The aechmea belongs to family of pineappele family and, despite very decorative exterior, meets in apartments infrequently. It cannot be carried to unpretentious plants and conditions for cultivation and change of aechmea special are necessary.
Instruction
1. Optimal solution will be to place aechmea in the apartment near the western or east windows. This plant very much loves high humidity and grow in apartment conditions for it hardly. Well the aechmea only on condition of constant abundant spraying, especially will develop in the winter when the heating season and in apartments very dry air begins.
2. For good development aechmea it is necessary to feed up. These procedures are carried out in the spring and in the summer, each 2-3 weeks by means of special liquid fertilizer for pineappele family. In case such fertilizer near at hand has not appeared, any fertilizer well will be suitable for the blossoming plants at term of use of half dose. After blossoming on aechmea there are children who need to be otsazhivat in due time that all plant has not died. It is the most convenient to do it at the time of change of plant in new pot.
3. It is the best of all to replace aechmea annually since first year of her separate life. Capacity for landing is chosen wide, but superficial as the root system of aechmea small and extends in breadth more, than deep into. The pot serves in order that the plant kept vertical position, and it has to be steady. Despite this, clay pots for pineappele family are not recommended as very long hold cold, having especially become impregnated with water, and it is harmful to roots of subtropical plants.
4. Best of all wide superficial plastic capacity with big pallet and several wide openings will be suitable for water drain. The drainage layer in the usual sense of this word for aechmea is not necessary as it grows not on normal soil. Best of all the plant develops on mix of the sphagnum moss cut the average size by pieces, sand and pine bark. It is possible to add to this mix peat, pieces of coal and horn shaving. The brick or beaten crocks too often add to soil of this plant.
5. To the pot prepared in advance mix is added to half. After that accurately take aechmea, collecting its leaves in bunch as it is possible closer to root, and take from old capacity. Most often old and new pot for adult plant of one diameter as roots of aechmea grow very slowly. In the first 3-4 years of life diameter of pot at change considerably is increased every year as the child of aechmea grows very quickly.
6. To take plant from pot special is not difficult as the aechmea does not hold roots substrate and mix in which it grows, will not be able to hold anybody's roots. The aechmea is put in new pot, powder roots with fresh substrate, separate children if they are available, and put on the constant place. After change 2-3 days do not water flower and preserve against influence of direct sunshine that the aechmea adapted to new substrate.