The heat-loving plant types that live well in ordinary apartments include echeveria flower. He is unpretentious in care, for growing a house does not require special skills and knowledge. Another name for the culture is "stone rose."
Echeveria - what kind of flower is it, to which family belongs
Succulent echeveria (succulent echeveria) refers to the representatives of the Tolstyankov family. Almost two hundred subspecies live in nature, a small part belonging to decorative varieties is grown at home.
Succulent stone rose
Brief description, history of origin or selection
Flowers can be found on Mexican, California and Peruvian lands. The name of the culture was given in honor of the artist from Mexico, who is engaged in the description of the country's flora - Atanasio Echeverria i Godoy.
Foliage of a succulent with a bluish-bluish tinge, the largest representatives grows to a length of 25 cm, a width of up to 15 cm. The shoots are miniature, the leaves are collected in dense sockets. Some subspecies have a smooth surface, while others have a pubescent type.
Important! In apartments, you can often find the echeveria of Shavian, characterized by a pink border on sheet plates. Gardeners pay much attention to the Echeveria horbatiflora, Agavoides, Desmet.
Varieties of indoor plants with names that look like
Echeveria flower, whose species are characterized by diversity, has about 200 varieties. They are grown both in classic pots and flowerpots made of durable glass.
Echeveria graceful (Echeveria elegans)
Indoor graceful echeveria has foliage with a gray-blue color, flattened rosette. Upright shoots bend over time and begin to spread along the surface. They have the ability to root independently.
Children are formed on high shoots, large specimens grow up to 15 cm in diameter. Leaf plates with a length of 5 cm, a width of 2 cm, inflorescences of a pinkish or scarlet hue, a yellow border on the tips of the petals.
Important! Varieties without stems include agave-shaped eheveria. Her foliage has an interesting transition from a light greenish middle to reddish edges. On its surface is a whitish coating.
Echeveria graceful
Echeveria meaty (Echeveria carnicolor)
It has a short branching stem, not exceeding 6 cm. The medium-sized rosette grows up to 15 cm in height, up to 10 cm wide. Foliage with medium density, with meat color, up to 7 cm long.
Echeveria glauca (Echeveria glauca)
It is characterized by gray-blue sheet plates, outlined by a pinkish border, with a waxy coating of a bluish tint. It grows in the shape of a spoon, orange inflorescences grow on shoots located on the sides.
Important! A similar bluish color is found in Echeveria Pulidonis, a distinctive feature is a reddish border around the edges. Bell-shaped buds have bright yellow petals.
Echeveria Black Prince
The culture has a fleshy rosette, reaching 15 cm in diameter. Leafy plates are greenish; inflorescences are located on the sides. Echeveria petals The black prince of orange or red-chocolate color, located on high legs.
Echeveria white-haired (Echeveria leucotricha)
It is a representative of pubescent varieties; green leaf blades have a brownish strip along the edge and whitish hairs. Visually similar to a recently born animal, the outlet in diameter grows to 20 cm.
Important! Interesting subspecies are represented by the echeveria Purpusorum, with stiff triangular-type plates and pointed ends. The length of the inflorescence is 20 cm, consists of buds of yellowish-orange tone.
Echeveria white-haired
Echeveria brilliant (Echeveria fulgens Lera)
It is characterized by small size and bushiness, thick branches coming out of the outlet. Children develop on the shoots, the sheets have a light green color, the edges are with a waxy coating. Blossoms in February days, reddish-colored petals.
Important! An interesting varietal subspecies is considered to be the Echeveria Lau, in which a coating of wax is found even on buds.
Echeveria Derenbergii
It has a large number of creeping shoots coming out of the outlet, growing to 6 cm in diameter. On the top of the leaf plates is a scarlet strip, the middle is whitish or olive-bluish. The spike-type inflorescences include 5 buds; the length of the pedicels is up to 6 cm.
How to care for echeveria at home
Proper supervision of the succulent flower will allow you to grow a healthy and beautiful specimen, which will bloom in accordance with varietal characteristics. Echeveria care requires special requirements for the substrate, irrigation and fertilizer.
Illumination and temperature
Season and secondary factors affect changes in conditions of detention:
- in autumn and winter days, the temperature regime within 10-16 ℃ above zero, during flowering - 18-21 ℃;
- in the summer and spring months it easily tolerates lowered air humidity, lives calmly at +30 ℃.
All hybrid and varietal specimens love good illumination - the density of sheet plates and the color gamut depend on it.
Important! Young specimens are accustomed to the sun's rays gradually, so as not to provoke burns. The culture does not require spraying and does not tolerate high humidity.
