Outwardly, adenium, of course, does not look like a rose, but it fully justifies its second name - it is one of the most beautiful flowers of the desert. Natural habitat: Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, as well as Central and South Africa. However, the “desert rose” is also very successfully cultivated in the humid tropics - Thailand, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is there that enterprising producers experiment, crossbreed, develop new varieties and distribute adeniums to other countries and even to other continents.
Adenium is a slow-growing bush or small tree with a fleshy trunk that has a thickening at the base, the so-called caudex. Under natural conditions, adeniums grow up to 1.5-2 meters in height. On our window sills, of course, they cannot reach such a height - only 50-60 centimeters, if you believe the books.
The color and shape of the leaves varies depending on the type or variety of the plant. By the way, the question of systematization of Adenium remains open, since it is not clear whether the genus should be considered monotypic or whether regional forms should be identified as independent species. In the literature you may come across the following names: Adenium obesum, Adenium swazicum, Adenium arabicum, Adenium oleifolium, Adenium somalense, Adenium socotranum and Adenium multiflorum. They differ in their habitat and the characteristics of their cultivation, as well as the timing of the beginning of flowering.
The most common type on our window sills is Adenium obesum. It is also the earliest flowering and unpretentious. The leaves are most often green (oblong, round or slightly pointed at the ends), but they are also variegated, yellow, white and even red. At the same time, they can be shiny and glossy, or they can be dull or slightly pubescent. And the coloring of flowers through the efforts of breeders is simply amazing - from pure white to dark red and even burgundy with blue, while different varieties can have all sorts of borders, strokes, stripes, etc. on the petals. However, keep in mind the following: the more extraordinary the “coloring” of the leaf, the more capricious the plant itself. Adeniums with variegated and colored leaves require maximum sun, grow more slowly, and often bloom reluctantly. There are, however, pleasant exceptions to the rules - for example, the variegated adenium Daang Nab Anant, which has already been tested on Russian window sills. It grows without problems and blooms readily. Thai manufacturers themselves praise it.
The size of flowers in Adenium obesum is on average 6-7 cm in diameter, but it can be smaller or larger. Flowering usually begins at the age of 1.5-2 years, and its duration ranges from 2-3 months to a year. Of course, a lot depends not only on the variety, but also on the conditions of detention.
We should not forget that adenium is a kutra plant, which means that all parts of the plant are poisonous. Some articles warn that “the juice is especially poisonous, which, penetrating through the skin, can cause intoxication. Signs of poisoning appear after 12-36 hours: malaise, dizziness, nausea, vomiting. To avoid poisoning, carry out all work with gloves, do not smoke, do not eat, etc.” After such serious warnings, questions often arise on forums: “I want to buy adenium, but how poisonous is it?” Poisonous, no doubt. But the same milkweed (euphorbia), for example, is poisonous to a greater extent. By the way, in Africa, some species of animals safely feed on the leaves and even branches of adeniums (I don’t recommend trying them - it’s bitter, so “a piece won’t go down your throat”). But seriously, I myself don’t use gloves when working with adeniums - it’s so uncomfortable for me. It also doesn’t even occur to me to snack on them. I just wash my hands thoroughly after work. If you have a wound on your hand or just feel safer with gloves, then no one is stopping you from using them.
What to plant adenium in
Adeniums need sufficient space for the root system. If the plant is young, it is advisable to replant more often, sometimes even twice a year, until the plants reach the desired size.
The material of the pot does not matter, the shape is much more important. It is better to use shallow, wide, round pots for planting, with plenty of drainage holes. For small plants, the pot can be taken deeper - the root system of adeniums develops quickly. But the color of the container matters. Since your adenium will always be in the sun, do not choose dark pots - they get very hot, which is not at all good for the roots.
Planned replanting is carried out at the beginning of the growing season, so that by autumn the substrate is completely absorbed by the roots. We don’t really need the extra risk of rotting from waterlogging. For the same reasons, if you bought a plant in the fall, choose a new pot that is the same or just a little larger.
If the roots of your adenium were damaged during transplantation, you should not water it for at least a week. If the weather is rainy, humid and cloudy, you can also not water after planting (or just a little). But if the plants are quite healthy and the weather is sunny and hot, start watering immediately, otherwise your pet will be offended and decide that he has entered a period of rest.
Soil for adenium
What soil mixture should I plant in? When this question came to me, I read a lot of recommendations, often advising the exact opposite. For example, some people allow the use of peat as a base, while others categorically do not recommend peat. The same applies to the use of sand in the mixture, even coarse sand (there is no talk about fine sand), although sand is a native element for succulents. We will not talk about such exotic ingredients as pieces of coconut peel, rice husks, lava stones, tree fern fibers, etc., added by manufacturers in Southeast Asia. Therefore, first, about the general requirements for soil for adeniums.
- It should be nutritious, loose and permeable.
- Acidity - from slightly acidic to neutral.
- The addition of crushed charcoal (or small pieces of it) and some fungicidal agent is very welcome (the easiest way to find Trichodermin in our stores).
Now in more detail point by point. Ideally, to please opponents of peat and sand, the earthen mixture for adenium should look like this: coconut fiber - 50%; deciduous humus soil - 20-30%; perlite 10-20%; small, up to 3 mm expanded clay 10-20%; charcoal.
However, it is not always possible to find coconut fiber; sometimes you don’t have perlite at hand; there is no time to get out for leaf soil under linden, birch or hazel trees... What to do? Buy a package of soil for succulents in the store and add to it what you need that you have on hand.
When we buy ready-made soil in a store, we, of course, automatically get both peat and sand in the soil mixture (adeniums, apparently, do not know that they do not like peat and sand, so they grow well and even bloom). But we simply have to improve the purchased mixture as much as possible. I consider charcoal and inert leavening agents - perlite and vermiculite - to be mandatory additives. Be careful with vermiculite, do not overdo it, because it is very moisture-intensive (perlite is preferable in this case). Instead of fine expanded clay, you can add broken bricks (you will have to work hard, the fractions must be small). By the way, the older the adenium, the more it is recommended to add expanded clay (or brick) to the soil mixture - up to 70%.
What, you don’t even have a brick? Then the simplest, cheapest and most effective baking powder is fine polystyrene foam chips. You break off two pieces from some packaging container, rub them against each other and get a wonderful and completely free baking powder (it’s better to choose one with small fractions - it rubs better and is less electrified).
Lighting and watering
Adeniums need the maximum possible lighting in our conditions. The more sun the better. Of course, if the plant came to you in a parcel or was standing in a dark corner in the store, you should not immediately put it in the sun - gradually accustom it to good things. But always remember that in the conditions of central Russia there is not a lot of sun for adeniums. Even if the leaves burn out of habit after a cloudy winter, the plant will grow new foliage. But only in bright sun does the plant gain strength to bloom.
Some experts advise not to change the position of adeniums during the growth period, so that areas of the stem that were previously in the shade do not get burned. It is also recommended that in young specimens (less than 7-8 cm in thickness) in spring and autumn, when the sun is low, to protect the base of the stem, which is sensitive to burns. I in no way refute these tips, but I have never used them myself: I twist the plants around their axis and do not shade the stems of the seedlings with anything. Perhaps, if you live on a high floor and the sun persistently shines through your window from early morning until late evening, these tips will be relevant for you. Observe and draw your own conclusions.
The question “how often to water” depends, naturally, on the conditions and time of year. In general, it is recommended to water adeniums by completely soaking the earthen ball, and then allowing the substrate to dry thoroughly. But in the summer, during the active growing season, you can water more often - complete drying of the earthen clod during this period is not necessary or even undesirable, since the plant may stop growing. Of course, if the soil is constantly wet, adeniums can rot even in the warm season, so be vigilant and do not overdo it.
Feeding
Adeniums have a very positive attitude towards fertilizers. You can add slowly soluble, “long-lasting” fertilizers to the substrate or regularly feed it with a solution of organomineral fertilizer with an equal ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Fertilizing is carried out during the growing season and flowering once or twice a month. If you want your pet to increase its vegetative mass, occasionally at the beginning of the season you can treat it to a “cocktail” with a high nitrogen content. Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers promote flowering and strengthen the plant.
In spring and autumn, it is advisable to apply microfertilizers.
Wintering adeniums
This is the most difficult time for our ward. Theoretically, a dormant period begins when the leaves completely or partially fall off, and watering should be greatly reduced. Why theoretically? Because the conditions on our windowsills are far from natural. In addition, some believe that for normal growth and abundant flowering of adeniums it is necessary to observe a period of rest, some say that this is desirable, and some say that it is not at all necessary. Let's figure it out.
The dormant period in some species of adenium can be complete (A. boehmianum and A. multiflorum) or partial, when shoot growth only stops (A. somalense), but the leaves are preserved. Some species bloom for the first time during dormancy (A. somalense, A. multiflorum), and if there is not enough light (and in our country in the fall and winter, of course, it is not enough), then flowering will not happen.
In nature, the resting period of adenium obesum (A. obesum) lasts several months. If you can keep it dry and cool, then so be it. But on our windowsills it is often warm (except on extreme winter days), so in the culture the dormant period will be very short, and the leaves may fall only partially or not at all. And if you also provide lighting, the plant can even bloom, although the usual flowering time for adeniums in our latitudes is summer and early autumn.
This is what the “change of seasons” looks like in practice for adeniums on window sills. In spring and summer, the temperature ranges from 22 to 35°C (adeniums like it best around 30°C). With decreasing daylight hours and a drop in temperature to 16-20°C, growth slows down. In this case, some of the foliage may turn yellow and fall off (adenium itself tells you that it wants to rest). At this time, you should significantly reduce watering and stop fertilizing. At temperatures below 15°C, adeniums begin a dormant period. In winter, it is recommended to keep it at a temperature of 10-15°C. Please note that the temperature should not fall below 10°C. Adult adeniums can withstand a temperature drop of up to + 4°C with an absolutely dry earthen coma, but it is better not to risk it. If the apartment is warm even in winter, do not stop watering. Of course, you need to water less than in summer, but how much less - only you can determine for yourself, focusing on the temperature on your windowsill. Take into account the age of your adenium - an adult plant will survive for a long time at 10-15°C without watering at all, but a seedling is unlikely to do so.
