Fancy bracts of justice, hiding not too impressive white flowers and glossy whole foliage, give the plant an elegant and somewhat exotic look. Demanding to care, but not to growing conditions, the beautiful Justice-Jacobinia is one of the most fashionable versatile plants that have good leaves and flowering. She is a great soloist for living rooms, a self-contained and very festive accent that looks great all year round.
Justice Brandege, Jacobinia Brandegeeana. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Jenifer Hanen
A bright and unusual beauty with an outlandish bloom
The justices, which once became the cause of considerable controversy both among flower growers and among scientists, today can finally boast of a more systematized, albeit not entirely linear, classification. Although many continue to refer to this beauty as white perone drip, the only “legitimate” names for these plants are justice (Justice) and Jacobinia (jacobinia). Plants, found in room culture under these names, for the most part are representatives of the genus of justice, less often there are actually Jacobins. But since each of the plants has a synonym-name from the “neighboring” genus, these cultures can be called both justice and Jacobin with every right. Perhaps in the future, botanists will be able to eliminate this confusion, but today Jacobin and Justice remain valid names for the same plant. When buying, be sure to pay attention to the name of a particular plant species, and not to the “family” name. After all, some species differ in both the type of flowering and the requirements for wintering.
The appearance of the Justicia is slightly reminiscent of the popular garden annual vines with unusual inflorescences, which is why it is often called indoor hop. Although in the form of growth and greenery of justice – far from vines. These South American dwarf shrubs with evergreen foliage are quite compact in size: even in nature, Jacobinia will not exceed 1,5 m.Semi-lignified, straight, easily recognizable both by the reddish bark and by the swelling in the nodes, the shoots of the plant are hidden under the opposite, elongated-oval , with a beautiful pointed edge, whole leaves. In different Jacobinas, their color ranges from variegated to green. Single tubular flowers are almost uncommon for indoor species. Large spike-shaped and symmetrical inflorescences are much more common. But the decorative effect is not given to them at all by flowers, but by bracts, which almost completely hide them: elongated, brightly colored, most often triangular or leaf-shaped, they form surprisingly spectacular spikelets in justice, and in some Jacobinas they are collected in peculiar bunches.
Justicia brandegeeana. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com candiru
The color scheme of Jacobinians traditionally includes red, orange and white colors. But for many species, through the efforts of breeders, white-flowered varieties were also bred, and for some justices the base color is bright pink.
The original bracts adorn the plant literally for almost the entire year. And it is the duration of flowering, the elegance of this indoor plant that became the main guarantee of its popularity today. After all, justice not only looks good, but is almost always decorated with luxurious inflorescences with variegated colors. True, the white flowers themselves, reliably hidden by the bracts, fade very quickly, but the beginning of the seed formation stage does not affect the beauty of the bracts, which continue to stay on the plant for up to 3 months.
Types of justice (Jacobin)
The justices have many attractive species, and even the indoor plant range includes more than a dozen different varieties.
The most popular representative of the family is considered to be Justice Brandezhi or Brandege (Brandegeean Justice) – seemingly resembling a lush bush, densely branching herbaceous plant with a height of 40 cm to 1 m.The height of the plant is easy to control by pruning, and when buying specimens, be prepared for rapid growth: in flower centers of justice for thickening, they are most often treated with special inhibitors that suppress development … Slightly drooping shoots. The leaves of this justice are very beautiful, ovoid, with pointed tips and a solid edge, a beautiful glossy sheen of the surface. The leaves reach 7 cm in length. White flowers are hidden under yellow, red or variegated bracts, forming slender ears of inflorescences up to 10 cm in length (they bloom only at the ends of the branches). The bracts are very similar in shape to hops, they are arranged in tiles, in a patterned pattern, creating the illusion with inflorescences of garden hops.
Justice Brandege. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com ็ด ็ ๅพ
Other justice differ from this species in both foliage and flowering:
- bodily justice or meat red (flesh justice) flaunts erect bundle-shaped inflorescences-heads with elongated bifurcated lingual bracts, the brightest pink color, straight and weakly branching shoots, larger (up to 20 cm in length) leaves;
- Jacobin Gisbrecht (jacobinia ghiesbreghtiana) – a meter-long shrub with beautifully branching shoots, large leathery lanceolate leaves up to 10-15 cm in length and 2-4 tubular flowers collected in the axils of leaves with a fiery red color, a long tube and divided into lobes by the upper and lower lip;
- justice floribunda (floribunda justice), better known under the name Jacobinia low-flowered (jacobinia pauciflora) Or Justice Rizzini (justice rizzinii) – profusely flowering, cold-resistant, low, about 30-50 cm in height with beautifully hanging shoots, elliptical leaves up to 7 cm in length (the foliage is smaller at the bottom than at the top of the shoots) and single red-yellow flowers blooming all over the shoot up to 2 cm long with speckled tube.
Justicia floribunda. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com clicrbs
Caring for justice at home
Even inexperienced flower growers cannot call justice as capricious plants. They require regular maintenance, do not tolerate complete drying of the substrate and low humidity. But apart from attentive care, they will not cause any particular trouble. Jacobinia, in which tubular flowers bloom along the entire shoot, are more capricious for wintering, the classic and most common justice will pleasantly surprise you with their “complaisance”.
Lighting for Justice
One of the main advantages of justice is rightly considered the ability to bloom almost all year long, even in partial shade. This plant does not like direct sunlight, but prefers light or at least slightly shaded locations. Due to the fact that justice can be grown in partial shade, it is actively used in interior design, but only in summer: in the cold season, these beauties must be displayed in well-lit places. It perfectly tolerates artificial supplementary lighting, which fully compensates for the poorer light regime. And at the same time, the content on artificial light does not affect the abundance of flowering of the plant.
