Ardizia - home care, reproduction, photo species

Ardisia (Ardisia) - a decorative deciduous evergreen plant from the Mirsinovy ​​family. Under natural conditions, the bush grows in the subtropical zone of Africa, on the islands of the Pacific Ocean, and the homeland of Ardisia is Southeast Asia.

The plant looks spectacular: against the background of leathery glossy leaves with scalloped edges, bright red berries like beads flaunt for a long time. For the similarity of berries with a gift of sea elements, ardisia is often called the Coral tree.

In nature, the shrub can reach from 2.5 - 8.5 m. Room ardisia develops slowly and rarely grows above a meter in 7-10 years, but its decorativeness sharply decreases during this time.

Blooms in the summer with numerous tiny flowers. After flowering, berries are formed in their place.

Be sure to pay attention to such wonderful plants as vriesia and gerbera.

	Room ardisia develops slowly.
	Blooms in the summer with numerous tiny flowers.
	The plant is easy to grow.
	Perennial.

Useful properties of ardisia

Ardisia (Ardisia). A photo

The fruits of ardisia do not have a toxic effect on the body. Berries are inedible, but are widely used in medicine in South Asian countries for the treatment of joint diseases, recovery from injuries and snake bites.

The active substances contained in the leaves and fruits are used to fight infections, helminths, and tumors. Ardizia stimulates the brain. The plant absorbs extraneous noise in the room; decorates the interior and evokes pleasant emotions.

Care for ardisia at home. Briefly

Ardizia at home will long delight with her “coral” beauty, if comfortable conditions are created for her:

Temperature mode	In winter - up to + 18 ° C, in summer - no higher than + 23 ° C.
Air humidity	Medium, during the formation of berries - up to 65%; Spray and wipe the leaves with a napkin.
Lighting	Broken bright, can withstand short-lived shading.
Watering	In winter - once in 14 days; in summer, plentiful, 3 times a week.
Priming	Loose universal substrate; soil mixture of equal doses of peat (humus), garden soil, sand with the addition of lime dust.
Fertilizer and fertilizer	From spring to autumn 1 time in 14 days apply universal fertilizer for flowers in a diluted form.
Transfer	Young bushes - annually; mature - when the roots of ardisia will braid the whole lump of earth; adults update the topsoil.
Breeding	Seeds (in January) and apical cuttings (in April - May).
Growing Features	If you know the peculiarities of growing ardisia and think carefully about caring for it, you can grow a healthy tree that brings warmth and comfort to the house. To give the ardisia a neat appearance in spring, pruning of damaged branches is carried out. Pay attention to the leaves. Useful bacteria settle on the thickened edges of the leaf plate to help the plant absorb nitrogen. They are not removed so that the growth of the bush does not stop.

Care for ardisia at home. In detail

Ardizia, getting into the house, becomes part of the family. He is treated with attention and care. For a good attitude, the plant will thank the magnificent flowering.

Ardizia after the purchase

Ardisia is a town. A photo

Buy ardizia advised at the end of the year, when it is generously decorated with berries similar to coral beads. Ardiziya after the purchase should adapt to new conditions. To do this, it is placed in a normal home environment, moderately watered. Two weeks after watching the plant. When dropping leaves from the lower tier, they begin to water more abundantly. If during this time no diseases or pests have appeared, the ardisium is transplanted for the first time in a new pot.

Bloom

Flowering ardisia is always long and beautiful. Against the background of dark green elongated leaves, numerous small flowers appear, collected in neat inflorescences - umbrellas or panicles.

They are painted in pearl pink. At this time, the room is filled with a pleasant delicate aroma. Ardizia is one of the rare tropical plants that not only bloom at home, but also bear fruit.

Fruiting occurs in mid-December, before Catholic Christmas (for this, the ardis is often called the Christmas tree). Fruit setting requires moderately high humidity (up to 65%) and heat. In order for more berries to appear, the plant is helped and the pollen is transferred from flower to flower with a silky brush. Ardisia berries first have a milky hue. Ripening, they become scarlet.

Temperature mode

Home ardizia, despite its tropical roots, does not like hot weather. It is crucial to maintain a strict temperature regime. In summer, the ardisium is comfortable when the thermometer rises no higher than + 23 ° C, in winter - at room temperature (up to + 18 ° C). During the heat, ardisia sheds berries.

When the weather is warm, the bush can be taken out to fresh air, covering from possible draft, gusts of wind and the scorching sun.

Spraying

Ardizia loves the room to have average humidity. Spray the plants up to 3 times in 7 days. During flowering, the formation of berries and at a low temperature, the spraying is stopped, but the plant during this period needs more moisture. Therefore, care for ardisia at home recommends installing an open container of water next to the pot, using an air humidifier; Wipe the leaves once a month with a clean soft cloth.

Lighting

As befits a southern plant, ardisia prefers a sunny place, but the lighting should be bright diffused.

Ardizia plant feels comfortable at home on windows facing east.

It does not resist if you have to stay in the bright sun or in shade for a short time. In winter, you need to turn on the backlight.

Watering Ardizia

The soil should always be moist.

Therefore, abundant watering of ardisia is carried out in the summer three times a week, in the winter - once every 2 weeks.

The lower the mercury column drops in the thermometer, the less often the ardisium should be watered.

Excess moisture will cause root decay and mold in the pot.

Apply lukewarm, settled water.

The water accumulated in the pan is poured.

