Pot plants

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Alocasia – is one of the most beautiful foliaceous flowers. It is called “elephant ear” because of it’s leaf shape and size.

Spring-Summer. Alocasia likes moisture, so during the growth season (spring-summer) the soil must be always moist. However, you need to avoid stagnant water in the dish.

Water it less during winter.

It is recommended to regularly remove yellow leaves – this will stimulate new leaf growth. Alocasia likes moisture and heat, the temperature during winter should not be less than +18˚C.

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Areca is one of the palm species.

Palms fell best in spacious rooms , and even better – in winter gardens, private home stairwells or light corridors. The best place is near the east, south-east or south-west window because it can lack sunshine on the north side of the house. However, you should avoid  putting it under direct sunlight.

Watering. It is recommended to water palms frequently. However, it is not right to leave water in the tray, so the roots won’t start rotting, this is true for any plant. During the dry period or if the room air is dry, you should spray the leaves with water and sometimes clean them with a moist sponge.

Growing. When growing a palm, it is recommended to frequently ventilate the premises. You can take the palm outdoors during summer, you just need to be sure to protect the plant from direct sunlight.

The palm should be transplanted only when it doesn’t fit in the pot, because these plants do not like when their roots are being touched.

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Bonsai is a small, artificially formed copy of a big tree. Bonsai can be formed from a large variety of plants: small-leaf or thick-leaf  fig, sageretia, olive tree, pomegranate, carmona and many others. Bonai can grow from 10 to 100cm high, depending on it’s age. The art of growing bonsai requires constant care and diligence.

Care-taking peculiarities: most of bonsai varieties should be kept in a sunny place, although it shouldn’t be put under direct sunlight, The soil should always be moist, so you should water or spray the soil a little, every day. Air should also be moist, so the pot should be placed on a tray with rocks and water. The water shouldn’t reach the lower part of the pot.

Transplantation: young plants are transplanted each, or each second year, older plants – each 1-5 years, some part of the old soil should also be changed with unhealthy and rotten roots removed, a total of 1/3 of roots should be removed. Then bonsai should be planted in the same pot, covered with fresh soil. The main substrate ingredients should be: clay, sand and compost.

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The cast-iron plant is an extremely stiff plant which is very resistant to any type of rough growth conditions, it is a foliaceous flower. It doesn’t require any special lighting, you should just protect it from direct sunlight. During the growth period, it should be watered when the soil will be dry, and even less rare during winter time. Cast-iron plant can tolerate dry air, but you should still sometimes clean it’s leaves with a moist sponge. You shouldn’t transplant it too often, this should be done during spring, each four or five years, and transplant it to a substrate suited for flowers.