Care for the Gloxinia flower at homeGloxinia (sinningia) - decoration of the office, apartment. A flowering plant resembles a small bouquet. Large multi-colored bells, rich green leaves reminiscent of the hot climate of Latin America, where synningia come from. Light-loving plant can be grown at home, the process is simple, but requires diligence.
How to plant gloxinia seeds at home
Beginning growers often doubt whether gloxinia can be grown from seeds at home. Patience, scrupulousness and perseverance will be needed by a grower who decides to grow gloxinia from tiny seeds. If you do not regret time and effort, the tiny boring will gradually turn into a beautiful plant, thankfully blooming with bright large flowers.
Did you know? The main varieties of gloxinia brought the German Benjamin Peter Gloxin. Now known more than thirty species of gloxinia grown by breeders.
When to sow
Sinningia loves the light. Sufficient natural lighting to produce healthy sprouts ─ in February-March. If possible, provide home lighting and heating with special lamps, flowers are grown all year round.
Planting tanks and ground
Gloxinia plant moisture and heat-loving, does not tolerate drafts.
You can get good sprouts by providing the right packaging and conditions for planting material:
- transparent plastic containers with lids ─ the best place for germination of seeds. Covers will ensure the preservation of moisture in the soil, good lighting, keep sprouts from drafts. Drain holes are made in the bottom of the containers;
- peat tablets will be a good "house" for seeds, facilitate picking and transplanting seedlings;
- You can grow sineing from seeds in a wooden box that is covered with glass or plastic before the germs appear;
- buy soil in the store or prepare it yourself: two parts of garden soil, one river sand and peat soil each. Before preparing the mixture, the garden soil must be sieved, all roots, pebbles are removed, roasted in an oven or microwave to eliminate the presence of bacteria. Another method: place the earth for several days in the freezer.
Important! When choosing an opaque container, you can put it in a zip package, ensuring the conditions of the greenhouse.Growing a flower from seeds, it is important to remember that gloxinia grow slowly, require repeated picks.
Seed preparation
You can grow gloxinia from store seeds in pellets or collect it yourself. The process is time consuming, but will ensure the emergence of a hand-made hybrid.
Before planting, seeds are soaked in warm water, a growth stimulator is added to accelerate germination. The liquid should not cover the seeds completely, otherwise they will become moldy. It is better to place the planting material on a damp cloth, cosmetic disk.
Read also about the features of the care and reproduction of gloxinia at home.
Sowing seeds
Sinningia grows in good light, on a flat surface of the soil. Store seeds in granules are laid out over the entire surface of the soil, slightly pressed down. Household seeds are distributed over the cultivated area using a sheet of paper folded in half. Gently pressing the seeds to the ground, spray the spray with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Cover with foil, glass, creating a greenhouse effect. At a temperature of + 25 ° C, seedlings will appear after 10-14 days, if the temperature is lowered, gloxinia will sprout in 40-50 days, the shoots will be weak, brittle. It is necessary to install a container with seedlings in a well-lit place; at night add light with a fluorescent lamp while maintaining the desired temperature.
Care at first
The shoots of Sinningium are very gentle, fragile. At the same time with the leaves, a tuber is formed, so the plant slowly rises. The main condition: to provide the desired humidity and light. When the soil dries, the sprouts will die, the lack of light will lead to the pulling out of the stalks.
A month after the appearance of the cotyledon leaves, they make the first pick. Carefully transplant the seedlings into separate pots or boxes according to the 2 × 2 cm scheme, helping with a wooden skewer so as not to damage.
The second picking ─ after the appearance of these leaves, 30 days after the first, be sure to be in separate pots. Ground moisture is maintained by regularly sprinkling seedlings with a spray bottle. The temperature in the room is maintained at + 20 ° C.
Did you know? The smallest size has a tiny synningia - 5 cm in diameter adult plant.Pickup for Gloxinia seedlings ─ growth stimulator. You can make four picks, it will be better to develop tubers and leaves. After each transplant, carefully pour the soil around the plant with a spoon, syringe: water should not fall on the leaves.
Transplantation of flowers
With proper care, the plant is transplanted into permanent pots with a diameter of 9-10 cm in three months. The leaves of the seedlings during this period reach 2-3 cm in diameter. Gentle gloxinia likes light non-acidic soils (pH not more than 6.5) and good drainage. After transplantation, the plant is watered at room temperature with water at the root, avoiding contact with the leaves and the stem.
Video: growing gloxinia from seeds
When bloxinia blooms from seed
It is difficult to calculate how many gloxinia bloom from seeds. The period depends on the variety, the conditions of detention, the term of planting. From sowing seeds into the ground until the first flowers appear, on average, half a year passes ─ 8 months.
Other breeding methods
You can grow gloxinia at home not only in a generative way (from seeds), but also vegetatively: tubers, leaves. The method is simpler, more convenient, more productive: you can wait for a few months for a blooming blue line.
Important! With vegetative propagation, the period of development of new shoots is shortened several times.
Division of tubers
In the tuberous part of the Latin American beauty, nutrients, macro- and microelements are sufficiently useful for rapid growth.
Reproduction pattern by dividing tubers:
- Clear the tubers of the plant from the soil, carefully consider the presence of accessory shoots.
- Divide the tuber into a possible number of parts (most often ─ two), depending on the number of processes.
- Powdered charcoal powdered to sprinkle the place of separation, leave for a few days before drying in a shaded place.
- Ready tuber planted in prepared nutrient soil capacity of sufficient size. Water, set on the lit place.
Using sheet
Lower gloxinia leaves, well-formed ─ good breeding material by vegetative method.
There are several ways:
- In water: carefully cut the leaflet is placed at 1.5-2 cm in a glass of water, until small roots sprout. To land in the ground at a depth of 2-3 cm. Maintain moisture in the soil and the air temperature is not below + 20 ° C. You can first cover with a plastic bag or a glass jar.
- In the ground. Cut the bottom leaf sprinkled with powdered charcoal, previously dipped in a growth stimulator. Planted at a depth of 1.5-2 cm, covered with a package or a can. At temperatures above + 23 ° C, the leaf will take root in 15-20 days, the jar is removed. Regular sub-root watering and warmth will ensure rapid growth and early flowering of a new plant.
Important! High-quality drainage will be provided by clay shards laid on the bottom, expanded clay.Growing exotic gloxinia from seeds, you can not only decorate the rooms with beautiful bouquets of bright flowers, but also bring out your own amazing and unique variety of original colors.
