Bright colorful splendor can be contemplated by planting such a plant as hypoesthes. Home care is simple, just a little attention is enough. Then the flower will retain its shape and beautiful color for a long time.
Hypoestes: description
And home care, which we will discuss later, should be of high quality, despite the unpretentiousness of the flower. Hypoesthes refers to deciduous plants. This is a shrub with a height of not more than half a meter. Its decorative function is performed by leaves - burgundy, purple, pink, with greenish veins or small specks. Their oval shape resembles an egg, the length usually does not exceed 7-8 cm. Depending on the variety, the edges can be smooth or jagged. Pretty modest small single flowers have a purple color on the plant with red or pink leaves, and white - on varieties with white leaves.
Many varieties and shapes of these flowers are known. Two species are especially popular - Hypoestes sanguinolenta Hook (blood-red hypoesthes) and Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker (leaf-stalk hypoesthes).Home Care
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A plant transplant is carried out every spring. It is necessary to prepare for this a pot one and a half times the size of the previous one. The shape is usually selected shallow, but wide enough. In such a spacious vessel you can plant several varieties of a plant such as hypoesthes, care at home for which is no different. This allows you to get very interesting and original compositions.
When transplanting, the bush is divided into several parts, leaving 2-3 nodes in each. Thanks to this procedure, the plant will not lose its attractiveness for many years.
Breeding
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Leaves fall due to drafts or lower temperatures. Excessive watering can lead to yellowing of the plant. With an excess of nitrogen in the soil, the spots on the leaves can become too light and lose their decorative effect. Lack of lighting often leads to a complete loss of spotting. This is especially noticeable on the leaves of some varieties, in which they are covered with white or yellow strokes, as in the hypoesthes mix.Home care for these generally non-whimsical flowers is uncomplicated. All that is required is to follow the basic recommendations outlined above.