Bromeliya, thanks to the bright flowers, enjoys wide popularity at flower growers. Its subspecies well take root in greenhouses and not bad adapt to cultivation in house conditions in flowerpots.
Environmental conditions
The room bromeliya is not really whimsical, the main thing is to look after plant correctly. It can cultivate it even to the beginning flower growers. First of all it is necessary to create the conditions as close as possible to the habitat of its dwelling for plant. Choose for place bromeliya with good lighting, but without hit of direct sunshine.
The plant needs observance of certain temperature condition. So that the bromeliya has begun to blossom, it is necessary to maintain air temperature at the level of 25 degrees. After the bromeliya has blossomed, temperature should be reduced to 18 degrees. Indoor temperature where the bromeliya grows, should not fall lower than 12 degrees.
For increase in humidity in the room it is recommended to establish the container with the moistened haydite or to use electric humidifiers.
For bromeliya the air humidity at the level of 70% is comfortable. If in the city apartment such conditions do not work well, recommended to be created in the room with bromeliya to maintain humidity not lower than 60%. Otherwise the plant will begin to lag behind in development and to wither.
Watering
Bromeliya does not belong to hygrophilous plants therefore its watering has to be moderate. Overwetting of the soil is not allowed, however water always has to be present at the flower socket.
Pineappele family in the environment is deprived of abundance of nutrients. Therefore for their fertilizing use the fertilizers excluding availability of calcium.
For watering of plant it is necessary to use soft water with the low content of salts. Leaves of bromeliya need to be wiped periodically with damp sponge and to spray with water from spray. During the spring period flower it is possible to feed up solutions of nutritious mixes.
Reproduction and change
Replace bromeliya of times in two years provided that the pot became close, soil has become soiled salts, and in drainage holes began to sprout roots. New capacity for plant has to be more previous on 3 centimeters. Buy ready soil for bromeliya or prepare soil mix independently. For this purpose mix peat, gravel, sand and soil for orchids. As drainage haydite will approach. The bromeliya by means of offsprings who carry the unusual name "Cicia" breeds. After several Kiki's blossoming it is necessary to cut off and replace in new pot. After change the soil should be humidified, and to pour into the socket small amount water. New escapes well take roots and quickly grow.