Echmea transplant at home. What do you need for boarding? Typical mistakes of flower growers

Ehmeya is a representative of the Bromilia family, these plants grow mainly in the Central and South America. Unlike other bromeliad plants, echmea is not very demanding. AT wild nature she is used to surviving in places with pronounced fluctuations in daily temperatures, is able to grow even in a dry microclimate, although, of course, humid tropical is preferable. All this facilitates the care of echmea and makes it one of the most popular exotic plants.

Ehmeya: appearance features

The plant is a rosette of dense, leathery leaves. elongated shape, depending on the species, their length can vary from 20 to 50 cm. The leaves are monochromatic green or variegated, with notches along the edges (thorns). A powerful peduncle grows from the middle of the rosette, with a large and spectacular inflorescence. The shape of the inflorescence and the color of the petals can be different, ranging from milky white to purple.

Ehmeya can be grown both in the living room and in greenhouses, winter gardens. Most Popular the following types plants:

• Echmea Curved- inflorescences of red color;
• Aechmea Shaggy- inflorescences of rich yellow color are beautifully set off by red bracts;
• Aechmea Weilbach- the petals of a gentle blue color with a lilac tint framed by bright red bracts;
• Echmea striped- the petals are blue, with time they acquire a red tint, the long and wide leaves of silver-green color with a marble pattern give the plant a special attraction.

Planting echmea

Growing echmea is a very exciting activity. Most often, flower growers get a small plant in a pot, but given that it dies after flowering, it would be wise to try to propagate it. Reproduction occurs in two ways: sowing seeds and rooting offspring. For indoor floriculture, the second method is more suitable.

It is best to separate the offspring from the mother plant in March, it is necessary that the plants have a sufficient number of leaves, otherwise it will not take root. After separating the outlet, the place of the cut must be sprinkled with charcoal powder, otherwise rot may form. For planting prepare a wide, but moderately deep container. The substrate can be purchased at flower shop. A mixture often comes on the market that is designed specifically for growing bromeliad plants. If such soil was not found, then it can be prepared independently using the following components:

• leaf ground - 2 parts,
• fibrous peat substrate - 2 parts,
• medium-grained sand - 1 part.

Ehmeya prefers loose soils, so crushed tree bark or small fragments of ceramics can be added to the composition. At the bottom, be sure to put drainage from expanded clay, pieces of foam or river pebbles.

The juice of the plant is poisonous and can cause skin burns, so it is recommended to use gloves when in contact with the flower. The most poisonous leaves are striped echmea.

Features of caring for echmea

Exotic echmea - caring for it is simple, but requires certain knowledge. Only when creating optimal microclimate the plant will delight with bright flowers.

Lighting

The flower prefers intense, but slightly diffused lighting, from direct sunlight, especially at noon, it should be shaded. To do this, you can use special flaps, light tulle or gauze. But it is best to place the echmea on the windowsill of an east-facing window so that it can enjoy the gentle rays of the morning sun. If the plant has been in the shade for a long time, then it should be accustomed to bright and prolonged lighting gradually.

Temperature and humidity

When growing echmea, she needs to create conditions as close as possible to a tropical climate. In summer, it is desirable to maintain the air temperature in the range from +21 °C to +26.5 °C. A nighttime temperature drop of several degrees (+ 16-18 ° C) favorably affects. For the winter, it is necessary to place the flower in a cool room, this stimulates the laying of the peduncle for the next year. During this period, it is enough to maintain the temperature at a level of + 14.5–18 ° C.

Ehmeya prefers fresh air, so the room is ventilated regularly, but avoiding drafts. AT summer period she will feel good on the balcony or on the open terrace.

When growing echmea at home, you need to carefully monitor the humidity of the air. Optimal Level humidity - 60%, so it is necessary to spray the plant often, especially in winter period, when heating appliances dry the air. To make your work easier, you can put a wide container of water on the windowsill, evaporating, the moisture will moisten the air around the flowers.

Watering and fertilizing

A tropical plant loves moisture, so the substrate should not be allowed to dry out. To always keep the soil in a slightly moist state, it is recommended to spray it from a spray bottle. In spring and summer, water is poured into the outlet; this cannot be done in winter, otherwise the plant may rot. Water for irrigation is taken soft, free from chlorine, and preferably melt or rain.

