Diplomatic relations

 
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Kutrov family. Homeland - mountainous regions of Central and South America. About 40 species are common in nature. It is more of a greenhouse than a houseplant.

  • Dipladenia brilliantly Dipladenia splendens is an eternally green shrub grown as an ampelous plant. The stems are first pubescent, bare with age. The leaves are oppositely located, oval in shape, pointed at the end, on short petioles, up to 20 cm long, pubescent along the veins on the underside. Flowers of 5-6 pieces are collected in racemose inflorescences. The five-lobed calyx of the flower is bright pink, about 7-10 cm in diameter.
  • Sander's Dipladenia sanderi is an evergreen vine. The leaves are oppositely arranged, oval in shape, pointed at the end, on short petioles, about 5-7 cm long, glabrous. Flowers of 3-5 pieces are collected in racemose axillary inflorescences. The five-lobed calyx of the flower is bright pink, yellow in the throat, about 8 cm in diameter.
  • Loose Dipladenia laxa - deciduous vine, in natural conditions drops leaves for the winter. Long warty shoots with oblong-ovate leaves, about 10 cm long. The leaves are opposite, glabrous on the upper side, with a slight pubescence near the veins. Flowers of 5-10 pieces are collected in racemose inflorescences. The corolla of the flower is white or cream about 5 cm in diameter.
  • Dipladenia eximia is an evergreen vine with thin, hairy stems. The leaves are broadly oval in shape, pointed at the end, on short petioles, up to 4 cm long, almost bare. Flowers of 6-7 pieces are collected in racemose inflorescences on a long convoluted peduncle with bright red bracts. The corolla of the flower is red, about 8 cm in diameter.
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Diplomatic - care at home

Temperature: dipstory prefers moderate temperatures in summer optimally 20-25 ° С, in winter we strongly recommend a cooler content at 12-13 ° С. By the way, loose diplomatic property winters at even lower temperatures of + 10 ° С. At home, you can provide similar conditions on a glazed and insulated balcony. Around March, plants are transferred to slightly warmer rooms, where the temperature is within 16 ° C. Cool wintering is necessary for laying flower buds and subsequent flowering in summer.

Lighting: Photophilous dipstrokes, in summer you need full sunlight, but in the hottest hours (from 12 to 15 hours) of the day you will need shading. The window of the southeast or east orientation is best, the northwest is also not bad, but only in spring and summer. In winter, the need for good lighting depends on the temperature, when it is cold (up to 14 ° C), the decrease in light is not critical, the growth of shoots does not occur. If diplomatic possession overwinters in normal home conditions, it is worth thinking about lighting up.

Watering: plentiful in the summer, the earth should not dry completely into dust, but it must be sure to dry out in the upper third of the pot for the next watering. From autumn to early spring, subject to cool content, watering is very rare, not allowing only long-term drying. Diplomatic possession does not like stagnation of water in the roots, especially if the soil is dense.

Feeding: from April to September, dipstroke is fed every two weeks. Complex fertilizer is used for flowering indoor plants. Fertica Suite is perfect. In summer, once a month, you can feed the depletion with kalimagnesia (1.5-2 g per 1 liter of water) - add with irrigation.

Air humidity: optimal about 50-55%. Plants need spraying if they are indoors with heating on (at temperatures above 22 ° C and in summer on dry hot days. Spray so that the water does not fall on the flowers. When the plant is in cool conditions in winter, it is not necessary to spray, at temperatures below 18 ° C and poor ventilation, moisture on the leaves can lead to fungal infections.

Transplant: transplanted annually in the spring in March-April. The soil for diplomatic possession should be nutritious: 2 part of the turf land, 1 part of the sheet land, 1 part of the small pebbles. Good drainage or large holes in the bottom of the pot. Diplomatic possession does not tolerate roots remaining damp for a long time. If the soil dries slowly, for a long time, make sure that the drainage holes are not clogged with expanded clay or soil, and the soil is sufficiently drained. After heavy watering, you need to pierce the soil in several places with a thin stick, closer to the walls of the pot, or loosen the upper 4-5 cm of soil.

Reproduction: Diplodes are propagated by cuttings cut in spring or early summer. Cuttings are rooted in a room greenhouse with soil heating. Rooters (heteroauxin or root) may be used. The soil in the pot with the cuttings is maintained constantly in a slightly moist state. And so that the cuttings do not rot, the earth must be loose and light (sheet earth or peat and vermiculite in equal parts, you can add pieces of charcoal). You can root in pure vermiculite, but as soon as the roots grow 2-3 cm, plant in the ground. In water, diplomatic possession takes root a little worse, it is required to replace water with fresh (boiled) water every other day.

By the way

Dipladenia is found in various reference books under the name Mandevilla Mandevilla. Although these are two completely different genera, very similar in appearance and living in the same natural ranges. The difference between these plants is the structure of the flower. So the name "diplotation" from the Greek words diplos - double and aden - piece of iron, i.e. at the base of the ovary of the flower there are two pieces of iron or scales. In the genus Mandevilla in the ovary of the flower there is a disk in the form of 5 scales or a five-lobed ring.

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To form a crown and ensure abundant flowering, diplodition is cut off - in early spring with the transition to warmer conditions of maintenance or at the end of flowering in autumn. Cuttings cut from young shoots are used for rooting. Since the shoots of diplomatic possession reach a length of about 3-5 m, they are often used for landscaping walls and cool, but bright halls.

In European countries with a warm climate, Dipladenia is loose (as the most cold-resistant species), this plant is popularly called "Chilean jasmine."

Growing problems

  • The leaves turn yellow and fall - if it is too cold in winter or too hot in summer. Observe a watering regime in winter, avoiding waterlogging the soil.
  • The leaves are pale, the flowers are small and few, the flowering is short - if not light enough. A little protection from direct sun may only be needed during the hottest hours of the day in summer.
  • The leaves are pale and drooping, the flowers do not last long and crumble - if the air is too dry on hot days. Place the pot on a wide tray with wet pebbles or expanded clay and spray the plant in the morning and evening when the sun does not hit it. If the flower stands in the garden at this time, you can abundantly pour the earth around the pot of watering can or hose.

The plant also grows poorly and blooms if it lacks nutrients - feeding should be carried out all summer, since under favorable conditions of diplomatic possession it blooms from May to November. In this case, the flowers last about 2 weeks, and about 50-80 flowers can open on an adult plant. This is a truly magnificent plant for a conservatory or greenhouse.