Jacobinia is a flower that looks beautiful at any time of the year. This is due to the fact that the plant has evergreen spectacular leaves. Due to its decorative appearance, Jacobinum is often grown to the quality of an indoor flower.
Botanical Description
Jacobinia is an evergreen shrub. It belongs to the Akantov family. Homeland plants are the tropics of South and Central America.
Jacobin is often grown at home.
The leaves are large and most often wrinkled. Flowers form lush inflorescences and can have different shades. The buds are two elongated tubular elongated petals.
Important! The plant can bloom twice a year - from February to April and from August to September.
Species and popular varieties
In total there are about 40 varieties of plants, but there are very few indoor plants. The most common are the most unpretentious varieties.
- Small-flowered Jacobinus
Dwarf shrub with tubular flowers. They have a red-orange and pink tint.
The plant is also known as Jacobinia Anita.
- Jacobin yellow
Resident of Mexico and Central America. It has direct, tubular colors of a bright yellow hue.
Yellow variety
- Jacobin pink
The flower has a large apical inflorescence. The bush grows to 1.5 meters. The leaves are long, dark green with a shiny surface.
Pink Jacobin looks spectacular
- Jacobinia Brandege
A branchy plant with spike-shaped inflorescences. They consist of tubular snow-white flowers, which are surrounded by pink bracts.
Variety called Brandege
- Jacobin meat red
A small plant with long, pubescent leaves. Inflorescences of a round form are formed from bright pink flowers.
- Jacobin vascular
Decorative bush with bright green leaf blades. Flowers have white petals with red veins that resemble blood vessels.
Important! Very often, flower growers mistaken Norichnik knotty for the variety Jacobinia Nodosa. However, despite the external similarity of plants - this is a separate family.
Jacobinia - home care
When planting a house, the representative of the rainforest needs the right move. Otherwise, it will grow slowly and bloom poorly.
Spectacular red flowers
Temperature and lighting
Indoor bush needs bright diffused light. It is better to put it on a windowsill overlooking the west or east side of the house.
- In spring and summer, the temperature in the room should be in the region of +20 ° C.
- In winter, it can be reduced to +17 ° C.
Watering and humidity
Humidity in the room should be at least 60%. For this, the plant must be sprayed regularly, and it is advisable to place a pan with water next to the pot.
Water the resident of the tropics only when the top layer of the earth dries. In winter, the frequency of humidification can be reduced because the flower is resting.
Soil and transplant
For planting and transplanting the bush, a slightly acidic substrate is required. It can be made of sand, humus, turf and leafy earth.
Jacobin should be transplanted only if necessary. It is advisable to do this in March. It is important not to damage the root system of the representative of the tropics.
Top dressing and pruning
During the growing season, the flower needs to be fed every 10 days. Used for this organic or mineral fertilizers purchased in the store.
To form a lush bush, pruning is recommended in early spring. Shortening the branches will stimulate tillering and abundant flowering.
Features of care at rest
After the end of autumn flowering, the plant goes into a dormant state.
At this time, it is necessary to reduce the amount of watering and top dressing. A flower pot is better to move to a cooler place.
Attention! If the Jacobinus does not rest properly in the cold season, flowering may be scarce next year.
Breeding
At home, Jacobin can reproduce in two ways:
- Cuttings. For this, the cut branch is placed in a mixture of perlite and soil and covered with a transparent bag. When the first young shoots appear, the seedling is transplanted into a pot.
- The seeds. Seeds are evenly distributed over the surface of the peat-sand mixture and covered with a film. At a temperature of + 20 ... +25 ° C in a week the first sprouts will appear. Seedlings, which grew 3 leaves, are transplanted into a separate pot. Further care as an adult plant.
Vascular Jacobin looks great
Additional Information! Seeding is a long and complex process. At home, cuttings are often used.
Diseases and Pests
Jacobinia is highly immune to diseases. However, with low humidity, spider mites can settle on it. Insecticide treatment will help to cope with them.
Often, due to a lack of moisture and light, the leaves of the plant may turn yellow and fall off. They cope with the problem by normalizing the conditions of detention.
Among domestic flower lovers, this representative of the tropics is only gaining popularity. But such beauty leaves few indifferent. Given the simplicity of agricultural technology - it is enough to properly care for the Jacobin to get a bright flowering plant at home, it can be assumed that a beautiful flower will spread throughout the country further.
