Care for fine tsinerariya consists in creation of optimal conditions for its growth and development. It is necessary to provide hit on plant of diffused light. Air temperature and watering have to be moderate.
Tsinerariya – perennial garden plant which is very often parted as window plant. There are more than 50 types differing not only coloring and form of flowers, but also leaves. To look after fine tsinerariya it is not absolutely simple, important to know some rules enough.
Lighting and climate
Tsinerariya does not "love" direct sunshine, but light to it is vital therefore the plant is placed usually on the West or East side. And though the Canary Islands are considered as the homeland of tsinerariya, the plant very badly feels at hot weather. For creation of optimal conditions for its growth and development it is necessary to maintain continuous temperature of air on mark of 10-15 °C. This plant is very sensitive to mycoses if is in dead air. For prevention of similar consequences the room needs to be aired more often, but the tsinerariya on draft cannot be put.
Watering and fertilizing
The plant demands regular, but careful watering, especially, if it is grown up in cool conditions. The soil always has to be moderately damp, it is inadmissible overdry substrate or water it is too abundant. Care for tsinerariya provides watering warm, soft, otstoyanny water or rain. Indoors, where this flower grows, there has to be high air humidity, but it is better to do without sprayings. It is enough to place pots on pallets with damp haydite, pebble or sand. As for the soil, humus from bark and peat, taken in equal shares will be suitable for landing. For exterior maintenance rather regularly to delete the dried-up leaflets and flowers. It will help to prolong blossoming of plant. During the spring and summer period it needs to be fertilized universal liquid fertilizer for window plants. And if there is desire to replace in new pot longer to enjoy abundant blossoming, it is necessary to prepare peat soil, having added pine needles and the cespitose earth and also full mineral fertilizer of long action. Further flower it is necessary to feed up every week. It is impossible to allow water ingresses at all on leaflets and flowers as the tsinerariya can ache with "gray decay". As beautifully blossoming grades of tsinerariya, and decorative and deciduous need scrap. At the first the fading baskets are subject to removal, and at the second it is necessary to cut off the appeared inflorescences that they did not delay nutrients from leaves.