Watering rules and humidity
Humidification is carried out as the sand dries, in winter - occasionally, so as not to provoke the inclination of the stems. Use aquarium or water settled for 2-3 days.
Important! If it is not enough to water the crop, the changes can be identified by the leaf plates - they will become wrinkled and lethargic. When irrigation can not affect the leaves.
Succulent Watering
Top dressing and soil quality
In the spring and autumn months, the culture requires special mixtures for cacti and succulents. Feed monthly. During the rest period, the procedures are canceled; the rest of the time, it is impossible to fertilize with organic and nitrogenous substances.
Loose sandy soil with minimal nutritional values is preferred. Experienced flower growers use a special soil mixture sold in all flower shops. To prevent the development of root rot, a minimal amount of charcoal is added to the mixture.
Important! Tanks are filled with expanded clay, broken bricks, pebbles or pieces of pottery before landing a third.
Flower Tank Size
The culture has a root system of a superficial type, therefore, it requires a wide, but shallow capacity. In diameter, it should not exceed the size of the flower itself by more than 2 cm. A container without drainage holes is not suitable because of the high risk of stagnation of moisture and subsequent rotting of the roots.
Pruning and transplanting
Transplant procedures are carried out annually, with maximum caution: if the roots are damaged, the plant will die. After the purchase, it can be transplanted in 2-3 weeks: until the appointed date, the substrate is not wetted. Transshipment is performed with an absolutely dry earthen coma. Echeveria does not need special pruning - regular removal of dried leaves is enough.
Important! When spring pulling out the rosette, the upper part is trimmed, leaving no more than 4 cm. This approach rejuvenates and helps to activate the growth of new shoots.
Features of flowering plants
For individual hybrids, special conditions are required, otherwise they do not bloom.
Important! Echeveria in mixes (small size) is usually used to build flower ensembles.
Blooming succulent
Period of activity and rest
In the spring and summer months for 14-30 days Echeveria blooms. In winter, most of the representatives of the genus go to rest. At this time, the regimen is seriously changed: they reduce the temperature to 8-15 ℃ and reduce irrigation to one procedure per month.
Types and shape of flowers
Small buds are located in inflorescences located on the vertical lateral peduncle. The tone of the petals depends on the lighting performance:
- lack of sunshine causes yellowness;
- a sufficient amount is a reddish or orange hue.
At the end of the period of budding on the peduncles, children are formed.
Ways to propagate a flower when it's best done
There are several ways to propagate a flower. Preferred echeveria propagation options include increasing the number of leaves or rosettes.
Propagation of echeveria leaf
Choose the healthiest foliage and separate it from the stem. After a week of drying, the outer side is spread on a pre-moistened substrate and kept until roots at +25 ℃. When forming the first sockets, they are seated in separate containers.
Important! Examples that respond well to leaf propagation include echeveria Pearl of Nuremberg. It survives well with occasional wetting of the substrate and maximum illumination.
Leaf propagation
Reproduction by rosettes
It is the preferred option, which means separation from the mother of the child instance. Having cut off, the place is treated with crushed coal (wood or activated), dried for about 12 hours. The outlet is planted in pre-moistened soil and wait for the appearance of its own root system. Proper implementation of the technique helps to accelerate the formation of buds.
Growing problems, diseases and pests
Attacks of parasitic midges and diseases are rare, most of the problems are provoked by the owners themselves. If the culture is improperly looked after and transfused, then a constantly moist substrate will cause the formation of fungal pathologies.
Important! If the disease is detected in time, the flower needs a transplant - after excision of the decaying parts and treatment with a fungicidal solution.
Dangerous pests include mealy and root worms. Their appearance stops the flowering of Echeveria, its growth and development. It is determined by the deformation changes of the green part and the whitish coating. The flower requires planting in a new pot with a complete replacement of the soil and pruning of the affected areas. After the procedure is completed, Aktara and Fitoverm are processed.
Mealybug defeat
How to deal with them
Therapy of sick specimens depends on the source of the problem:
- if the foliage yellowing caused by stagnation of the liquid turns yellow, irrigation is stopped until the substrate completely dries;
- drying of the lower leaves - treatment is not required, the condition refers to the norm in winter;
- shriveled and sluggish plates - increase the frequency of moisture.
Note! The omitted leaves and their mass decline indicates an excess of liquid in the winter. The exact implementation of the recommendations will avoid the majority of unpleasant symptoms, prevent the development of diseases and attacks of parasitic insects.
Echiveria bristly, Black Prince or satin is considered the original flower, it is loved by flower growers. It is decorated with apartments, conservatories and greenhouses. Caring for echeveria at home is not a problem, but experienced gardeners recall that swamping sand in pots is a way to lose culture.
