemum

Shows the greatest activity against benzene.

Needs bright sunlight. Feels best on open window in which a soft breeze blows and the sun shines. It is obvious that in our country such expanse for this flower is rarely available.

Dracaena marginata

Protects against xylene, trichlorethylene and formaldehyde.

The plant is unpretentious. But, placing it on your windowsill, you should remember that over time it can fly up to the ceiling.

ficus benjamina

To combat formaldehyde, benzene and trichlorethylene.

grow strong big plant not easy. It requires a constant temperature and stable lighting - bright, but not direct light. Also very sensitive to watering schedule.

Rhododendron Sims

Helps fight formaldehyde. And, in addition, it humidifies the air in the room.

Feels best in cool, dry rooms.

Ivy

Destroys aerobic fecal particles that rise into the air every time you flush down the toilet.

For growth, it needs constantly moist soil and sunlight in the amount of 4 hours a day.

Dracaena Deremskaya

Fights formaldehyde, benzene and trichlorethylene.

Potentially can grow very high - under the ceiling. However, this is rarely achieved, largely because the plant is extremely sensitive to the purity of the water with which it is watered.

Aglaonema curly

A great option for any apartment. It destroys all kinds of toxins and at the same time is so unpretentious that it grows with pleasure in such conditions in which all other houseplants cannot survive.

Hamedorea Seyfritz

One of the most effective plants to combat benzene and trichlorethylene. It also destroys formaldehyde, but not as well.

It thrives best in damp, hot areas with indirect but bright sunlight. It grows large, so it requires space.

Philodendron

It destroys formaldehyde and other volatile organic toxins very well.

Unpretentious in care. It grows almost always and everywhere. However, it has a significant disadvantage - toxicity, in view of which it must be kept away from children and pets.

Spathiphyllum

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Do you get the feeling that you are killing all the flowers you buy? Do not worry - you are not alone: ​​many people think that they have a hopelessly "heavy hand" that destroys any plant that has got into the house. But don't despair - it's not about you, it's about them! We decided that it would be very useful to save you the trouble by sharing tips on how to choose right plant. Because, most likely, the problem is not that you " Serial killer"indoor flowers, but in the fact that you simply choose the wrong plants for yourself and your home. Below we have prepared 5 questions, the answers to which include all the basic conditions and will not allow you to turn off the right path that ensures a long and healthy life for plants.

1. How much sunlight enters your home during the day?

Of course, this figure may differ in different rooms, but before you bring home a houseplant, evaluate how much sunlight enters your home. If you have a spot in your home that gets 4-6 hours of sunlight a day, then it's perfect for sterlitia, ficus lyre(violinist), ficus elastica(rubber), money tree(fatties) and cacti. On the other hand, if you want to place your plant in a low-light area (such as a bathroom or office block), then Zamioculcas and epipremnum golden(scindapsus), which are famous for their indestructibility.

2. What is your indoor climate like?

Many of the houseplants we talk about are tropical species that come from humid habitats. Unless you live in a particularly humid climate, plants such as sterlitium, ficus lyre, ficus elastica and monstera, will do well when sprayed once a day in summer and once a week in winter. If you do not have time for this, then it is better to focus on species that are accustomed to a drier climate: cacti, godson Rowley(green pearl) and Zamioculcas grow well with not frequent, but thorough watering - once a month or every two months throughout the year.

3. Do you often move (or move furniture)?

Indoor plants get used to their location, and if they are comfortable there, they do not like to move from place to place (even within the same house). If you like to move furniture frequently, then this is not ideal for some plants. For example, ficus lyre can only be bought or transported in summer, because exposure to cold temperatures even for a few minutes can be dangerous to his health. Similar ficus elastica and monstera sensitive to changes in temperature and light, therefore, having chosen a suitable place for them, it is best to leave them there. However, turning the plants regularly is helpful so they don't stretch to one side or twist.

