Solar interior decoration: all about the amazing yellow Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe is a unique plant in every sense of the word. Not only is it beautiful, elegant, but also incredibly useful - it has a lot of healing properties. Not a lot of similar plants that perfectly combine all these qualities.

During the flowering period, Kalanchoe literally transforms any corner of the house, wherever it stands - its bright rainbow colors always attract the eye, and even this plant perfectly cleans the air. The history of the origin of this flower, its varieties and the rules of care will be discussed in our article. Also watch a useful video on this topic.

Botanical Description

ATTENTION: Kalanchoe stands out with a juicy green stem (quite thick) and the same leaves, the leaf shape is oval or elongated, the root system is superficial, branched. Various flowers (small and large) are collected in lush inflorescences, the color of the flowers is very different - from gentle pastel colors to bright rainbow colors.

This plant appeared from the tropics, it was brought by sailors to Europe from long journeys. Initially, only therapeutic Kalanchoe was distributed, and then purely decorative varieties appeared. This plant has many faces, it has several more names - “surgeon without a knife”, “house doctor”, “tree of life”, “sneezer”, and moreover, they are all true in essence.

Varieties

The most popular variety of Kalanchoe yellow is "Alexandra" (a variation of Kalanchoe Blossfeld), it has very attractive non-double bright yellow tubular-shaped flowers. Also common are such varieties as: Karen, Ingrid, Naomi, Arina, Carmen, Fonda - varieties with yellow flowers (non-double and double) bush form.

You can also highlight another variety with pale yellow flowers - this is the well-known Kalanchoe Behar. It has olive-colored leaves, large and slightly pubescent, triangular in shape.

It is this plant that is considered the keeper of the hearth. It perfectly absorbs bad energy, while giving away good - it smooths out all family conflicts. You will find all the details about Behara and Felt Kalanchoe in this article.

Photo

Below are photos of various varieties of Kalanchoe with yellow coloring of flowers.

Where and how to contain a flower?

Pot selection

The pot for Kalanchoe is suitable, in principle, any, the main thing is that it is not very deep, it is better to choose wider, since the roots are shallow. Regarding the shape of the pot - Kalanchoe looks great in a classic round pot, but also spectacularly the plant looks in an oval and square container.

You can choose any material for the pot - both in plastic and ceramic Kalanchoe will feel good.

Landing instruction

When planting a plant in a pot, you need to follow some rules:

1. At the bottom of the pot, it is imperative to pour a layer of drainage (expanded clay).
2. Then pour a little soil.
3. In the center of the pot, place the plant (you can plant 2 bushes in one pot).
4. Carefully sprinkle the roots on all sides with earth.
5. After planting, water the plant.

IMPORTANT: The plant must not be buried!

Lighting and location

Many people think that since this flower is southern, it needs a lot of sun, but this is not entirely true, Kalanchoe can suffer greatly from the bright sunlight. Therefore, it is allowed to keep the plant in a sunny window in bright light, but only before lunch, and after lunch (after about 2 pm) the plant will need to be shaded. The best place to grow the flower would be the southeast and southwest windows.

Interesting that Kalanchoe begins to bloom at a time when there is a reduction in daylight. Therefore, it so pleases us with flowers in the winter!

Soil requirements

For a good and healthy development, you need to prepare the right soil, its composition should be as follows:

• 2 parts of turf land;
• 4 parts of deciduous land;
• 1 part of compost;
• 1 part of sand (must be added);
• some charcoal and broken brick.

Naturally, the soil can be composed independently, and you can just go to the store and purchase ready-made planting soil for succulents. In this case, it is still worth adding a little more sand to facilitate the soil composition.

Before planting the plant, the soil must be treated (calcined in the oven or spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate).

How to care?

