Cyanoyew

Commelin family. Homeland tropical areas of Asia and Africa. About 55 species are common in nature. In England, Somali cyanotis is called "shaggy ears" - for the white, long hairs covering the long protruding leaves.

• Cyanotis Somali "Cyanotis somaliensis" is a small herbaceous plant with creeping stems. The leaves are sessile, arranged in turn, with a tubular vagina covering the stem. The leaves are fleshy, lanceolate, about 5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The reverse side of the leaf is reddish purple. Stems and leaves along the edge and from the lower surface are covered with long white pubescence. Flowers in short apical inflorescences or single, bright blue.
• Cyanotis bedomi "Cyanotis beddomei" is a small herbaceous plant with creeping stems. The leaves are sessile, arranged in turn, with a tubular vagina covering the stem. The leaves are fleshy, ovate or heart-lanceolate, about 3-4 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide. The reverse side of the leaf is reddish purple. The stems and leaves are covered with dense, short reddish hairs. Flowers in short apical inflorescences in shades from reddish to purple. The synonym is Cyanotis kewensis.

Cyanotis care

Temperature

In summer, he is ordinary, does not like cyanosis of heat, the optimal conditions for him are within 20-26 ° C. In winter, it prefers a cooler content - ideally 12-13 ° C, at least 8 ° C, but perfectly lives at home all year round in warmth, the only thing that is necessary is to make sure that there is enough light. Do not place the pot with the plant in the vicinity of the heating system, cyanotis will start to dry and may die, while spraying does not save the situation.

Lighting

Cyanotis is photophilous, lighting is required bright and diffuse, the ideal option is the east window or northwest. On the south and west windows, shading is required from 11 to 15 hours.

Watering

Watering is moderate from spring to autumn - for the next watering, the soil should be only slightly moist inside, but dry well at the top of the pot. In winter, watering is rare - the soil should be almost dry for the next watering. Navigate by temperature, do not water if the ground is still moist to the touch.

Fertilizer

From March to August, they are fed with fertilizer for indoor deciduous plants every two weeks in the recommended doses. After transplantation, they are not fed for 1.5-2 months.

Air humidity

Cyanotis is undemanding to air humidity, does not need spraying.

Flight connections

Every year in spring, cyanotis must be transplanted into fresh soil, consisting of 1 part of turf, 2 parts of leaf, 1 part of humus and 1 part of fine gravel (2-3 mm). Any universal soils can be used. But it is advisable to add 1 liter of vermiculite, 0.5 liters of coarse washed river sand and a small handful of dry (well-weathered) cowpea to 5 liters of store land.

Cyanotis in 2-3 years can significantly lose in decorative qualities: shoots are pulled, in the lower part they lose leaves, especially from lack of light and rapid consumption of nutrients from the soil. Therefore, it is cut off and rejuvenated (renewed) bushes from cuttings.

Reproduction

Stem cuttings in spring and seeds. Cuttings are better rooted in water or moist vermiculite. Cyanotis are in the same genus as tradescantia. But unlike their relative, cyanotis is not so easily rooted by cuttings. If tradescantia can be rooted at any time of the year, then cyanotis cuttings are put to root in water only in spring: April-May.