Photophilous plants

Perhaps the most important environmental indicator for normal plant life is sunlight, which is used to build an organic primary substance. That is why almost all the representatives of the flora need sunlight.

However, there are some that do not necessarily have full coverage. Accordingly, the requirements for light in plants are different, which creates certain difficulties in their proper placement in an apartment, house or office. Proceeding from this, they can be divided into light-loving, shadow-tolerant, and also teneindifferent.

Light-loving houseplants are usually placed on windows with a southern orientation, shade-tolerant should be in the north direction, and those that prefer penumbra are on the windowsills of the windows facing east or west.

These recommendations are common, because sometimes even the most photophilous plants need to be protected from the scorching sun, and for the shade lovers, the southern window may well come up if it is obscured by a nearby nearby house or a tree growing next to it.

Light for plants has the same meaning as air for human life. It is because of it that photosynthesis takes place, "building" organic materials are produced.

Like all other living organisms, plants also have the ability to adapt in changing conditions, while in different species this is expressed in different ways.

For example, light-loving plants are easily accustomed to excessive light, however, there are also those that feel good only in a certain light. And if that is not enough, then their appearance is somewhat modified: the leaves become larger and somewhat elongated, the strength of the stem is lost, interstices are stretched, the color of the foliage changes. And then their growth decreases, i.e. The number of products produced in the process of photosynthesis is reduced , flowering stops.

On the scale of illumination, green plantations can be divided into the following three groups:

- Light-loving plants belong to the first group, for good growth, from 5000 to 10,000 lux are required. These include all citrus fruits, succulents, abutylone, oleander, cyperus, passionflower, etc.

- The second group includes aroids, chlorophytums, ivy, bilberia, etc. For them, the need for light is up to 3000 lux.

- Ferns, fatsia, drimeopsis, ophiopogon, etc. Grow well when illuminated at 500 lux, so they are considered shade-tolerant.

Experienced plant growers can determine the degree of illumination of the room even "by eye". But also for amateurs it is enough simply to pay attention to the fact how long the "sunshine" is in the room to choose the right place for a certain representative of the flora.

About whether they have enough light, the flowers themselves will not be bad. And if the level of illumination for them is not enough, then they practically in a few days show the following symptoms: photophilous plants slow their growth, they fall off or yellow the lower leaves, the distance between shoots increases, the variegated foliage turns dark green. In such cases it is enough to move the pot closer to the window and remove the dust that accumulates on the leaves with a soft cloth.

Of course, in modern apartments, plants suffer more from lack of light than from excess. But you need to know that direct sunlight undesirably affects many green plantations, moreover, they can burn the leaves. And if the shade plants planted on the sunny side begin to droop, turn yellow or dry up the leaves even with moist soil, then bear in mind this is a real "burn". The simplest and most necessary solution in this case is the rearrangement of the pot.

If all these conditions are met, the plants will more than reward their owner with lush foliage and beautiful flowers.