Irezine - A perennial plant that is popular in apartments due to the unusual bright red color of the leaves.
It does not require the creation of special habitat conditions for itself, and can be grown even by beginner growers.
In room conditions ireziny blooms quite rarely.
general description
It is believed that this plant has received its name from the Greek words "eiros" or "eirion", which means "wool". Indeed, its flowers and fruits are covered with dense down.
Irezine belongs to the family amaranthhis place of origin - North and South America, Galapagos, Australia, Antilles. These are small herbaceous plants, shrubs, with round leaves that have a smooth or jagged edge. Small flowers gather in inflorescences in the form of an ear, irezine fruit - box.
Some time ago the flower was is popular in private plots and in winter gardens - he was planted in large flower beds, along paths or in stone flowerpots. But then the fashion changed, and the plant lost its popularity. Now flower growers are reopening irezine for themselves, using them on flowerbeds and in compositions decorated in red.
Views and photos
In nature can be found around 80 varieties irezine, but at home only two gained their popularity:
Irezine Herbst - grows in the forests of tropical Brazil, is many years flower with stems of red. The leaves are round, separated at the top, dark purple with light red veins. In turn, it is divided into two subspecies - with green leaves and golden streaks, as well as burgundy leaves and metallic surface gloss. Used in home cultivation. The photos below show Irezine Herbst:
Irezine Linden - known since 1737. His place habitat are the rainforests of Ecuador. It is a plant with a height of 50-60 cm with a stem of dark red color. The leaves of the flower are oval, up to 6 cm long, dark crimson color with light crimson veins. When shearing the plant begins to actively grow to the side, which allows for a short period to create a flat landing. Used by when grown in gardens and gardens. What “Iresina Linden” looks like can be seen in the photo below:
Home care
Do not be afraid to get irezine home - she does not require special conditions, grows well in dry indoor air and actively branch.
Care after purchase
When choosing a flower in the store, you must carefully examine all the leaves on both sides and make sure that there are no parasites on it.
Irezine is an heat-loving tropical plants, and if the purchase is made in the winter, then you need to take care of protection from cold air.
For this, the pot is wrapped in several layers of thick paper, or a special thermo bag is used.
After arriving at the apartment, the plant is placed on a window with good lighting; watering is abundant and regular. After 1-2 weeks, after the end of the adaptation period, the irezine is carefully transplanted into a new pot, slightly larger than the previous one, with the most complete replacement of the soil. The roots of the flower are thin and tender, therefore it is impossible to tear off or scrape off the old earth by force.
Pruning
Irezine growing very fastpulling up. To ensure bushiness you need to regularly pinch the tops of the shoots. It is possible to produce cardinal pruning in early February, leaving the "hemp", and cut the twigs used as cuttings. Such a move will push the flower to more active growth in the spring.
REFERENCE! If, after pruning, the plant is again strongly stretched by the end of the summer period, it can be cut again, but not much - the main thing in this case is to give the crown a shape.
Watering
In between from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn they produce watering with a large amount of soft settled water.
The main feature of the procedure is the drying of the upper part of the soil, but at least 1 time in 2 days.
During extreme heat the flower can be watered periodically from the shower; it is important to cover the pot with cellophane so that tap water does not fall on the ground.
In winter, the amount of moisture is reduced, but coma should not be allowed to dry out anyway. If the temperature in the room falls below +16 degrees, then to protect the root system from hypothermia, watering should be greatly reduced, or temporarily stopped altogether.
The flower reacts poorly to a lack of moisture in the soil, but it should not be poured over the soil - root decay may begin.
Landing and ground
Plant loves soil neutral or slightly acidic composition. When grown in the conditions of the room will suit any store mix. You can also make the substrate yourself by mixing 1 part of garden and leaf land, coarse sand and peat. At the bottom of the container must be poured drainage layer.
Irezine is not frost-resistant, and therefore, when grown under the open sky, it requires digging and wintering in a closed warm room. In spring, the flower is planted in a flower bed again.
Transfer
A transplant is made upon filling with the roots of an old container, at least once every 2-3 years. New pot must be selected with drainage holes, at the bottom of a layer of claydite drainage or brick chips.
ATTENTION! When transplanting a complete replacement of the soil is not required - it is enough to transfer the earthball into a new tank and fill the voids with fresh earth.
Growing from seed at home
Growing irezine from seeds is not very popular, the easiest way to get a plant from a cutting.
Seeds are being acquired in specialized stores and are sown in a container, which is then covered with glass or film.
Periodically, you need to open the landing, moisten the soil and perform airing.
After occurrence sprouts, glass or film are removed, and the container is exposed to a warm bright place. As soon as a minimum of 3 leaves are opened on the shoot, it is deposited in an individual pot, after which care is carried out as for an adult plant.
Breeding
For breeding using cuttings from March to June cut off the upper part of the shoot, containing at least 3-4 leaves. He is then put in a container with wet sand, which is kept at a temperature of + 16-20 degrees or rooted in a glass of water.
Roots appear within 8-10 days. After that, each cutting is transferred to an individual pot measuring 7 centimeters, and kept at room temperature +20 degrees. During this period, you can already begin to shape the appearance of the future plant, pinching the tops of the shoots.
Temperature
Irezine is not whimsical to the temperature, and can be in rooms with air temperature from 16 to 25 degrees. In winter, when it falls below +12 degrees leaf fall, and if the situation is not corrected, it will happen decay flower
REFERENCE! In the summer, in particularly hot periods (temperatures over 28 degrees), it is recommended to increase the amount of watering, and spray the leaves.Otherwise, there may be a loss of turgor.
Lighting
For active growth and development the plant needs bright sunlight. The pot in the apartment is best to put on the south, west or east window. To direct rays flower teach gradually in order to avoid burn of leaves, at noon - pruneut.
With a lack of light, the rubber will be pulled to the side, losing the leaves and the brightness of the color. If artificial lighting is used, the duration of its exposure should be at least 14 hours a day.
Benefit and harm
Plant does not possess useful properties, juice and parts of a flower are not poisonous.
Diseases and pests
Irezine may be subject to invasion of spider mites, whiteflies and aphids.
Sign of defeat spider mite is the appearance of the whitish web.
To fight with it you need to gently wipe all the leaves with a soft sponge with soapy water.
If the infestation of the plant is already strong enough, and it began to lose leaves, after washing it is necessary spray insecticides.
With defeat By the whitefly, a large number of white flies appear near the plant, which begin to actively move when the leaves are shaken.
Fight against this pest difficult the fact that the whitefly constantly flies from one plant to another.
Destruction done only regular spraying every 4-7 days, including healthy plants.
It is very important to put special traps for flies.
When infecting a flower with aphids, the leaves become covered with white sticky secretions, curling and falling off.
To combat this insect used special chemicals.
Conclusion
Irezine - original plant with burgundy leaves. For growing in rooms varieties are selected with round leaves, on the street - with oval. This is a tropical plant, and therefore requires bright sunlight and abundant watering. Reproduction is done by cuttings.
