Good afternoon, my reader. Crassula, bastard - the name of the plant, which is popularly called the "money tree". A kind of symbol of financial well-being has become a welcome home flower. However, its popularity can be based on another advantage - unpretentious care.
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Flower characteristic
The genus of succulent plants, numbering more than 300 species, is found in the wild only in the Southern Hemisphere. A significant proportion of Crassula varieties are common in the African tropics. Some of them are used in indoor floriculture. The plant got its name "money tree" for the similarity of rounded leaves with coins.
A perennial evergreen succulent at home reaches a maximum height of 1-1.5 m.In some cases, up to 2 m.On a thick, lignified trunk below, fleshy leaves are located, painted in dark green color with whitish bloom. In some species, the crown has a bright crimson hue, and the leaf plates have a speckled pattern.
Varieties
The definition of "money tree" is best suited to oval or ovoid bastard, with "coins" leaves. All other species intended for growing at home have no external resemblance to them.
Tree-like
This is a bush up to 1.5 m high with grayish-green leaves framed with a red border. The buds are formed in small inflorescences of white or pink, less often bluish. In indoor conditions, it blooms extremely rarely.
Schmidt
A compact bush with a dense crown, collected from leaf rosettes, painted in several tones at the same time. Starting from the top of the shoot, the color of the leaves from bright green with a silvery shade smoothly turns into crimson. The color of the buds of the fat girl Schmidt is bright, carmine.
Lymphatic
The ground cover miniature crassula has long, thin, slightly pointed leaves with jagged edges. Her flowers are small and completely nondescript. In indoor floriculture, the lymphatic bastard is often used as an ampelous plant.
Care
Despite the fact that Crassula is a tropical culture, it does not need special care. Like all succulents, the plant is extremely resilient.
Lighting
Full lighting is a guarantee of health and decorativeness of a flower. The ideal place for him is a windowsill on the south-west or south-east side. The more the plant receives sunlight, the more intense the color of its crown. In winter, the flower needs artificial lighting, otherwise its branches will stretch, and the leaves are crushed.
Temperature regime
The African sissy feels comfortable at a temperature of 20-22 ° C, and in the summer it tolerates heat up to + 28 ° C. In winter, lowering the temperature to 16-18 ° C will help the flower to retire.
Watering
Crassula, like all succulents, does not need abundant watering. The plant is able to withstand a short drought. T. Because the root system of the flower is located near the surface of the soil, a small amount of moisture is enough to "water" it.
Top dressing
During the growing season (from late spring to mid-August), the money tree needs nutritious feeding. It is better to purchase special complexes for succulents or cacti in the store. Mineral additives are introduced into the soil along with irrigation. A flower transplanted into a new soil does not need feeding.
A wide selection of bonsai varieties will allow you to create florariums and flower arrangements in the "bonsai" style from them. The unpretentiousness of the flower, which favorably responds to the cutting of the crown, will only contribute to this.
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