Nightshade list (SOLYANUM)

The family Solanaceae. Homeland - deciduous forests of southern Brazil. Shrub to 60 cm tall with pubescent leaves and small white single flowers. The fruit - bright red berries with many seeds are poisonous. It blooms in July - August, the fruits ripen throughout the winter, giving the decorative plants. In winter, kept in a light room at a temperature of not more than 1 5 ° C, protected from drafts. In the summer watering often, in winter - less. In the spring, when the fruits fall, long shoots are cut. The plant is transplanted into a mixture of humus, peat, humus and sand (1: 1, 1: 0, 5). Summer fed complete mineral or organic fertilizers. From June to September you can stand on the balcony. Propagated by seeds and cuttings in the spring, which take root in a mixture of peat and sand (1: 1). Seedlings and rooted cuttings are planted on one and small pots. Young plants during the summer a few times cut.

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