Reo Pestroe is a beautiful perennial.
He likes additional spraying with water from the sprayer, systematic watering, good lighting. Propagated by seed and vegetatively.
Treats medicinal representatives of flora.
General description of the plant
Reo Pestroe is a subspecies belonging to the genus Rhoeo and the subtype Commelinaceae. In recent years, some scientific organizations have begun to rank this representative of the flora to the genus Tradescantia. For more information about what kind of flower it is and what types of Reo are, read here.
Homeland is the United States and the Antilles. The flower grows in the humid tropics and off the coast of rivers.
This pet is a perennial. Refers to grassy subspecies. It has a strong branching basis. In height reaches more than 50 cm.
Over time, begins to grow in width. Leaflets alternate, very dense. Grow from large sockets. In adult representatives of the flora, sockets remain only at the ends of the branches. Stems powerful, wide, thick. The leaf plates are lanceolate or linear.
In length reach 28-32 cm, in width - 4-8 cm.
From seamy side saturated lilac shade.
The face is monochrome emerald.
The flowers are snow white, have three petals. Collected in dense inflorescences.
By location, hidden in the bracts.
Bracts large, leathery, rough, lilac shade. The shape resembles narrow canoes. From the leaf sinuses are very strong. Flowering is very long.
After the flowers in the form of small covers fade away - new ones appear in their place. With good care, this representative of the flora can bloom year-round.
Important! This perfect flower belongs to the medicinal representatives of the flora.
Its caustic juice, which flows from the shoots, causes burns or irritation of the skin. In contact with eyes, it eats up the mucous membrane.
Therefore, when forming the crown or reproduction using cuttings, care must be taken.
A photo
The photo shows Reo Pestroe with proper care at home:
Home care
Pruning
As it grows, the flower begins to lose the lower leaves.
Because of this, he loses his decorative look. Therefore, pruning is meaningless.
Crown formation does not restore plant perfection.
After pruning, wide hemp remains on the branches. Every 3-4 years the plant needs to be updated.
The best way is to grow it again. Also decorative spoil faded flowers. They remain on the inflorescences. For new ones to grow in their place - dried inflorescences are removed on their own. At the same time use cuts, sharp knives or garden shears.
Watering
The plant likes regular systematic watering. It is important to wait for the earthen clod to dry. Water for irrigation should be soft, without chemical impurities.
Important! Chlorine can adversely affect the health of the flower.
It is best to use distilled, distilled or boiled water. Water should not be too cold or hot.
Air humidity
The plant needs high humidity. Experienced growers recommend keeping the plant within 75-85%. Therefore, this representative flora is often sprayed with soft water from a spray bottle.
It is necessary to increase the number of sprays in hot weather. At this time, the room becomes too dry air, which affects the health of the plant. It is also allowed to install the container on a pallet with moss or pebbles moistened.
Periodically add water to the additional tank. If the plant stays in a room with dry air for a long time, the leaves of the flower will begin to turn yellow and dry.
Landing
For planting it is necessary to use nutritious fortified soil.
It should be light and loose.
Recommended acidity of chernozem: 5.6-6.4 pH.
For growing buy ready-made soil for deciduous household plants.
Also allowed to prepare the substrate yourself. To do this, use the sheet and turf soil, peat, humus and coarse sea sand. At the bottom of the stack drainage system. Use clay shards or expanded clay.
Transfer
Young animals are recommended to replant each year. To do this, choose a larger capacity. Pots should be wide and not very deep.
It is better to use bowls. This is due to the fact that the plant has a spreading, powerful, expanding root system. You can not plant a flower in iron pots, as they quickly rust.
Top dressing
During the growing season this representative flora is fed once every two weeks. To do this, use the purchase of complex dressings for deciduous household flowers.
The concentration of the solution should be two times less than indicated in the instructions. Fertilization should be stopped in winter.
Temperature
The flower loves a moderate temperature. Recommended temperature in summer: 19-25 ° C. The plant tolerates hot weather. In winter, cooler contents are allowed.
Important! But one should not allow the temperature to be below 16 ° C.
In winter, experienced growers do not recommend installing the flower in areas with strong temperature changes. Reo Motley does not like drafts and strong gusts of wind.
Lighting
This representative of the flora belongs to the light-loving subspecies. Loves bright natural light. The light level can vary from 2400 to 2800 lux. Light day should be at least 9-11 hours. Therefore, in winter, the flower is artificially highlighted.
The lack of light can affect the decorative appearance. The branches begin to stretch, and the leaves lose their saturated color. But in case of excessive sunshine in hot weather the plant is recommended to pritenyat.
Breeding
From seed
- In April, prepare the soil and environment. It is necessary to land in spacious tanks (boxes or trays), in a mixture of sand and peat. The temperature in the room should be kept in the range of 20-24 C. Watering is moderately frequent.
- If you get the seeds yourself, remember - they are given only by green plants, so you get the same.
- Lightly soak the seeds before planting overnight, and make small grooves in the ground to see clearly where they were planted.
- As soon as sprouts appear, each sprout must be transplanted into a separate potty, continuing to maintain temperature and humidity up to the winter period.
- Repot more carefully, the reo has a developed root system, even in germs. Do not damage it, digging, reach for the still fragile plant carefully and slowly. Soil in the pot before planting also clean and enrich with useful substances.
- In the winter, the plant needs supportive care and less intensive watering, we must not forget about it.
From shoots
- Encourage the emergence of side shoots (apical cuttings), pinning the top shoot. You will get fast and well growing young branches.
- In the spring they can be separated from the old plant and rooted. You can root in the ground and in the water. If you choose water, then do not forget to cut the bottom leaves of the new shoot to avoid rotting.
- It is necessary to separate the already formed cuttings, do not confuse them with very young and thin, which are no good. In this case, the young will die immediately.
- Cut off and immediately immerse in a nutrient medium, do not wait.
- Rooted shoots, both in water and in pots, must be kept at a temperature of 18-20 C. Watering is moderate for the ground, similar to conditions for an adult plant. Choose wide pots, the plant grows in breadth.
Benefit and harm
The plant is used as a decor.
It looks great single or in a group of similar colors.
Reo Motley decorate the halls of office buildings, premises of institutions, greenhouses, winter and botanical gardens.
It can be met in kindergartens, schools, offices of directors, hypermarkets.
Diseases and pests
The plant may be affected by the shield. At the same time the leaves harden and become like a dense tortoise shell. With the defeat of the pest is removed cotton wool soaked in insecticide.
Important! It is forbidden to wet cotton wool in oil, kerosene or alcohol, as the plant can get severe burns.
Of the diseases observed gray rot and powdery mildew. Such diseases occur when excessive watering and too much humidity.
Reo Motley - a magnificent herbaceous plant. It is used as decoration. It has a caustic juice that irritates the skin. When growing likes good lighting, fresh air, additional feeding. May tolerate slight temperature differences.