4. Do you have pets?

The presence of pets and especially small children can be a reason to think very seriously when choosing indoor plants. Some of these, while beautiful, are very poisonous if swallowed, so it's best to keep them out of the reach of your home or avoid them altogether. Care should be taken with plants such as monstera, Money Tree , epipremnum golden and godson Rowley. They contain toxic substances that irritate the mouth, tongue and lips of animals, causing vomiting, difficulty swallowing and even death in cats and dogs.

5. How much space are you willing to allocate for plants?

Especially for those who live in a small apartment or studio, it is very useful to be sure that you do not end up at home in the same situation as the characters in the movie Jumanji. Plants such as ficus lyre and ficus elastica grow up to 3 meters in height, so it is better to place them in more spacious rooms. While Zamioculcas, Money Tree and monstera can grow up to 1-1.2 meters in height. Another idea for tight spaces is to choose plants that grow upward rather than laterally. For example, this is perfect for sansevieria (« pike tail"or" Mother-in-law's language"). Useful advice for those who want to have a lot of greenery in a small space: get climbing (climbing) plants, for example, epipremnum golden or godson Rowley, which can grow up to 1 m in length, and when they get too big, they are easy to cut to the right size.

Thus, we can say that if something didn’t work out for you once, try, try and try again: sooner or later, houseplants will definitely take root in you!

Variegated greens of decorative foliage and bright buds flowering plants for the home perfectly decorate the interior, plant trees and shrubs, enliven the space, creating a warm cozy atmosphere. But for indoor flowers to really become a decoration, you need to try. After all, all plants for the house have their own character. Some cultures do not require complex and painstaking care, they grow well even among beginner gardeners. Others are capricious, whimsical, sensitive to the slightest changes in environmental conditions. And if a lot of things fail the first time even experienced flower growers So what should newbies do? What colors to start creating a flower garden in the apartment?

This article will help orient and choose the right course for beginner growers, it will be useful for experienced florists. Here you will find information on where it is better to place indoor flowers, what conditions to provide them with. Learn about the features of care depending on the time of year and find out which flowers are considered the most unpretentious. Possessing necessary knowledge, with indoor plants will find mutual language everyone who wishes.

To grow beautiful, healthy and viable houseplants, you need to create them suitable conditions maintenance and proper care.

Some flowers like shade, others prefer to grow in a well-lit place, while many cannot stand direct sunlight. There are friendly cultures that easily tolerate the neighborhood, but there are loners who need a lot of free space. These are mainly large shrub or tree forms that are best placed on the floor or a low stand, in a niche or corner of a room.

No less important are other conditions of detention - watering, temperature, air humidity, soil properties, the presence of nutrients. There are flowers that are for shaping beautiful crown needs to be trimmed frequently. In general, there are many subtleties, which is why a competent choice of indoor plants is so important, especially for a beginner.

TOP 5 unpretentious indoor flowers

For those who have never grown flowers at home, it is better to start with resistant species that are not demanding on the conditions of detention, easy to care for. The best unpretentious indoor plants for beginners are cacti, succulents, some representatives of the aroid family, ivy, and spurge. These Spartans can adapt to the most adverse conditions of detention and an unstable regime of care. They will not die due to dry air, they will not get sick after a missed watering, they will adapt to any (within reason) temperature conditions.

Most of the plants that are unpretentious in their care belong to the group of decorative foliage, and only a few of them bloom.