And another important point. The first watering after a long dry period can be very dangerous - the plant has completely fallen asleep, all processes have slowed down, and here we are with our “care”. Even a small amount of water can be fatal for an unawakened adenium. I ruined two strong seedlings in this way: I didn’t water for a long time because it was very cold, and then I “regretted it.” The result was disastrous. The conclusion regarding winter maintenance was as follows:
- seedlings should be watered moderately but regularly in winter;
- large plants should also be watered (even adenium that has lost all its leaves can be watered about once a month);
- if the conditions were 10-15°C and no watering at all, then it is important to determine the end of the dormant period. To do this, in the spring you need to move the plant to a bright place and carefully monitor the awakening of the buds. Start watering after 2-3 weeks, when the plant wakes up, and increase it gradually when active growth begins.
Attention: sometimes adenium leaves turn yellow and fall off after flowering, errors in care or a sudden change in weather. If the plant continues to produce new leaves, then do not confuse this with the onset of a dormant period and continue to water.
Pests and diseases
It is very interesting to read in some sources that “adeniums have practically no pests, maybe only a random scale insect will attack the leaves...” So, is the scale insect not a pest? And somehow I missed a tick on the adeniums I received from Thailand (they were practically without leaves, well, where can I place the tick, especially since adeniums have “virtually no pests?”). I hatched it for almost six months!
So keep in mind: despite their toxicity, adeniums are damaged by insects (mealybugs, mites, etc.). Control measures are generally accepted. My adeniums were quite loyal to such common drugs as Fitoverm and Actellik. If you have to fight pests with some new means, it is better to try it first on one, least valuable specimen.
But the main enemy of adeniums is. We do not allow flooding or stagnation of water! We correctly compose the earthen mixture with the obligatory layer of drainage in the pot! When the temperature drops below 20°C and there is insufficient lighting, we significantly reduce watering!
Reproduction
Adeniums reproduce in almost all possible ways in plants, and each method has its pros and cons.
Adenium from seeds
If it is useless to look for adenium in your stores, the easiest way is to order seeds online. Pros: it is during seed propagation that the plant most quickly forms a “butt,” that is, a caudex. Cons: varietal characteristics may not be preserved, that is, there is no guarantee that you will receive exactly the color and size that you saw in the photo.
Naturally, it is better to sow in spring or early summer so that the seedlings have time to grow before winter, although practice has shown that seeds germinate quite successfully in January. Please note that adenium seeds lose their viability quite quickly, so it is better not to delay sowing. As a last resort, in autumn and winter you can provide additional lighting for your seedlings.
The substrate must be breathable and only slightly damp, never wet! It can be made from sand, perlite and crushed charcoal. You can also germinate in vermiculite, but then you need to be even more careful with moisture. The mixture should be neutral (an acidic substrate prevents germination, so peat is not used).
Before sowing, it is recommended to soak the seeds for two hours (no longer necessary!) in a warm, humid environment. Some people advise treating the seeds with a fungicide, others say that adeniums don’t like this... I soaked the seeds in a solution (more correctly, “suspension”) of crushed coal - I took ordinary settled water, added coal to it with a generous hand, and stirred , threw seeds into it - and into a warm place.
Then we slightly deepen the seeds into the prepared substrate (we place them horizontally so as not to mix up the top and bottom), cover them and place them in a warm, bright place. Don't forget to ventilate our greenhouse regularly!
Seeds should be germinated at a temperature not lower than 24° (and preferably 28-35°C). If you like the seeds, they will germinate in 3-15 days. But if kept cool below 22-24°C and (or) the substrate is too wet, alas, they can rot.
At first, the seedlings are protected from direct sunlight, drafts and temperatures below 18°C. When real leaves are formed (1st pair), we gradually begin to accustom them to the sun, and with the appearance of the second pair, we plant them in separate containers. Pots with a diameter of 5-6 cm are suitable for two to three month old adeniums.
Reproduction by air layering, cuttings
This is one of the most effective methods (can be applied to shoots at least 2 cm in diameter). It is better to make layering during the active growing season. The technique is usual for such events - make a circular incision with a clean, sharp knife, dry the wound, treat it with a root formation stimulator, cover the incision with damp sphagnum and wrap in opaque cellophane or other suitable material (secure with wire or elastic tape). Moisten the moss regularly. After a month, roots form on the shoot - now you can finally separate the cuttings and plant them.
But cuttings of adeniums are not always successful, since the cuttings easily rot. The cutting should be at least 10 cm long; the cut should be well dried and treated with crushed charcoal. Substrate for rooting - any permeable one.
The disadvantages of layering and cuttings include the fact that the caudex is either completely absent or is formed much later than in plants obtained from seeds.
Adenium grafting
Adeniums can be grafted onto oleander and onto adenium itself. The second option has become widespread - it is very convenient if you want to get a plant with a large caudex and specific varietal flowers or leaves. You can buy adenium with three or even five different vaccinations - a whole white-pink-red bouquet on one “butt”.
The grafting technique is standard, as is the care of the grafted plant (it should be protected from direct sunlight until the scion begins to actively grow and sprouts emerging from the rootstock should be removed in a timely manner).
Formation of the crown and caudex
Adeniums sometimes begin to branch at a young age, but more often this occurs after flowering or when the caudex is large enough. However, adenium growers do not wait for “mercy from nature” and pinch their seedlings to get a well-branched plant. This should be done before intensive growth begins, that is, at the end of winter or early spring. And don’t overdo it - if you cut the main trunk too low, a lot of thin branches (“broom”) will creep up, which is considered unsightly for adenium. In mature plants, branches can also be pruned or removed.
The caudex forms itself with age. If a simple bottle shape is not to your taste, you can try to form a caudex of unusual shapes. Each time you replant, lift the plant a few centimeters above the soil level, exposing some of the roots - underground they are very intricately intertwined. You can lay your seedling on its side, fixing it in this position - the branches will still stretch upward, and the caudex will gradually get used to it, and you will get an unusual “fallen tree”. You can generally study the bonsai technique and apply some of its techniques to form an interesting trunk.
Photographs of Mila and
| 1. Growing temperature: summer - 20 - 35°C, winter - preferably at a temperature of about 15°C. |
| 2. Lighting: Direct sunlight in the morning and evening during spring and summer, in autumn and winter provide the most illuminated location. Caudex needs shading. |
| 3. Watering and air humidity: the frequency of watering depends on the temperature; remember that the plant has a supply of water in the caudex. |
| 4. Trimming: needs very competent formative pruning. |
| 5. Priming: high sand content and neutral to acidic pH. |
| 6. Top dressing: only during the growth period - with mineral fertilizers for succulent plants. |
| 7. Reproduction: seeds. |
Botanical name: Adenium
Family. Kutrovye.
Homeland of the plant. Common in Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Africa, it can also be easily found in many other countries.
What does adenium look like?. The genus "Adenium" or "desert rose" includes about 5 species of perennial, unusual succulents from the semi-arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa. Plants with thick stems and fleshy branches.
Naked stems with a bizarre tuberous thickening at the base - caudex, crowned with leathery leaves, as a rule, oval in shape. The shape of the leaves varies from narrow to very wide.
The leaf blades are glossy, light green or dark green, ranging in size from 5 to 15 cm. The size usually depends on the maturity of the plant and its location. In many species, leaves appear only after flowering.
Flowers can be pale pink to dark red, about 5 cm in diameter. Flowering directly depends on its growing conditions.
Ideal conditions include sufficient heat and water, which will extend the flowering period to at least two to four months, if not more.
After pollination, the tree forms fruit- pods with seeds that dry out and crack when ripe.
How to form a plant?
The formation of the trunk begins at a very early age and consists of pinching young shoots.
The crown of the plant is formed in such a way as to obtain the maximum number of side shoots. If a flower stubbornly does not want to send out side branches, you can add them using grafting “on itself”.
Split grafting can be carried out even just on the surface of the barrel. It is worth putting plastic film over the cut sites so that the moisture from the grafting site does not evaporate too quickly, otherwise the cut sites will be very tight.
The formation of a thick caudex is also facilitated by root pruning plants. Remember that fresh wounds must be blotted with paper towels to remove any oozing juice and treated with disinfectant solutions for better healing.
After pruning, the plants do not bloom so profusely - after all, flower buds are formed on last year's shoots.
In the absence of formative pruning, the tree trunk becomes elongated.
Bloom Can stimulate, giving the plant a slight drought for 2-3 weeks.
Adenium will appreciate your stay outdoors in the warm season, under cover from strong winds, direct sunlight and rain.
Plants may lose some or even all of their foliage if kept in a cool room during the dormant period.
Very elongated and not very beautiful specimens about six months old can be brought into shape simply by cutting off the top of the plant to the beginning of the caudex.
Do not be afraid that when pruning the plant will not have leaves - they will appear later from lateral dormant buds.
2.7.Adenium fertilizer
When growing young plants, it is worth using fertilizers with a high content nitrogen(or balanced), feed every 2 weeks. Plants respond well to fertilizing!
For the formation of a large caudex and the onset of flowering, the amount of nitrogen in the soil should be reduced and fertilizers with a high content should be used. potassium And phosphorus.
During the dormant period, feeding is stopped and resumed only in the spring, with the appearance of the first signs of new growth.
Alenium responds well to fertilizers for cacti and succulents.
Pink flowers of the plant appear for a couple of weeks in spring; adeniums bloom only with good care.
This adenium is widely known for its deep, funnel-shaped pink flowers and swollen, succulent stems. It is often called "fat", plants whose growth depends mainly on pruning. When this succulent grows on its own, it can reach 3 meters, although there are cases where the plant reaches 5 meters in height. The plant easily forms during periods of its most active growth (during the spring and summer months).
3.4.Adenium arabicum
This variety resembles a baobab in appearance and has a squat and very wide caudex. The branches are short, twisting, covered with grayish or dark brown bark. The leaves are large, green, fleshy, the flowers are pink or red. It is believed that this is the most drought-resistant large-flowered adenium, which, in addition to the caudex, has a very powerful root system.
3.5.Adenium Somali - Adenium Somalense
Succulent trees up to 1.5 m high with a rounded caudex at the base of the trunk and abundantly branching shoots. The branches, trunk and caudex are covered with brown bark, which contrasts well with both the leaves and flowers. The leaves are narrow, linear, reach a length of 5 - 10 cm, have a matte, silver-gray surface, on which the central vein stands out as a light shade. The flowers are attractive, bright, up to 5 cm in diameter - with oblong pink or red petals.
3.6.Adenium multiflorum - Adenium multiflorum
Deciduous flowering shrubs or small trees up to 3 m high, resembling a baobab tree in appearance. The plants have a caudex and a trunk covered with gray or brown bark. The leaves are green, glossy, club-shaped, the leaf blades are entire, and often fall off even before flowering. The lower surface of the leaf blades sometimes has a lighter shade. The flowers are collected in small axillary inflorescences, reaching a diameter of 5 - 7 cm, the petals are painted in white - pink or red shades.
