Akhemenas – effective perennial with bright greens and medium-sized, but abundant flowers of different shades. The plant can be grown up in the enclosed space, and to take out on air in the summer. Magnificent blossoming will help to provide the correct care with observance of the mode of waterings and fertilizing.
Akhimenesa: leaving and cultivation
The flower akhimenes is seldom grown up in the open ground. The native of South America is thermophilic and will not transfer severe winter. But in the room he feels perfectly – but only on condition of attentive leaving. The plant will hardly suit the beginning flower growers, it is rather exacting, at the wrong watering or improper temperature the blossoming stops.
Buds of pink, blue, lilac or red color it is abundant are tied only at good lighting. With akhimenesy it is better to place pot on east or southeast window, priteny only in the hottest days. Bright sunlight is important during vegetation, later has begun blossomings pot to rearrange better so that direct beams on got on plant. Akhimenesa are afraid of drafts, but very much love open air. In the summer the flower is transferred to loggia or verandah. Great option – suspended cachepot.
It is important to support the correct temperature condition. During growth (from February to September) the plant well feels at temperature of 24 degrees. During winter rest temperature is reduced by 6-7 degrees, at the same time reducing watering and stopping fertilizing. If in the summer akhimenes it is transferred to open air, it is necessary to monitor daily fluctuations. Night frosts can ruin delicate flower.
Timely watering is very important. During active growth it is impossible to allow dryings of earth lump. During dormant period akhimenes water not more often than 1 time a month, only on edge of pot. It is impossible to spray flower, it can provoke rotting of leaves and dumping of buds. The pallet with wet pebble will help to maintain air humidity.
There comes the dormant period in the fall, leaves of akhimenes grow brown and die off. It is not necessary to hurry to cut off them, greens are deleted only after full drying. At this time sharply reduce watering, the flower can be transferred to the cool darkened place. The wintering lasts not less than 4 months, in February the akhimenesa will start in growth again.
Reproduction and change
Akhimenesa need frequent change. It is better to carry out the procedure in March or April. At cloudy weather the replaced plant should provide additional illumination. The adult flower can be moved to new capacity later, up to the end of summer. It becomes by method of the transfer keeping root system. The plant needs light nutritious soil, after change he is fed up complex mineral fertilizer.
It is possible to make multiple copies akhimenesa seeds, shanks or division of rhizomes. In house conditions the last way is preferable. Shoots separate in February or March, land in soft nutritious soil and place in the warm, but not hot place. In the first weeks young saplings it is necessary pritenyat, then they are exposed on bright light. Fertilizing is carried out in 1.5 months, the akhimenesa by this time extended need support. At timely watering the new plant develops quickly, in 4 months the young bushes will already blossom.