When caring for Kalanchoe, although it is considered an unpretentious plant, you need to adhere to the basic rules:

1. Temperature mode - in the summer, it would be good to maintain the temperature within 23 - 25 degrees, and in the winter it is advisable not to allow a decrease of less than 12 degrees.
2. Watering - since this is succulent, the most dangerous thing for it is an excess of moisture, so it’s better to underfill than to overfill. In summer, the norm will be watered about 1 time per week, and in winter it is better to water once every two weeks. Watering, by the way, is not necessary from above, you can add water to the pan, and the root system will gradually absorb it.
3. Air humidity - Wet air is not needed at all for Kalanchoe, there is no need to create anything specifically. Occasionally, a plant can simply be bathed in a shower (warm) and periodically wiped leaves with dust with a damp cloth so that they normally “breathe”.
4. Top dressing - they need to be handled very carefully, in the winter there is no need for any top dressing, and in the summer it will be enough to feed once a month (for succulents). You can try to feed with complex fertilizers for beautifully flowering plants, but choose the minimum dosage (dilute in half from the recommended in the instructions).
5. Pruning - It is very important for all flowering species of Kalanchoe, after flowering it is necessary to cardinally trim the bush so that later it looks lush and decorative, does not stretch. It is also very important during the period of active growth of the plant to pinch the tops of all lateral processes (and the central one too).

   Thanks to this, the bush will be even more magnificent - after all, additional shoots will appear, and then, accordingly, the flowering will be more elegant (because the inflorescence will be formed by a large number of flowers). The resulting cuttings can be used for rooting when pruning.

6. Transfer - since the plant grows very quickly, then, of course, it often needs to be replanted. The best time for this procedure: April or May, the pot should be slightly wider than the previous one. When transplanting, the rules are the same as when planting a new plant, only you need to remember - in the new pot the bush should be at the same depth as in the old one, the plant should be removed very carefully so as not to harm the roots.

When transplanting into a new pot, you can plant several plants: 3 or 4, moreover, not only one yellow color, but add red, pink and orange to it, and you will get a wonderful bright bouquet! It will look great in an oval or square pot.

Watch a video on home care kaoanhoe rules:

Pest and disease protection

The most harmful insects and diseases for Kalanchoe Yellow are:

• Aphid - It can dramatically inhibit the growth and flowering of the bush, multiplies rapidly, so measures for its destruction should be urgent. First, we wash the plant under a warm shower, wipe the leaves, and then treat it with any insecticide. After these procedures, you need to put the plant in a separate place from other flowers in quarantine (for a week).
• Shield - upon detection, you need to immediately cut off all the affected parts and treat the sections with charcoal, then wipe all the remaining leaves with an alcohol solution or treat with potassium soap (special for pest control), and then pour fungicide.
• Powdery mildew - at low temperature, but excessive humidity - urgently need to change the regime of Kalanchoe.
• Phytophthora - it may appear with an excess of fertilizers, intense heat and overflow - you need to remove the affected leaves, treat with charcoal and urgently establish the correct regimen for the flower.

Propagation Features

TIP: Kalanchoe yellow propagates (like other species) in several ways: it can be sown with seeds, it can be grown from a cuttings or just from a leaf. All methods are good, they are used depending on the need.

1. Seeds - it is best to sow, if the task is to get as much planting material (for sale, for example). Seed germination is good, but in time this method is longer, it takes time to germinate and wait until new young seedlings are formed. When sowing, seeds do not need to be deepened at all, just press slightly into the ground (you can finger) and that's it.
2. Cuttings - you need to cut off the stalk from the lateral process of about 8 cm and put it in water to get the roots, they appear very quickly. Next, the plant can immediately be planted in a pot, it must be buried in the ground so that the lower leaves serve as a support, that is, rested on the ground. You can still not put the same stem to get roots, but plant them in the ground and make a greenhouse effect from above (cover with a jar or plastic bag) - the roots will also appear quickly.
3. Leaf - a very simple way, you need to dig a leaf (only from an adult plant) into the ground and everything, then just water it and after a week and a half, the sprouting of small leaves will be noticeable - new plants will begin to form. In the phase of 4 leaves, they can be planted in pots.

Conclusion

The result can be summarized as follows - no matter what color Kalanchoe you choose - yellow, orange, red, white or pink, you can definitely say that it will bring joy to your home. No wonder the name translates as "health", any variety of this family, not only medicinal varieties, gives health and joy to all the inhabitants of the house where they live, the health of the whole family.

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