3.7.Adenium boehmianum - Adenium boehmianum
Small trees up to 1.5 m high with a lush, spreading crown and a thick caudex at the base of the trunk, covered with light gray or brownish bark. The leaves are glossy, dark green, thick, wide, the leaf blades are entire, often with corrugated edges. The flowers are funnel-shaped, with 5 rounded petals of pink or lilac color.
There are double adeniums with large and bright flowers and variegated leaves.
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Adenium is not one of the most finicky houseplants, but requires conditions close to natural. Caring for adenium at home includes maximum heat and light, proper selection of soil and watering regime. If there are maintenance errors, it does not bloom, stops growing and may die. The appearance of the plant can be easily adjusted. All interesting forms with intricately twisted roots and a lush bush of branches are a matter of diligence and painstaking work of flower growers. Adenium most often reproduces by seeds. They sprout easily, and seedlings grow quickly, but only if you create suitable conditions for them, which will require special efforts and constant monitoring.
- 1. Perlite is the best leavening agent, especially for seedlings and young plants. It reliably protects the roots from temperature changes and does not rot. Its content in the soil is permissible up to half the volume.
- 2. Vermiculite. Contains microelements that serve as a source of nutrition for plants, so adenium less often needs feeding. Vermiculite accumulates moisture in a significant volume, which can harm the roots. Therefore, such a baking powder is added in small quantities - no more than 15%; river sand can be added with it.
- 3. Fine expanded clay or expanded clay chips. They provide good thermal insulation and are not subject to rotting.
- 4. Polystyrene foam balls are chemically inert, retain heat well, and do not absorb water. They themselves do not rot, but they do not interfere with the process in the soil.
- 5. Brick chips. Its chemical composition is similar to expanded clay, but it is denser and heavier, so the thermal insulation will be worse.
- 6. River sand. You can buy a suitable one at a store for gardeners or aquarists, but ordinary construction sand will only work after sifting. The particles must be large. If the sand grains are too small, it will have the opposite effect - they will stick together and retain moisture.
- 7. Charcoal is not only a good baking powder, but also an antiseptic. The downside is that it absorbs and accumulates salts, so if the water is hard, it is advisable to use it minimally. For young plants this additive is very useful.
- disinfection - soaking in a solution of a purchased fungicide or potassium permanganate for half an hour;
- stimulation of growth and immunity - soaking in “Epin” or a similar preparation for 1-2 hours;
- stimulation of root formation - powdering the lower part with “Kornevin” or its analogue.
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Caring for adenium in an apartment
Adenium comes from tropical African latitudes. In its natural habitat, it is adapted to arid, hot climates, scorching sun and poor soil. Caring for adenium at home should reproduce similar conditions, then it develops well and blooms profusely.
Adenium has a pronounced dormant period and a growth period, so maintenance conditions and care differ at different times of the year. In summer, temperature, lighting and watering intensity increase, and by autumn all three components decrease. In winter, adenium has a time of rest. It stops growing and may even drop leaves, but this is not a reason to worry that the plant is sick. In this way it adapts to lower temperatures.
Air temperature and humidity
Adenium is very thermophilic. In summer, the temperature suitable for it is from +22 to +35°C. If it falls out of this range for a long time in one direction or another, the plant slows down its growth and does not form buds.
This tropical plant not only does not need a cold winter, but is also contraindicated. The temperature in the room where it is kept should not fall below +12°C. If it falls below 15, the plant sheds its leaves. In this form, adenium can stand until spring, maintaining vitality. There is no need to water a bare plant; it has a sufficient supply of moisture in the thick stem.
Adenium suffers greatly from hypothermia of the root system. Therefore, at any time of the year, you need to make sure that the pot is not standing in a cold draft.
Adeniums love moist air, but cannot stand it when drops of water remain on the leaves and flow down the stem. In bright sun they can act like lenses and cause burns. An acceptable way to provide humidity is daily spraying with a fine spray bottle or placing an open container of water next to the pot. You should be especially careful during the flowering period - you should not allow drops of water to get on the flowers: they will become deformed and die.
Lighting
The basic rule of lighting is the more, the better. Adenium is one of the rare plants that are not afraid of direct sunlight and do not require shading even on the hottest days. It feels good in bright and hot sun, grows actively and is covered with lush greenery. Therefore, the best location for it is on the south window. Even if burns form on the leaves, the plant recovers very quickly.
Only young plants and any flower emerging from dormancy in early spring need shade from the scorching sun. Adaptation must be gentle. In summer, it is advisable to take the flower out onto the balcony or outside - there it will receive more light. But in rainy weather it is removed: the drops left by the rain adversely affect the well-being of the plant, and there is also a high risk of excessive waterlogging of the soil.
Soil and pot
For adenium, purchased soils for cacti and succulents with the addition of sand are suitable. The soil reaction should be neutral. A drainage layer must be made at the bottom of the pot - adenium is afraid of stagnation of water in the soil.
If you prepare the mixture for planting yourself, you need to pay attention to the fact that it is loose, easily allows air to pass through and dries quickly. Approximate composition: equal parts of turf and leaf soil, drainage and loosening additives. The latter are purchased components or coarse sand. The best adviser when making your own substrate is not mathematical calculations, but tactile sensations. Earth, compressed into a lump, even when wet, should not stick together, but crumble easily.
It is advisable to disinfect the soil for planting adenium, especially if the mixture is prepared at home. It may contain bacteria, spores of pathogenic fungi and insect eggs. At high temperatures, which adenium loves, it will begin to grow actively and can lead to plant disease.
The soil can be sterilized by temperature or chemical methods. In the microwave, warming up for 15-20 minutes at medium power is sufficient. The soil needs to be slightly moistened: the heating property of waves only affects liquids. An alternative option - calcination in the oven or on the stove - will take at least an hour.
Another method of disinfection is to spray the soil with disinfectants. They should have a dual focus: fungicidal (kill fungus) and arcacidal (destroy insects). You can buy a universal drug or use different ones in combination. A universal household disinfectant is a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You can plant the plant in the soil only after it dries.
Leavening agents
Since the soil for adenium must be free-flowing, various baking powders are added to it. They must make up at least a quarter of the total volume of soil, and can be different in appearance (individually or in combination):
In addition to baking powder, it is advisable to add other drainage components to the soil that promote rapid drying - they will not be superfluous for adenium. The best such component is coconut fiber or chopped briquettes. Peat is a little worse; it also helps moisture evaporate faster, but can unnecessarily acidify the soil.
Drainage
Adenium is extremely sensitive to stagnation of moisture in the soil, so it is important that excess moisture does not accumulate in the container, but quickly leaves it. There must be a hole at the bottom of the pot for water drainage. A drainage layer is made at the bottom; its thickness should be at least 2 cm, and for large plants - 4 cm.
You should not use pebbles or stones for drainage. Even with a short-term drop in temperature, they quickly cool down, and overcooling of adenium roots can lead to their rotting.
It is best to use large expanded clay - it retains moisture least of all. Brick chips or fragments of old clay pots cope a little worse with this. It is good to add pieces of charcoal to the drainage layer. They not only absorb and remove moisture from the roots, but also have a slight disinfecting effect.
Choosing a pot
Choosing a plastic or ceramic container is a matter of personal preference. Both options have advantages and disadvantages. If the soil allows water and air to pass through well enough, and the watering regime is correct, there will be no difference. Ceramic retains heat better, but gets hotter. Clay that is not covered with glaze or paint is porous in structure and allows air to pass through well. But this is only if the pot is new. Subsequently, these pores become clogged with soil particles and salts. Which, however, can easily be compensated for by frequent transplants. You should not choose a glazed pot; such clay does not “breathe” and its properties are similar to heavy plastic.
Plastic is easily deformed and sometimes cracks under the pressure of adenium roots, which greatly reduces its attractiveness. But it immediately becomes obvious when the plant needs replanting. It is easier to remove a plant from a plastic pot when replanting; its walls are smooth, while the roots can cling to the pores in the clay and be damaged when removed.
The container for planting adenium is selected so that it can withstand the abundance of sun and not overheat. Therefore, in any case, the container should be light, and dark pots are not suitable. It is desirable that its walls are thick.
If the adenium is planned to be grown as a bonsai, take a shallow container for it, then the roots will stick out upward and can be given an interesting shape. In this case, each time when transplanting, the plant is slightly raised above the ground.
Adenium develops a powerful root system, so sometimes gardeners select containers with a large supply of volume and make a mistake. You should not plant adenium in a pot that is too large. Due to excess soil, moisture often accumulates in it, which can harm the roots, and it is difficult to control whether the soil is dry. It is preferable to replant the plant more often.
Watering and fertilizing
During the growth period - spring and summer - adenium is watered abundantly, but between waterings the earthen lump should dry out completely. At a temperature comfortable for the flower and the right soil, this is 2-3 days. If it is difficult to determine the timing, the condition of the soil can be checked by tapping. A pot with wet soil will produce a dull sound, and a sharper sound if the soil is dry.
Adenium suffers more from an excess of water than from a lack of it. The fleshy stem is able to accumulate moisture and retain it for a long time; in case of water shortage, it will use its reserves. And the roots of a flooded adenium may rot, in which case it will require urgent transplantation and treatment.
When the air temperature drops, be sure to reduce watering. In winter it is reduced to a minimum. If the room temperature is about +20°C, the flower will need moisture, but much less than in summer. After the leaves fall off, watering the adenium is stopped. It will need moisture when the time comes for growth and the formation of new shoots. Young plants are watered all year round.
The exit from wintering should be done gradually. The first watering should be minimal. If the plant overwintered in dry conditions, the first watering is needed only after signs of growth appear on it: the buds begin to appear and swell.
Adeniums are fed only during the period of growth and flowering. To do this, use a special fertilizer for cacti and succulents or other compounds, but then you need to reduce their concentration (dilute not according to the instructions, but with a large amount of water). Adenium does not need frequent feeding; it is enough to add fertilizer to the water for irrigation once a month.
Transfer
Adenium is replanted regularly: young plants every year, and after 3 years it is permissible to do this every other year, but the top layer of soil is changed annually. Old plants can be replanted every 2-3 years. The best time is spring, when the process of active growth begins.
Before transplanting, the plant is watered 2 days in advance - it adapts faster if it is saturated with moisture, and by the time of transplantation the substrate and roots will dry out. The correct soil for adenium is sandy and loose; when the plant is pulled out of the pot, it crumbles. The roots and lower part of the stem are washed and then allowed to dry completely. Depending on the size of the plant and the air temperature, this will take from several hours to a day.
