Brovalliya - unpretentious plant that is perfect for decoration, as a garden plot, and window sills of the apartment.
The flower gives a pleasant smell, and the riot of colors allows you to revive any room. This plant will be a great gift for any hostess and will be able to take its rightful place in the new house.
You can take it outside and decorate the veranda, the courtyard walkway, or the threshold of the house. Wherever this flower is installed, it will bring a lot of positive emotions and will cause admiration!
The article will discuss the types and features of Baullia.
Indoor plant species
Today there are several varieties of this flower. Flower growers do not stop working on the breeding and distribution of new ones.
These include:
- magnificent or blue bells;
- sticky;
- sapphire;
- large-flowered;
- American;
- ampelnaya or pearl bells;
- beautiful ocean mix;
- bells indigo.
Popular species and their photos
Gorgeous or blue bells
The flowers of this plant are located on a long stem.
Flowers very densely cover a bush and because of them leaves are almost not visiblewhich are slightly down and juicy green. It has very flexible branches, which allows you to give the necessary shape to the bush, which can reach a diameter of 60 cm.
Beautiful ocean mix
This species is a long-flowering ornamental pot flower. It seems to be a bush with good branching and up to 25 cm in height. It has large flowers with a diameter of 5 cm in white or purple.
The leaves of this species are elongated with a dark green color. The edges of the leaves are smooth. The sheets are clearly visible streaks. Differs in long flowering, which washes continue all summer.
Beautiful Belly Indigo
A plant of this type is best grown in containers or hanging pot. A strong plant that quickly forms a bush whose height is from 25 to 30 cm. It blooms with large flowers of purple color and 4 cm in diameter. The flowers are located above the foliage. The leaves are oblong saturated green color with a smooth edge.
Ampel or pearl bells
In this species, flexible, strongly branching shoots are well developed, reaching a height of up to 30 cm. The leaves are oblong and dark green in color. Has abundant flowering axillary or clustered in racemes flowers that resemble a bell.
The color of these colors is white and pink shades and in diameter they do not exceed 3-5 cm.
Attention! You can grow in the garden, in hanging pots, as well as at home in a pot.
Loves bright sunshine, but not in any way direct sunlight. Easily take root in any soil.
General rules of care
Buallia - an annual, so after flowering it needs to be changed to another flower. In order for your plant to please you with abundant flowering, it is necessary to provide him with appropriate care.
Lighting
This is a plant that needs bright light. You can even allow some direct rays from the morning or evening sun. It is best to choose a sill east or west. If grown on a windowsill of a northern orientation, then flowering will be scarce, and on the south side it may die from constant exposure to direct sunlight. To avoid this, it is necessary to create artificial shading.
Important! The light day should last for 12 hours, otherwise the flowering will be poor or it will not be at all.
To continue the daylight in winter, you must create additional lighting flower.
Temperature
A very thermophilic plant, however, does not tolerate high temperatures. The temperature content in the summer should be 20 ... 25 degrees, in winter, if there is no additional lighting, 15-17 degrees. If the plant is not kept at the temperature it needs, the stems will be pulled out, and the plant will lose its decorative appearance.
Watering
During flowering provide abundant watering. The soil should always be wet, but not wet.
Stagnant water in the soil should not be allowed in cool weather.therefore it is best to water after the topsoil dries.
For irrigation, distilled water is used without chlorine at room temperature. In this case, it is not necessary to boil. Filtered water is also not suitable, since it lacks the necessary trace elements and minerals.
Moisturizing
In the hot period of the plant it is simply necessary. To do this, spray and moisten with soft water.
Attention! When flowering occurs, it is necessary to spray on the seamy side of the foliage.
Pruning
It is also necessary to carry out regular pinching the tops of young stems. This will give the opportunity to form a spectacular, fluffy and neat shape of the bush.
The soil
The best will be loose and well transmissive soil and water. It can be purchased at the store, and you can prepare yourself. To do this, take and mix 1 part:
- humus;
- sod land;
- leafy ground;
- sand.
Also suitable for planting ordinary garden land.
Top dressing
During the period when the plant grows intensively, it must be fed 2 times a month. To do this, it is best to use fertilizer for flowering houseplants in the amount of 3 parts of the dose, which is recommended.
Transfer
Since Baurallia is an annual, it does not need a transplant at all. After flowering, the plant is replaced with a new one.
Breeding
It occurs in two ways:
- grafting;
- seeds.
As the cuttings used mature apical stems that do not have buds. They must be rooted in a moist soil in a greenhouse. You can hold rooting in a container with water.
As for seeds, they can be sown at any time of the year. Do it on the surface of the soil and then break it with glass or film. After 1-2 weeks, the first seedlings appear.
For more information on how to grow bower from cuttings and seeds at home, read here.
Diseases and pests
When growing and caring for stone at home, do not forget about the diseases and pests that can destroy your plant. A flower can become sick with powdery mildew or be killed by insects such as:
- spider mite;
- shield;
- mealybug;
- whitefly.
The plant must be treated immediately., as noted by the first signs of damage.
If you are still thinking about how to decorate your garden or apartment, choose a baseline. It is unpretentious in care, but has an incredible bloom that will please your eye. And due to the fact that this is an annual, you can get acquainted with new and new species of this plant every year.
