Euphorbia is an indoor plant that is surelythere are many housewives in the apartments. Few people know that the family of euphorbia numbers about 2000 species. Many of which can be grown at home. This leads to the name of the spur of the room, but it is more like a team, and does not belong to the same species. Because of this, it is often possible to see this name on such forms as Milk Milk, spicery and others.
Houseplant spurge does not require any exclusive care, it is unpretentious and durable.
Under the name of spurge room hide manyspecies of this plant, one of which is poinsettia. This is a beautiful plant that usually blooms on Catholic Christmas and can be called the Bethlehem star. When it blooms, small flowers and bright red leaves appear on it, which are arranged in the form of a star. This species does not like dry and hot apartments, many simply throw it away when it ceases to bloom.
The room house spurge prefers brightlight, it is best placed on the windowsills that are located in the south, you can in the south-west. The temperature regime in the summer is 20-25 degrees, in winter - 12-16 degrees. Watering should be moderate, in winter it should be watered once a month. When the plant blooms, it should not dry out.
Euphorbia room (exception of poinsettia) normally tolerates dry air. Still need to spray the plant.
When a plant blooms, it is recommendedto feed twice a month. It is possible to use fertilizer for indoor plants or fertilizer, which contains potassium. There are species that are not flowering, they can be fed with conventional fertilizer for cactus. In autumn and winter, you do not need to feed a plant.
Optimal soil for indoor milkweed is a mixture of sand, peat, leaf and turf (all taken in equal amounts).
Propagates spurge of the room with cuttings orseeds. It is impossible to propagate in this way only the spurge of beet and the spurge of chubby. If reproduction occurs by cuttings, the wound of the cut plant should be dried in fresh air (12-48 hours) and sprinkled with activated carbon. Be sure to wear gloves before cutting, since the juice of the milkweed can cause a burn on the skin.
Transplant milk is best in the spring. It is recommended to transplant the plant every two years. The pot should not be taken too big, it should be little more than the plant itself.
With improper care, the milk can be discardedleaves. This situation is most often due to abundant watering or lack of it. Maybe the plant is too cold. Also, do not water the milk with cold water. Abundant watering can lead to rotting roots. If the leaves began to turn yellow or turn pale, then the milk is not enough light. The plant is also afraid of drafts.
If proper care is provided, the milk cangrow to a height of 1.8 meters. Every year such plant will please its owners with beautiful flowers. The plant lives very long, but grows slowly.
With proper care, you provide protectionplants from various diseases and parasites. When a plant attacks aphids, it stops its development, the leaves begin to twist, turn yellow and fall off. A worm (root mealy) will affect the root system. The plant should be constantly observed to identify diseases. Today, there are many drugs, thanks to which you can cure any disease and destroy any parasite in the shortest possible time. The main thing in time to identify the disease.
Provide proper care, and the plant for many years will please the whole family with beautiful flowering.
