Soleirolia – green ball – care

Solleyrolia, which belongs to the nettle family, has been cultivated in our country for over a hundred years. Small, carpet-forming plants with thin filamentous shoots, on which small oval leaves “sit”, are grown in warm areas as a balcony plant. Salleirolia is cultivated in pots, and it does not form a carpet, but a small “ball”.

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Race Soleirolia (sunroom), or Gelksina (Helksina) (Helxine) Is a monotypic genus of the nettle family (Urticaceae). The only species is Soleirolia Soleirole (Soleirolia soleirolii).

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Description of saline

In nature, saltium is found on rocks in humid and shady places on the islands of Corsica, Sardinia. These are perennial herbaceous plants, creeping, with thin, densely leafy shoots. The leaves are small, rounded reniform, cordate at the base, green, glossy. Flowers are small, solitary.

The stalks of saltium are densely intertwined, as more and more young shoots appear from each axil of the leaf during the growth of the plant, forming a thick, soft green rug. The roots are thin, threadlike.

Several new varieties of saltérolia have been developed, not only with green, but with silvery and even golden leaves. All of them form compact mounds no more than 5 cm high.

In conservatories, saltyrolia is an excellent groundcover and does well in terrariums and bottle gardens. In the room, it is placed in hanging vases, placed on tables, stands, planted in large pots with other plants (but it must be borne in mind that saltium can stifle low plants), they decorate the corners of the aquarium with it.

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Saline care

Temperature: Moderate, not higher than 25 ° C, in winter not lower than 8 ° C, optimal – about 15 ° C.

Lighting: Soleirolia prefers a well-lit place, protected from direct sun in summer, light partial shade is possible. Good lighting is needed in winter. Grows well on northern windows. In a too shaded place, the plant will grow poorly and not densely.

Watering saline: Abundant in spring and summer, slightly more moderate in winter. Only soft water is recommended for irrigation.

Fertilizer: If saline is transplanted annually, then it does not need to be fertilized. It is necessary to feed saltyrolia in the period from March to September, every 2 weeks with a complex fertilizer for ornamental deciduous plants.

Air humidity: Soleirolia requires high humidity. It is sprayed several times a day with warm soft water if the temperature is above 20 ° C. If the temperature is below 20 ° C, then you can spray less often – after 2-3 days.

Transfer: Annually in the spring. A container for saltium, if you plant it alone – wide, not deep bowls. The soil should be loose and moisture-consuming. Composition – 1 part of clay soil, 1 part of sheet and 1 part of sand. Good drainage is a must. When replanting, the earth is not compacted and compacted, it should not lose its looseness and let air pass well.

Reproduction: Soleirolia multiplies by dividing in the spring when transplanting. After the separated part of the bush with roots is planted in a pot with drainage, it is not watered for the first 2 days and kept in a cool place.

Features of growing saline at home

Soleirolia prefers bright diffused light, it can grow all year round under artificial lighting with fluorescent lamps (without losing its decorative effect). May tolerate some shade. The plant should be shaded from direct sunlight, especially in summer.

For saltérolia in the spring-summer period, a temperature of 18 … 25 ° C is preferable, in winter the plant can be both in a warm room – about 20 ° C, and in an unheated room, where the temperature is above zero (not lower than 8 ° C).

Saltrolia is poured abundantly during the growing season, with soft, settled water, as the upper layer of the substrate dries. The earthen lump must be constantly moist, without overdrying. It is best to pour water into a tray. The plant can die even from a one-time overdrying. During cold wintering, watering is recommended to be reduced, watering carefully.

The plant is hygrophilous, in warm weather it needs daily spraying with soft, settled water. In winter, do not spray in cool conditions – rot may develop.

Once every 2-3 weeks during the active growing season, saltium is watered with flower fertilizer. In winter they feed only occasionally. Top dressing causes a violent growth of greenery.

Soleroilia transplant

You can transplant saline at any time, but it is better in the spring, if necessary. But basically, a transplant is not needed, since it is better to re-grow young plants in the spring. The dishes should be low (bowls), wide. Can be planted in turf soil mixed with sand or fine, clean pebbles. Any commercially available soil with a pH of 5-7 will do. Soleirolia grows well in hydroponic culture and on ion exchange media.

Propagation of solenoilia

Propagate saltyrolia by separated parts of the plant that have roots and cuttings. At high temperatures, delicate shoots taken for cuttings take root easily. You need to plant them in large quantities at once in one pot. A small lump of soil with stems from an old plant is transferred to the surface of the moist soil in a new pot, and after a while, tiny green leaves grow all over the pot.

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Types of salt

Soleirolia Soleirole (Soleirolia soleirolii) Is the only species of this genus that is a creeping ground cover plant. Growing up, saltyrolia covers the entire surface of the earth with its greenery and hangs from the pot with a green carpet. The leaves are round and very small, about 0,5 cm in diameter. It blooms with small, solitary and inconspicuous flowers.

Possible difficulties in growing Salleurolium

Even a single overdrying of an earthen coma can cause the death of the plant.

Stagnant water in the pan causes root rot.

Direct sunlight can cause severe burns to the plant.

After 2-3 years, the plant loses its decorative effect and needs to be renewed.

It is rarely damaged by pests.

Soleirolia is a completely unpretentious plant that can create a favorable atmosphere in your home.

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