Amaryllis is from Africa, so he cannot spend the winter in open areas - he will die. They grow an exotic plant at home on a window sill or stand for flowerpots, in the open air it will be healthy only in the warm season.
Frequent problems when growing amaryllis, how to fix them
Most often, amaryllis disease is caused by inappropriate plant conditions. Before you buy a flower in your collection, you need to know the details about caring for it. This will help you avoid problems with the plant and prevent possible diseases.
Important! Amaryllis must be kept out of the reach of children and pets - its juice is poisonous.
Amaryllis does not bloom
Amaryllis refuses to bloom in several cases:
- Bad light
- Lack of power
- When planting the bulb is deeply deepened into the soil
- Root disease is possible
- There was no rest period
- The plant requires transplanting and removing the resulting new bulbs.
Attention! If you decide to grow amaryllis from your planting material, you need to know that a plant grown from a bulb will bloom for 3 years, and from seed - in 7 years.
Amaryllis leaves turn yellow
If you notice that amaryllis leaves turn yellow, there are two reasons: or excessive soil moisture, or parasites - thrips and aphids.
The way out of this situation: the regime of watering must be settled, urgently to get rid of pests.
If the leaves of the plant began to dry, do not worry - rest period begins.
This is a natural phenomenon for amaryllis: you need to stop watering the flower, and when the leaves dry up, cut them off.
Leaves darken or rot
Darkening or even leaf rot may cause abundant watering of the plant, perhaps the flower is standing in a damp room, or it does not have enough heat. Here it is necessary to change the conditions and place of amaryllis to more comfortable.
The optimum level of humidity is moderate - 40-50%. Make sure that the moisture does not fall on the leaves.
The flowers wilt and the leaves turn pale
Amaryllis leaves turn pale, and flowers wilt from behind too wet soil. You may not have bothered with good drainage when planting, or small holes in the pot.
The situation needs to be corrected in order not to lose the plant. It must be remembered that spray amaryllis can notespecially if the air in the room is humid or cool.
Amaryllis flowers turn pale
When planting a southern plant should carefully pick up his place. If the flower is under direct sunlight for a longer time of day, its petals fade.
The plant must be removed from the influence of ultraviolet radiation. The best place to live for amaryllis will be southeast or southwest windows. If the windows are south, the flower must be applied.
How to deal with fungal diseases of amaryllis
With the defeat of fungal diseases Amaryllis is literally all sprinkle red spots and stripes. Spots are visible on the stems and flowers, there is even redness on the bulbs. To combat diseases most often used Bordeaux mixture or Fundazol.
Did you know? Amaryllis bulbs came to Europe along with spices, exotic plants and other goods that sailors brought from long voyages. Presumably it was 1714, and the first written mention was made by Carl Linna. The scientist mentioned the flower, describing the garden of the burgomaster of Amsterdam.
Tractosis
Dark spots on leaves of amaryllis with brown drips on the tips caused fracture. The reason may be excessive watering. Leaves damaged by fungus must be destroyed. Process flower fungicide, moderate watering and spraying.
Stagonsporosis
Symptom of the disease - red spots on the leaves and stems of the plant, and the onion is affected. It is a contagious disease, and the result is the death of a flower.
Favorable conditions for the development of stagonsporosis - a sharp temperature drop in the room and excessive watering. The plant should be immediately removed from other vases.
The treatment may not give results, so when buying bulbs, as a disease prevention, make sure that they are healthy, and provide proper care for the plant itself.
Gray rot
A sign of gray rot are brown spots on the leaves. Excess moisture in the soil can cause this infection.
To cure a plant, it is necessary to immediately transplant it into fresh soil and another container. As a preventive measure, it is necessary to observe the amaryllis watering regime, avoiding over-wetting of the soil.
Fusarium (root rot)
When infected with Fusarium observed plant wilting.
It provokes the appearance of the disease lack of nutrients, too dense soil and temperature drops.
Since the causative agent of infection persists for a long time both in the onion and in the soil, the plant must be removed from its neighbors, and the soil and capacity should be disinfected.
Use the foundation.
The main pests of amaryllis, ways to combat them
There is an opinion that the poisonous juice of the plant protects it from pests. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
Shatter-pan
Brown spots on the leaves of a plant will inform about the presence of this parasite. To get rid of the pest, prepare a solution from household soap and wipe all parts of the flower with it.
Interesting! The vegetation of the African desert Karoo, where Amaryllis is from, is odorless. The locals have a playful proverb: "Our country is with flowers without aroma, with dry river beds and silent birds.
Onion mite
Finding onion mite is difficult - it affects the bulbs. However, with the appearance of these pests of amaryllis, the plant, its above-ground part, begins to rot.
It provokes the appearance of the parasite high temperature in the place of amaryllis. Since the plant will not survive with the affected bulb, it is easier to carry out preventive measures: the temperature regime during care and the selection of healthy bulbs during planting.
For prophylaxis bulbs before planting can be treated with special means (Keltan). Fit and pink manganese solution.
Mealybug
Mealybug leaves behind white spots on all aboveground parts of the plant. Get rid of this white insect by using a wet wipe. If the disease is running, apply insecticides (Admiral, Aktara, Spark, Fitoverm).
Amaryllis Cheese
Another chertzum - amaryllis - affects the onion plants, settling under their scales. Because of this, the flower stops growing and loses leaves. The same insecticides help in the destruction of the parasite as in the treatment of the mealybug.
Aphid
Aphids feed on the leaves of plants and, if they do not get rid of it, a whole colony of parasites will appear. You can detect aphids visually, in addition, the leaves affected by the pest turn yellow and collapse.
Try to get rid of her using potash soapwiping the leaves with a soft sponge with soapy water.
Thrips
Thrips - small brown parasiteswhich is clearly visible on the leaves of the flower. The plant with the appearance of thrips turns yellow.
To combat the parasite, use one of the solutions: Spark, Fitoverm, Aktara or other drug. You need to process twice, with a five-day break.
Ammaryllis is an amazingly beautiful flower and is not capricious in its care. The main thing is to take care of it on time and correctly, strictly observing all the modes: temperature, humidity and power.
