More about the plant below:
Zaślaz (Abutilon)
category : potted
position : sun
height : 1-2 m
wintering : room, 12-15 ° C
frost resistance : to 0 ° C
reaction soil : indifferent
preferences soil : fertile, permeable
watering : medium
color leaves/needles : green, yellow-green, white-green
color of flowers : white, yellow, orange, red, pink
shape : bushy
period flowering : July-September (indoors all year round)
seeding : spring (February-May, indoor)
reproduction:tip cuttings, less sowing
persistence leaves : evergreen
application : balconies, terraces, rooms
pace of growth : fast
Zaślaz - silhouetteZaślaz - positionDafflower - irrigationFertilization of velvetVelvet - cuttingWintering of velvetAdviceZaślaz - silhouette
This is one of the most popular houseplants.It owes its success mainly to large, bell-shaped flowers that form continuously from April to October. The bush blooms red, pink, yellow and white, the bushes have an upright habit and can reach a height of 250 cm without being trimmed.Some varieties have ornamental green-yellow foliage.
Zaślaz - position
The plant prefers sunny to semi-shaded places. Sheltered places where the sun reaches in the morning or in the evening are ideal.The plants hardly bloom in the shade, and the yellow leaves turn green.Plant the dams in the ground for potted plants.
Zaślaz - irrigation
In summer, plants should be watered regularly, keeping the substrate in moderate humidity. Velvet does not like either too moist or too dry ground. In extreme development conditions, it loses its leaves.
Velvet fertilization
During the growth period (from March to September), velvetleaf should be fed once a week with a dose of high-quality, liquid fertilizer for potted plants.The plants react very quickly to the lack of food by shedding their leaves.
Zaślaz - cut
Velvet can tolerate a very strong pruning. Shoots can be shortened in autumn (before the plants are moved to the quarters) or in spring.
Wintering of the marsh
Place the plants in the quarters before the onset of frost. Bright rooms with a temperature of 8 to 18 ° C are optimal.Velvet loses leaves in lower temperatures.
Tip
Winter quarters should be well ventilated, otherwise the plants may be attacked by fungal diseases such as gray mold.Velvet Abutilon should be grown away from heat sources.