Fertilization is an integral part of echmea care. Top dressing is carried out only in the phase active growth(from March to September). use better mineral compositions, designed specifically for bromeliads. Such fertilizer can be found in the line "Absolute", "Flower happiness", "Bona forte". The frequency of top dressing is every 15 days. If there was no special fertilizer for bromilia plants on sale, then you can use a universal composition for flowering species, but reduce the dosage by 2 times.

Diseases and pests of echmea

Growing echmea, you can find that its leaves began to acquire an ugly brown color. This is the first symptom that the plant is starting to rot or is suffering from cold. It is necessary to change the conditions of detention, if necessary, replace the substrate and clean the roots of rot.

Pests rarely appear on a flower and, most often, it is a scale insect or aphid. They are easy enough to destroy using modern chemicals(insecticides).

How to stimulate the flowering of echmea?

Many flower growers complain that even with good care for ehmeya, she refuses to bloom. There is a very strange, but effective way stimulate flowering. Citrus fruits and apples secrete a special substance (gas) that stimulates the formation of flower stalks in bromeliad plants. Therefore, it is necessary to take a large plastic bag, put a pot of echmea in it, and put a few ripe and fragrant apples around. Tie the bag on top, but loosely. Ehmeya should stay with apples for 10–15 days, after which the usual conditions of detention should be returned. In a few months, the plant will definitely release a flower spike.

If, after the procedure, the plant did not bloom, it is likely that the conditions for its maintenance should be reviewed. Most often, echmea refuses to bloom from a lack of sunlight or when the air temperature in the room is too hot, especially when it is at rest.

Video how to care for echmea

The exotic echmea flower belongs to perennial herbaceous crops of the Bromeliad family. There are about 300 varieties. Native to Central and South America. The name in Greek means "spearhead". Florists associate it with the pointed structure of the bracts. Differs in unpretentiousness and ability to adapt to any conditions. Growing such an ascetic is within the power of even a beginner. Valued not only for amazing decorative leaves, but also bright inflorescences. Despite the fact that for the whole life cycle forms buds only once. Let us consider in more detail how to properly care for a flower at home.

The flower does not need special conditions.

Lighting

Ehmeya is not very demanding on the place of cultivation. Grows well in full sun and partial shade. If you are afraid of harming a flower, it is quite easy to determine its need for light. Take a closer look at the structure of the leaf plate. Aechmea subspecies with hard leaves develops best with prolonged exposure to sunlight. Optimal location indoors - southern window sills. In summer, move the flower to the balcony.

Soft-leaved varieties prefer darkened rooms. You can also support diffused lighting.

Watering

Remember to water the plant regularly. It is important to keep the substrate moist. Initially, pour some water into the outlet, and then into the ground. Use settled liquid room temperature.

In early September, the frequency of watering should be reduced. In winter, water as needed. But keep in mind that prolonged drought will harm echmea.

Temperature and humidity of the environment

Maintain the temperature in the room around + 20- + 25 degrees. A native of tropical and subtropical climate prefers warm conditions. AT winter time year, you need to lower the thermometer to +18 degrees.

Ehmeya, unlike most representatives of the flora, responds favorably to temperature changes at night and during the day. Regularly ventilate the room in which the flower is located. Fresh air contributes to the decorativeness of the plant.

Does not put forward special conditions for the humidity of the environment. Excellent resistance to dry air. But still it is better to keep the level of the psychrometric hygrometer above 50%. If you do not have a humidifier, improvised means will do.

Prepare the pebbles and place them in the tray. Then pour water. The roots of the plant should not come into contact with the liquid. You can also spray the flower every day. Use water at room temperature. The procedure also needs to be continued in the cold season. Especially if the plant is located near the radiators.

Transplant procedure

You will need to change the substrate and pot for echmea every year. As the root system grows, choose a container with a larger diameter. Depth doesn't really matter. But flower growers are still advised to use small, wide containers. Please note that the flowerpot must support the echmea in an upright position.

