Balsam indoors is a flower that has foundIts popularity as early as the beginning of the twentieth century. They admired and grown it still our grandmothers, but until today, balsam is considered one of the most common and popular flowers in our homes.
And why such a love for this plant?The main advantages - its unpretentiousness, lush beautiful flowering and rapid growth. To create suitable comfortable conditions for a balm is absolutely not difficult - it is a bright place on the window and abundant regular watering. Indoor flower balsam has the second name, given by the people, - "Vanka wet". He does not tolerate a drought, as soon as the land has dried up due to the inattentiveness of the landlady, the leaves immediately lose the turgor, and just hang in the form of a cloth, then turn yellow and fall off. Even after restoration, some of them die anyway, and the trunk is cut off from the plant.
Houseplant Balsam is grassyperennial with upright stems, which reaches a height of 30-50 cm. The leaves are alternately arranged. Leaf length up to 10 cm, width 4 cm. They have an oval-heart-shaped form, slightly wrinkled, slightly reddish or green with finely toothed edges of the leaf blade. Flowers in diameter reach 4 cm and have long spurs 4-5 cm long. The axillary, solitary, bright, they give the charm to the whole plant. To date, many hybrids and various varieties have been bred, which differ in their height, size, color, and degree of terry in flower petals, and variegated balsam varieties also exist.
Room Balsam with proper care will belong and continuously bloom and delight the eye. It requires loose, breathable soil. For example, such a composition: sheet or sod land, compost or humus, river sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. If desired, add a little peat.
The pot should be selected according to the size of the flower.For a cutting, a pot of 8-10 cm is suitable, then, as the bush grows, it is required to transplant into a container a little larger diameter, about 13-15 cm, and already for an adult flowering plant - 18-25 cm. Based on the experience of balsam lovers, the autumn season, you can prune the plant, and it will continue to bloom, but it is more correct to root new fresh cuttings. In the new land, they will take root very well and start blooming very quickly. Cuttings for this can be taken from any part of the plant, give roots and flowering tops. You just need to put them in the water and put in light partial shade.
Room Balsam will be nice to grow and brightilluminated southern and northern windows, but the summer midday sun, this plant can not stand. Although there are varieties that are adapted to hot conditions. The most suitable air temperature for this culture is 18-20 degrees, and in winter it is slightly lower (15-20 degrees). Fertilize balsam room every two weeks with complex fertilizer. The dose is half the rate recommended by the manufacturer.
For beautiful and lush growth of the bush with eachwatering or once a week should turn the pot with a plant, so that the sun illuminates the flower from different sides, and it grew evenly in all directions.
Balsam room in early spring propagates,blooms the same year. In the summer it is recommended to pinch the shoots a couple of times to stimulate branching. The balsam still multiplies with the help of seeds, which are sown in January, but this will require additional coverage. When growing this plant, it should be remembered that balsam may damage whitefly and spider mites.
During the flowering period of this culture, it is desirable to remove the flowers that have already faded, so that the plant will have a well-groomed, beautiful, decorative and tidy look.
