Life form |
Travnistoe, ampelnoe |
Family |
Moraceae |
Origin |
Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, South East China, Southeast Asia, Vietnam |
Ease of cultivation |
Lung |
The size |
Most often from a length of 50 cm to 1.5 m. |
Growth rate |
High, up to 30-46 cm per year. |
Lifespan |
Perennial |
Temperature |
In the summer: 59-73,4 ° F, in the winter not below 44,6 ° F. The variegated forms are more thermophilic. |
Humidity |
High. It requires daily sprayings with water at room temperature, especially after the heating in the winter. The plant will grow well in the kitchen or in the bathroom. |
Lighting |
The plant is shade-tolerant. It should be placed 3-4 m from the light window, or 2.5 m from the north window. It has light-loving only variegated forms. |
The soil |
Fertile, weakly acidic or neutral: 1 part of the turf ground, 1 part of the leaf earth, 1/2 part of the sand, you can add a little charcoal. Either 1 part of the turf ground, 1 part peat, 1 part leaf earth, 1 part sand. Good drainage is necessary, the best option is if its lower layer is claydite, and the upper one is sand. |
Watering |
In summer, regular watering with soft warm water (2-3 times a week), the soil should not dry out, the plant requires abundant watering. In winter, watering is reduced to 1 time per week. |
Fertilizer |
From spring to autumn, every 2 weeks a liquid fertilizer, rich in nitrogen. |
Reproduction |
The apical cuttings of 8-10 cm, at least with two pairs of healthy leaves, very easily take root in water. |
Bloom |
The rooms do not bloom. In greenhouses, as well as all the rubber plants, forms Seacon – small spherical inflorescences, resembling a berry. |
Transfer |
In February-March, annually, the pot should be shallow. In adult plants, the upper 3 cm of soil can be replaced. |
Features of care |
Spring should be cut off shoots to form the crown. The plant can be grown, wrapped around a pole, wrapped in moss. Can be grown in hanging baskets. |
Difficulties |
Amazed mealybug and scale insects, spider mites. The leaves turn yellow and fall off because of the waterlogging of the plant. Leaves dry, if not for a long time to water the plant. |
Air cleaning |
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Toxicity |
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