After changing the substrate and the pot, the plant will have a recovery period. Place the pot in a dark room and do not water for about 3 days.

Cutting technology

Ehmeya does not need periodic pruning. It is enough to clean the plant from fading inflorescences and dried leaves, shoots.

Outdoor cultivation

A flowerpot with echmea at the end of spring can be taken out into the street. Make sure your flower variety likes solar lighting. For example, a curved echmea develops well under direct rays. Sparkling is best kept in a semi-shaded room. For on-site cultivation, light tolerance can also be tested according to leaf structure using the method above.

Container culture technology

soil mixture

For successful cultivation of echmea indoors, it is important to choose the right composition of the substrate. Mix peat, humus, leafy and soddy soil in equal parts. You can also add clean river sand medium grit. If you plan to keep the flower in the summer open area, prepare the following components:

1. Leaf soil.
2. Compost.
3. Crushed moss.
4. Crushed shards.
5. Sand.

If you don't want to take the time to prepare the right potting mix, stores and garden centers sell standard bromeliad potting soil. Also make sure you have a good drain. excess fluid in a container. Lay out a thick drainage layer at the bottom.

top dressing

Despite its unpretentiousness, echmea still needs growth stimulation. Fertilizers should be applied to the substrate in spring and summer. The procedure should be carried out twice a month.

Choose liquid bromeliad fertilizers. It is also allowed to use other preparations for flowering indoor plants. But in this case, the concentration must be halved.

How to care for echmea at home, you can learn from the video:

Typical plant diseases and problems

As a rule, all problems are associated with excessive watering, and as a result, waterlogging of the substrate. You need to remove the water from the sockets. If the central part of the leaves is constantly wet, the echmea will begin to rot. You can easily determine this by the brown areas of the plant.

But be aware that dark spots may also indicate cold temperature environment. wilted leaves appear from lack of moisture. Too dry air causes dry leaf tips.

The absence of inflorescences, as a rule, is associated with insufficient lighting. According to the observations of flower growers, varieties with a variegated leaf structure have such a weakness. A short duration of daylight hours can lead to a loss of the original shade.

If you notice the first signs of leaf or root rot, you need to urgently change your watering schedule. This condition is associated with excess moisture, especially in the funnel of the leaves.

Pest infestation

Several pests can infect a plant. After the appearance of aphids and scale insects, you will notice the curling of the leaves. Also on the plate will appear yellow spots. Cultural development will slow down.

Small colonies can be removed with a damp cloth. Prepare a mild soapy solution or soak a sponge in alcohol. If the echmea is severely damaged, chemicals will be needed. Perfectly cope with the task of "Karbofos". Wipe the leaf plates on both sides with the product.

On the left secretions, spores multiply. Leaf plates are covered with a film. Difficulty in uptake by plants useful substances from the environment. You can get rid of pests in the same way as from scale insects.

The root bug damages the roots of the echmea. The decay begins. On the initial stage the plant can be saved. Treat the flower with Karbofos. It is also desirable to transplant the culture into a decontaminated container and substrate.

spider mite causes less trouble. The pest is able to multiply rapidly. Already a few days after the appearance of the insect, the plant may be covered with cobwebs. Recognizing a tiny insect without a magnifying glass is quite difficult. You can distinguish a pest infestation by its characteristic brown spots on both sides of the leaves.

Usually damaged initially vegetative organs located at the bottom of the plant. If you do nothing, the leaves will dry out and begin to fall off. It is necessary to clean the plant from damaged areas and wash off the pest with a solution of soapy water. Then treat the echmea with an insecticide. Further spray the flower warm water. After all, the main reason for the appearance of spider mites is dry air.

Echmea leaves form a funnel.

Features of flowering

Ehmeya blooms from late May to mid-autumn. Each funnel can bloom only once. After flowering, you need to remove the inflorescences. Soon babies will be born. When they get stronger (the size will be about half of the mother culture), it is necessary to plant them in a separate container.

Ehmeya is included in the list of safe crops. But there is one exception. Echmea striped contains a small amount of poison. harmful substance located in the leaves. Avoid casual contact. For processing, be sure to wear protective equipment. Otherwise, an inflammatory reaction of the skin may occur. Treat the affected area antihistamine and seek medical attention.

