Flower ryo: photo and care for it

Although rheo compared with other types of plants - unpretentious flower, but to improve its originality and decorateness it is necessary to follow the simplest rules of care for it. We must always remember the heat-loving nature of this amazing plant, which painfully tolerates low temperatures (even below 10 ° C) and does not tolerate drafts. These and many other features of rheo will be covered in this article.

Rheo flower: description

Reo is considered a relative of all known Tradescantia. It really refers to the type of Tradescantia and Zebrin (family of comnelins), but some botanists believe that this plant forms a separate genus - Reo.

The birthplace of this flower is South and Central America. There it is found on the banks of rivers, on rocks and in tropical forests (on the fringes), which indicates that it is undemanding to care for it. Also this plant can often be found on the Antilles, in Mexico and in Florida.

Reo is a herbaceous plant with original and unusual multi-colored leaves: from purple-violet in the lower part of the plant, to green - in the upper part. The length of the leaves is 30 cm.

What features does the flower reo (photo)?

Care of him, as was said above, does not require much effort. Therefore, he often is an inhabitant of offices and apartments.

For rheo, a well-lit, but shaded place from direct rays of the sun is suitable. In the summer, a flower pot should preferably be placed on the window in the eastern or western part of the room, and in the winter season - in the southern. The fact is that rheo is a flower, which, when there is insufficient illumination, stretches, while the leaves turn pale and lose their attractiveness.

The optimum temperature for a flower in summer is from 20 to 24 degrees, and in winter - no less than 16. There is one most essential for this flower whim. Reo does not like sudden changes in temperature and drafts.

It reacts well to light fertilizing (once every 14 days). To do this, you need to use a complex fertilizer with minerals, designed specifically for decorative and deciduous flowers. The lushness of the flower can be given by regular pricking the top of the main shoot.

Home care for rheo

The indoor flower, due to its unusual appearance, has another interesting name - "Moses in the basket". The uniqueness of this plant consists in the coloring of its long leaves and in the form of inflorescences.

Reo is very effective and original looks like a single plant, for which it is necessary to remove its lateral shoots. The latter can be used for breeding. They are well rooted in the spring and summer periods of the year. To give the bush a splendor, it is necessary to give it the opportunity to grow.

With proper care, the flower can become a wonderful living addition to the design of the room. What does rheo (flower) look like in the room? The photo is presented below.

Watering

In spring and summer it is necessary to water this plant abundantly, not allowing the formation of water stagnation in the pot. Moderate watering in winter and autumn (2 days after the drying of the soil surface) will allow maintaining the soil in a moderately wet state.
Dropping the lower leaves and poor growth are signs of excessive watering. Very small leaves on the plant, on the contrary, speak of a lack of moisture.

The flower reo very well tolerates the home conditions. As for many plants, periodic spraying of the flower with water at room temperature is very useful . If the air is very dry, the tips of the leaves may turn brownish.

Rheo transplantation

As a whole, the flower rheo (photo) is very beautiful at home. Care of him is the simplest, and transplantation does not cause difficulties.

The spring period is the best time for a flower transplant. Pots are needed wide due to the growth in the width of the root system of this plant. At the bottom of the tank, it is necessary to lay a layer of expanded clay or other material, since stagnant water is harmful to the plant.

A substrate for a plant can be created with its own means and forces. The best soil mixture for rheo consists of the following components (all in one piece):

• leaf ground;

• land with humus;

• the land is turfy;

• sand.

Reproduction: ways

Reo is a flower that can be propagated at any time of the year. It is necessary for this to simply cut off any cuttings and plant them in separate containers.

An old flower with a bare bottom stalk should separate the upper part from the foliage and use it as a stalk. This rejuvenation should be done once in about four years.

You can propagate and seeds. They are sown in boxes with peaty-sandy soil. The most suitable period is April.

Possible problems

• The ends of the leaves darken, the leaves wrinkle and dry up - lack of watering or watering with cold water.
• Grinding leaves is a lack of vitamins and lighting.
• Burns on leaves - the impact of direct rays of the sun.
• The lower leaves fall down, the plant ceases to grow - the redundancy of irrigation.
• The color of the plant pales, the leaves fade - the lack of lighting.
• Leaves wilt and become sluggish and soft - the cold temperature of the air in the room.

Reo by Feng Shui

The ancient East has always been famous for teaching, thanks to which people could achieve harmony with themselves and inner perfection.

To normalize the atmosphere in the rooms help plants in pots, located on the windows. They create a kind of protection from the external negativity. But the plants themselves must also be necessarily healthy, since sick flowers can emit unfavorable energy.

Flowers rheo can absorb aggression, anger, hidden in someone. This plant quite easily removes any tension in the house and keeps the biofield in the same volume. A favorable effect on the vessels contributes to the overall positive state of man.

Thus, caring for rheo in ordinary home conditions is easy enough, you just have to follow the simple recommendations described above, and the plant will long decorate the room with its attractive decorative appearance and bring the owners the benefit of their good energy.