When growing Jacobins outdoors in the warm season, it is better for them to provide a semi-shady location and reliably protect the plant from the midday sun rays.
Comfortable temperature
Temperatures are not demanding at all. All modern, most often hybridized plants do well in indoor conditions. During the spring and summer, the Jacobins will prefer temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.
The winter regime is usually limited to the usual 16-20 degrees. Although when buying it is better to clarify exactly which wintering the justice is accustomed to, as a rule, this plant will feel comfortable in the same place as you. Winter temperatures allow for a drop of up to 16 degrees Celsius, but such conditions are preferred by bodily justice over Jacobinia Brandeji. Two species that produce flowers not only on the tops, but also on the lateral shoots – Jacobinia Gisbrecht and Justice Floribunda – must be placed in cool conditions from 10 to 12 degrees Celsius in winter to stimulate the setting of flower buds. When wintering in the warmth, these justice may not bloom at all. But on the other hand, such Jacobins can be taken out on balconies and terraces in summer.
Justice is corporal or meat-red, Jacobinia is corporal (Justicia carnea). Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Shihmei Barger
Watering and air humidity
Maintaining a comfortable humidity for justice is the main and most difficult component of plant care. Justice needs constant substrate moisture, medium-frequent watering. Between procedures, only the upper part of the substrate should dry out, about 2-3 cm. Water stagnation in the soil should be avoided by draining it immediately after watering from the pallets and always checking the drying of the top of the soil before the next watering. Drought is unacceptable for justice.
The winter regime for keeping the justice system should not change dramatically, but change. If you maintain a constant intense moisture of the substrate, then the plant will shed its foliage. Therefore, from October to November, justice is kept in a substrate with light moisture, in which the middle layer also dries out partially. Complete drying of the earthy coma cannot be allowed, because it will lead to the same result as waterlogging. They reduce watering more significantly for justice, hibernating in the cool, less for those plants that remain in the usual room temperatures.
Justicia rizzinii. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com andrea signorini
It is even more humid to maintain high air humidity. Justicia will quickly lose its attractive pomp, colors of both leaves and bracts if it grows in too dry climates. For justice, the minimum acceptable are indicators of air humidity from 60-65%, the bushes look most beautiful at 75-85% humidity. To ensure a comfortable environment, it is better to use a combined approach:
- put the plant on pallets with damp moss or pebbles;
- carry out frequent spraying.
Both for spraying the leaves and for irrigating the Jacobins, you can only use water for a long period of settling, soft and warm.
Feeding for justice
Justice does not need super-intensive fertilizing, but from March to September, fertilizers need to be applied regularly. The optimal strategy for Jacobins is considered to be feeding every 10 days with universal fertilizers or mixtures for flowering crops. The feeding strategy must be adjusted by observing the plant: if larger leaves begin to grow, then feeding can be made more rare to prevent the growth of greenery to the detriment of flowering. And vice versa: shrinking foliage can serve as a signal that Jacobinia need more frequent feeding during the period of active growth.
From October to February, justice may not be fertilized at all, or a standard dose, divided by 2-3 times, may be applied to the plant with a frequency of 3-4 weeks between fertilizing.
Trimming Justice
The judiciary needs the annual formation of the bushes. Since they bloom only on the shoots of the current year, without pruning the plants simply will not be decorated with luxurious “hoppy” inflorescences. It is better to prune in early spring, just before transplanting. All the branches on the bushes should be cut to about half the length, leaving 2-3 internodes on them.
Justice Brandege. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Ali Eminov
If the old Jacobins bloom poorly, begin to degenerate, lose the attractiveness of the crown, for them, instead of the usual pruning, you need to rejuvenate. The aboveground parts are cut as low as possible, leaving only hemp, and after a cardinal cut, the plant is transplanted into a smaller pot.
Transplant and substrate
It is better to replant this culture annually, regardless of the age of the justice itself. The transplant is carried out at the traditional time, in the spring (in March, no later than the first decade of April). The only exception is Justice Floribunda, which is transplanted immediately after flowering, in winter. When transplanting, you need to act carefully, trying to cause minimal damage to the root system of the plant. For all justice, except for those that have undergone rejuvenation, the container must be replaced with a large one.
Also select the soil for justice carefully. This beauty prefers quality or versatile substrates with a pH of 5,5 to 6,5 maximum. Some Jacobins grow better in acidic soil, but it is better to clarify this parameter when buying. A mandatory requirement for a soil mixture is a high humus content. The optimum is a substrate consisting of equal proportions of humus, soddy soil, sand and peat.
Justice Brande. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Bill Bishoff
Diseases and wreckers of justice
For the judiciary, the greatest danger is posed by red spider mites, whiteflies and aphids. At the same time, maintaining a comfortable air humidity for the plant is usually a sufficient guarantee of preventing the spread of pests. But if infection could not be avoided, it is better to immediately adjust the conditions, start washing the foliage and start treating with insecticides.
Common problems in growing justice:
- shedding leaves when the substrate dries out or waterlogged;
- yellowing of leaves with improper, poor lighting in winter and uncorrected watering;
- falling leaves in dry air;
- lack of flowering and the development of large leaves as a result of excessive feeding frequency.
Justicia Brandegee, Justinia brandegeeana. Farmer Burea-Uinsurance.com Emma Cooper
Reproduction of justice
It is very easy to propagate indoor hops. Thanks to pruning, this plant produces a large โharvestโ of apical cuttings every year, which can be used for rooting. The branches of justice take root well, and the process is fast enough. The main thing is to provide temperatures not lower than 20-22 degrees. Immediately after rooting, the plants need to be planted in individual pots or grouped by 3 seedlings in larger containers. Young plants need to be constantly pinched, carefully remove the tops of the shoots to improve branching.