Before planting, carefully inspect the roots for damage. If there are any, they are sprinkled with crushed coal, allowed to dry, and only after that the flower is planted in the ground. After transplantation, the plant is not fed for 2 weeks. And you can water it moderately, and then after a while. For young plants this is 3-4 days, and for adults - about a week.
When planting adenium in a new pot, you can deepen the roots a little or raise them above the ground. This will not affect the well-being of the plant, but this way you can give it an interesting decorative shape.
Trimming
In nature, adenium is a highly branching plant. But at home it is reluctant to produce side shoots, so it needs periodic pruning or pinching. Pruning is a significant shortening of the stems, and pinching involves removing only the top growing point. With the help of these manipulations, they not only give impetus to the formation of new branches, but also give the desired shape to the plant.
If it is planned to grow adenium with a central, pronounced trunk, the top is cut off to the required height. From this point, new branches will begin to appear, which are then given the desired shape. The lower shoots are removed as soon as they appear. If the shape appears to be a bush, pruning is done as low as possible.
The best time for pruning is in the spring, a few weeks after transplanting. It can be done throughout the growing season, but adenium is not formed in winter and autumn.
Adenium juice is poisonous in any part of the plant. Therefore, care should be taken when pruning and replanting. After contact, be sure to wash your hands and all objects that the juice may have gotten on with soap and water. If the skin on your hands is sensitive, you should use rubber gloves.
2 days before pruning, water the plant, the trunk should be saturated with moisture, and the soil should dry out. This way the plant can better withstand stress and adapt.
The cut is made with a sharp knife or blade so that it is clear. The line should extend 3-4 mm above the nearest bud and be perpendicular to the trunk or at a slight angle. Juice will immediately begin to appear on the surface; you need to blot it several times with a napkin until the cut area dries out. Then it is covered with a special paste, which is sold in flower shops. If the cut is left open, it will heal worse, but this is not critical for the health of the flower. The main thing is to be careful not to get water on the unhealed area, otherwise it may rot, and the rot will spread to the roots along the trunk. This is already a real problem for adenium.
Reproduction
Adenium propagates by cuttings and sowing seeds. The latter method is preferable for two reasons. Adenium cuttings take root with difficulty and tend to rot when overwatered. A plant grown from a scion does not form a caudex (the thickened base of the trunk, the “butt”). After a few years, the stem will gain significant volume, but not to the same size as with the seed propagation method. Such a plant can also be given an interesting shape, but it will lose one of the characteristic species characteristics of adenium. The disadvantage of growing adenium from seeds is the risk that the new plant does not inherit all the characteristics of the mother plant. It happens that flowers turn out to be the wrong shade or shape. The method of propagation does not affect flowering in any way.
Cuttings are cut in spring or early summer; this is the best time for rooting. The cut shoot must be dried in air for a week and only then planted in the ground. Adenium cuttings rot easily, so they are not placed in water, but only rooted in a special substrate.
Before planting, all possible means are applied to dried cuttings to aid rooting. Will be appropriate:
Ordinary soil is not used for rooting adenium. The best substrate is a mixture of coarse sand, vermiculite and charcoal. Another option is pure perlite or a mixture of it with coconut fiber. Water the cuttings moderately, but provide them with high air humidity. During the rooting period, illumination is important; the amount of light should be maximum. The shoot produces roots in about a month.
How to grow adenium from seeds?
In stores offering industrially produced seeds, adeniums are practically absent. This is due to the fact that its seeds quickly lose their viability, especially if stored improperly - it is difficult to procure them in large volumes and plan sales. But private sellers confidently refute this opinion and consider it a myth. One way or another, it is better to look for adenium planting material on the Internet or through private advertisements.
Adenium seeds are grayish-beige in color, elongated, from 0.5 to 2 cm long. The size of the seeds does not affect germination. It is much more important for them to comply with the germination conditions - with proper care, they sprout together and grow rapidly.
Sowing rules
If it is possible to provide the seedlings with sufficient light and heat, you can sow seeds all year round, but this will require special equipment for intensive additional lighting. The optimal time for planting under normal conditions is February-March.
Adenium seeds germinate at high temperatures, and this creates favorable conditions for the development of pathogenic microorganisms, as a result of which the seeds do not germinate, but rot. Therefore, it is important to disinfect both the planting material itself and the soil. It is advisable, but not necessary, to use growth stimulants. The rules here are the same as when working with cuttings.
The soil must be loose, breathable and sterile. You can use coarse sand with the addition of pieces of charcoal, ready-made substrates for succulents mixed with perlite, etc. The seeds are sown in slightly moist soil without digging, just sprinkle them with a little sand on top.
If there are few seeds, you can plant them in separate containers. Only they should not be too bulky, no more than 5 cm in diameter. Otherwise, it will be difficult to control the amount of moisture in the soil, and if there is an excess of it, seeds and seedlings will easily rot. For general planting, the container volume will be larger. In both cases, there must be holes at the bottom of the container for water drainage and a drainage layer.
Conditions for seed germination
Adenium is germinated in a greenhouse. Cover the container with seeds with a film or lid on top; it will maintain constant humidity. You can also opt for a purchased version, which includes heating.
Temperature is important for seed germination; it should be in the range of 32-35°C. At 30°C they will hatch, but this will take longer, and adenium will not grow as actively. And if the room is even a little colder, the emergence of seedlings is unlikely to be expected. Therefore, you will definitely need a thermometer for control and artificial heating, because such a temperature is rarely maintained in the apartment. All available means are suitable for this: batteries, incandescent lamps, heating mats and even shoe dryers.
The first shoots may appear within 2-3 days, but the usual germination time is a week. If the seed coat remains on the seedlings, it must be carefully removed, it can deform the plant, and such a mark will remain for a long time.
Seedling care
During germination, the seeds do not need light, but as soon as they hatch, it is necessary to provide additional lighting. To do this, use a fluorescent lamp or phytolamp, universal or intended for seedlings. After emergence, the temperature is reduced to 22-25°C, but it should not fall below 20°C. Seedlings are gradually accustomed to fresh air; at first, it is better not to remove the greenhouse cover completely, but to make holes in it for ventilation and arrange periodic ventilation. As soon as the plants get stronger, it can be removed without fear. The same rule applies to the sun: the first contacts with its direct rays should not be long.
After the second pair of leaves appears, young adeniums dive (if they were planted in a common container), usually this moment occurs after 2 months. Giving the desired shape to the plant begins at the moment of picking. There are two main options: a plant with one powerful stem that turns into a taproot underground, and a bonsai-style plant where the roots branch intricately near the ground. In the first case, the roots are left as is, and the seedling is transplanted into a deep, but not wide container. In its first year of life, the adenium will grow a vertical tap root and will need room to grow downward. In order for the roots to branch, the central rod must be trimmed. In plants about 2 months old it is already clearly noticeable. The closer to the base you cut it, the stronger the lateral roots will develop. The cut can be made with a sharp blade, wallpaper or regular knife, then it is sprinkled with crushed coal for disinfection and drying.
Adenium seedlings quickly grow their root system, so they need frequent replanting. But you shouldn’t plant them immediately in a large pot; in a large amount of soil there is a risk of root rotting. The best option is to transfer young plants into a slightly larger container once every 2-3 months. You can focus on the growth of the caudex (thickening of the lower part of the trunk): the distance from its widest part to the edge of the pot should be on average 3 cm.
An interesting result is obtained when several adenium seedlings are grown together. At the age of several months, the stronger plants are planted close to each other, the joints are cut off, and the bottom of the stems are wrapped together with a bandage. You can remove it after 2-4 weeks, during which time the lower parts of the stems will grow together, resulting in a plant with a common base and several straight shoots.
At the age of 1-3 months, it is advisable to pinch the plant to stimulate the appearance of new branches. You can combine this with picking. The sooner the central shoot is pinched, the less noticeable the scar will be, and the new branches will have a natural shape. But you can leave the adenium to grow as is, wait until next spring and prune it. By this time, the stem will become thick and the trimmed plant will look like a stump. Over time, the cut will become overgrown with branches and become invisible, but they will grow more abundantly and it will be easier to predict the further development of the form.
Seedlings need more abundant watering than adult plants. They have not yet formed a thick stem to store water, so the soil should not dry out completely. But overwatering is also risky. If you are in doubt whether it is time to water, it is better not to rush, but to spray the top layer of soil with a spray bottle.
When will adenium bloom?
Adenium grown from seeds will bloom in at least 1.5-2 years. Experienced gardeners can achieve flowers appearing within a year. This period depends largely on the conditions of detention. The more light adenium receives, the faster the buds will appear and the more magnificent the flowering will be. If it was not possible to create favorable conditions, you need to wait until next year. Flowering in the 3-4th year is the norm rather than the exception. The buds take a long time to form, about a month. At this time, watering can be increased and fertilizing can be applied to flowering plants.
Other factors that influence the appearance of flowers are cultivar and heredity. It’s good to immediately ask the seller how quickly the mother plant bloomed. Most likely, under good conditions, young adenium will produce its first flowers at the same time.
Sometimes, when purchasing another indoor plant, we don’t even think about the fact that it may have harmful properties. However, if a small child lives in the house or there are animals, you should pay increased attention to the choice of colors. After all, some species may contain toxic substances in their juice or release them into oxygen. In addition to plants that should not be kept at home at all, there are flowers that have minor adverse effects on the human body. For such plants it is necessary to choose the right location. On top of that, there are many different signs that indicate which flowers should not be kept at home. In our new material, we will try to figure out which plants you should be careful with and which ones do not pose much harm to humans.
Poisonous plants
This category includes those green inhabitants that should not be kept at home, especially if there are small children or animals in it. It is pets and children who can be poisoned by such plants or get burns if they are handled carelessly. If you have neither children nor pets, when caring for these flowers you should carefully observe all precautions: use gloves when working with them and always wash your working tools thoroughly. It is strictly forbidden to trim poisonous flowers with a knife that is intended for eating. Let's take a closer look at all these plants.
Dieffenbachia
At the top of our list is a fairly popular indoor plant, attracting gardeners with its incredibly large yellow-green leaves that form a fluffy crown. Why is this flower dangerous? It's all about the juice that is released when the stem or leaves are cut. If you chew any part of this flower, you can get severe poisoning. In addition, Dieffenbachia juice causes serious burns on the skin.
When talking about which flowers you can’t keep at home and why, you can’t help but mention oleander. This plant has gained particular popularity due to its bright crimson flowers. But we must not forget that oleander juice, once in the body, causes blindness in humans. The smell of this plant during the flowering period is also dangerous: it can lead to poor health and slight dizziness.
