Medinilla majestically

Family chernoustovyh. Motherland - the tropical rainforests of the Philippine Islands. An evergreen shrub up to 1 5 m with a thick ribbed stems, oval, leathery leaves and large exotic bright pink drooping inflorescences. It blooms from May to August. In winter, on the southern contain storome room at 15-17 ° C. In the summer are slightly pritenya-. protect from direct sunlight. In winter, watering is rarely, in the summer - more often. During the year, regularly sprayed. In the spring of long shoots are cut to make the shape of the bush. Annually transplanted into a mixture of leaf and turf, humus and sand (2: 1: 1: 0, 5). In spring and summer, fertilize complete mineral or organic fertilizers. Propagation spring cuttings, rooting them in a mixture of peat and sand (1: 1), preferably in a heated room teplichke soil to 23-25 ​​° C. On the cuttings take semilignified shoots with 2-3 pairs of leaves.

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