Strelitsija

Strelitsija royal - the fine South African flower which has subdued all world by the exotic form, has received the patrimonial and specific name in honour of English queen Charlotte - Sofii, the nee German duchess Mecklenburg - Strelitz (Mecklenburg - Strelitz)

Evergreen long-term large grassy plants (height to 2 m. and more) with the big ovally - extended leaves on powerful long черешках, in due course usually split on veins so that leaves seem plumose. Inflorescences стрелиции are very original, reminding heads of freakish birds, them quite often name "flowers жарптицы". Often on lateral faces of a green kidney of an inflorescence, this original "beak", under the bases dismissed цветков, it is possible to see drops of the transparent resinous juice represented some acted tears of "bird". Narrow, braided, usually яркоокрашенные petals, large stamens, a nectar - abundance all it involves small birdies who as on an airfield, sit down on horizontally located, кожистый прицветный a kind and become опылителями.

Flowers very proof in срезке, can keep the decorative effect till 1 month, at использованиии recommended by firms - importers solutions. In usual, periodically replaced water, live nearby 2х weeks.

Стрелиция royal - S. reginae Ait.:

Long-term корневищное a plant with длиночерешковыми leaves. Черешки to 10 sm in length, in a cut roundish, with the superficial longitudinal groove, expanded in the basis in a small vagina. Sheet plates oval or узкояйцевидные, pointed, with plumose жилкованием, цельнокрайние, naked, кожистые, to 45 sm in length. The bases черешки form dense, slightly flat low false stalk. Цветки large (to 15 sm), single, on безлистном цветоносе. Околоцветник dissymetric, similar to a head of an exotic bird, шестичленный, its external leaflets orange, internally teino - dark blue. The Fruit - a multiseed box. J.Afrika's Native land-. Grows in damp subtropical mountain woods. In culture since 1773 blossoms very for a long time, each inflorescence keeps the decorative effect about two weeks.

Site

Light and solar, from direct solar beams follows притенять. Is better to a plant in the open air in the summer, inflow of fresh air is necessary for a plant growing in a premise. The plant is thermophilic, but takes out cool wintering (10-14 гр.). In flowering (May - June) temperature support within 18-20 гр.

Illumination

Bright light

Having watered

Plentiful, in the summer soil constantly support in a damp condition. In the winter in a cool place having watered it is limited - however it is necessary to watch that the earthen clod has not dried up. Water a room temperature.

Humidity of air

The moderated

Humidity: additional data

Well responds on spraying by tepid water.

Leaving

Стрелицию it is possible to grow up in the open air. Leaving in the open air consists, basically, only in timely поливе, trimming of drying up leaves and colours and maintenance of the necessary size of a bush. In the street prefers a penumbra. Though, without an appreciable difference well develops on open sites with direct solar illumination. Стрелиции regular top dressing (3 times a month) organic and mineral fertilizer поочереди is necessary. Only within 2-3 months after flowering when the plant has a dormant period, in it there is no necessity. Цветонос it is better to cut off: in a cut it will remain 2-3 weeks.

Reproduction

Division of old plants, is more rare - seeds. Plentifully blossoming seven - eight-year plants after отцветания, in May, divide so that each part had two points of growth. Optimum temperature for rooting 22 гр. Seeds are formed only at artificial pollination. Them высеевают in a mix of the sheet earth and peat and проращивают at 25-28 гр., but also in these conditions they sprout non-uniformly and long - from 1 month about one year. Сеянцы some times dive and only for the second year put on a constant place. Contain them in warmer conditions on comparison with adult plants. Seeds are necessary for landing свеждесобранные. The plant blossoms for 4-5 year.

Change

Young plants replace annually that accelerates their development, it is possible to replace adult copies of time in 2-3 years. Fragile fleshy roots стрелиции are very vulnerable at change. In case of damage them process the crushed charcoal. Стрелицию contain in high narrow ware. The mix should consist of the cespitose, repurulent and sheet earth with a peat and sand quantity.

Materials of the Big Soviet Encyclopedia and a site florist.ru

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