1. Zamiocalcus. An unpretentious representative of the aroid family with beautiful compact leaves of rich green color. Glossy, shiny sheet plates, located on thick petioles, give the flower a very strict, at the same time elegant look. AT room culture Zamiokalkus grows up to 80 cm, not higher. He loves warmth, normally tolerates drought, partial shade, bright sun. With poor care, it sheds leaves, but as soon as the regime resumes, it releases new shoots and quickly recovers.
2. Sansevieria. The type of succulents is represented by various green-leaved varieties and hybrids with variegated leaf plates. Large elongated leaves resembling swords, very tough, do not fade even in severe drought.
3. Spathiphyllum. flower with beautiful leaves on long cuttings collected in basal rosettes. This is one of the few resistant plants that can bloom. During the flowering period, the spathiphyllum is decorated with yellowish-greenish inflorescences-cobs, surrounded by a delicate white veil - a bract. Spathiphyllum can adapt to different conditions light, normally tolerates shade, blooms for a long time. But in order for the flowering to be continuous, it is important not to allow the soil in the pot to dry out completely.
4. Chlorophytum. A flower with variegated elongated leaves and long shoots looks very attractive, requires a minimum of attention. Chlorophytum is equally comfortable in the shade and in the bright sun. The plant will not die if you skip watering or forget to feed. Daughter rosettes that form on shoots quickly take root in water, which makes it easy to replace old cultures with young specimens.
5. Ivy. Fast growing, hardy climbing plant looks great on supports, can be grown as an ampel culture. Flexible shoots in contact with the soil are easily rooted. There are classic varieties with green foliage and hybrids in which the leaf plates are covered with patterns or borders. Ivy grows well in the shade, but easily adapts to bright light. He loves moisture, while calmly tolerates the passage of several waterings, quickly recovers.

Knowing which flowers are easier to grow, you can start creating your house of plants. And having gained a little experience and skills, it will be possible to start breeding more demanding crops, such as:

• azalea;
• orchid;
• gardenia;
• streptocarpus;
• fittonia and many others.

Light requirements

The division of flowers into light-loving and shade-loving is rather arbitrary, since even for the same plant, the requirements for illumination may differ depending on the phase of development (rest, growth, flowering).

Many people believe that all flowers prefer sunlight and do not grow in the shade. But this is wrong: there is shade-loving plants who do not like the sun. Many undersized cultures that came to us from the jungle love the shade - because in nature they are surrounded by the darkness of tropical thickets.

And if watering, humidity and air temperature can be controlled, then the level of illumination is largely determined by the location of the room and the number of windows, their orientation. Not all crops will be able to grow in a shaded room with windows facing north, and not all flowers are suitable for southern window sills.

Depending on the requirements for illumination, indoor flowers are divided into three groups:

1. photophilous;
2. shade-tolerant;
3. shade-loving.

Light-loving indoor plants known and popular with flower growers:

• cacti;
• succulents (agave, spurge, aloe, stapelia, haworthia, gasteria);
• cultures of the arec family, bromeliads;
• laurel;
• passionflower;
• bougainvelia;
• cyperus.

It is important to understand that for growing light-loving crops fit room with good diffused lighting, while many of them do not tolerate direct sun, the bright rays of which can burn the leaves.

Shade-tolerant plants that normally tolerate partial shade:

• asparagus;
• ficus;
• dracaena;
• begonia;
• aralia;
• ivy;
• certain types of begonias;
• species belonging to the amaranth family;
• ferns (especially asplenium);
• monstera.

Shade-loving crops that grow best in shade or partial shade:

• clivia;
• tradescantia;
• fatsia;
• coniferous species.

For those who do not know all the subtleties and are just starting to grow floriculture, it is better to put the plants on the east window or window sills facing the west side. And light-loving indoor plants for southern windows should not be forgotten to shade at lunchtime.

East and west windows are the most versatile places to place house plants.

Other features of care

A magnificent flower garden in an apartment, with beautiful, brightly flowering, healthy and viable plants, can only be grown by providing them with suitable conditions - watering, spraying and removing dust, fertilizing.

Watering

Watering houseplants can be done in two ways:

1. through the soil (the method is applicable to most crops);
2. through the pallet (carried out for those plants that are prone to decay).

Cacti growing in nature in drought conditions do not like frequent and abundant watering. And moisture-loving plants, such as asplenium, should be watered frequently, preventing the soil from completely drying out in a pot. For most varieties of begonias, cyclamen and uzambar violets, watering is carried out through the pan. It is filled with water, and after an hour the remaining water is drained. Such measures are necessary to prevent root rot.