This plant is represented by an incredible number of different species and forms, so it is difficult to describe it unambiguously. It is worth noting that many representatives look very similar to cacti and have spines. It is these thorns that pose a danger to humans, because they can seriously injure themselves. No less dangerous is the white juice contained in the leaves and stem of the plant. It can cause burns and irritation.
What flowers should you not keep at home? Experts do not recommend growing croton, a plant belonging to the euphorbia family. Externally, croton looks like a small tree with variegated elongated leaves, its flowers are inconspicuous, and besides, it blooms extremely rarely at home. The juice of this plant poses a danger to humans and animals: it can cause severe burns on the skin, and if it gets into the blood or stomach, it can result in intensive care or even death.
Are you interested in information about which flowers should not be kept at home? The photo below shows a beautiful azalea. Despite its splendor, attractive flowering and various colors, it is considered extremely dangerous. The leaves of this flower, if ingested by the human body, cause cramps and intestinal colic.
Mimosa bashful
This indoor plant looks incredibly fragile and delicate, and upon any contact, the mimosa leaves curl into a tube. However, it cannot be said that a fancy flower can lead to hair loss! Regular and prolonged contact often causes complete baldness. The thing is that mimosa bashful releases very toxic substances that poison the human body.
What indoor flowers should not be kept at home? Experts strongly discourage the use of adenium for indoor landscaping. This beautiful tree with a plump stem, thin leaves and a huge number of bright pink flowers, just like the bashful mimosa, is extremely toxic. The juice is also dangerous: it can cause both burns and poisoning.
Philodendron
Speaking about which flowers should not be kept at home, philodendron should also be highlighted. This plant is represented by vines, bushes and bright lush greenery. The most poisonous part of the plant is its sap, which can lead to problems such as irritation and burns.
The beautiful primrose is also not the best option for landscaping at home. Despite its magnificent appearance, lush flowering, bright colors, and velvety leaves that are pleasant to the touch, this plant is extremely dangerous due to toxic substances. Primrose can cause dizziness and nausea. Its leaves are also dangerous for humans: the small villi with which they are covered cause a burning sensation and an allergic reaction.
Flower growers fell in love with this flower because of its bright orange fruits that decorate the evergreen shrub. However, it is the fruits that contain a large amount of toxic substances. Often the bright color of nightshade attracts animals and children, and therefore we do not recommend keeping such a plant at home.
Gesner Tulip
When talking about which flowers should not be kept at home, one cannot help but mention the Gesner tulip. This plant is characterized by truly impressive flowering. Its stem is medium in size and the flowers are quite lush. Coloring, by the way, can be very diverse. However, if you stay near this flower for a long time, you may completely lose your hair.
Trichocereus
This plant with long needles and large white flowers is a type of cactus. At first glance, it may seem quite harmless, and its flowers have a very pleasant aroma. However, this plant is characterized by the presence of toxins and hallucinogens, which means it can cause paralysis of the nervous system.
What indoor flowers should not be kept at home? The photo shows a Stellera plant. In general, it is known for its medicinal properties, but it should only be used for medical purposes under the supervision of a doctor. Leaves of the plant that enter the human body in raw form usually lead to swelling of the vocal cords. There may even be complete numbness.
Houseplants that should be treated with caution
There are indoor plants that can cause harm only if they are located in the wrong place. Some species may cause mild illness or allergic reactions. What plants are included in this list? We know the answer:
What flowers should not be kept at home: signs and photos
Whether to trust folk signs or not, everyone decides for himself. At the same time, we should not forget that objects usually appear on the basis of observations of more than one generation. We propose to talk about what the appearance of some flowers in the house entails from the point of view of folk wisdom.
So, answering the question about what flowers an unmarried girl should not keep at home, esotericists say: it is best to give up cacti. The sign says that this particular houseplant will not allow the girl to meet her chosen one or get married safely. There are other beliefs associated with the cactus, for example, it is generally accepted that the presence of this plant in an apartment can turn the men living in it into people suffering from alcoholism.
What flowers should not be kept in the house? Signs say: you should give up ferns. The whole point is that this plant takes away the vitality of a person. Magicians call fern a real energy vampire; in the house where it is located, people usually feel tired, sleepy and lose the desire to do anything. If you believe folk superstitions, you should also give up ivy and other climbing plants. There is an opinion that they scare away men: that is, in a house where there is ivy, a man will constantly strive to go somewhere. In addition, there is a high probability that ivy can negatively affect a person’s state of mind, depriving him of an optimistic attitude and a state of internal harmony. Therefore, esotericists say, climbing plants are best placed outside - in this case they will become protectors. Speaking about what kind of house flowers unmarried young ladies should not keep at home, it is worth noting mother-in-law’s language: it is generally accepted that this plant with long leaves of a rich green tone is a faithful companion of loneliness. Sansevieria, which looks like a fish tail, also destroys personal life. Superstitious people should refuse various palm trees: it is believed that donated palm trees bring grief to the family. Therefore, it is recommended to leave this plant for office premises. Perhaps the most controversial plant is the ficus. The fact is that people’s opinions about this plant differ: some believe that the flower can negatively affect the birth of children in a family, while others, on the contrary, are sure that it is the ficus that can solve infertility problems.
According to the teachings of Feng Shui, you need to pay attention not only to the type of plant, but also to its condition. For example, there is no need to keep old plants in the house that have long stopped blooming and do not produce young shoots for several months (or even years!). Sick flowers take away health. A flower that you have been caring for for a long time to no avail should also be removed from your home. Plants with sharp leaves or thorns can bring discord into the family. Another important rule: do not place too many plants in the bedroom, especially next to the bed.
What indoor plants can cause trouble and why should they not be kept at home?
Indoor plants create an individual atmosphere in any home, unique to that home. They make your home cozy and warm, and caring for house plants is a pleasure. No one will probably argue that these are living organisms that affect human health and psyche. Knowing which indoor plants should not be kept at home, you can avoid danger to the health and mood of family members.
Dangerous neighbors
As for energy, the advice to get rid of stunted and diseased plants in a timely manner is psychologically justified. Few people will feel better at the sight of a dying plant. If for some reason it was not possible to keep it healthy and strong, then the best solution would be to give the plant to someone who will properly put it in order.
However, the biggest threat is posed by non-diseased indoor flowers - from a safety point of view, plants whose leaves and fruits contain toxic substances should not be kept at home. Even if gardeners take every precaution, these indoor “pets” are dangerous for small children and pets who do not have a developed sense of danger. Here are some of them.
Poinsettia, akalifa, codium, philodendron, calla, and aglaonema have similar properties. Their juice irritates the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth and eyes, and if it enters the intestines, it causes nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Hyacinth, clivia, and hippeastrum are especially poisonous in this regard.
Other representatives of this Kutrov family have a similar effect: Pachypodium, Dipladenia, Periwinkle, Adenium. Why can't they be kept at home? These indoor plants contain poison that weakens the heart activity of humans and animals.
Very intensely toxic compounds are released during plant care (watering, spraying, propagation).
If you decide to grow these indoor plants in your apartment, remember first aid measures.
Knowing which house plants cannot be kept at home, you can anticipate many unpleasant situations related to the health of family members.
Signs and superstitions
Whether or not to believe folk superstitions about which flowers cannot be grown at home is a personal matter for everyone. A simple law works here: if you believe in these superstitions, they will come true; if you are indifferent to signs, the troubles they predict will bypass you.
Here are a few superstitions associated with houseplants.
Despite these superstitions, there are a huge number of examples of families growing cacti, vines, and geraniums living very happily.
Indoor floriculture according to Feng Shui
The popular eastern teaching of Feng Shui can offer some advice on what flowers should not be placed in an apartment or other human home.
Let's look into the bedroom
In no room in a house or apartment does a person need positive energy and clean air as much as in the bedroom. Not only a good rest from daily worries, but also health and intimate relationships depends on what kind of indoor plants he is going to keep and grow there.
It is not advisable to place plants with a large mass of leaves in the bedroom: monstera, ficus, fern. In the dark, they will intensively absorb oxygen, which the inhabitants of the house already need. Flowers with strong aromas (lilies, gardenias, orchids, hydrangea), as well as those that emit toxic fumes: oleander, alocasia and many others listed above, are also inappropriate in the bedroom. Even geranium can cause headaches if kept in the bedroom on a south-facing windowsill.
If family members suffer from asthma or allergies, it is better to avoid plants in the bedroom altogether. Constantly damp soil in flower pots, spores of some plants, and mold fungi that may be present in a humid environment do not have the best effect on the well-being of such patients.
What flowers does Feng Shui recommend to keep in the bedroom? These are soft and delicate specimens with thin leaves, citrus fruits, miniature varieties of ficus, violets, and aloe. 
The requirements for flowers in a children's bedroom are the same, only enhanced by safety measures. You cannot put there:
- poisonous varieties of indoor flowers;
- specimens with a strong odor;
- cacti, milkweed and succulents;
- lianas and hanging plants;
- flowers that intensely emit carbon dioxide, with large leaves;
- allergens.
- harm human health;
- according to folk signs;
- negative impact on human energy according to Feng Shui philosophy.
- cacti. There are several signs regarding the maintenance of their home: that the husband will become a drunkard and that the girl will not marry successfully.
- Climbing plants. According to popular wisdom, men will not stay in a house where they exist, or the hostess will not have a long family life.
- Palm. They say that if you have been given this beautiful, large and unusual plant, you should not bring it into your home, otherwise there will be great grief.
- curly ones lead to loss of energy of health and love;
- tradescantia causes concern to the owners of the house;
- wax ivy is a conductor for energy vampires;
- an orchid leads to constant fatigue and depression, but it can be placed in corridors and hallways;
- cactus adds aggression to the home energy and creates an imbalance;
- The monstera is considered an “energy vampire,” although a short stay near it helps make important decisions.
- Dieffenbachia. Externally, the flower is very attractive, thanks to its large leaves. But only if its stem is broken or cut, the flower releases poison. It is imperative to use gloves when working, because if the plant juice gets on your skin, there is a huge risk of getting burned.
- Philodendron. A beautiful climbing plant that looks like a liana is also poisonous. Contact with its juice can cause severe burns.
- Tulip Gesner. A very beautiful plant with a huge bright flower. It negatively affects scalp hair and can lead to baldness.
- Oleander. The housewives' choice is easy to understand: the flower is very beautiful during the flowering period. Thanks to its bright crimson flowers, this plant will become a real decoration for your home. But many consider it to be a flower that cannot be kept at home. The reason is that the aroma emanating from the flowers can cause headaches and nausea, and the sap of the plant can lead to loss of vision.
