Many often noticed how their mood changed when they were engaged in caring for flowers or at least just looking at them. Specialists, too, have long established the existing relationship between houseplants and people's behavior, and even certain traits of their character.
The fact that plants have a special energy, many know. Without flowers, it is impossible to create a truly comfortable home. Housing will take on a completely different look when indoor plants appear in it - fern, monstera, violets, etc. Even one exotic plant planted in a beautiful pot gives a special charm to the interior.
Pets Green Pets
Indoor plants allow a person to approach nature, without even leaving the apartment. And indeed, in gray panel buildings, they alone help to cheer up. At the same time, these pets require care, without which they can completely wither. Selecting different species, plant growers can have a flowering garden on the windowsill for almost the entire year.
Some varieties are grown for their edible fruits, for example, orange, pomegranate, lemon, etc., and others for their decorative appearance. One of the most common is the indoor fern, a photo of which can often be found in crop production magazines.
A lot of mysterious legends and legends are associated with it. Perhaps this is one of the oldest plants on our planet.
general information
The pattern of its leaves is impossible to confuse with anything. Until now, archaeologists find it in centuries-old fossils. The legends and traditions with which
ferns are surrounded
, the species and names of which are numerous, live to this day ...
For example, it is believed that it blooms only on the night of Ivan Kupala. Legends say that the fern bud opens with a strong bang, igniting a bloody flame, and in such a way that people could not look at it without closing their eyes. To pick this flower, you had to come into the forest on a dark night and sit in a circle, outlined on the ground and protecting from evil spirits. As soon as the fern bud “caught fire”, it was necessary to immediately tear it and hide it so that evil spirits would not see it before a person and could not take it away.
Anyone who found this bright flower became prophetic. He could read the thoughts of people around him, listen to what animals say or birds sing. Even the hearts of girls, guys managed to bewitch forever with the help of heat-color.
Will never bloom?
No matter how beautiful the legend is, it is never destined to come true in real life. Because in fact, neither the forest nor the indoor fern has never bloomed and will not bloom. This is a family in which, like mosses or horsetails, there are simply no flowers. Many will recall from a school course in botany that after the flower fades, fruits form in its place.
And just the seeds of the indoor fern do not. They form spores by which this plant propagates, and before that they must necessarily touch water.
Description
Indoors, this plant is not only a decoration. It cleans the air of harmful substances and dust, absorbing and neutralizing odors, saturating with moisture and creating a favorable microclimate.
From other higher plants - flowering or gymnosperms - indoor fern (the plant’s homeland is not known for certain) is distinguished by the absence of seeds and the ability to reproduce by spores. Therefore, in the kingdom of green inhabitants of our planet, he occupies a special niche.
The stems of most species are underground, sometimes erect, terrestrial, curly and branched. The length of the stems can reach up to twenty meters. Leaves have a special structure. They are called vayas and are complex, dissected or simple.
Indoor fern: species
This plant is part of an ancient group whose history of occurrence far exceeds the time of existence of flowering plants on planet Earth. Apparently, this is why the birthplace of fern - indoor and all other species - is unknown. In the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, many of them were large trees, whose wood served centuries later as the basis for coal.
Choosing a room fern for growing, a photo of which every plant grower knows, is not so simple. There are almost two thousand different species that are suitable for growing indoors, although not all of them are on sale.
And although the homeland of indoor fern is not exactly known, there is an assumption that the plant came to us from tropical latitudes. Some species are ideal for landing in hanging baskets, while others, such as Asplenium nesting or Nephrolepis Bostoniensis, are very large, therefore they are contained as single specimens. Despite the fact that the homeland of indoor fern, presumably subtropics, there are varieties that love shade and, most importantly, humidity.
In indoor floriculture according to the generally accepted classification, this plant is included in the group of decorative leaves. This is understandable: different types of this green pet attract attention with their original appearance. The variegated fern is no exception. The homeland of pteris is considered the United States. However, some biologists tend to consider him a guest from South Africa or New Zealand. At home, several of its species are bred.