Watering is carried out as the top layer of soil dries with soft, settled water. room temperature, or slightly warmer.

Spraying and dust removal

Dust from shoots and leaves is removed with an ordinary damp sponge. To prevent damage to the leaves, they must be supported from below. To clean the dust of cacti, use a brush with soft hair. They also remove dust from plants if their leaf plates are covered with small hairs, for example, from Saintpaulia (they cannot be sprayed).

Maranta, ferns, calathea and other moisture-loving crops need to be sprayed often, especially in winter period when heaters are on (they dry the air a lot). Otherwise, the tips of the leaves will begin to dry in plants, they will lose decorative look, will hurt. For spraying take settled water at room temperature. Leaf plates are moistened on both sides.

How more water remains on the surface of the plant after spraying, the longer it will remain around the flower high humidity air.

When spraying flowering crops, it is important to ensure that water does not fall on the buds, otherwise the inflorescences will fall off ahead of time.

top dressing

Almost all flowers for the house need regular fertilization. With a lack of nutrients, plants develop worse, do not bloom profusely, or flowering does not occur at all.

Fertilizers for indoor plants are:

• dry (in the form of granules, sticks);
• liquid (subdivided into foliar, root).

Before feeding, the plant must be watered so that the fertilizer does not burn the roots. When applying root fertilizers, it is important to ensure that the liquid solution does not get on the shoots, foliage.

Periods of plant development

In the development of each plant, periods of growth and rest are distinguished. This must be taken into account when organizing care and conditions of detention.

Autumn

To avoid the negative effects of wind and rain, plants that were on the veranda, terrace or balcony in the summer are brought into a room with a moderate temperature. After adaptation, they can be rearranged to permanent places for wintering. Plants shedding leaves are best placed in the shade (a basement or a room with no windows will do).

Watering plants is carried out in the morning every other day. The frequency of watering is gradually reduced, the application of fertilizers is completely stopped.

Winter

In winter, plants enter a dormant period. At this time, it is better not to place them near heating appliances or fireplaces. For additional air humidification in the vicinity of flower pots put water containers. On frosty days, cultures are rearranged from the windowsill so that they do not freeze.

Flowers are watered in the morning with water at a temperature of about 24–25 ° C. Spraying can be carried out, but if the room is cool, it is necessary to remove excess moisture from the leaves (shake off, wet the leaves).

Rooms for wintering flowers need to be ventilated from time to time. But for the time of airing, it is better to take the plants out of the room, or at least put them away from the window.

In winter, artificial lighting will help compensate for the lack of light.

Spring

In the spring, when the plants awaken and enter the phase active growth they need to be examined. Remove wilted leaves, clean the leaf plates from dust, check the soil.

Plants that are diseased or attacked by pests should not be placed next to healthy crops.

In March, you can transplant, resume feeding. From April, watering is transferred to the evening. Increase the frequency of spraying and airing the room to provide plants with access to fresh air.

Summer

In summer, the most favorable period begins for indoor flowers: a lot of light, warmth, Fresh air. At this time, they are actively developing, growing, blooming.

Flowers in the summer need to be sprayed daily, moistened in a timely manner. If a flower pots standing outdoors, they need to be shaded from the hot afternoon sun, protected from the wind, watered twice a day. In order for flowering to be plentiful and long, we must not forget about the timely application of fertilizers.

Plants standing on open balcony or terrace should only be fertilized in dry, warm weather.

The basis for choosing a flower for the home is an objective assessment of the conditions that we can provide it with. Some may love light and moisture, others prefer drought, partial shade. Therefore, before buying a particular flower, it is better to carefully study the requirements for its content. Find out what kind of lighting is suitable for a plant, at what temperature and humidity to grow it, in what soil to plant it, how and how often to feed it.

By correctly applying knowledge in practice, you can create a real house of plants around you, surprising bizarre forms, enlivening everything around with green foliage and variegated bright colors colors.