Modern gardeners can turn their several acres into truly paradise hides. And a real gardener, once seeing a blooming brugmansia will find a way to grow it on his plot or in an apartment.
Content
- 1 The history of the appearance of brugmancy
- 2 How to grow brugmansiyu in a pot
- 3 What to do with brugmansie in a pot in the summer
- 4 What to do with stepchildren
- 5 Brugmansiya in bloom
- 6 Preparation for colds
- 7 The way out is to cut
- 8 How to take care of brugmansiya in winter
- 9 How to grow brugmanship outdoors
- 10 How to save a tree in winter
- 11 Brugmansii photo
The history of the appearance of brugmancy
The natural habitat of brugmansia is Argentina. The plant is quite gentle, because it contains a lot of water.
Advanced healers, healers, apply juice brugmansii in the fight against disease, as well as lead to spoilage on their enemies.
There is information that consuming the juice brugmansii, a person begins to be among the spirits of the jungle and rivers. Most likely, the juice of this plant causes people to hallucinate.
Infusion of leaves in water, when consumed by man, makes a person susceptible to hypnosis. However, local natives consider that the flower of brugmansia is a plant of power.
In fact, an adult, actively flowering plant is extraordinarily beautiful. Flowers in the form of a bell have huge dimensions, since brugmansia, grown in the open ground, can reach a height of up to five meters.
In appearance, the flower resembles a blossoming datura grown in our south, but the datura has a flower looking up, and in brugmansia large bells are looking down. Brugmansiyu can be grown all year round in large pots in the apartment, and you can grow outdoors in the summer.
How to grow brugmansiyu in a pot
The scarf of brugmansia can be purchased all year round, but usually, amateur gardeners purchase it in the spring.
In this case, it should be taken into account that the stem may be in the form of a rooted stalk of brugmansia, or the upper stem of the plant may be rooted.
Brugmansiya - gourmet, she loves a very greasy, with a lot of humus and trace elements of the earth.
Therefore, if you decide to have this beauty in your hands - store the best soil.
This plant can not be overfeeded, as everything goes only for its good, PH (acidity) of the soil does not affect brugmansiyu at all, but if you add a little dry chicken manure - ambrosia of the soul for this flower.
let's move on to landing
- we get a pot of decent size, as the plant grows very quickly;
-in the process of growth, we transplant the grown-up brugsmanship, without destroying the earthen lump, into a larger container;
- We add constantly fresh soil + dry chicken droppings (in a small amount).
how to water properly
-that the water in the pot does not stagnate, put claydite on the bottom;
-in conditions of growing in hot apartments, and the air here is dry enough - watering brugmansiyu is necessary daily and abundantly;
-increase the humidity in an enclosed space, especially during the heating season.
how to properly dress
-to improve the flowering, in May, feed the flower with phosphorus-potassium fertilizer;
- once every two weeks, carry out top dressing with a soluble flower fertilizer without chlorine, such as Fertik.
what kind of lighting is needed brugmansii
- In winter, when there is not enough sunlight, use energy-saving 40 watts as a light source. light bulbs, in an amount of 2-3 pieces. This amount of light is enough even for flowering plants.
What to do with brugmansie in a pot in the summer
If brugmansia grows in a private house in a pot, take the flower out to fresh air, into a sunny but windless place.
The pot should be buried in the ground and protected from direct sunlight; mulch the pot with a bark of the plant or mown grass, constantly produce irrigation brugmansii.
If the plant in the pot lives in a city apartment and it has large sizes, because of what it is impossible to bring brugmanship to the dacha - take the pot of brugmansia to the balcony (if it is).
If there is no possibility for the plant to live in the open air in summer, continue growing in indoor conditions with illumination, with top dressing and timely irrigation.
What to do with stepchildren
In the axils between the trunk and the leaf, like in tomatoes, in fast-growing brugmansia, stepchildren are formed, they take away part of the food, slow the flowering and bud formation.
In order to avoid the above troubles, in time you remove your stepsons.
With good care, your little stalk, by the end of the summer will grow into a beautiful tree, up to a meter and a half.
When, at the top of the barrel, the branching begins, i. E. The barrel will be V-shaped - brugmansiya blossom.
To accelerate the branching, produce fertilizing the tree with the infusion of manure, apply mineral fertilizers, make constant watering.
Brugmansiya in bloom
Finally came the long-awaited flowering period, as brugmansia grew to the point of true maturity, there are flowers in the form of huge bells, the number of them is huge, one is blooming - the other blooms.
And what flavor - not inhaled, especially in the evening.
And the main advantage of brugmansia in bloom is the flowering upper stem.
This stem, even separating it from the mother plant, will continue to bloom and give a new life.
Preparation for colds
Brugmansiya sissy, even a drop in temperature to + 4 * C, can ruin a plant. What to do? Over the summer, your beauty has turned into a huge tree, which will take up a lot of space in the apartment.
The way out is to cut
Do not fall into a stupor, boldly cut the fork in the tree, put the stalk in a jar of water, make a highlight - the cuttings take root and you will have small trees that have preserved the ability to bloom in the next season.
Important! Such a cuttings only works for flowering plants. And if your brugmansia has not blossomed, then it should be preserved in such a form as it is before the next season.
How to take care of brugmansiya in winter
Watering is reduced, fertilizers do not contribute, but the backlight is done for 12 hours a day.
In the spring, start the entire cultivation cycle first:
- feed;
-Prop;
- Move from the pot to the pot;
After 2 months, brugmansia will blossom again.
How to grow brugmanship outdoors
The second way to grow brugmansia is planting from the pot in the open ground.
The soil must be highly nutritious, the plant should be watered abundantly, mineral and organic top dressings must be introduced at the root.
The result of your work will be a huge, abundant and beautifully flowering tree, which must be preserved in the cold.
How to save a tree in winter
Ideally, you need to dig a tree, put it in a huge pot and transport it to winter in a winter garden.
Continue to take care of brugmansii with the same conditions as in the apartment.
But winter gardens are rare, so a huge bush, which often has several trunks, with the help of a shovel, is divided into several parts (according to the number of trunks), each piece moves to its pot and moves to a cool room, it is possible and in the basement.
In winter, water is very rare, top-dressing is removed, the main thing is not to overdry.
Brugmansiya, although considered a sissy, in fact - a sturdy tin soldier.
The plant is very tenacious, cultivate such beauty on its site.
Brugmansii photo