Breeding technique

Echmea can be distributed in several ways. Use rudiments or processes. Keep in mind that plants obtained from babies will form buds in an average of 2 years. Echmea from seeds can long time no inflorescences - about 4 years.

Spreading the flower by children

Carry out the procedure in March. Children need to have their own roots. Look also at the leaves. The plant must produce a sufficient number of vegetative organs.

Treat the affected areas at the cut site with a disinfectant. Perfectly pounded wood ash. After that, the area should be slightly dried.

Echmea from seeds

Loose peat substrate can be used for sowing the primordia. In addition to the standard mixture, the plant will also quickly germinate in crushed fern roots. Place the bowl in a darkened room. Provide high level humidity and warm temperature air - about +5 degrees. To create a greenhouse effect, you can cover the sprouts with polyethylene.

Under the right conditions, already after 3 months, the mature sprouts can be transplanted into containers with a special mixture. It must necessarily include leafy and heather soil.

During the next year, provide the young plants with proper care. Maintain the temperature of the environment above +22 degrees and regularly spray settled water at room temperature on the flower. After a year, you can change the container and substrate, as for an adult culture. In the future, take care of the echmea according to the standard method.

Flowering stimulation

In the absence of inflorescences, it is necessary to reconsider the conditions for keeping the flower. Also consider the method of reproduction. If all the recommendations are followed, and the buds are not formed, use the favorite method of experienced flower growers.

Prepare fresh apples or bananas. Keep in mind that apples can ripen and go rancid in a closed environment in ten days. Therefore, you need to regularly monitor the process. Use only a transparent plastic bag. After all, most bromeliads are capable of independently under appropriate conditions (with the optimal length of daylight hours, temperature regime and irrigation) to produce ethylene. There will be a low concentration of lighting in a matte or color package. Therefore, all efforts may be in vain.

If you are afraid of harming the flower, increase the air temperature to 30 degrees and humidity to 60%. So you increase the chances of flowering without possible negative consequences. Just don't overdo it. Caring flower growers often take the flower out into the open air. A temperature of about +40 degrees in the sun leads to burns.

planting material

The grown sparkling echmea is sold in specialized stores in a container with a diameter of 12 cm. average cost is 1000 rubles.

Do not try to save the plant after flowering. From the old echmea, you can easily get several young children. Observe simple recommendations care, and the flower will delight you with its decorative look for a long time.

Ehmeya striped - one of 250-300 species of tropical plant Ehmeya (Aechmea) of the Bromeliad family, cultivated in indoor floriculture. The flower got its name due to the pointed bracts, similar to the tips of a peak (from the Greek aechme).

AT natural environment Aechmea striped is common in South and Central America. It grows as an epiphyte in a nutritious humus substrate, accumulating in the forks of tree trunks and branches. The plant has a shortened stem, lanceolate leathery leaves up to 20 cm long and up to 2 cm wide, forming a natural pot, in which vivo water accumulates. The rosette blooms once as an inflorescence with rapidly fading small flowers. The inflorescence gives a decorative value to the plant. After flowering, the maternal rosette forms vegetative shoots and dies off.

At home, the striped echmea is grown as a terrestrial decorative flowering pot culture. The plant is photophilous, prefers bright lighting without direct sunlight on the outlet, but it also tolerates partial shade. Ehmeya striped needs regular watering with warm and settled water, which is done as the top layer of the substrate in the pot dries up. In the warm season, a rosette of leaves is also filled with water. To locally increase the humidity of the air, the plant is sprayed daily, and also placed on a pallet filled with wet expanded clay.

Temperature regime: +20…+26°С in summer, +15…+20°С in winter.

Air humidity: 60-70%.

Echmea striped can be propagated by seeds and children.

Seed propagation is a somewhat laborious and time-consuming process. Seeds are collected from faded peduncle and planted in spring in a light mixture of sphagnum/peat/coco and sand/perlite/vermiculite. Then they are watered, covered with a film to increase the humidity of the air and placed in a warm, well-lit place. A month after the emergence of shoots, the film is removed. After 2-3 months after this, young plants dive into separate seedlings.

