Care at home behind room "birch"
Cissor or room "Birch" - a popular decorative deciduous plant, 20 years ago he could be seen in almost every family. One of the few plants that the flowerflowers can easily be grown in suspended porridge without applying to this special effort. Cissus belongs to the family of grape, in the wild, is common in wet tropical and subtropical forests. On the branches are small mustache, with the help of which the plant clings to the support. Caring for indoor birch plant is simple enough. The flower is able to withstand even short-term decrease in temperature to +5 ° C, it grows well both near the window and in a darkened corner.
Types of "Birch", intended for room content
Botany has more than 300 species of this unusual plant, but not all of the leaf in their structure resembles birch. In the conditions of residential premises, only two types of cissus, which are called room "birch" are grown.
- Zissor Rabbisite ("Birch")- Long and thin shoots can reach the length of one and a half meters, the leaves are complex, consisting of three small leaflets of a saturated green color.
- - The plant is larger, shoots can reach a length of 2.5 meters, so that you can decorate an impressive part of the wall with a single instance or use as a framing for windows.
Planting a houseplant birch
The first steps for the care of the indoor birch plant, this is the choice of substrate. The flower is unpretentious to the composition of the soil, but it is better that the soil is sufficiently loose and fertile. You can purchase a universal mixture for planting houseplants or prepare it yourself:
- cherry land - 2 parts,
- sheet land - 2 parts
- humus - 2 parts,
- sand coarse-grained - 1 part.
Pot for landing is selected depending on the age of the plant and the volume of the root system. Drainage layer 2-4 cm is placed on the bottom, you can use any suitable material: clayzit, pieces of ceramics, foam.
Considering that Cissor willingly multiply with cuttings, many flower products prefer to root shoots taken from neighbors or acquaintances. To this end, it is necessary to cut the top escape with four interstices and put it into a glass with water. It is important that the water temperature is not lower than +20 ° C. As soon as the plant gives root, you can land it in a small pot with a substrate. Caring for the indoor plant Birch will not require complex actions, the rooted cutlets will need only time to water and gently loosen the soil with a thin stick.
Full transplant flower does not require, it is enough to carry out the procedure once every three years, choosing a pot of a little more than the former.
Features of the care of indoor birch plant
Birch can be found not only in apartments, but also in public institutions. Often with its help decorate the lobby of hospitals, clinic, libraries. And this indicates that Cissor will grow perfectly, without requiring close attention.
Lighting
The flower will grow equally well in the sun-flooded room or in the corridor with artificial illumination. Perhaps the only moment for which the flower is worth paying attention is the straight sun rays. Birch leaves can get burns, especially at midday hours, so it is not recommended to set a pot with a plant on the windowsill. It is better to use suspended chest, which must be placed on the walls near the window.
Air temperature and humidity
Birch Indoor Plant - Care will not require maintaining a certain temperature regime. Cissor is hardy and will feel well in the range from +15.5 ° C to +25 ° C. For this reason, you can not fear it to the balcony (in the summer), but be sure to cover from rain and hail.
It does not impose special requirements for air humidity of the Birch of special requirements, but, like any living plant, will not refuse refreshing drops of moisture. It is recommended to spray the plant with warm water at least once a week, and in the hot summer days and during the heating season - 2-3 times a week.
Over time, there are a lot of dust on the leaves of cissura, so it is possible to rinse the shoots under the shower. To not pour the substrate with water, the pot should be placed in a plastic bag and tie at the base of the plant.
Watering and making fertilizers
When caring for a room plant, birch should try to control the state of the substrate. It is impossible to allow its excessive drying, but at the same time dampness is no less detrimental for the flower. It is better to water the birch every day or every other day, but gradually. This rule applies only to the spring-summer period. In winter, especially if the air temperature is below +18 ° C, watering is reduced. Water uses soft and warm, freed from chlorine impurities. Every week it is desirable to loosen the upper layers of the soil.
If water is absorbed for too long, it indicates the zaking of the soil. It is recommended to change the substrate and revise the watering system.
Birch is fed only in the spring and summer months, at another time of year in additional nutrition it does not need. The inclusion frequency is 1 time in 15 days. It is advisable to use both mineral fertilizers and the organic, alternating them. Mineral compositions should choose a comprehensive fertilizer for decorative-deciduous plants. A concentrate made on the basis of products of the life of rainworms can be well established from organic, it can be purchased in large flower stores.
Trimming room birch
During the spring care, a birch should be carefully inspecting a bush and conduct "revision" of shoots. Over time, old branches are taken off at the bottom, and the plant loses its former attractiveness. Zissus is well tolerate even a radical trimming, so the shoots that have lost decorative can be cut at 10 cm from the ground. Soon there will be many new side shoots, you can speed up the process using fertilizers, with a predominance of nitrogen. If cut off the shoots are sorry to dispose, they can be used as cuttings for plant breeding.
Diseases and pests of birch
Cissos is resistant to many diseases and most often to loss of decorativeness cause mistakes. The most common problems:
- the leaves became small, the growth slowed down - the flower suffers from lack of nutrients;
- the leaves are yellow and gradually fall apart - irregular watering, although the plant can withstand short-term drought.
Careless room care Birch, which lies in excessive irrigation, often leads to the root system. In this case, Cissos looks down in spite of the fact that the substrate is well moistened. It is necessary to urgently remove the flower of the pot, cut off the winding roots, and the ground is completely replaced with a new one.
From pests can sometimes be seen on the leaves of the pawkin tick or tort. With a minor lesion, flowers are limited to spraying soapy. If the situation is launched, it is better to purchase highly efficient drugs, such as "phytodeterm".