Several undeservedly forgotten "Soviet" houseplants

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Time does not stand still, the changes affect everything, including fashion and trend in the domestic floriculture. Many cultures that thirty or forty years ago, is a jewel of almost every apartment, at the moment - rare guests on the windows. They are no less attractive than, for example, the orchid, the incidence of which has increased greatly in recent years.

These statistics are not out of the sky. We interviewed the relatives, neighbors and just good friends, all those who could remember life in the USSR.

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abutilon

He was called home indoor or maple. He received his second name because of the shape of carved foliage. Tall shrub, growing rapidly. Regularly trim culture and grow lush bush. The plant has flowers, lanterns, if well cared for decorating a houseplant during the whole year.

Culture can reproduce from cuttings without problems. Seed propagation is more complicated, but in this case you can order interesting variety. Abutilon you need bright light (bloom in winter temporarily stops) and abundant watering in the heat - bush should fully impregnated with moisture, so as not to lose the leaves, buds and flowers.

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asparagus pinnate

A decorative deciduous plant is a green "herringbone" soft "needles." When grown, it can resemble a small tree and can fit into any interior.

This plant loves green ambient light, but direct rays of the sun afraid, they dried his needles. Often watered and sprayed culture, asparagus loves moisture. Trim can occasionally removing the little old shoots. Spreading crown plant will form their own!

Feathery asparagus: Asparagus relative
Feathery asparagus: Asparagus relative

Coleus

Previously, it was called "Krapivko". Beauty Culture is in the leaves in a heart shape, bright, velvety, in purplish pink color. Home shrub thirty to fifty centimeters attracts everyone's attention.

To flower is not stretched, and took a decorative form, it is necessary to pinch. Another plant loves light and moisture. Be sure to water it in summer. Approved additional forage complex fertilizer. The amount of power produced coleus directly affects the foliage color and its brightness.

Fillokaktus

It is the closest relative of the famous Decembrist. Currently fillokaktus found in the home are very rare, despite the fact that culture is the owner of the large and bright colors.

Is an epiphyte that likes high humidity. He also needs some sunlight but direct rays have a negative impact on the plant: the leaves turn red, culture loses its decorative effect.

The plant blooms in spring smartly. Sometimes fillokaktusa buds bloom twice a year, or even a plant can bloom non-stop!

Begonia rex ( "King")

Deciduous ornamental crops, which has a distinctive elegance. The foliage is very variegated: can be white, green, pink. Petioles with fibers.

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Plants need good light but not direct sunlight. The shadow color of the culture conditions become expressionless. And with direct light may cause burns. It is necessary abundantly watered royal begonia. Take the watering can in hand, as soon as the land dried out a little container

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