- pink flowers “foreshadow” love or a transition to a new stage of a relationship (wedding, engagement). It is especially useful to keep geranium in the house for those who believe in love spells - this flower will protect family happiness;
- white flowers help to get pregnant and overcome insomnia. Therefore, the place of this flower is in the bedroom.
When purchasing or growing indoor flowers, you need to pay attention to their properties: safety, absence of allergic hazard in the form of fungi, mold, spores. It is strictly forbidden to keep poisonous specimens in a house where there are children. Green decorations are especially carefully selected to be placed in the bedroom or children's room. If folk signs and superstitions seem worthy of attention, then you should choose flowers based on them. Regardless of where flowers are placed to decorate the premises - in the kitchen, living room or bedroom - there is always a large selection of plants that do not pose a threat to health and energy balance.
What flowers should you not keep at home?
When creating comfort or a certain design in your apartment or house, you cannot do without indoor plants, when choosing which people most often focus on their appearance, flowering and care features. But it is not always possible to grow a flower that is suitable in appearance at home. Not everyone knows which plants should not be kept at home and for what reasons.
In this article we will get acquainted with flowers that cannot be kept at home.
There are several reasons why some plants are prohibited from growing at home:
Caution: they are dangerous!
It has long been known that there are poisonous indoor plants, the juice of which is dangerous for humans and their pets, causing burns and food poisoning. That’s why you can’t keep Dieffenbachia, oleander, ivy, adenium, ficus, monstera, philodendron, begonia and other plants from the Kutraceae, Araliaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Solanaceae families at home.
Sometimes plants become the reason that people, after spending the night in the same room with them, get up with a headache or suffer from insomnia, due to lack of oxygen or strong odor. This negative impact on humans explains why they say that you should not keep ferns, lilies, orchids, geraniums, and hydrangeas at home, especially in the bedroom. But this problem can be solved by placing these indoor flowers in a well-ventilated area.
What do folk signs warn about?
Folk wisdom, based on the centuries-old experience of our people, explains to us why we should not keep cacti, palm trees, ivy and other climbing plants at home.
The influence of colors on energy according to Feng Shui
According to the teachings of Feng Shui, in order for any flower to bring benefit and not harm, it must be in the right place and correspond to the person’s zodiac sign. So, for example, asparagus, ferns, palm trees, chlorophytums are suitable for Gemini, and dracaena, conifers, various types of ficus and Crassula are suitable for Capricorn.
But there are plants that are always considered harmful:
But regarding the Chinese rose (hibiscus), experts disagree: some say that it is impossible to keep it at home, since it “sucks” life energy out of a person, while others, on the contrary, fill it with vigor and help to get out of a state of depression. Knowing which flowers you can’t keep at home, only you can decide whether to start these plants or not. Most people believe that any indoor flowers are beneficial and can be grown in residential premises, but they must be properly cared for and adhere to the rule of placing a moderate, even small amount of them in the rooms.
What flowers should not be kept in the house?
Have you decided to decorate your interior with indoor flowers and don’t know which ones to choose? Are all plants safe? Can houseplants be placed in children's rooms and bedrooms? Let's talk about which flowers you should refrain from buying, and which ones you should treat with caution.
What flowers cause headaches and allergies?
When decorating a house with flowers, many people do not think about which flowers can be kept at home and which cannot, that flowers can be not only beneficial, but also harmful. Beautiful flowers can bring not only pleasure, but also real damage to health. Thus, plants with strong aromas can cause severe allergies, for example: geranium, hyacinth, hydrangea. Cyclamen, pelargonium, oleander, some varieties of ferns, and plants from the amaryllis family can also be allergenic.
There are flowers whose fumes cause headaches; they should absolutely not be placed in the bedroom and should be carefully planted in areas where there are allergy sufferers. These include: tuberoses, orchids, lilies; the smell of these flowers is very strong and depresses the psyche, causing dizziness and headaches. There are also plants that absorb oxygen and produce carbon dioxide at night. If you place them in the bedroom, then the lack of oxygen can cause insomnia and headaches. You should be wary of ferns, large green and lily plants.
What plants contain poison?
There are a number of flowers that should not be kept in the house if there are children or animals. Such plants, in addition to harmful ethereal radiation, can be harmful due to their poison contained in the juice, leaves and fruits. They are especially dangerous for children and animals, who may bite the leaf or eat the fruit.
Of the plants whose leaves contain toxins, you should be wary of:
Dieffenbachia. The leaves contain poison that can burn the skin and cause serious poisoning. Relatives of Dieffenbachia from the aroid family, for example, Monstera, also have poisonous juices that cause poisoning, allergies and severe burns on the skin.
Azalea. Its fresh leaves also contain dangerous substances.
Oleander. The juice of the leaves, if it comes into contact with the mucous membrane, can cause a severe burn; if it penetrates the eye, it can even cause blindness. Oleander should only be replanted and trimmed while wearing gloves.
Plants of the Euphorbiaceae family:, milkweed Milya, croton and others, their juice is poisonous to such an extent that if it enters the bloodstream it can be fatal; in contact with the skin, it leaves severe burns, and when ingested, it burns the mucous membrane and causes severe poisoning.
Amaryllis and its relatives. The juice of the leaves and especially the bulbs are extremely toxic; if eaten by children or animals, they can cause severe poisoning. Even with normal care, plants of this family can cause allergies.
Adenium obese. A poisonous plant with beautiful red flowers, any part of it entering the mouth causes severe intoxication.
Spathiphyllum. It has a purifying effect on the air in the room, trapping harmful and toxic substances, but it is also poisonous; if you bite it, you can get a severe burn to the mucous membrane and food poisoning.
Spectacular plants with beautiful fruits, for example, nightshade or decorative pepper, are also dangerous to health; if eaten, they cause poisoning and disorders of the digestive system. Due to their visual attractiveness, they can provoke children to chew the fruits, so children should be protected from contact with such household decorations.
As we can see, plants pose a potential health hazard, and they can be especially dangerous for children and pets. Therefore, you need to carefully choose indoor flowers and make sure that children cannot reach them. You should also be very careful when bringing flowers into the bedroom, especially if someone in the household suffers from allergies.
Sign: what flowers should not be kept at home?
Few people think when they start growing flowers in the house that external attractiveness is the last thing you should pay attention to. Many indoor plants and flowers are poisonous and can be harmful to health. Therefore, the desire to add a piece of green nature to your home should be treated with special attention, especially if there are small children in the family.
Some people refuse problematic plants, while others are not afraid of obstacles and, for the sake of beauty, grow them at home. And even though this requires paying more attention to the plants, and caring for them requires wearing gloves and using tools.
Everyone should know which plants should not be kept at home. The most popular indoor plants that negatively affect human health include:
What flowers can you keep at home?
Not everything is so bad for lovers of indoor plants - there are also useful flowers. But not every housewife knows what flowers can be kept at home.
These are indoor plants with beneficial properties that will help create a positive climate in your home. In addition, housewives not only keep most of them in the house for beauty, but also for use as a cure for many ailments.
We are primarily talking about aloe. It is represented in almost any home collection of indoor plants, and its stems are often used in folk medicine. In addition to its healing properties, its advantages include its not being picky about external conditions: care does not require much effort.
Spathiphyllum is one of the very useful indoor plants. The flower not only serves as an apartment decoration, but is also an excellent means for purifying the air and fighting mold and mildew indoors.
Decorative lemon and pelargonium will also help purify the air in the room. The latter is capable of repelling harmful insects such as flies or moths with its aroma.
To find out what flowers should be at home, studying their features and properties in textbooks on biology or floriculture is not enough. When choosing a flower for the home, a huge influence on our consciousness is exerted by signs, which have accumulated in abundance about indoor plants.
Sign: palm trees at home
Plants that look like a palm tree will decorate the interior of any apartment. These include calathea, rapis, howea belmora, patching and others.
Superstitious opinions about whether it is possible to grow a palm tree in the house are divided. Some believe that these are harmful indoor plants and not only cannot be kept in the house, but they cannot even be brought into your home (they can cause trouble). Although superstitions found a loophole in this sign - the sign does not say anything that a palm tree cannot be brought into the house.
If you were given a palm tree, plant it in your yard.
Others believe that it is impossible to attract love, luck, joy and wealth into the house without such a plant and it must be kept at home.
Sign: is it possible to keep geranium at home?
Geranium is not only useful from a medical point of view, but its location in the house is “approved” by signs. Superstitious people believe that this plant promotes family happiness and well-being.
To find out what exactly a sign promises, you need to pay attention to geranium flowers:
Why can't you keep violets at home?
Violets are a fairly popular indoor plant. But some housewives are still scared off by the signs associated with it.
People often call him muzhegon. It is believed that a woman will not know the happiness of family life if violets grow in her house.
According to another sign, superstitions also do not favor this flower. Violets are believed to absorb positive energy in the home.
But there are also positive signs about this plant. On the contrary, many consider violets to be a symbol of prosperity and strong relationships.
Sign: orchid in the house
Whether orchids are useful flowers for the home or not, superstitious opinions regarding this flower differ greatly. Some believe that an orchid can absorb vital energy and have a bad influence on a man. This flower can turn a man into a soft and pampered boy. Therefore, you cannot place this flower in the bedroom.
Others consider the orchid to be an exclusively female flower, which “gives” a girl beauty and femininity, improves health, and increases self-esteem. It is believed that it does not absorb positive energy in the house, but rather improves it and takes all the negativity upon itself.
There is an opinion that an orchid can protect a house from bad guests, causing them a feeling of discomfort.
Climbing flowers for the home
Climbing flowers will decorate any home and even many of them will help make indoor air cleaner. But signs can force you to abandon climbing flowers. For example, the name Muzhegon was assigned to Tradescantia.
Although other signs “endow” this flower with the ability to create happiness and well-being in the family. Tradescantia is sensitive to negative energy in the home. So, if quarrels occur in the family, it loses a leaf or dries up.
Why can't you keep cacti at home?
If you want your husband to love you, don’t keep a cactus at home. Our ancestors also believed that this flower destroys the family and leads to the husband having a mistress. It also negatively affects the sex life of a married couple.
According to legend, the cactus with its thorns drives away suitors from unmarried girls. You can’t give it to a lonely girl or woman. According to superstitions, such a prickly gift promises loneliness for life.
Superstitious people also see a bad sign in the blooming of a cactus. It is believed that the flower foreshadows an imminent quarrel in the family. And according to some signs, the blooming of a prickly flower has more serious consequences - perhaps it is a sign of the imminent death or serious illness of one of the family members.
