Houseplant myrtle. Home care

Myrtle is a house plant with bactericidal and anti-allergenic properties. Choosing flowers in the nursery, parents can without any fear to stop their choice on it. So they can not only take care of the health of their children, thanks to the above described properties, but also instill in them a sense of responsibility, because the plant needs to be taken care of.

Choose a place

The best place where the indoor plant myrtle will feel good, will be a window sill with an eastern, southern or northern orientation or a glazed balcony. It perfectly tolerates drafts and under such conditions intensely gives out phytoncides that purify the air in the room. Since this is a plant of subtropics, it is desirable to hold the temperature regime in the region of +5 ... + 11 ° C. However, in winter, it will also withstand zero temperature, and in summer - up to +40 ° C.

Care

Plant myrtle care requires daily. He needs a lot of light, the flower perfectly tolerates noon hours without shading. Thanks to constant attention, you can achieve its rapid flowering. In summer, the plant needs frequent spraying, and in winter try to keep it away from heating devices. Watering the plant should be moderate, do not allow drying out the earthy coma. However, the water excess affects the indoor plant myrtle is fatal. Therefore, in order to avoid decaying the roots, excess water from the pan must be drained off.

Transfer

House plant myrtle transplant should be done as needed (spring-summer) using weakly acidic soil. To do this, add to the purchased mixture sheet humus and coarse sand. Determine the need for plant transplantation, analyzing whether the soil dries up during irrigation of the myrtle during the day. If this happens, it's time to "move" the indoor plant myrtle to a larger pot. As it grows, it needs to be formed by pinching some shoots, so the crown will become thicker and more compact.

Reproduction

Propagation of the flower can be cuttings or seeds. When using seeds, some varietal features may be lost. When propagating cuttings it is important to select them from a healthy, actively growing plant. In this issue, the priority is to choose the semi-elongated shoots of the current year. The cuttings are rooted fairly well in greenhouse conditions with an air temperature of +25 ° C and with the use of root stimulants.

Pest Control

When the myrtle is affected by whitefly, mealybug, shchitovka and thrips, treatment with "Aktara" is effective once a week for a month or close treatment with "Aktellik" (you can combine them). If the plant is infected with a scabbard or a mealybug, it is possible to try mechanical destruction of parasites. To do this, you need a small paint brush dipped in 96% alcohol or 70% alcoholic tincture of calendula, wipe all sinuses, shoots and trunk. Such treatment should be carried out as the appearance of parasites. To combat the mite, it is enough simply to spray the plant frequently on hot days and prevent the earthen coma from drying out, to provide access to bright sunlight.