Reproduction by vegetative shoots formed on the mother plant after flowering occurs much faster. Daughter rosettes are carefully separated from the mother plant and rooted in a light earth mixture for epiphytes. After rooting, the plants, without disturbing the earthen clod, are transferred from the seedling container to a permanent pot and filled with the usual earth mixture for bromeliads.

Ehmeya striped requires an annual transplant into a fresh soil mixture. The pot for planting should not be too large, since the root system of even an adult plant is small. Increasing the size of the pot is required only if the overgrown rosette of echmea striped leaves becomes unstable and can turn the pot over. Drainage should be placed at the bottom of the pot, and after transplanting / transshipment, water the plant abundantly with warm water.

The composition of the soil mixture is leafy soil, humus, chopped sphagnum moss (high-moor / coconut peat), coarse sand (fine expanded clay / clay shards) in equal proportions.

The striped echmea is planted when the young rosettes that have grown at the base of the mother plant reach a size of about 15 cm, acquire several pairs of leaves and their own root system. The plant is taken out of the pot, the outlets are separated, trying to disturb the earthen ball as little as possible, and planted in separate pots.

Ehmeya striped is often attacked by indoor plant pests such as scale insects, aphids, sciarid mosquitoes, mealybugs and red spider mites.

Of the diseases, the plant is most often affected by fungal infections - fusarium and root rot. Subject to the rules of care, the plant is quite resistant to diseases.

Why doesn't the ehmeya striped bloom?

There may be several reasons for this:

1. Too much young plant. A plant grown from seeds blooms only for 3-4 years of life, from daughter shoots - for 1-2 years.
2. Too big capacity for planting. In a large pot, the plant expends energy not on flowering, but on the development of an earthen clod by its roots.
3. Insufficient lighting. In the shade, the striped echmea does not bloom.
4. No dormant period. The natural stimulation of the formation of peduncles is a decrease in temperature during the winter dormancy.

Video for the care of striped echmea at home

Ehmeya (Aechmea)

Family: Bromeliads (Fam. Bromeliaceae)

In the period from mid-summer to the beginning of winter, adult echmea plants from a leaf rosette - a funnel - have an inflorescence about 15 cm long, bright pink color which is given spiky scales. Flowering lasts about 6 weeks after which the inflorescence fades and dies. At the same time, two or three small sockets appear, which can be planted as individual plants and can be cut old socket giving freedom to the young.

This plant of the bromeliad family comes from Brazil; grows wild on trees, in decorative indoor floriculture is grown as a terrestrial crop. Aechmea flower looks favorably when imitating its usual living conditions - on a tree trunk.

Echmea care

Location

Echmea needs a lot of light, but exposure to direct sunlight is contraindicated. During the flowering period, the illumination is recommended to be reduced. The ideal temperature for development is 20-27°C in summer and 14-18°C in winter. Low temperature in winter stimulates the formation of flower stalks.

Watering

When watering a plant, it should be borne in mind that with large accumulations of moisture, bromeliads are prone to rot. Water regularly into the funnel and soil in summer, reducing towards autumn and moderate in winter while keeping the funnel dry. Make sure that there is no stagnant water at the base of the plant. Since Aechmea is accustomed to humid environments, the leaves are recommended to be sprayed daily with water in summer.

The soil

For planting it is recommended to choose flower pots small sizes, since this plant has a poorly developed root system. Use porous soil - it facilitates drainage. The ideal mixture is peat, moss and crushed fern roots. Top dressing is recommended in the summer - in small portions liquid fertilizer, making it directly into the leaf outlet or on the leaves.

Summer or late winter. Blooming is promoted by bright light. The flowers themselves are small, large pink bracts with spiky edges attract attention. Flowering can be stimulated by placing a plant with ripe apples in a transparent bag for one to two weeks, apples release ethylene gas, which contributes to more rapid maturation flowers. After 4 months, the echmea will bloom.

Echmea reproduction

When the plant withers, shoots appear around it. Separate them from the mother when they reach about half the length of the latter, and plant them, trying to keep them intact during transplantation. most roots. Young plants bloom in a year or two. Plants grown from seeds bloom in 3-4 years.

