Emerald Beads, or Rowley's Godson. Home care, reproduction and transplantation

This variety must not be confused with any of the types of godson. Emerald berries of leaves - a distinctive feature of a decorative flower.

Green pearls, as they call it at home, perfectly grows on lawns with a voluminous blanket of pale green color.

The reader is presented with photographs of a beautiful plant, and also describes the features of caring for it at different times of the year.

How to transplant and prune a flower, how is it best propagated by cuttings, cuttings or seeds? And also what is the danger of the godson.

Description

Growth

In the natural environment Rowley's godson, scientifically senecio rowleyanus (senezio rowley), grows in arid part of Southeast Africa, in Namibia. Habitat - mountainous areas where rainfall is rare. That is why the exot is so resistant to the sun and droughts. The flower belongs to succulents. Accumulates moisture in its leaves, therefore it is moisture resistant and unpretentious.

Botanical Review

The godfather Rowley refers to perennial plants of a large genus of godchildren of the Astrov family (Compositae), spread throughout the world and growing in all climatic conditions, provided that the exotic is properly cared for. It grows pretty fast. In nature, the height reaches 1.5 - 2 m. Adapted varieties at home grow up to 50 cm.

Christopher Rowley has long fragile shoots. The stems are rooted in the internodes. The leaves have short petioles, round, berry-like and small, they reach a diameter of 1 cm. At the end there is a short tail. Leaves grow in the next sequence. Flowering occurs in May and lasts 2 to 3 months. Peduncle baskets are dense, long, connect white-pink tubular flowers. The variety is distinguished by fragrant inflorescences.

Appearance

The leaf is spherical. The structure of multilayer leaf tissues delays the evaporation of liquid, the skin of the leaves is dense. The leaves are light green, spherical, pointed at the ends. Stems are creeping shoots that hang down and curl well. Their length reaches 1 m. The flowers are tubular, white, with a purple pestle.

It is used in flower beds as a soil cover, but most often flower growers grow this variety in hanging pots on balconies and loggias.

A hybrid variety of Rowley's godson, Variegantant, has been developed, characterized by white blurry spots, blots on leaf balls.

Photo

The photo shows Rowley's cross, so you have a visual representation of this plant:

Home care depending on the season

Lighting

Gardeners note the special stability of the godfather Rowley to any conditions. However, the flower prefers bright but diffused light. From the burning sun, a flower should be shaded to avoid leaf burns. It is best to place flower baskets on the east or west side of the apartment.

In winter, when daylight hours are short, additional illumination with special lamps for 2-4 hours is desirable. Lack of light slows the growth and maturation of buds.

Temperature

In winter and autumn, Rowley's godson calmly transfers cool air, the permissible temperature range is 8 - 13 ^aboutC. A flower can hibernate on a loggia in the absence of drafts and dampness. In spring and summer, the optimum thermal regime of the flower content is considered to be a temperature of 20 - 27 ^aboutFROM.

Important: with a sharp drop in temperature below acceptable standards, the shoots are very elongated, the leaves turn pale, become small, flowering is delayed or even stops.

Watering

The natural environment is arid areas, therefore godfather Rowley does not need a lot of moisture. In summer, watering should be regular, in small doses, every 4 to 5 days, as the topsoil dries.

Excessive watering leads to thinning of the stems, the leaves become thinner, become sluggish, small, gray rot may appear.

Water for irrigation is selected only purified, settled, soft. For softness, it is recommended to slightly acidify with citric acid. In winter, watering is reduced, it is enough to moisten the soil 1 time in 2 to 3 weeks. If the temperature is above 17 ^aboutC, watering can be slightly enhanced.

Soil condition should be checked. Dampness and prolonged drying of the substrate are unacceptable. Humidification should be uniform, regular throughout the year.

When watering, water should not fall on the leaves, wet peas leads to brown-brown spotting, stagnation of water in the pan is also unacceptable, as wetting the roots causes rot.

Air humidity

Godson Rowley prefers dry air. Pots can be placed near radiators. It is not recommended to spray leaves, the succulent does not require additional hydration.

