Zandedesky: home care, description and recommendations

Zantedeskaya is a charming plant of the family Aroids, called by the people a calla or calla. Such an interesting name is the flower owed to Kurt Sprengel - a German botanist who gave it in honor of his Italian colleague Giovanni Zanteideski. Homeland of the perennial herbaceous culture is South Africa, namely its wet marshy territories. In a natural environment, one can observe that part of the stems and rhizomes of zandedeski are often completely immersed in water.

Description of Zandedeski

In the height zandedeskiya, care at home for which you need certain knowledge and skills, reaches from 1.0 to 2.5 meters. The leaves of the plant are large (about 40 cm long), heart-shaped, located on long massive petioles. Color - green, with mottled cream or white spots. Stem erect, rhizome branched, powerful. Zantedeskaya, care at home for which brings a lot of pleasure to true lovers of indoor floriculture, in the common people is called a domestic calla.

The tropical plant blooms very elegant, large flowers, placed on straight tall peduncles. The inflorescence is a yellow cob, with a long (about 15 cm) coverlet. Its coloration is diverse: cream, yellow, purple, white, pink. Breeders are cultivated varieties characterized by a double-colored cover. Most often, the cover inside is painted a few tones lighter than from the outside. Blossoming zandedeski - a long phenomenon, begins with the onset of autumn days and lasts until the very spring. After flowering, yellow berries are formed, with a diameter of about 1 cm. The rest period is usually 2 months and in the native land of the plant falls on the summer period.

Features of home calla

In the amateurish cultivation of the Ethiopian zander, the care at home requires a certain amount of labor, is somewhat capricious; The plant loves the abundance of light in both summer and winter, but is able to adapt optimally to the most varied conditions. In winter, a domestic pet can be arranged with additional lighting, using a fluorescent lamp for this. Being a heat-loving culture, domestic calla (zasededesky Ethiopian) comfortably feels at a temperature not lower than +18 ^о С, optimal for normal development and growth of the flower are +22 ... + 23 ^о С. Temperature changes and drafts are factors to which Negatively concerns zandedeskiya.

Flower in the home: care, cultivation

The key factor for successful growth and development of the flower is the humidity of the air. To do this, the leaves of the plant should be regularly sprayed and wiped with a damp cloth. A resident of the marshes, zandedesky requires regular abundant watering from the beginning of spring until the fall. Irrigation water must be kept at a constant, soft, room temperature. Very favorably the domestic pet reacts to the presence of a 3-5-cm layer of water in the pan. During dormancy, the supply of moisture is required to be reduced, and some varieties and cease altogether.

Feeding the calla house

During the period of active growth, from February to June, a beautiful zandedeska, home care after which does not cause any special trouble, needs to be fed: mineral (preparations "Pokon", "Agricola", "Fertika- lux", "Bona Forte" ) And organic (compost, humus, overgrown manure, drug "Giant"). Organic room favorite is required for the formation of a lush bush and active growth of leaves and is carried out once every 1.5 to 2 months. Mineral preparations contain a high percentage of phosphorus and potassium, which are the key to successful flowering.

Transplantation of Zandedeski

It is required to perform an annual plant transplantation, since during the vegetative period calla (zandedescia), home care beyond which does not cause especial complexity, greatly depletes the soil. The landing vessel should be spacious, with a nutrient substrate and a mandatory five-centimeter drainage layer, for which ceramic shards or large expanded clay can be used. Depending on the size of the tuber is planted at a depth of 5 to 10 centimeters. Optimal soil composition - two parts of turf, one part leaf, peat land and sand with compost or humus - also one part.

When zandedeskaya blooms

Tsvesti zandezdekiya, care at home for which delivers a lot of pleasure to the flower growers, begins two years after planting. The first flowers are pale (sometimes greenish) in color. Over time, the color of the veil becomes more saturated. The flowering period is long enough and sometimes lasts several months. With good lighting, the house calla blooms in late autumn and can delight the charming flowers throughout the winter season.

After flowering, the zandedesia needs rest; The recommended period of rest is one and a half months. The plant needs to shorten watering, in the middle of the summer, cleanse the remains of leaves, dry it in air and transplant it into a new, nutritious substrate. You can temporarily plant the plant in the open ground, for example, in the garden, and in August return "home." In the new growth leaves come with the beginning of the autumn period.

Reproduction of zandedeski at home

Tuber varieties Zantedeski reproduce by children, which can be separated during the annual plant transplantation. Also, two to three times a year to ensure abundant flowering and to rejuvenate zandereskii requires the division of tubers or rhizomes, depending on the plant variety. Breaking them is better with your hands, without using a knife and other cutting tools.

There is also a seed method of reproduction, less popular among florists. The germination capacity of the seed is high enough, but the method requires a certain amount of patience: the plants grown in this way will blossom only after 4-5 years from the moment of planting. If in the plans of an amateur florist there is no desire to grow zandedeskiy from seeds, then it is necessary to break off the arrows of flowers that have already faded. This will save the plant a large number of forces required in order to easily survive the period of calm calla (zandedeskiya).

Flower care at home: in pest control

In room conditions calla can be affected by a spider mite that overcomes the plant in a room with an excess of dry air. The affected leaves become flabby and after a while wither. Therefore, in order to prevent such pests, periodic spraying with water is required.

Threats, whiteflies and aphids are a big danger for indoor culture. Numerous colonies of such pests discolour zandedeskiyu and deform its leaves, sometimes leading to the complete death of the flower. You can try to remove them folk method, wiping the plant with cotton wool, impregnated with a solution of laundry soap. In case of more serious damage to a domestic flower, spraying with insecticides should be applied: 1 ml of "Carbophos" diluted in 1 liter of water, or "Actellik" preparation.

Zandedeskiya mix, home care for which raises the mood and brings pleasure, - a unique plant that looks great both in solitary form, and in flower arrangement. It can be attached to other colors, for example, ivy and bindweed.