Nephrolepis
This is the most common variety of potted ferns belonging to the family Devalieva. It can often be found not only in apartments, but also in the offices of many companies. Some researchers believe that the homeland of Indoor Nefrolepis fern is Southeast Asia.
This species is considered one of the most popular and most unpretentious: caring for it is not difficult. For the successful cultivation of Nefrolepis fern, you do not need a lot of light: this plant is quite shade-tolerant, it can grow quite well under artificial lighting.
The only obstacle to its normal development is the dry air of apartments. Therefore, the green pet needs to provide high humidity, often spraying, and especially in winter. Watering the plant needs moderate, after the soil is slightly dry. At the same time, a prolonged lack of moisture in the earthen coma causes the death of the leaves.
Maidenhair
This fern is a houseplant, a photo of which proves its incredible beauty. It is quite common. Its leaves do not absorb moisture at all, so drops of water flow beautifully down them. Adiantums are represented by powerful, but low bushes. This species does not tolerate direct sunlight. He has creeping stems, erect dictiostelic rhizomes covered with narrow brown scales.
This species is associated with the most amazing name for indoor ferns - hair venus. Indeed, this incredibly beautiful plant with a light green leaf plate up to forty centimeters long, with fifteen millimeter wide segments has a wedge-shaped base and a fan-shaped tip. Venus of hair is a frequent guest in urban apartments and country houses.
Due to the amazing shape and beauty of the leaves, these indoor ferns are often used in compositions in conservatories, where they form colorful design solutions.
Asplenium - Indoor Fern
The birthplace of the plant is another species of this family, however, not quite suitable for home maintenance - the moist forests of Africa and Australia. Keeping this fern in an apartment or in a house is quite difficult, because it grows to an impressive size.
Aspleniums prefer shady areas, although they cannot live completely without light, so those who are going to buy them for their housing should take this factor into account.
Care
The most suitable temperature regime for the favorable growth of any type of ferns is considered twenty degrees (Celsius). At the same time, this green pet is very afraid of the cold. And although the homeland of indoor fern is not known for certain, he loves a cool room. Experienced growers know that contrary to the popular belief that it grows mainly in the shade, many varieties with tropical "roots" well perceive bright, but diffused light. The best place for indoor fern in the house will be the east window. Moreover, in the winter season, lighting is desirable for several hours a day.
Ferns that grow indoors are believed to have come to us from tropical or subtropical countries. That is why they must be protected from drafts and cold.
Watering
The earthy environment in which the indoor fern develops cannot be allowed to dry out. Or, conversely, she was too waterlogged. With the onset of winter, watering must be significantly limited. Almost all types of this plant require high air humidity, so you need to either constantly spray them, or install a mini fountain or a container of water next to it.
In addition, experts recommend a warm shower once a week for ferns. In spring, the plant often needs a transplant. After all, indoor ferns tend to grow greatly. When it becomes crowded, their roots cannot develop fully, which immediately affects the leaves.
Common species diseases
The variety of varieties of indoor ferns is amazing. However, they all have the same disease. The main pests that affect indoor fern flowers are scale insects and spider mites. It is with them that the owners of these green pets always need to fight. To do this, spray bushes and maintain high humidity in the room. And to finally get rid, for example, of a tick, you can buy in the store special preparations designed to combat these pests.
Sometimes diseases in the indoor fern also occur due to inattentive care. If the leaves become pale and become covered with brown spots, this means that the owner has overdone it with watering. Light areas on the leaves are characteristic of those plants that have suffered a sunburn. The falling of the green mass, its dying off is a consequence of the fact that the air is dry in the room, and there is also a lack of moisture in the earthen coma. With a lack of nutrients in plants, leaves turn pale, and their growth slows down.
If, due to overdrying, the green fern of the indoor fern is lost, there is no need to despair: on this plant you just need to cut off all the leaves. Then it must be put in a bright place and make sure that the earth is kept in a moderately moist state. And very soon, new leaves will appear on the green pet.