Priming

For the Rowley godson, the soil should be slightly acidic, loose, moderately fertilized. Drainage is required. The substrate must be breathable. This variety prefers loam mixed with coarse river sand. It is better to purchase a ready-made substrate for cacti and succulents. You can independently prepare the soil mixture:

• Sod land - 2 hours
• Leaf land - 2 hours
• River coarse sand -1 h.
• Shredded charcoal - 1 hour.

Capacity for landing should be wide, small and shallow. Gardeners advise using clay pots, without a glaze, rough.

For young flowers should additionally fertilize the substrate. The soil mixture should be as follows:

• Sheet earth - 1h.
• Horse peat - 1 hour.
• Humus - 1 hour
• Sand - 1 hour
• Brick Chips - 1 hour

Broken brick can be replaced with perlite.

Top dressing

Fertilize should be 2 times a month during the growth period. At rest - in the fall and winter, Rowley's godson is not required to feed. It is better to use specially purchased liquid mineral fertilizers for cacti or succulents.

Important: avoid oversaturation of the soil with nitrogen fertilizing.

Pruning and transplanting

The Rowley godson does not require constant pruning. The less stems are trimmed, the denser the green mass grows. This variety requires only pegs of the upper shoot leaves to form a beautiful shape. Further growth slows down.

It is advisable to transplant not more often than 1 time in 3 to 4 years. Young flowers tolerate transplanting well every year. The transplant pot should be taken 4 - 5 cm more in diameter than the previous one. Drainage is required.

The composition of the substrate for a flower transplant is taken in equal proportions of leaf, humus soil, sand, vermiculite, peat. The shoots are fragile, transplantation requires dexterity and caution.

Rowley's crosspiece aged 5 to 7 years does not need to be transplanted. It is enough to update it by cutting off the overgrown stems. Cropped parts of the stem can be used for propagation by cuttings.

If the composition of the substrate is not suitable, clogged with mineral salts or lack of drainage, the flower must be transplanted urgently to avoid viral infections and diseases.

Breeding

The adult Rowley crosspiece requires rejuvenation, when the stems become bare, the leaves begin to grow smaller, the stem dries at the base.

Propagation by cuttings:

1. Several stems are cut obliquely - cuttings, 6 - 7 cm in length.
2. They are well pressed to moist soil, while the leaves remain on the surface of the soil.

You can use the method of bending the stem - propagation by layering:

1. The long stem is peeled of leaves at the rooting site.
2. Sprinkle with a substrate, moisturize, feed with a rooting agent.
3. Layers take root within 7 - 8 days.
4. After rooting, the stem is cut from the branch - layering.
5. Later, you can separate the young shoots from the mother bush, transplanted into a separate pot.

Attention: cuttings are best carried out in spring or summer, in the warm daylight, the period of rooting and adaptation is easy and painless.

The content temperature during rooting of cuttings or cuttings is 13 - 16 ° C. 7 to 9 cuttings are usually planted in a hanging planter or pot at the same time for decoration and splendor of flowering shoots.

Propagation of the Rowley cross by seeds:

1. Sowing is recommended in March.
2. A layer of 3-4 cm of drainage is poured into a small box.
3. A low layer of a special substrate is placed (the composition is the same as when planting).
4. The seeds are sown from above freely, randomly, without being pressed into the soil.
5. Sprinkle with a thin layer of substrate.
6. For the greenhouse effect, the box is covered with film or glass.
7. Air 2 times a day, condensate is collected.
8. The substrate is regularly moistened.
9. Germination temperature - 20 - 23 ° C.

For successful germination only freshly picked seeds are needed.

A short video that details how to propagate a plant:

What is a plant dangerous?

There are many legends and myths about the mortal danger of the godfather Rowley. Allegedly, it causes cirrhosis of the liver and even provokes the appearance of oncological tumors.

It is important to understand that many plants are more or less poisonous, many cause allergies, irritation, but still this flower does not pose a serious danger.

Yes indeed, this exotic is toxic, juice must not be allowed to get into eyes or skin. This can cause an allergic reaction. In the house where young children grow, it is still worth refusing to breed this flower. Children are very curious, they all want to touch and try, and the leaves are so similar to berries.

Attention: for adults, replanting a flower or engaging in cuttings, it is recommended to wear garden gloves and glasses for safety so that the juice of the flower does not get into the eyes and skin.

Observing the simple rules of care, maintaining light and temperature conditions, you can very quickly grow original exotic Pearl threads - Rowley's godson.