Vallota is a subtropical plant belonging to the Amaryllis. It is well adapted to room conditions and, with good care, blooms beautifully and for a long time. Man has created a large number of plant varieties. Readers will be interested to know how the flower wallota blooms, how to care for it.
Description of flower varieties
The most common varieties of wallots are beautiful and purple. They have some differences.
Houseplant wallot
Vallota is beautiful
The bulb of this plant is ovoid. Over time, the middle part of the bulb becomes thicker. Its diameter is 4-8 centimeters. The neck is expanded and gradually turns into leaves. Forms a large number of children.
Interesting. One bulbota can live up to 20 years. The greater the age of this plant, the more abundant it blooms.
The leaves fan out on two sides. They are belt-shaped, up to 50 cm long, 3 cm wide. The leaf seems flat due to the fact that the midrib of the plant is poorly visible. The color of the leaves is light pink. With age, the lower leaves slowly turn yellow, fade, and dry.
The flower stalk rises from the central part of the bulb. Inside it is empty. His growth is very fast: it can increase in length to 2 cm during the day. It grows to 35 cm in height. The beautiful Vallota begins to bloom 3 weeks after the peduncle appeared. It has 3-6 flowers on it. Outwardly, they look like lilies: up to 7 cm long, with a developed flower diameter of up to 10 cm.
The color is bright red and red, orange. The more light in the room, the more saturated the shade. Each flower blooms for about a week. Since they all bloom at more than one time, the entire plant blooms for more than a month.
Vallota is beautiful
The bulb after reaching 10 years of age produces up to 3 peduncles with a plentiful number of flowers.
Vallota Magenta
The description of this plant is slightly different. The plant is distinguished by leaves with an olive tint. They do not grow more than 30 cm. The width of the leaf is about 5 cm; it resembles a sword in shape.
Vallota Magenta
Purple wallota blooms, as a rule, in autumn. Several peduncles are formed, each up to 8 flowers of a small size, saturated red with a purple hue.
Wallot Care
If a plant such as wallota has appeared in the house, care and growing this flower at home will not cause difficulties. Adhering to simple and uncomplicated rules, you can achieve long flowering and resistance to disease. The plant loves light, so it is best to place it on the sunny windowsill on the east side.
If the air temperature rises above 25 degrees, then it is necessary to systematically spray the leaves. In the heat, taking care of the Wallot at home is to increase the frequency of watering.
Note! When spraying, make sure that water droplets do not fall on the flower petals.
During the growth period, the flower should be watered sparingly. Watering is carried out if the topsoil is dry. In winter, the frequency of watering decreases, depending on the ambient temperature. No need to allow the death of leaves - this is poorly displayed on the state of the whole plant.
Plant transplants are rare. This is due to the fact that it does not respond well to damage to the bulb.
Important! If the bulbs are damaged, then the plant begins to rot.
Transplantation is carried out every 2 or 3 years, always in the spring, and only if the bulbs grow strongly. In the process of planting, you need to separate the children from the bulbs (they require a lot of nutrients from the mother's bulb). It is better not to deepen the neck of the bulb into the ground. Make several holes in the pot to remove excess water. As drainage use pebbles, sand.
Why leaves turn yellow
Before winter, the plant does not lose leaves, but gets rid of old ones with the beginning of growth in spring. This process is natural and does not cause excitement. If young foliage turns yellow, this can be a dangerous sign. You should examine the plant for the presence of a spider mite, mealybug.
Bulbs
If the tips of the leaves turn yellow, this may be a signal of problems with the root system. To do this, adjust the irrigation system. If the room is cold, you need to increase the temperature.
Temperature mode
In summer, you need to maintain the temperature in the room from 20 to 25 degrees. In winter, it is necessary to transfer the plant to a cooler place with a temperature of no lower than 10 and no higher than 12 degrees.
Soil and pot selection
In order to grow a plant, the soil needs to be selected nutritious and saturated with useful substances. For the mixture, combine sod, deciduous earth and humus (1 part of turf, 4 parts of deciduous land and 2 parts of humus). Sand in the mixture is required.
Diseases, pests
Root rot is one of the most dangerous diseases for wallots. Young, freshly formed onions are particularly affected by rot. When the root rotting, the growth of the stems slows down, the leaves die off, the outer scales rot. Gray rot appears due to excessive moisture. The problem is eliminated by treating the plant with a solution of potassium permanganate, a fungicide.
Leaf damage
The plant can be affected by a scab and a spider mite, aphids. To eliminate this phenomenon, drugs are used (Actara, Actellik). Scaffolds are previously removed with a cotton swab dipped in an alcohol solution.
Flowering preparation
In order for the plant to bloom, you can not transplant it into large pots. Better if it is a little cramped. If there is a lot of space, wallot forms a large number of children, because of which flowering does not occur. Before flowering, you need to carefully separate the children.
Breeding
Bulbs
Bulb cultivation is more reliable. You can plant only those bulbs that have roots, otherwise the baby will not take root.
During the transplantation of this plant, the children are seated in separate containers. Their diameter should not exceed 9 cm. Children go deeper into the soil no more than two-thirds. At the beginning of bulb development, watering should be infrequent.
Note! When propagating with bulbs, flowering is observed already in the second year.
Seed cultivation
This method of reproduction is less common. Seeds are planted in moist soil in October-November. The container where the seeds were planted is covered with glass or a transparent film. Pots with seeds are ventilated daily, the substrate is moistened with a sprayer. The air temperature during the germination of seeds should not fall below 16 degrees.
Growing Wallots
Subject to these conditions, after about a month the first seedlings appear. If necessary, they can be transplanted. The first pick is carried out after six months.
The bulbs are deepened well into the soil: the necks should not be visible. Watering is carried out sparingly. In spring, seedlings are already planted in pots. In the second year, you can grow beautiful flowers.
Vallota is a beautiful indoor plant that pleases the eyes with long flowering. Compliance with the rules for caring for a valotta indoor plant will help prolong the life of the flower and prevent the appearance of diseases.