Species and varieties

The following species are grown commercially: Aechmea chantinii with thin red leaves stretched upwards, the tips of which are colored yellow.

And Aechmea fulgens is smaller, with reddish inflorescences.

Aechmea cylindrata (Aechmea cylindrical) high above the rosette of leaves raises a flower arrow, in which the flowers are covered with decorative bracts.

Aechmea fasciata ‘Purpurea’ has pointed maroon leaves with silvery stripes; the grey-green leaves of ‘Variegata’ are edged with creamy yellow.

Echmea calyx (A. calyculata). The leaves are rigid linear green with small thorns along the edges. The peduncle is thin and straight. Inflorescence of dense spikelets with yellow petals. The fruit is a berry.

Echmea care problems

Rot at the base of the outlet: excess moisture. Drain the leaf socket if water has accumulated there, and let the soil dry out.

Dry and shriveled leaves: the room is too dry. Humidify regularly.

Small spots on yellowing leaves: bromeliad scale damage, spray the plant with an insecticide solution.

The leaves are sluggish and drooping: excessively low temperature.

Green spots on the silver surface of the leaves: mechanical damage to the layer of scales, try not to touch the leaves and protect them from mechanical damage.

Leaves brown: fungal infection, spray with fungicides.

White spots on leaves: damage by spider mites, wipe the leaves and treat with acaricidal preparations.

Growth slows down, leaves turn yellow: mealybug damage, spray the plant with an insecticide solution.

Pests and diseases

Ehmeya is susceptible to infection by aphids, worms, scale insects. To get rid of the first, spray the plant with soapy water, remove the worm with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.

It is interesting

Ehmea has hard tips of the sepals, hence the name of the genus (Greek aechme- "tip"). There are about one hundred and eighty species in the genus, but no more than 10 can be found in stores. The most popular is the striped Echmea (Aechmea Fasciata), whose wide leaves are about 1 m long. Distinctive feature Ehmei - a silvery coating on the leaves, because of which in English-speaking countries the plant is called the "silver vase". Plaque consists of numerous small scales that disappear when touched or in low light.

Ehmeya and Feng Shui

Ehmeya will be useful to indecisive and absent-minded people who have many plans and desires, but it does not come to action. A strong Mars plant develops independence. With loneliness, sparkling echmea will strengthen the soul and help to see the good sides.

Ehmeya is especially useful for men, because Mars is a masculine planet, it strengthens qualities in a person that are considered the property of a man. But echmea can make women rude, harsh and overly businesslike, especially if there are no other plants in the apartment besides echmea.

Aechmea sparkling

This plant does not like the greedy and boastful. It tries to neutralize and dispel such bad energy that disturbs sleep, excites nervous system, reduces performance. It is better not to put echmea in the bedroom, it is better to place it on the desktop in the office. The long presence of echmea in the apartment helps to increase the iron content in the blood of people, a person wakes up easily, drowsiness disappears, improves muscle condition and helps maintain physical tone.

Ehmeya striped (aechmea fasciata) - perennial, which belongs to the bromeliad family. This is one of the most popular and numerous species, united common name echmea. We cultivate as indoor flower. The natural habitat is Brazil and Mexico. Like all varieties of the genus, striped echmea is an epiphyte. It grows in thickets of trees, between rocks, forming vegetative shoots.

plant description

Echmea striped has a thick and short stem. On it, leathery leaves grow oppositely in a spiral, forming a semblance of a funnel. In its natural environment, it can hold water for a long time, as it is very dense. The leaves are curved from the middle, wide, with a serrated edge. They are glossy and smooth to the touch. In nature, they grow up to two meters, but at home their growth is much lower. Foliage color is dark green. All sheet plate decorated with silver stripes. Because of this, the plant got its name.

From mid-spring, striped echmea begins to bloom. A peduncle appears in the center of the plant pink shade. It grows up to 45 centimeters. The flower is a loose inflorescence in the form of an ear, but it is its bracts that are interesting. They are large, pink, and the panicle itself is blue-violet, with small flowers, serves only as a decorative addition.

After the plant blooms, its rosette dies off. Children are formed on the sides. In this way, the flower spreads each time in width.

