NEMANTANTHUS: TYPES, HOME CARE IN TABLES, PHOTOS

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Nematanthus (Hypotsirta) is a genus that includes vines, shrubs and shrubs of the Gesneriev family. The distribution area is the jungle of South America, the tropics of Brazil, Paraguay.

The name from Greek translates as a flower thread, due to the long peduncle of some varieties.

Description of Nematanthus

Epiphytes and semi-epiphytes have creeping stems with small thick shiny dark green leaves of elliptical shape.

The flowers are orange, red, yellow, about 2 cm, similar to small bright aquarium fish. No wonder the plant got another name for the goldfish.

Types and varieties of "goldfish" for indoor breeding

The genus Nematanthus includes about 30 species.

View		Description	Leaves	Flowers
Riverine		Creeping epiphyte.	Forms of an ellipse with a glossy fleshy green surface, reddish below.	Lemon.
Fritscha		The bush is about 60 cm, bent under the weight of flowers.	Shiny, grassy-burgundy.	Bright pink.
Ankle		Shrub with lowered stems.	Rounded light gloss.	Coral
Veitstein		Flexible shoots up to 1 m.	Dark are small.	Orange
Tropical (Tropicana)		Ampel bush.	Oval-pointed.	Sunny, with burgundy stripes.
Monolithic		Creeping stems. In a dormant period, drops foliage.	Light green, fleecy and rounded.	Scarlet, with a lemon limb.
Naked (Bristle)		Half-amp.	Small thick shiny.	Bright orange.
Santa Teresa (Albus)		Rare.	Elongated green with a burgundy hem.	Mottled white fluffy. They have a citrus-olive aroma.
Gregarius	Varieties	Variegated varieties. Because of this species, the nematanthus is called the goldfish.	Small, sparkling saturated with a blue tint.	Reminiscent of bright fish.
	Golden West		With a creamy yellow border.	Saturated orange.
	Sir		Differ in a light stripe along the edge.	Fiery.

Nematanthus conditions

At different seasons, when leaving at home, nematanthus requires a certain content.

Factor	Spring Summer	Autumn winter
Location / Lighting	Southeast and southwest, in the heat they are placed on a sheltered balcony, shaded from the midday sun.	Better south window. With a lack of highlight. Provide 12-hour light day.
Temperature	+ 20 ... +25 ° C.	+ 16 ... +18 ° C. Not lower than +14 ° C.
Humidity	50-60 %.
Watering	Generous, do not allow overdrying of the soil.	Moderate. If + 14 ... +16 ° C do not moisturize.
Watering	Rain water, melt at room temperature, settled or filtered. Try not to get on the leaves.
Top dressing	2-3 times a month with mineral fertilizers for flowers with phosphorus and potassium. Before that, they watered.	Do not use.

How and when to transplant nematanthus

Nemantanthus is a slowly growing flower. Young transplant only after 2-3 years, and adults - when the roots will come out of the drainage holes. Do it in the spring.

The capacity is taken small, about 2 cm wider than the previous one. The following substrate options are used:

soil for violets:
leaf, peat, sand (1: 1: 1) with the addition of crushed bark and moss;
leaf, humus, peat, sand (2: 1: 1: 1), charcoal crumbs.

Capacity and soil are disinfected (boiled in a water bath or poured with boiling water). Drainage is important (expanded clay, pebbles, vermiculite).

The transplant is carried out by the method of transshipment, trying not to damage the delicate roots. After the plant is poured with warm water, it is sprayed, put in the chosen place.

Stimulating Nematanthus Flowering Forming Pruning

Each year, before the dormancy period in the fall (October), the nematanthus is cut to stimulate flowering for the next active period. If the plant hibernates in a warm room, the formation process is delayed until spring. It will heal and rejuvenate the goldfish.

Sick, thin stems are removed. Healthy young shoots are shortened by 1/3, half the age.

Reproduction of nematanthus, obtaining new flowers, fish

Nematanthus is propagated by seeds and cuttings.

Seminal

This method is laborious and long:

Prepare a pan and a container with drainage holes, pour peat with sand, moisturize.
Ripened seed boxes are opened, the latter are poured onto paper, then distributed over the substrate and covered with a transparent material (glass, film).
Watered in a pan, regularly ventilate.
After the emergence of the shoots, the shelter is removed.
After 2 weeks they dive.
In one cache-pot have 3-4 seedlings. Young nematanthus bloom next year.

Cuttings

After pruning, healthy about 10 cm (4-5 knots) cuttings are rooted in peat, moss, water.

The lower sheets are removed, the sections are treated with Zircon or Epin, immersing the planting material 1 cm into the solution.
The knot of the handle, on which the roots are formed, is deepened into the rooting container, closed with a glass jar.
Create + 22 ... +25 ° C and light.
After 2-3 weeks dive into small pots of about 10 cm, 3-4 pieces.

Errors in the care of nematanthus, pests and diseases

When grown under the wrong conditions, the nematanthus may become ill and be attacked by insects.

Symptoms External manifestations on the leaves	Cause	Remedial measures
Dropping flowers. Leaf fall.	Winter: waterlogged soil, low temperature. Growth and flowering period: lack of moisture in the soil and air.	Reduce watering. Rearrange to a warmer place. With a large lesion, the flower is transplanted into new soil.
Yellowing, twisting. Appearance of brown spots.	Excess direct sunlight. Burns.	Put away from the window. Shade. Sprayed early in the morning or evening.
Withering.	Overfeeding with fertilizers.	Follow the rules of feeding.
Lack of flowering.	Lack of lighting, power, dry air, cold. There was no pruning.	Create the right conditions.
Drying and yellowing.	Heat and dryness.	Increase humidity (put in a pan with wet pebbles, place a container of water, a humidifier next to it).
Darkening of flowers, their fading	Drops of water on the buds.	Use only a small spray, do not fall on the flowers.
The appearance of recesses.	Wrong watering.	Observe the watering schedule.
Whitish wet coating. Death of leaves.	Mealybug.	Remove insects with an alcohol wipe.
Light yellow spots, cobweb formation.	Spider mite.	Sprayed with Actellik, Fitoverm.
Growth retardation. Warping, silver smudges.	Thrips.	Sprayed with Actellik, Fitoverm.
Visible insects.	Aphid.	Processed by Antitlin, Biotlin
Mold.	Gray rot.	Remove the affected areas, change the substrate. Use fundazole. Reduce watering, ventilate the room.
Withering, yellowing and death.	Root rot.	The diseased roots are removed, the plant is dried, transplanted, watered with Carbendazim.
White coating.	Powdery Mildew	Stains are removed manually or torn diseased leaves. It is treated with Fitosporin.