Ardisia pot

When buying a pot for ardisia, one must remember that it is not worth taking a very large pot: in it the plant will begin to "fatten", developing a green mass to the detriment of flowering. Ardizia blooms especially luxuriantly in a cramped pot. There must be drainage holes at the bottom of the tank, and its size should be slightly larger than the root system of the bush.

Ardizia soil

The plant does not show special requirements for soil. The main thing is that the substrate should be loose and nutritious. Soil for ardizia can be prepared by yourself from humus (peat), garden soil, sand (perlite) and lime dust taken in equal portions. You can buy ready-made universal soil mix. Foam balls, brick chips, chopped moss and chopped charcoal are added to the substrate.

Fertilizer and fertilizer

So that ardisia at home grows healthy and looks presentable, top dressing and fertilizer are used. During the growing season they use liquid universal fertilizer for indoor flowers, diluted in half. The tool is used after evening watering or in cloudy weather.

Transfer

Very young plants need a transplant every year. Along the way, a large capacity is replaced, the substrate is updated.

Ardisia mature transplantation takes place every 4.5 years, by this time its roots completely cover the land lump, and the plant needs a new pot.

The transplant is replaced by transshipment to less injure the root system of the bush, on which, like on the leaves, bacteria live that help it absorb nitrogen from the air.

Adult ardisia replace the top of the soil, the capacity does not change. 14 days after transshipment, ardisia is fed.

How to trim ardiziya?

To create a beautiful magnificent crown of the plant, all the "extra" parts are trimmed - damaged and ugly shoots. The elongated branches are cut. The procedure is performed in early spring before the onset of flowering. After the haircut, the ardizia looks fresh and neat.

Rest period

Ardisia has a relative rest period. It coincides with winter, but at this time numerous fruits flaunt on the plant. We can say that Ardizia is not sleeping, but only dozing. To help the plant survive the difficult period, it is kept in a cool room, it is rarely and moderately watered, it ceases to feed, otherwise the strength of the bush will be depleted. You can not spray the tree, but next to the pot should always be an open container with water.

Filled ardiziyu what to do?

Watering should be treated with caution. Excess moisture in the soil is no less harmful than its deficit. If you overdo it and accidentally fill the plant, ardisia will begin to rot and die. In this case, it is urgent to save the tree:

• remove the lower leaves, all fruits and flowers;
• take the plant out of the pot and examine the root system;
• with a clean sharp knife cut off damaged fragments;
• the root is washed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, dried and dusted with coal powder;
• plant a plant in a clean pot with new drainage and substrate (without watering);
• after 3 days, the bush can be watered with phytosporin.

Further, they are more attentive to watering, water the plant through a tray.

Ardisia reproduction

Traditionally, the propagation of ardisia is carried out by two methods:

Growing ardisia from seeds

A common method, because fresh seeds ripen at home. In January, a bone is taken from ripe beautiful berries, washed well from the pulp and sown into the soil to a depth of 10 mm. Contain under the film at + 22 ° C until emergence (film is removed for ventilation and watering). After 1.5 months, when the seedlings grow and get stronger, they are planted in pots.

Propagation of ardisia by cuttings

It is more difficult, because the cuttings cannot take root for a long time. In early spring, cuttings are cut from the tops and contain them for 2 days in a solution of a stimulator of root formation. They are planted in the ground and kept at + 25 ° C and underheated. After rooting, the cuttings are planted in separate pots, they are looked after as adult plants. After a year, transplanted.

Ardizia grown from seeds blooms after 3 years and does not preserve the species properties of the mother plant.

Diseases and Pests

Sometimes due to careless care, ardisia is affected by diseases and pests. Her appearance immediately signals a problem:

• berries fall at ardisia - Keep warm in winter, in summer - in hot weather (keep cool in winter; increase humidity in summer);
• the roots of Ardisia rot - from waterlogging (correct watering; replant, do not water for several days);
  flowers fall - at a low temperature (put in a warm place);
• the ends of the leaves of ardisia turn yellow - nutrient deficiency, little light (feed; rearrange in a bright place);
• tubercles along the edges of leaves - the accumulation of beneficial microorganisms that help ardisia absorb nitrogen (you can’t remove it!);
• tips of leaves of ardisia dry - from draft or high humidity (select a place protected from draft, with average humidity);
• white spots on the leaves of ardisia - sunburn (shade).

Ardisia can be affected by pests: spider mites, scale insects, mealybugs. Insecticides are used against them.

Types of ardisia home with photos and names

In the natural environment, there are about 400 species of ardisia. The most popular are some of them.

Ardisia crustaceans (Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenulata Ardisia crispa)

The shrub can reach 2 m if it is not cut in time. Shoots are located almost at right angles. Glossy sheet plates have an elongated shape and wavy edges. The flowers are small pinkish or white with pink dots. Scarlet berries have a diameter of almost 10 mm. Often saved until new flowering.

Ardisia japonica (Ardisia japonica)

It grows up to 40 cm. It differs from the ardizia cinquefoil in oval leaves with serrated edges. The flowers are cream, the berries are dark red. In China, this species is considered medicinal: fruits are used to treat cancer.

Ardisia Wallich (Ardisia wallichii)

Large bushes. The length of the narrowed leaf plate reaches 20 cm. The fruits are blue-black. Flowers are burgundy. Rarely grown at home.

Ardisia curly (Ardisia crispa)

The bush grows to 80 cm. The leathery leaves of an emerald hue have an elongated shape and scalloped edges. Flowers are fragrant cream color. The berries are red, kept on a bush until the next flowering.

Ardizia retains beauty and grace throughout the year. The plant admires the original foliage and bright fruits, while caring for it is surprisingly simple. This explains its great popularity.