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Schefflera
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27 Sep : 12:32
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Schefflera (Latin: Schéfflera) is a genus of plants of the Ivy family. It was named by German botanist Jakob Schefflera 18 century (German: Jacob Christian Scheffler).
Shrubby plant with silhouette, fast growing and easily otglezhdane.Za larger decorative qualities in a container is planted several Schefflera.
Schefflera is the homeland of Australia. It is nepretenziozno specific plant leaves, which are its distinguishing mark. They have the shape of palm and have 5 - 9 branches.
By - often seen as high-bush with one stalk. If the crop is, in principle, can be branched.
Shrub with a maximum height of 2 meters and a width of 70 cm.
Can be fostered, as its growth in height (Schefflera arboricola reach impressive size for a relatively short time) and the width (the tips are cut and Schefflera yields lower and fleecy kind).
The largest variety, Schefflera actinophilla, develops more slowly, but certainly there are more impressive decorative effect.
Needs of an average amount of light. Water temperature, which is watered, it should be at room temperature. Before the field again, the upper layer of soil must be dry. Shaflerata fertilizing every two weeks with liquid fertilizer.
The leaves are dark green (often mottled), with long slender branches, consisting of 4 or 5 smaller leaves in young plants - up to 12 in older specimens, collected together in the umbrella.
This plant grows best at a constant temperature not exceeding 20 ° C and not fall below 10 ° C during the cold months.
Schefflera prefers well-lit, but not directly exposed to the sun locations, but nice and shady tolerated as long as the change of the degree of illumination is not too sudden.
Summer soil should be thoroughly irrigated, and the winter to maintain a slightly humidified.
To ensure high humidity, as the leaves are often irrigate. He needs a good airing, but must be protected from drafts.
Tors with nutrient solution every 2-3 weeks from April to September. If the warm weather last longer than usual period of extended growth and fertilization must comply with its new borders.
Plant can multiply by cuttings that planting a mixture of peat and sand. Room temperature must be at least 22 degrees.
Schefflera transplant is every 2 years during the spring, if it is a small pot.
Consumed her visbkohumusna soil.
Do not neglect fertilization and transplanting, because otherwise the lower leaves will drop off, but instead will ride more.
Problems:
Dim leaves. The reason must be sought in excess of water or excessive dryness - the leaves wilt and darken.
Excessive irrigation causes yellowing of the plant, so most should be watered only when soil becomes dry to the touch.
Paraziti.Chesto Schefflera is attacked by insects, which suck the lymph from the soft part of leaves and leaf buds, causing them olepvane bold. In such condition, the plant should be sprayed with malathion every 2 weeks during the summer.
Another serious problem is mealy-bug - to carefully remove the dark spots on the back of the leaves with cloth soaked in denatured alcohol.
Category: Decorative leaf
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