OLEANDRA WINTER
winter oleander
NYMPH FROM ANDROS ISLANDS
This is how the name of oleander is translated from Greek, which is grown today in room and tub culture, and in the south - in the open field. The plant pleases with lush flowering from June to October. And now it's time to send him to rest.
Our regular author, Candidate of Biological Sciences Lyudmila ULEISKAYA, will competently tell about the nuances of oleander wintering, r. Yalta.
Oleander ordinary (Nerium oleander) - evergreen shrub of the family Kutrovye (Arosunaseae) native to the Mediterranean. The plant has been prized since ancient times for the beauty of its fragrant buds and is widely cultivated.. The image of its flowers was found on the frescoes of Pompeii and in the stone carvings of ancient Indian temples..
All parts of oleander are poisonous, therefore you need to work with him with gloves.
IMPORTANT IN OLEANDRA WINTER!
Oleander, planted for the summer in open ground, in the fall they return to the flowerpot and put them in a frost-free light room (loggia, balcony). Copies are also brought there, growing in tubs. Important, so that the temperature during relative rest was +5-10 city, (watering reduced). In the warmth of a handsome man, leaves fall. If there is no cool place in the house, apartment, put the plant in the basement, but consider, that in low light it can also partially shed the foliage.
Oleander photo
DOES OLEANDRE NEED A CUTTING?
In the fall, after flowering, the tops of the faded shoots are removed from the oleander (if seeds are not needed), if necessary, shorten too long shoots of the current year. Did not have time to cut off the faded inflorescence and the fruits set (elongated boxes, similar to pods)? Do this before cracking begins in late fall or winter.. Mature plants tolerate formative pruning well in spring (April-May - every 3 of the year). It stimulates the growth of shoots, especially at the bottom of the bush, on which numerous flower buds are formed, providing luxurious bloom. Remove old shoots, which bloom poorly and are not very decorative (very bare from below). At the same time, sanitary pruning is carried out.: remove the weak, sick and thin shoots growing inside the bush.
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Olendra's way out of sleep
From mid-March, the oleander is put in a lighter (not on the windowsill, and by the window), warm place. Watering is increased. Examined for pests and diseases. It would be good to wipe the leaves with a soft damp sponge, but it is better to arrange souls for the plant, covering the substrate with a bag.
When grown in tub culture, oleander is taken out in the spring to the garden, when the threat of return frost passes. The sun is taught gradually, starting from a few hours in shade under other shrubs or openwork trees. Later 5-7 days the tub with the plant can be dug into the ground (from overheating of the root system) on the south sunny side or put, fixing, so as not to overturn from the wind.
OLEANDER CARE – SECRETS OF SUCCESS
| Lighting | Solar. With a lack of light, it will not bloom |
| Watering | During the growing season in spring and summer - regular, the soil must always be moist. Loves, when there is water in the pan, and takes her then, how much do you need. Minimal watering in winter, but the substrate must not completely dry out |
| Spraying | Only during warm wintering and during the growing season, trying not to hit the flowers |
| Top dressing | From spring to autumn - weekly, alternating organic and mineral fertilizers (better liquid, you can by 1,5 g superphosphate and potassium and 2 g of nitrate or urea per 1 l of water) |
| Transfer | Transshipment in spring: to 5 years - annually, then - once in 2-3 of the year. Ready-made substrates "Rose" are suitable, "Cactus +". Or a mixture of turf, leaf land, humus and sand (4:2:2:1) |
| Pests and diseases | Shields, red spider mite, mealybug; sooty mushroom |
Photo by T. Sanchuk
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