Family of madder. Homeland - Central and South America, New Zealand. There are 11 officially recorded species.
Nertera granadensis is a perennial creeping plant with creeping stems and small rounded leaves about 0.5-0.6 cm in diameter, located opposite. It blooms with small greenish-white flowers, in place of which bright orange berries appear in summer, they stay on the stems for several months. Berries are not poisonous, but they also do not belong to edible ones.
Nertera care
Temperature: Nertera loves stable cool conditions all year round, in summer it is optimal 20-22 ° C, no higher. In winter, so that the plant does not die, it is advisable to maintain a temperature of about 12-14 ° C, but not lower than 10 ° C. It is the strict requirements for the temperature of the nerter that are a rather rare flower on our windowsills. In ordinary home conditions, she lives no more than a year - she stretches too quickly, dries.
Lighting: Nertera prefers a well-lit area, with little sunlight in the morning or evening. In winter, you also need good lighting. It grows well on the eastern windows. In a too dark place, the plant will grow poorly and bear fruit.
Watering: Abundant in spring and summer, as the top layer of the earth dries. In winter, watering is limited with cool content, but the frequency of watering directly depends on the specific temperature, only the soil should not dry completely into dust .
Air humidity: It is useful to spray Nerter periodically, if the temperature is above 18-20 ° C, it is not necessary to spray at lower temperatures.
Transplantation: If the plant has successfully overwintered, then it is transplanted in the spring before flowering begins. The nerter pot should be wide and shallow. The soil is required loose and moisture-intensive. Composition - 1 part of leaf (or garden) land, 1 part of coconut substrate, 1 part of pine bark. Good drainage is mandatory. During transplantation, the earth is not compacted or tamped, it should not lose looseness.
Breeding: Nertera breeds by dividing bushes, seeds and cuttings. Cuttings root quite easily in moist environments (vermiculite) or simply in water.