Estoma room

Estoma is a very beautiful, gentle and elegant flower whose homeland is considered Mexico, the Equatorial part of Northern and South America, as well as the Caribbean Islands.

In Europe, they learned about it thanks to the Irish nerd Patrick Brown, because Eusto is often called the Irish Rose. But the other informal names are equally popular: "Japanese Rose", "Texas bell" and even "Rosa of Love", because in America the flower is used in wedding bouquets. The botanical name "Eustoma" is formed by a combination of two Latin words - "beautiful" and "mouth". But he has a synonym - Lisianthus (Lisianthus), which means "bitter flower".

Eustoma applies to grassy plants of the family of advocate, in the ground it can be grown as a single and two-year-old plant, and in pot culture - as a perennial. Flowers, indeed, are very similar to roses, especially when there are still in a half-open state. And fully discontinued - resemble a terry poppy. A cup of colors is large and deep, up to 8 cm diameter, and color painting is the most diverse: pink, white, purple, blue, lite, less often yellow. Petals are with contrasting border or two-color.

At home, Eustoma flowers usually in the late spring-early summer. Flowers are revealed on the plant alternately and hold quite a long time, because even in a cut state, they can simultane more than 3 weeks. Continuous flowering continues for 1.5-2 months. And if you sit in the seeds of Estoma in July or early September, then the first time it can be blooming in winter. Then, by timely removing the sworded stems and bringing fertilizers, you can stimulate repeated bloom.

In the height of the species, Eustoma is usually divided into tall - up to 120 cm, they are often grown in a garden culture on a cut, and low-spirited (15-45 cm), more suitable for room conditions. Stall straight like a carnation, but from the middle strongly branching. There are more than 30 buds on such a bush, so it turns out a whole bouquet. The leaves on the stem are opposed, they are elongated, oval with a pointed vertex, grayish-green with matte, as if wax, surface.

Common types and varieties of eustoma

As a cultural plant, only two types of Irish roses are grown: Eustoma Russell (E. Russelianus) and large-flowered (E. Grandiflorum). But their some flower products are combined into one. On their basis, the breeders are derived dozens of varieties, differing in dimensions, shape and colorful colors, while all wild plants of this kind are the same purple color. For one or more varietal signs, many of the obtained varieties are combined into a variety. Of these, the most popular for growing in room conditions can be attributed as follows:

• « Mermeid"(Mermaid) - plants 12-15 cm high, plates are simple, about 6 cm in diameter, white color, blue, pink different saturation and shades.
• « Florida Pink."(Florida Pink) - no more than 20 cm high, forms a compact bush with simple, most often with pink flowers. But the series also has plants with flowers of white and lilac coloring.
• « Rosie"(Rose Mix) - terry flowers of white, pink or blue, high up to 30 cm high.
• « Sapphire"- In this series, low grades are presented. Large-flowered, up to 15 cm high, both simple and terry colors, monophonic or two-color. For example, in the plants of the Double White variety (Sapphire Double White), terry flowers, and the Blue Chip variety (Sapphire Blue Chip) is simple white with a lilac or blue border.

For indoor culture, such varieties are also suitable as "loyalty", a mystery "," tenderness "," Little Bell "," Little Mermaid "," Florida Vlue "and others.

Care and growing eustoma in room conditions

Eustoma reacts very sensitively to the conditions unsuitable for her, so it is necessary to take care of the surrounding microclimate when growing in the apartment. To plant and forget for a long time will not work either, the Irish rose requires constant attention and care.

The best substrate for growing Eustoma room - a mixture of overworked wood bark and peat in a 1: 1 ratio. If you get ready, then the most appropriate will be soil for sensipoly. The planting capacity is chosen wide, but shallow, since the root system of the plant is urine and is not strongly developed. At the bottom necessarily need a drainage layer. You can grow together several instances. For example, three flowers will fit freely in a pot of 2.5 liters. For better tie and abundant bloom, shoots of some varieties are encouraged.

Like most of the beautiful plants of Eustoma need sufficient lighting, but can be taken out and half. The light should be scattered, and from direct sunlight the plant should be protected. In room conditions, the most comfortable place for the plant is the eastern or western windows. The optimal temperature in the room should be within + 18-22 ° C.

In the fall after flowering, the period of rest comes. The plant cuts all the stems, leaving 2-3 interstices, and transfer to a cooler room with a temperature of + 10-15 ° C. Watering at this time should be rare, and feeding are excluded. In the spring, when new leaflets appear, the previous conditions of detention and care will be renewed.

During growth and flowering, it is often watered often, but moderately, between watering the surface of the soil in a pot must dry at a depth of 1.5-2 cm. Water is desirable to use a soft or resistant, room temperature, the remains of the pallet should be merged immediately after watering. Ordinary dry air in the apartment will not go to the plant benefit. But also spray the eust, especially during flowering, it is not recommended. Therefore, the humidity of the surrounding air can be enhanced by putting a pot on a wide tray with regularly moisturized river sand or pebbles. It is very important to provide a constant influx of fresh air into the room, even at that time when the plant is at rest.

To feed the eustoma is better than ready-made liquid complex fertilizers intended for beautiful plants. The transplantation to a new place is carried out with an earthen room after leaving the wintering. But since the root system at the plant is very wounded, it is advisable to do this no more than every 3-4 years.

Reproduction of room eustoma

We conclude an eustomy only in the seed way. The seeds are very small, so on sale is often in the form of granules. When sowing them, they are not close, but they scatter evenly along the surface of the wet substrate consisting of sand and peat, and slightly pressed. From above are covered with a film or glass, leaving small holes for ventilation. The optimal temperature for the appearance of germs + 23-25 \u200b\u200b° C, and at night not lower + 14 ° C. The substrate is periodically moistened with a pulverizer. Shoots appear in about two weeks.

For germination and further growth, it is important to provide 10-12-hour duration of the daylight. The germination of purchased seeds that have passed special processing is usually about 60%. If the granular seeds germinate badly, they can help them, punctures of the granules before sowing a thin needle.

The film or glass is not removed immediately, but gradually harde shoots, leaving them without only 10-15 minutes. Seeders pix or transplanted after 6-8 weeks, when they reach a height of 10 cm. And not one, but beams of 3-5 pieces in each. The appearance of the first buds should be expected in 3-4 months.

Diseases and pests

Eustoma is very susceptible to such fungal diseases as fusariosis, gray rot, real powdery dew, which is easy to learn on white raid on the leaves and shoots. Promotes the emergence of these diseases increased humidity, especially in combination with low room temperature.

Irish rose is not in vain called bitter flower. Many pests common among indoor plants on it are not delayed for a long time. Pincers, whiteflidge, mukhi-miners, trouble and slippers can be pushing the greatest danger, to deal with which you need to start immediately after detection.

Eustoma in photos