Plant stone flower (stone rose): planting and care

The plant of a stone flower, which is more commonly called young, is a wonderful evergreen culture - succulent. This wonderful creation of nature is awarded with another nickname - zhivotchka, since it grows where other flowers simply do not survive - on stones.

In appearance, a perennial plant is the most common, belonging to the Tolstyank family, which can be successfully grown not only outdoors, but also at home. Its dimensions are not large, and the number of varieties is simply enormous, which makes it perfect for collecting. This species includes mountain flowers, which have fleshy leaves that form a rosette.

Variety was young

Types of this culture are quite diverse, there are more than one thousand, and new ones are appearing endlessly. For their implementation, they are often supplied in assortment and with no titles. These varieties are still complex hybrids with a complex genealogy. The flowers are distinguished by the length of stolons, the shapes of the rosettes and their leaves, their size, and their pubescence. And the colors of plants come in a variety of shades: green, burgundy, yellow, red, gray, bronze, pink and silver.

Plant stone flower: species

There are some varieties of young:

• Cobwebby - they have small rosettes 2.5-3 cm, differing in their pubescence with red flowers that blossom in July;
• Roofing with a diameter of rosettes up to 15 cm and brownish top, with lanceolate and fleshy leaves with unusual "cilia", the flowering of which occurs in August;
• Runaway are considered the local species, characterized by small rosettes 5-6 cm, green leaves with burgundy edges and the blossoming of yellow flowers in June-July.

Crop culture

In this process, a stone flower is rather unpretentious - a plant, planting and caring for which is carried out in the spring, sometimes in the summer, since the young should be properly rooted. If you plant a plant in late summer or early autumn, then the flowers in the cold and snowy winter can die.

Before you start planting a stone rose on the site, you need to prepare the ground: to dig well or loosen it, it is better to even remove all rootlets of old weeds. If required, small claydite and large river sand are added to the soil so that the soil is waterproof.

The bushes themselves are planted on moistened earth, they need to be pressed slightly. Large rosettes are planted in the intervals of 10-15 cm, smaller - a little closer. All free places between cultures can be taken in small stones or covered with sand. A year later the young flowers will grow and become the decoration of the garden plot.

How to care for plants

Concerns and attention are required by all the creatures of nature, including a stone flower - a plant, the care for which will not be very painstaking, but still some rules exist.

1. Stone rose is very indifferent to well-lit and bright areas. But still the flower should be protected from direct scorching sun rays. A shadow is also harmful to the plant, under the influence of which it can lose its remarkable features.
2. In the warm season the young were allowed to water once a week, and with the arrival of winter - twice as often. The culture is adapted to accumulate moisture and stay for a long time without water. It is necessary to preserve the rose from the penetration of liquid into the center between the leaves, since the decay process may begin and, accordingly, the plant will die.
3. A stone flower is a plant, caring for which absolutely does not require a certain temperature regime or climate, since the culture is absolutely unpretentious. Young without difficulties is able to withstand low temperatures and hot days.
4. Daily moistening of the plant should not be done. In winter, special spraying can adversely affect the rose. The soil in the flowerpot should not be nutritious, but without fail with a large supply of sand. It is allowed to use already prepared additional mixtures for succulents and cacti.

Reproduction

A plant of a stone flower is bred by two methods: seeds and vegetatively. Seed dilution is more laborious. Seeds are sown in a container with a wet and loose soil, but the soil does not fall asleep, but only close the box with glass and put it in a bright and warm place. Grown up young in the summer, put on the harvested area, and for the winter time, roses should be wrapped up with special material or lapnik.

Reproduction occurs much more often in the vegetative way. In the deepening of thick leaves, shoots are formed, which turn into small rosettes, connected with the mother's flower by long branches. Just through these buds, a young culture extracts water and nutrition. Then the rosettes are planted in a permanent place and necessarily in moist soil.

An unusually beautiful plant - a stone flower - is almost not affected by pests and diseases. So, it happens that molodilo can rot, but it happens because of the increased humidity. In this situation, you just need to stop watering the rose and remove the rot.

In rare cases, the larvae of the May beetle can prigryzat culture at the foot. As a rule, only some of the birds are able to damage the flower, biting off its fleshy leaves.

Transplantation of a stone rose

When the plant is transplanted from the pot into the open ground, it is moved simultaneously with the basal soil clod. Open sockets are freely pressed into the ground. For a healthy formation, only a few centimeters of soil would be enough, because the flower has a poorly developed external root system. The intervals between mature rosettes should not be less than 10-15 cm.

What kind of soil is necessary?

The earth should be selected well drained, light, sandy and not sour. To water a plant a stone flower is required economically, since it does not tolerate moisture retention. Mandatory watering is needed after planting the rose and on hot days. If the soil is too moist, the lower leaves start to rot.

Usually, fertilizers are not advised to be added, because they activate the development of the outlets, however they decrease the saturation of their color and the frost resistance is young. You can make half the dosage, starting somewhere with 3-4 growth of the flower.

Cultivation of the house culture

If you like houseplants, a stone flower is perfect for you. When planting, use an earthen mixture for cacti with the addition of crushed ceramsite and coal, which protect the flower from possible rotting with excessive moisture. The vessel, prepared for planting roses, is filled with drainage by 1/3. And in the warm season of the pots with flowers it is recommended to expose to fresh air.

Watering

The rules of watering were quite ordinary. Like all succulents, stone culture does not tolerate an abundance of moisture. Water it properly will be the bottom watering through the stand, so as not to soak the leaves. With this process, the roots will absorb as much water as they really need.

The soil between watering should dry up. But a prolonged drought is also harmful to them - the leaves of the plant begin to wrinkle and lose the turgor. We must remember: the lower the temperature in the room, the less watering. For example, if a stone flower stands in a cool room on a windowsill, water should be at a minimum.

The very humidity of the air is completely indifferent. In this regard, spray culture is not required. For this species, the humidification of the leaves is generally harmful, and under the scorching sun drops can cause a burn. Wipe the leaves undesirable, since the flower loses its natural protective film.

Where does the plant grow a stone flower? Many people already know the answer to this question. It remains only to determine the location of the planting and the variety, and then you can admire this wonderful creation for a long time!