Home care

Indoors, the striped type of echmea is grown in a pot. He loves good lighting, but, like most plants grown in rooms, it does not like direct sunlight, especially on the outlet, but it tolerates partial shade well.

For good and active growth, the plant is regularly watered. Watering is carried out after the topsoil in the pot dries out. Only warm and well-settled water is used. In the warm season, the outlet in the center is also filled with water.

To increase the humidity of the air in the place where the echmea grows, it is necessary to spray it every day. Additionally, expanded clay is placed in the pallet and constantly moistened. The humidity of the room should be maintained within 60-70%.

The optimal temperature for the growth of striped echmea will be in the range of 20-26 degrees in the summer. In winter, the temperature drops to 15-20 degrees.

Ehmeya striped needs a transplant every year. Due to the fact that the root system of the plant is not too large, you should not take a large pot for planting. A large pot is taken only when the rosette of leaves has grown too much and has become unstable, it can turn it over.

For transplantation, fresh soil is used. It should consist of cut sphagnum moss, coarse sand, humus and leaf ground. Bottom flower pot covered with a drainage layer. It consists of expanded clay. After transplanting the flower, carry out abundant watering.

Striped echmea must be seated. When new rosettes form in an adult mother plant and reach 15 centimeters, they are separated from it. They must have their own root system and several pairs of leaves. The flower is removed from the pot, carefully separating the rosettes. You should try not to disturb the earthen lump too much. Young rosettes are planted separately.

Plant propagation

Echmea striped is propagated:

• seeds;
• kids.

To propagate a plant with the help of seeds, you need to tune in to a long and laborious process. For this purpose, seeds are collected from a peduncle that has faded. They are planted in a light substrate consisting of peat, sphagnum, coconut, sand. They are watered from above and covered with a film to increase the humidity of the air. The seed container is kept in a warm and bright place. In about a month, the first shoots will appear. Now you can remove the film. After three months, young rosettes are seated in separate containers.

Naturally, the plant reproduces vegetatively much faster. After the echmea fades, child rosettes appear. They are carefully separated in March and placed individually using an epiphyte mix. AT spring period they take root faster.

The place where the cut was was sprinkled charcoal and dry well.

Growing Features

If you want your mature plant started to bloom faster, place it in a bag with three apples and tie tightly. The apples will begin to release ethylene, which has a stimulating effect on the flower.

Aechmea striped twice a week, except in winter, owners must add water to the outlet. She pours on level three centimeters.

In order not to damage the silvery hairs on the leaves of the plant, they are not rubbed. It is necessary to constantly flush the outlet at the echmea, as dirt and debris can accumulate there.

If you notice the lethargy of the leaves of the plant, this means that it lacks moisture. The dryness of the tips of the leaves will indicate dry air in the room.

Poor lighting will definitely affect the flowering of the plant. It may simply be missing. And if it does, it won't last long. In addition, the lack of light will affect the shade of the foliage, it will become even darker.

Striped echmea can be attacked by pests. These include: scale insects, mealybugs, aphids and spider mites. When infected with a scab, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. They fight it by rubbing the leaves on both sides with insecticides. The mealybug affects the growth of the plant, it slows down, and the foliage begins to turn yellow. It is dealt with by processing the leaves. soapy water along with alcohol. The spider mite also destroys the foliage of the echmea. For processing use the drug deciss. They get rid of aphids with the help of an actellic.

Reasons for the lack of flowering

1. A plant grown from seeds will bloom only after four years, but daughter rosettes will please you with flowering in two years.
2. Do not plant a flower in too large a container. He will spend all his strength on the formation of roots, and not on flowering.
3. Lack of light will definitely affect flowering, so do not place it in the shade.
4. It is necessary to create a dormant period for the plant, which is accompanied by a decrease in temperature. In its absence, there will be no formation of peduncles.

Common types of echmea

At home, in addition to striped echmea, we grow the following types of plants:

• Aechmea Weilbach;
• echmea sparkling;
• ehmeya two-row;
• echmea curved;
• echmea shaggy;
• echmea matte red.

They differ in both the shade of leaves and flowers. In their care, the types of echmea are in many ways similar.