FLOWERING GLOXINIA: CARE AFTER FLOWERING, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

Its bloom gloxinia (another name - synningia) conquered many flower hearts, becoming one of the most popular indoor plants around the world.

Bloom

The pledge of abundant and prolonged flowering of any indoor plants is competent care. And gloxinia is no exception to this rule. Magnificent socket of large, bright and attractive colors, characteristic of the blueprint, may well compete with this bouquet.

Bud maturation

Budding only occurs as a result of proper cultivation. Buds at the plant appear immediately after the number of pairs of leaves on it reaches three or four. The number of buds themselves depends on the conditions in which the synningia was contained (temperature, light and humidity), as well as on the age and weight of the tuber.

The flowering period and its features

Duration makes about 5 months and lasts, as a rule, from April to August (taking into account repeated flowering). The variety of this indoor plant also influences this factor.

Flowers

Sinning flowers look like bells. Due to this, the plant received its popular name - gloxinia (if translated from German - “bell”).

Gamma colors inherent in the colors of gloxinia, is remarkable for its amazing variety. The main colors are white, pink, red and purple. Depending on a grade, there are terry and not terry, multi-color, with edges in the form of frills versions of flowers.

The type of plant varies scent blue syngony flowers. There are species that do not possess any odor, but there are also those that simply smell sweet. The smell of flowers in these varieties of gloxinia is pronounced and delicate, it may slightly resemble the scent of jasmine flowers.

Care during budding

During the development of the buds and flowering, synningia needs proper care:

the plant should receive enough light at this time.
Gloxinia can not be placed in direct sunlight (to avoid burns)
Do not allow the soil to dry in a pot. Watering is necessary regularly, and even experienced growers recommend placing the plant on a tray with soft and warm water (about 10 minutes).
Do not allow moisture on the flowers and leaves (this can cause them to rot)
It is desirable to feed 1 time in 7 days using fertilizers for flowering plants.

Leaving after flowering

Flowering time can significantly extend with proper care. Many varieties and types of siningii tend to re-bloom, especially if the former was early. Usually it is not so lush and plentiful, and the flowers are much smaller.

After flowering gloxinia should be carefully considered for the presence of a growing point on the stem. If there is one, in a month the plant will give new flowers.

Pruning

Sometimes to stimulate re-flowering can need pruning Sinning In this case, the ground part is cut off (leaves and stem; 2-4 lower leaves can not be removed) and an escape length of about 2 cm is left. Soon after this, a second growth of gloxinia occurs: side shoots appear.

Not necessarily leave all side shoots, one or two of the strongest will suffice - the rest are cut off so as not to weaken the plant. A month later, they begin to develop new buds.

During the set of buds, syngony must be fed with fertilizer

Why does not bloom and how to deal with it?

Often, growers notice that their pet is in no hurry to please them with rapid flowering. The cause of this phenomenon is often the illiterate care of the plant. You can judge the wrong content if:

the plant is overnourished with nitrogen-based fertilizers. Nitrogen acts as a stimulator of rapid growth of greenery and at the same time an obstacle for flowering. The best feeding for gloxinia is phosphate-potassium fertilizer;
lacking coverage. Sinningia is a light-loving plant, and the lighting is just necessary for it to bookmark new buds and beautiful flower shape.
With a lack of natural light gloxinia, you can organize additional artificial lighting.
the size of the pot where it grows does not fit the plant. The ideal pot for syngony is low, wide and small, with a diameter of about 9-15 cm. In a large and deep one, it will spend forces on tuber growth, to the detriment of flowering.
no transplant. Transplantation should be carried out annually;
the soil in which synningia grows is scanty. Gloxinia requires fertile soil with the content of humus, coniferous and leaf earth, sand, perlite (or hydrogel) and peat. Planting mixture for plants can be made independently, or buy ready-made.
Before planting the plant, the soil must be ignited for about half an hour in the oven - for the destruction of pathogens.

Bloom - a wonderful spectacle that can give a sea of aesthetic pleasure. For it to be lush, plentiful and long, it is required to provide this unpretentious beauty with competent care.