The guzmania is quite widespread plant. It is very much appreciated by fans of pineappele family. At this plant the beautiful socket which consists of long leaves and the top unbent down. Often there are problems at change of this plant. It is necessary to know how it is correct to replace.
Instruction
1. The guzmania well grows both in light, and in priteneny places. It is the best of all to plant this plant there where there is easy half-shade. There has to be protection against direct sunshine. In the winter the guzmania has to be in the light room. The best all to have the plant at east or western window. The guzmania normally grows at northern windows, however can not blossom. In the summer the plant needs to be taken out often on open air. It is necessary to provide protection against direct sunshine and also against hit of precipitation and drafts. If you cannot take out plant on open air, then it is necessary to air the room regularly.
2. It is necessary to replace guzmania once each three years. Soil mix has to consist of 1 part of the easy cespitose earth, 1 part of peat, 1 part of sheet and 1 part humous, with sand impurity. Well the purchased soil mix intended for orchids approaches. For landing it is necessary to use not too deep capacity. Perfectly wide flat dishes are suitable for this purpose. The guzmania possesses superficial root system therefore she needs to be imprisoned in small pot. Substrate can be made of the semi-decayed and dried chopped foliage, roots of fern, fragmented peat, the garden earth and pieces of wood charcoal. Also in shops it can be got. It surely has to be friable. After change is executed, substrate does not need to be trampled down.
3. For cultivation has to use porous substrate. For epifitny types mix is made of bark of pine, chopped sphagnum, riding peat, the sheet, humous earth in the ratio 3:1:1:1:0.5. Also sometimes add perlite and pieces of wood charcoal. For substrate of a land type humus of the earth, peat and sand can be prepared from sheet. It is necessary to apply additives. As additive the sphagnum, the cespitose earth, bark of coniferous trees, wood charcoal is usually used.