The Kutrov family includes a plant called adenium, which is a succulent. The birthplace of culture is Central and South Africa. When grown in an apartment, a tree or shrub grows very small - up to 35 cm. Adenium also has another name - a desert rose, because the flowers are somewhat similar to roses.
Adenium variety selection
Now there are a large number of subspecies and varieties of culture with beautiful flowering, so lovers of indoor plants face a difficult choice, what exactly is worth growing. Popular varieties of adenium:
- Arab;
- Crispum;
- Mini;
- Swazikum;
- Socotransky;
- Somali;
- Fat.
Blooming adenium
Most often for apartment growing take: Squasicum, Somali, Suchny or Mini. These plants are considered the most unpretentious of all the abundance of varieties, and they bloom before others.
Before you figure out how to grow adenium, it is worth learning about the timing of sowing.
Somali Adenium
Adenium sowing dates
You can plant desert rose seeds at any time of the year. The main thing is to pay attention to the duration of daylight hours. Most flower lovers agree that the end of winter or spring are the most favorable periods for sowing.
Choice of capacity for sowing
The minimum pot size is the best seed container. In such a capacity, small plants will not suffer from excess moisture. The main requirement for the container is the presence of a large number of holes through which unnecessary moisture will be removed, harmful to the roots of the flower.
The lid on the container is a significant advantage, because such a pot will serve as a small greenhouse. At the bottom of the landing tank you need to lay out the drainage mixture (expanded clay, pieces of polystyrene foam, crushed brick or coal). Soil is laid on top and moderately moistened.
Pots for adenium
Soil preparation
The two main requirements for land are nutrition and breathability. The acidity of the soil should be either weak or neutral. Ideal Primer Components:
- coconut fiber - 50%;
- deciduous-humus mixture - 25%;
- small expanded clay (broken brick) up to 3 mm - 20%;
- polystyrene crumb - 1 handful;
- baking powder (vermiculite or perlite) - 5-10%.
Important! Peat has a too dense consistency, which will prevent the growth of roots at all stages, therefore, it is not necessary to use such a soil.
Mixtures for succulents are also suitable for growing adenium at home. Such a product is diluted with crushed charcoal and coarse river sand that has passed calcination.
Coconut fiber
How to plant adenium seeds
Starting planting, it is necessary to prepare seed material. To do this, you need a solution of potassium permanganate, where the seeds are placed for half an hour. Then a warm solution of zircon is prepared and the material is left in it for another 2-3 hours.
Then the seeds are laid out on the ground and sprinkled with a small amount of the mixture. It remains to put the container in a room where the air temperature is + 33 ... +35 ° C.
On a note! A cooler temperature regime leads to the fact that the seedlings germinate for a long time or do not grow at all.
Sowing in peat tablets
Planting seeds of adenium in peat tablets occurs according to the same principle as in a container with soil. It will take a lot of space to arrange individual cups with seedlings.
Adenium Seeds
When a flower sprout appears
When growing adenium from seeds, you need to know when sprouts appear. Subject to temperature conditions, seedlings hatch in the first 7 days, and sometimes after 2-3 days. When the seeds appear, you need to use a daylight lamp around the clock. Gradually, the backlight time is reduced to 12 hours a day.
What affects germination
How quickly sprouts emerge from the seeds depends on temperature. Ideally, the room should be quite warm - 33-35 ° C. To achieve such values is not very simple, so you have to use the lower heating to germinate the seeds. To do this, apply:
- thermal mats;
- rugs for reptiles;
- warm floor;
- heating batteries.
Adenium Seedlings
Transfer to a permanent place
When planting seed in one common container, picking is carried out when 2-3 pairs of true leaves appear in plants. The first pot should be about 50 ml. You can use disposable cups.
Note! If the root systems of the seedlings are too intertwined, they must be separated as carefully as possible.
The next time adenium is planted at six months of age. For flowers that have been planted in individual containers, this may be the first transplant. It is important to follow these rules:
- The culture is transplanted after it has fully mastered the available capacity.
- A pot for growth, where there is a lot of free space, is not recommended to be taken. So the plant will not cope with the incoming fluid, which is why the root system can rot.
Plants are transplanted to a permanent place from the age of one, observing the following rules:
- Adult flowers are not advised to make a very nutritious soil, because their nutrition is regulated by feeding. In a poor substrate, adenium will develop better caudex.
- Plastic containers are perfect for the role of pots for this culture. For those who grow the flower for the first time, it is recommended to use transparent plastic, so that it is easier to determine the soil moisture indicator.
- Be sure to have a drainage layer at the bottom of the tank.
- After transplanting, plants can be watered only after 2 days. This time is enough to heal the injured roots.
Transfer
What to do if adenium seeds do not germinate
In the presence of high-quality seeds, the lack of seedlings can be covered in insufficiently high air temperature. It must be adjusted to the optimum value. With sufficient heating, there should be no problems.
Important! If, with proper care of the adenium grown from seeds at home, there is no development of sprouts, it is necessary to check all the parameters so that they are normal.
Basic watering rules
Watering is carried out, based on the conditions of detention. At high temperature values and intense lighting, there is a need for frequent watering of desert rose sprouts. The root system of seedlings is very tender, so the soil should not be overdried or flooded.
Growing adenium from seeds at home is easy. If you follow all agrotechnical requirements, the plant will definitely bloom.