But this sign also has another, positive meaning - it is worth waiting for the birth of a child or an imminent wedding.
Sign: ivy in the house
The attitude of superstitions towards ivy is ambiguous. Opinions differ even about the same sign. Some believe that ivy, like all climbing plants, repels men, while others believe that it “helps” a young girl to get married quickly.
According to one sign, ivy in the house will absorb all the good things, and according to another, on the contrary, it will eliminate all adversities and help improve relationships.
Previously, women looked after ivy if they wanted to protect themselves from problems in their relationship with their husband. A young girl was recommended to wear a sprig of this flower on her chest to remain beautiful and desirable.
Superstitions consider this flower to be the culprit of many financial problems.
Signs about hyacinth
Hyacinth should be brought into the house if you are emotionally unstable and your mood is constantly changing.
Signs about clivia
Clivia “helps” to “drive away” quarrels and misunderstandings in the house. Family members become more patient and restrained in their emotions.
Signs about adenium
If there are pets in the apartment, you should refuse the flower. Strong poison can harm your pet.
But if you don’t have pets and you can’t do without a beautiful and unpretentious plant, feel free to leave adenium in the house, especially since the signs do not prohibit it.
Sign: is it possible to keep a cypress tree at home?
A beautiful exotic plant will decorate any home or office. But what do the signs say about this?
It has long been a custom that cypress trees are planted in cemeteries. Superstitions consider this flower a symbol of eternity, which connects the world of the living with the world of the dead. In the house you will “feel the support” of dear people who have not been with you for a long time.
There are those who call it the tree of death and believe that cypress has no place in the house. This flower absorbs positive energy.
Women who want to build a happy family need to get rid of cypress. This flower is a muzhegon.
Signs prohibit placing cypress in the bedroom - it will negatively affect mental abilities.
Of course, you don’t have to believe in omens, but if you want to start landscaping your apartment, you need to know which flowers you can’t keep at home. Whether you like it or not, you have to take the signs into account. And not because our ancestors decided so, but because the negativity that the signs warn about is easily confirmed from a scientific point of view.
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Beautiful and dangerous hoya - can you keep a flower at home?
On the eve of March 8, decorative pots with green hearts often appear on the windows of flower shops, which are quickly sold out by customers.
These delicate leaves belong to a charming indoor flower - hoya or wax ivy. The genus Khoi is unique and has more two hundred species and is prized by both indoor plant lovers and collectors.
Origin
In nature, hoya most often grows in open forests, settling on trees, using them as a support. It can also grow in tropical rainforests.
The flower received its scientific name thanks to an English gardener. Thomas Hoya, who worked for a long time for the Duke of Northumberland in greenhouses and conservatories with exotic southern plants.
He was the first to describe hoya and attributed it to independent clan.
Characteristics, description
The flower belongs to the genus of tropical evergreens of the family Lastovnevye.
Leaves oval, green, with pointed ends. Most species have large leaves, up to 5 cm wide and 7-9 cm long. There are also miniature indoor specimens.
Young leaves are bright and shiny. With age, the surface becomes matte. Most representatives have fleshy and juicy leaves.
For this feature, some researchers even classify Hoya in the genus succulents. Over time, the leaves become woody and become thinner.
Root system underdeveloped, characterized by slow growth. The flower does not require frequent replanting. The pot is selected small even for an adult plant, so that the roots can completely fill the container.
Escapes young plants are burgundy-violet, naked. Over time, the shoots turn green as leaves form and become woody. Aerial roots often form on them.
Stem green, quite dense, thin, sinuous, on which the leaves are located.
Flowers bisexual, fragrant, five-membered, 1.5-2 cm in diameter. The exception is the imperial hoya, whose flowers reach 7-8 cm. Coloring varies from white and pale pink to reddish and purple.
Inflorescences located on rod branches, in the shape of umbrellas.
Below you can see indoor blooming hoya (wax ivy):
Plant poisonous. Moreover, all its parts are dangerous: leaves, stems, flowers.
When they are brought up in the house Small children It is better not to breed dangerous plants. This also applies to pets.
How to protect yourself?
When caring for poisonous plants, you must always follow precautionary measures:
- The plant should only be replanted while wearing rubber gloves to prevent direct contact with the skin of the hands.
- Be sure to wash your hands after handling the plant.
What to do if juice gets on mucous membranes or skin?
In case of contact with eyes, immediately Rinse them under running water. Then drip antibacterial drops (Tobrex, Floxal), take antihistamines.
Do not delay your visit to the ophthalmologist, since hoya juice is dangerous and can lead to severe inflammation.
If poisonous parts of the plant get into stomach, it is necessary to induce a gag reflex or take activated charcoal. In case of poisoning call an ambulance.
Is it possible to keep wax ivy at home?
Many indoor plant lovers think about this question. Doubts about the advisability of breeding the flower are associated not only with its danger.
There is a belief that ivy keeps men away from home. People even dubbed him a “husband.” In fact, this is just a superstition. And feng shui lovers even dubbed hoya the guardian of family happiness!
Hoya is an unassuming indoor plant that brings joy with its charming appearance and unique flowering.
There is a certain danger in keeping hoya at home, because the flower is poisonous. But if you follow safety rules when handling the plant, there will be no problems.
About useful indoor plants. And are there any that you can’t keep at home?
Hello))
For a long time I wanted, in addition to the article about replanting indoor plants, to write about which plants should be kept at home, and vice versa, which flowers should not be kept at home and why. But it turned out to be so difficult...
Both the literature that I have at home and the Internet with the latest recommendations contradict each other and themselves so much that you have to figure it out.
And to the mutually exclusive advice are added folk signs and feng shui, which make their contribution... in general, a whole science emerges)))
I can’t say that I definitely believe that if you breed green pets religiously following what flowers must be in the house, then you will be happy. Everything would be so simple...
Nevertheless, there is a grain of truth, and a considerable one, in all this advice and it is worth listening, if only because they did not appear out of nowhere. People have been observing for years (centuries) which of them radiate positive energy, elevate their mood and performance. And at that time scientists were drawing their conclusions: these absorb oxygen, so they have no place in the bedroom, those are poisonous - keep them away from children, well, the point is clear))
I am sharing what I personally read and heard about, and you decide to believe it or not, and add in the comments your opinion about the “useful and harmful” indoor plants you know.
Let's start with the general rules.
Useful indoor plants for the home with photos
The main general rule is that there should be no sick, dying or even simply unkempt plants in the house. This is explained by the fact that only beautiful and healthy indoor flowers can enhance the positive energy of the home.
Therefore: we wash and water our pets in a timely manner, remove dry leaves, fertilize, treat, and throw away those who cannot be treated.
If you don’t have time to tinker with flowers, buy plants that don’t require much care for your home: sansevieria (pike tail), crassula oval (crassula), chlorophytum, cacti, bamboo.
Plants that are universal for the home and can be placed anywhere are:
Spathiphyllum - “female happiness”)))
Crassula - “money tree”
It is believed that they can be kept in any room. You can definitely read more about what flowers should be in the house in the article “About the most useful indoor plants for our home.”
(The list may not be complete, add other plants if you know))
Now general information about which plants should not be kept at home.
What indoor plants should not be kept at home, photo
At this point everything is very ambiguous. If a plant is “harmful” from the point of view of Feng Shui, then in Slavic traditions it is completely acceptable; if, according to popular belief, it negatively affects relationships, then it is quite possible to keep it in the kitchen, and not in the bedroom; if it is poisonous, then in a house where there are no small children and animals it would be quite appropriate.
Let's still try to sort into groups which flowers cannot be kept at home and why.
What indoor plants should you not keep at home according to Feng Shui?
According to this ancient science, cacti are prohibited in the house.
Sometimes there is an opinion that poisonous plants are also undesirable, but since I don’t know a Feng Shui master, it is not possible to find out.
About cacti. I want to say a few words in their defense, because I love them very much)) 
Are cacti in the house good or bad?
Even Feng Shui itself is not so categorical; experts advise to be careful with these “thorns,” cacti, and milkweeds, and not to keep them in the bedroom or nursery. It is believed that they contribute to quarrels, as they make people “prickly.” But a study, kitchen or hallway are quite suitable.
And although scientists categorically state that cacti do not absorb harmful electromagnetic waves (remember how at one time everyone put small pots of cacti in front of their monitors???) emanating from a TV or computer, a cactus placed in the office will be useful, it is believed that it stimulates the mental activity and improves performance.
Popular superstitions do not advise unmarried women who want to meet their betrothed to keep a cactus, because it “scares off” potential suitors with its sharp needles.
But if you are already married or are not going there at all?? Feel free to place cacti on the window in a room where you are not constantly present, since cacti use the same spines to “drive away” negative energy from your home.
Indoor plants that should not be kept at home according to folk wisdom
Surely everyone has heard that climbing plants and vines, which supposedly “do not allow” men to linger in the house, are not respected. This is, for example, Tradescantia,
Here again there are some “buts”.
In accordance with the teachings of Feng Shui, it is climbing and ivy-like plants that are able to protect the house, repelling the attacks of “poisonous sha arrows”, that is, negative energy that comes from objects and is directed to a specific place in your apartment. They will also help compensate for the bad energy of a “defective” wall in your home.
From a scientific point of view, many of them are excellent air purifiers. Therefore, it is worth reconsidering your attitude towards curly pets.
I don’t know how Tradescantia fell out of favor, as “expelling” men, since it is considered a symbol of well-being.
This is a flower that has high energy sensitivity and with its help you can determine whether there are problems at home and whether family members are depressed. If there are such negative aspects, then the Tradescantia begins to wither, dry out, the leaves droop and fall off. If everything is in order, then it is able to charge the house with positive energy.
Houseplants that should not be kept at home for “scientific” reasons
It’s clear with poisonous plants – you just need to be careful with them. Make sure that their juice does not get into your mouth or eyes, and that children and pets do not touch them.
It is advisable to know such plants by sight.
A flower that is very popular among flower growers, but has “increased toxicity.” Even just its aroma can cause dizziness, not to mention the juice, which causes burns, poisoning if it gets into the esophagus, and if it gets on the mucous membrane of the eye, it can cause blindness. Be careful, even if there are no small children in the house, when replanting the oleander, wear gloves.
Poisonous, although less so, are:
Nightshade 
Some varieties of milkweed 
The “vampirism” of some plants is very scientifically justified. So, there is no need to place a monstera in the recreation area. Which is not a vampire at all, but simply absorbs oxygen in large quantities, so it can create the feeling that positive energy has been “pulled out of you.”
