The Chinese rose is actually at all and not rose, and the relative of hollyhock also known as hibiscus – "producer" of useful hibiscus tea. Flower growers love hibiscus for large flowers – bright, terry. Besides, the plant is very unpretentious, the main thing is to follow some simple rules of leaving accurately. One of the most important is the correct change of hibiscus.
- - pots,
- - soil mix,
- - haydite,
- - wood charcoal,
- - scissors for cutting of branches,
- - stick support,
- - polyethylene film.
1. The young Chinese roses which are grown up from shanks should be replaced every spring in pot of slightly bigger size, than previous. It is necessary to prepare nutritious earth mix for change of hibiscuses, having taken three parts of the deciduous earth, four parts of the turf and by one part of the humous earth and sand. It is possible to add pieces of wood charcoal. At change at young plants it is recommended to cut off branches on third of length - it promotes growth of new escapes. Very quickly on the ends of the fresh, appeared after change escapes of hibiscus there will be flower kidneys. Besides, cutting promotes forming of bush of beautiful form due to formation of bigger number of the blossoming side escapes. The shanks which have remained after cutting can be implanted – new bushes of the Chinese rose will turn out.
2. In the spring or it is recommended to replace in pots of the bigger size also adult hibiscuses in the summer. They need the same soil mix, as well as to young Chinese roses, but on bottom of pot it is in addition possible to fill the haydite capable to protect long roots from moisture surplus. At adult plant it is necessary to cut all escapes and the branches extended during the winter. Adult Chinese roses, unlike "youth", can be replaced not annually. However every year it is necessary to change top layer of soil for fresher.
3. Especially attentively it is worth treating change of big and dense bush of the Chinese rose. Before resettlement flower it is necessary it is abundant to water. It is necessary to take out plant with lump of the old earth. It needs to be filled up with the fresh soil and to press into pot then from above to stamp new soil. It is recommended to put nearby stick support that the big bush did not bend and continued to grow directly. Then it will be required it is abundant to water adult plant and to cover it at roots with polyethylene film for couple of days.