Netcreasia purpurea - home care, photo species

Setcreasia (Setcreasea) - an evergreen perennial with long stems and pointed leaves. The birthplace of netcreasia purpurea is Mexico.

But today it is actively grown as a garden plant in many tropical and subtropical regions. In temperate latitudes, the "purple queen" can often be found as a home plant.

Netcreasia is an ampelic plant of the comelina family. In 2-3 years, the plant reaches 80 cm in length, after which growth stops. The stems and leaf surface have a deep royal purple color, which becomes less saturated as foliage ages, acquiring a faint turquoise-metallic hue.

The underside of the leaves has a bright purple hue. It blooms in small pink or pink-purple flowers with three petals.

See also how to grow home callisia.

	High growth rate, 30 cm per year.
	Blooms in summer with small pink flowers.
	Easy to grow plant.
	Perennial.

Netcreasia is purple. A photo

Care withketreasia at home. Briefly

To grow purple netcreasia at home, the following conditions must be met:

Temperature mode	The air temperature is maintained within 10-24 ° C.
Air humidity	Maintain moderate air humidity.
Lighting	Arrangement of a flower on a window with good lighting.
Watering	Watering is carried out 2 times a week in the summer and 1 time per week in the winter.
Grids for netcreasia	Suitable soil for netcreasia consists of garden soil mixed with sand and compost in equal parts.
Fertilizer and fertilizer	Fertilizing and fertilizing are applied no more than 1 time per month in the warm season.
Transfer	Transcretion transplantation is carried out as the plants grow.
Breeding	Reproduction occurs by apical cuttings.
Features of growing netcreasia	Features of growing netcreasia include regular pruning of shoots.

Care withketreasia at home. In detail

Although purple netcreasia is used to humid subtropics, it grows well in other climatic conditions. Care for netcreasia at home is minimal, it is only important to comply with the basic requirements for planting and plant maintenance.

Flowering netcreasia

With good care, the "purple queen" will please with abundant flowering. Small three-leafed flowers of a pinkish-purple hue bloom in spring. Flowering continues until the end of summer. To stimulate this process, you need to regularly remove old flowers.

Temperature

The plant does not require strict temperature conditions. However, like any thermophilic plant, netcreasia does not tolerate low temperature. The lower border should not be less than 8-10 ° C, otherwise the flower will die. However, setcreasia cannot withstand too high room temperature. At temperatures above 25 ° C shoots will be weak and ugly.

Spraying

Experienced flower growers do not recommend a procedure such as spraying with netcreasia. Even with a damp cloth, it is better not to wipe it. Moisture accumulates on the leaves, leaving ugly stains.

Dust off the flower with a dry cloth.

Lighting

Netcreasia is a sunflower flower. However, in direct sunlight, it is better to keep it no more than 3 hours a day. When placing a flower pot, preference should be given to the east window with diffused sunlight.

The appearance of the plant speaks of insufficient lighting: the stems become thin, the leaves lose their saturated purple color. If the plant netcreasia at home does not have enough natural light, then special phytolamps can be used. Under them, the flower should be most of the day.

Watering

The plant prefers moist soil, however, watering should take place in the warm period no more than 2 times a week with soft settled water at room temperature. From excess moisture, the roots of the flower will rot. The best solution is to place a container of water next to the flower or place the pot on a special tray covered with moist expanded clay.

In winter, watering netcreasia is reduced to 1 time per week. They resort to watering when the soil is still slightly moist and not completely dry. It is necessary to ensure that the plant is not close to radiators. Due to the strong flow of dry hot air, the flower dries quickly.

Pot size

As with most houseplants, the pot for netcreasia is selected according to its size. The shoot is planted in a small pot, and as the flower grows, it is transplanted into a more spacious container.

Soil and top dressing

Although the flower is unpretentious in maintenance, it needs good soil. The loose soil is best suited for this plant. They prepare the soil for netcreasia from components such as humus, peat, turf land, sand. Just a few components mixed in equal parts. Sometimes a little charcoal is added to the ground.

If the soil is sparse, complex mineral fertilizing and fertilizers for indoor plants will help. They are brought in once a month and mainly in the spring-summer period.

If netcreasia grows slowly and does not bloom, then the number of top dressings can be increased up to two times a month.

Pruning and transplanting

Pruning is an important procedure when growing the "purple queen." Growing shoots are cut to form a lush and beautiful bush. If the stems grow longer than 40 cm, they become thin, and the leaves are less common. Such a flower looks ugly. Trimming is also needed to update the cuttings.

Transcretion transplantation is carried out when the bush has grown greatly. However, the plant should be transplanted no more than 1-2 times a year. The flower is transplanted into a new container in the spring. If the bush has already lost its appearance, then a transplant will not help. It is better to renew the plant by planting young cuttings in the ground.

Rest period

The rest period falls on the winter. Home netcreasia does not grow or bloom at this time. Various manipulations with the flower during this period do not produce. Watering is minimal.

Propagation of netcreasia by cuttings

The plant is propagated by cuttings. Upper shoots reaching a length of 8-10 cm are suitable for this. The stem can be planted immediately in the ground or lowered into water. It quickly overgrows with roots. Some gardeners for rooting dip the cuttings in a special mixture of moss and peat. To make the flower arrangement lush, several cuttings are planted at once in the pot, pinching them from above.

Diseases and Pests

Although netcreasia is not the most attractive plant for insects, some pests can attack it. These pests include:

• spider mite;
• scale shield;
• whitefly.

If the flower is taken outside in the summer, then garden butterflies and caterpillars can harm it. However, with proper care and timely detection of the problem, no pests can destroy the plant.

If pests were seen on the flower, then it must be removed away from other plants and immediately begin to get rid of insects. This will help both special drugs and folk remedies. Home pest control methods include treating the leaves and the stem with a soapy solution and spraying with garlic solution.

• If netcreasia slowly grows or fades, something is missing for the plant. Most often, the flower suffers from a lack of light. If there is little sunlight, then the stalks of the netcreasia are elongated and exposed in places, and the purple leaves turn green and become smaller. The same metamorphoses can occur when the location of the flower, which is sensitive to a change in the light source, changes.
• However the lower parts of the shoots are exposed and with the "aging" of the flower, then it just needs to be cut and planted. The appearance of whitish spots on the leaves indicates sunburn. This means that the flower needs to be rearranged in a shaded place.
• With a lack of oxygen in the soil the plant withers, the shoots rot. If the ends of the leaves of netcreasia dry, this means that the flower is crowded in a pot. The problem is solved by transplanting into a more spacious container. With excess moisture, the roots and lower part of the stem begin to rot. If the soil dries up, the flower hardly grows, small young leaves of netcreasia do not appear, large leaves wither, and the stems become thinner and become crooked.