The same can be said about yucca.
As a result: there are simply no indoor plants that definitely should not be kept at home, that’s why they are indoors??
I’ll add a big lyrical postscript)) The fact that indoor plants have energy and, I would even say, their own feelings and “concepts”, I was convinced by an incident that happened at work. In the office of the deputy chief, a young athletic man, there was a beautiful Chinese rose growing.
There was no doubt that she was a “woman” - the smooth curves of the branches, constantly blooming red buds and delicate appearance confirmed that she belonged to the “weaker sex”.
She was clearly not indifferent to her owner, constantly preening herself and blooming beautiful buds. But he, like many men, did not appreciate her love and, having “stared” at another - a miniature violet in a small pot, decided to replace the tall rose and pulled it out of the office into the reception area, asking an employee who was an avid summer resident to look after it.
Every day we watched as the rose got worse, it stooped, drooped its branches and sadly dropped its leaves when its former owner passed by, despite his “infidelity”, the rose continued to love him.
No matter what the experienced summer resident fertilized it, no matter how much she moved it from sun to shade and back, the rose withered away. Once again looking at the almost bald, shriveled bush, the deputy chief’s heart trembled, he moved the miniature “favorite” into the corner and brought the dying rose back to the office.
And, you know, she forgave him))) She perked up, sprouted new shoots and leaves, and soon was again adorned with delicate buds. Of course, she couldn’t be ugly in the presence of her beloved man!
And so she “lived” with her owner until her old age, moving from place to place as the boss changed positions and offices, but, despite the change of situation, she never faded or wasted away, and is this really possible if there is no one nearby? which you cannot live...
I wanted to describe in the article which flowers should/should not be kept in the bedroom and in the nursery, which ones will be useful for the kitchen, whether it is worth growing the well-known geranium and whether to keep reeds at home. But the topic turned out to be so vast, just material for scientific work))) therefore, I will write about which specific indoor plants should be placed in certain rooms in the next article, which I will try not to linger on.
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Adenium is also known to flower growers under other names (Impala lily or Desert Rose). The culture appeared on the domestic market relatively recently, but has already gained popularity among consumers. This fancy plant with a tree-like trunk is easy to care for and has a long flowering period. In our article we will get acquainted with the nuances of growing Adenium at home.
Only four species of Adenium can be grown indoors; the remaining plants with similar characteristics are considered subspecies. Let's describe them in more detail:
- Adenium obessum (obese) differs from the others in its slow development. The culture has a lignified trunk with upper lateral shoots. At the peak of development, the flower is quite large, its height reaches up to 1.5 meters, the trunk diameter is about a meter. The shoots are grayish with a fleshy base. Quite long (up to 10 centimeters) light green leaves are attached to the branches. When grown at home, the height of the plant can reach 70 centimeters.
- Adenium Arabicum came to us from the Arabian Peninsula, and apparently this is where its name came from. The culture has large shiny leaves up to 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. This variety of Adenium is unpretentious in care and develops well in indoor conditions.
- Adenium mini is made in the form of a small well-branched bush. The culture has a long flowering period, but develops quite slowly. A feature of this plant is the possibility of changing varietal characteristics, different colors and shapes of inflorescences.
- The African country of Mozambique is considered the birthplace of multi-flowered Adenium. This type of flower is actively used for selective work; it is crossed with adenium obsumum. A feature of the culture is the disappearance of the rhizome in the fifth year of vegetative development. This plant blooms in winter and has white inflorescences with a red edge. The diameter of each flower can reach 7 centimeters.
Planting by seeds
According to experts, Adenium seed material has excellent germination rates ranging from 80-100%. Sowing of this crop can be carried out at any time of the year, but it is best to carry out such activities in early spring with short daylight hours and low intensity of sunlight. When planting in an apartment, it is necessary to provide the flower with comfortable conditions, a sufficient amount of light and heat. In such conditions, plants will not suffer from temperature changes; thanks to intensive growth rates, they will quickly form a root system.
Some gardeners sow Adenium from mid-spring until autumn; here everyone regulates the time of planting the flower. The ideal option would be to coordinate the sowing date with favorable days according to the lunar calendar. It is best to carry out such work during the waxing moon. Approaching the time for sowing seeds towards the full moon helps to reduce the elongation of the plant stem. Days on which the full moon falls are considered transitional, so it is better not to sow Adenium seeds during such a period.
Soil selection
Not every gardener knows what soil is best to use for planting the described flower. Some believe that soil for cacti with the addition of vermiculite, perlite or sand is best suited for this purpose. According to experienced gardeners, the amount of baking powder can range from 25 to 50 percent. In this case, the soil will be light and nutritious.
Other gardeners recommend using coconut substrate with the addition of perlite for planting adenium. There are many examples when the described crops sprouted in clean sand, perlite or peat. Such soils are extremely light, but they have a limited amount of nutrients. In this regard, after the plant has a pair of true leaves, it is transplanted into soils rich in fertilizers. The main requirements for soil are good air and moisture permeability, neutral acid balance.
Seed planting process
The prepared soil is poured into small containers, for example, 100 milliliter plastic cups. Holes are made in the lower part of such flowerpots to drain excess moisture. Adenium seeds can be sown dry in the substrate or pre-soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate.
During sowing, the soil is sprayed with a sprayer to ensure the required moisture. When planting seeds in a standard seedling box, seed material is placed every 3 centimeters in both directions. Then sprinkle the seeds with a small layer of soil and spray them with water again. Next, cover the container with transparent plastic film and place it on a sunny windowsill.
Advice: For quick emergence of seedlings, ventilate the greenhouse at least twice a day for 15 minutes.
At normal room temperature and sufficient humidity, the seeds will produce the first sprouts within three days after planting, although the emergence of seedlings may be delayed by 1.5-2 months. The emerging seedlings must be freed from the cap. To do this, moisten the plants, which will help soften the skin. After this, take a toothpick and carefully remove the remaining seeds. According to experts, such work begins three days after germination, when the plant cannot free itself.
Seedlings can be removed from the greenhouse and moved to an open area 12-15 days after the first shoots appear. At the same time, the air temperature outside should not be less than +25 degrees.
Adenium care
Caring for the described plant is quite simple; it needs to be provided with the necessary amount of moisture, heat and sunlight. In spring and summer, the flower should be illuminated by the sun for 4-6 hours a day, the optimal air temperature is from 22 to 28 degrees. It is better to place plants on a south-lit windowsill; they develop well in diffused sunlight.
In autumn and winter, Adenium is at rest, gaining strength for subsequent flowering. Around mid-autumn, the pot with the crop is moved to a cool and bright place where the temperature is set at 12-15 degrees. In a dormant state, the leaves of the flower fall off and shoots stop developing. During the dormant period, the crop is not fed or watered. At this time, the flower should not suffer from drafts and sudden temperature changes. Intensive development of the plant begins in March.
How to water
Adenium does not particularly need moisture. The intensity of watering this flower depends on the time of year:
- To water the plant in summer, slightly heated water is used. The soil is not moistened often, as it dries;
- In winter, Adenium is almost not watered.
The amount of irrigation liquid is adjusted depending on weather conditions. On hot days, the frequency of watering is increased, and in cloudy weather - reduced.
Important: If the grower has doubts about moisturizing, then it is better to refrain from such activities.
The fact is that Adenium resists drought much better. Excess water often causes rotting of the plant's root system. To prevent such phenomena, it is recommended to place a drainage layer in the pot and provide special holes to drain excess liquid. It has been noticed that a certain amount of moisture can be accumulated by the plant trunk.
Top dressing
The crop in question responds well to the addition of nutrients to the soil. According to experts, to fertilize a flower, it is best to use slowly soluble substances that contain potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus.
During active development, the culture is fed every two weeks. At the beginning of spring, fertilizers with a high nitrogen content are applied to the soil; this element will allow the formation of a lush crown. A little later, fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus are used. Such substances stimulate flowering processes. For feeding in the autumn, it is advisable to use microfertilizers.
Trimming and shaping
Most varieties of Adenium branch independently; such plants do not require additional formation. If the bush does not form side shoots well, the grower should pinch its top. Such operations are best carried out in February, when the culture begins to awaken from sleep. In adult plants, cut off the side shoots and completely remove damaged and dried branches.
If we talk about the formation of the caudex, then this part of the culture is formed independently. To increase the decorativeness of the flower, you can try to grow a fancy-shaped caudex. To do this, after replanting, leave the upper part of the roots above the soil level. During the development of the plant, a new trunk is formed from the roots.
Important: pruning an old flower stimulates the appearance of inflorescences and young leaves.
Adenium transplant
Transplantation of Adenium is considered one of the most important stages of its development. Such events are carried out in the following cases:
- a powerful root begins to deform the flower pot;
- culture has stopped growing;
- cessation of flowering or reduction in the number of inflorescences;
- loss of soil nutrients;
- damage to the plant's root system.
According to the advice of experienced gardeners, adult plants need to be replanted once every 5-6 years. If the flower forms a bonsai form, it should be moved to a new location as rarely as possible. It is advisable to carry out replanting in the spring season after the buds appear, when the leaves have not yet bloomed on the plant. During this period, the culture tolerates stress well and quickly adapts to new conditions.
The transplantation process itself is carried out in several stages:
- remove the plant from the pot;
- carefully clean and rinse the roots;
- trim long and damaged roots;
- we dry the cuts, treat these places using fungicides;
- transplant the flower into a pot with new soil.
Young plants are transplanted into a new container using the transshipment method. Similar events are held once a year at any stage of growth. During transshipment, the flower is removed from the pot, the drainage is removed and it is placed in a new flowerpot. After this, move the plant into a large container and add nutrient substrate.
Why doesn't it bloom
The first flowering of the described crop is often defective. Buds appear on Adenium, but the plant does not have enough strength for them to fully bloom. Typically, high-quality, full flowering begins in the second or third year from the moment the seeds are sowed. The speed of inflorescence formation is influenced by the following factors:
- Compliance with growing conditions (temperature, sunlight, humidity, degree of soil enrichment with nutrients).
- Type of adenium. The Obessum variety blooms first, while Adenium Arabicum does not bloom for a long time.
Note: inflorescences usually bloom within a month, so the gardener should not panic if young adenium does not bloom.
Another reason for the lack of inflorescences is considered to be improper pruning of the plant or lack thereof. In such a situation, the crop spends nutrients on leaf development. The second possible reason is watering the flower during dormancy. The first moistening of the soil is done 12-15 days from the moment the buds awaken.
