Description of the flower, recommendations for its cultivation, reproduction and watering of nerine, feeding, possible diseases and pests, types of nerine. The divinely beautiful flower Nerine is named after one of the fifty sisters of the nymphs of the sea, the daughter of the Greek god of the sea Nereus and his wife Doris. On cloudy autumn days, looking at the wonderful flower of Nerina, you will get a charge of colorful mood. Whimsical gracefully bending inflorescence umbrellas look like light, delicate dresses of beautiful sea nymphs. Moreover, the shades of Nerine's flowers vary, ranging from white to purple-scarlet and red colors. Oblong, dark emerald or light green shiny leaves tapering towards the top are attached at the base of a long stem.
Leaf plates begin to grow when Nerina is in full bloom, and complete growth when the flowers dry up. The highly decorative blooming Nerina attracts the attention of flower growers and fans of indoor plants. Taking care of the plant is not difficult, but it has its own specifics. In winter, the plant rests, and flowering is pleasing to the eye in autumn. It grows in tropical zones - the southernmost point of Africa.
These are bulbous flowers from the genus Amaryllis, which also include plants such as clivia, amaryllis, hippeastrum. The genus includes approximately 25-30 species of Nerine. The most popular of its varieties:
- Nerine Bowdena, the most popular medium for flower growers;
- Nerina is curved, flowering with red buds;
- Nerina sinuous, very rare variety;
- Nerina is low, simultaneous growth of leaf plates and peduncle;
- Nerina is bashful, distinguished by whitish flowers;
- Nerine Guernsey, flowering with wine or ocher flowers;
- Nerina is wavy, the corolla is distinguished by the presence of wrinkles on the surface.
Growing nerine in a home or office
Nerine is a perennial, ornamental houseplant, but in warm, sunny countries, where a humid climate prevails, it can be grown outdoors near houses.
- Lighting and temperature of the content. In city apartments, for the better development of Nerina and its flowering, bright lighting and moist soil are needed. For a flowering plant to be in good shape, it must be in intense sunlight for at least 12 hours and a heat temperature of 20-25 degrees.
- Plant wintering feature. The amazing thing about Nymph's Flower is that it needs double peace. The first is in the winter after flowering, and the second is in the summer. Throughout the winter, new buds are formed in Nerina, and the green leaves dry out by the end of winter. When the leaves begin to wither and dry, they are removed. During this period of rest, the plant needs cooler dry air, no higher than 10-12 degrees - this is one of the nuances of growing Nerina indoors. You can place the plant in the basement, loggias without heating, or, if the structure allows, between the window frames. As a last resort, remove the dried leaves and place the container with Nerina in the warmest place of the refrigerator until March. In March, the plant is placed in a cool, but lighter place. When the temperature in the open air becomes +5 degrees, you can put the "Nymph Flower" on the balcony.
- Watering nerine. From March to April, the Nerine bulb awakens, and in the middle of summer the leaves dry up, then the second rest period begins, which lasts inclusively through the month of August. Since July, when wilting and drying of the leaves occurs, watering of the plant gradually begins to decrease in order to completely stop watering by the rest period. Since the end of August, there has been an increased growth of the "Flower of the nymph". It is necessary to monitor the color of the onion leg, when it changes color to bronze, they begin to fertilize and water. During the growing season (September, October), when Nerine is actively growing and developing, it is watered regularly, but without severe waterlogging. The air humidity needs to be low.
- Top dressing for nerine. "Nymph Flower" is fertilized exclusively when it grows once every two weeks, and once every week when the plant blooms. Fertilizer type - universal, liquid or for plants that are in bloom.
- Planting, transplanting nerine. For planting, take a small pot with a diameter of 10-13 centimeters. Bulbs grow poorly in a large pot. It is not required to repot the plant without special need. Only the top layer is replaced. Watering is moderate. The land for transplanting "Flower of a nymph" is well mixed, the same parts of humus, sand and turf. A thick drainage layer is laid in the planting tank for Nerina. After transplanting, water it very carefully, and then do not water it at all for three to four weeks until the peduncle appears.
Nerine breeding tips
The "nymph flower" rests for about 60 days. Once a year, the flower bulbs are transplanted. Propagated to Nerina by daughter bulbs, born from the bulb - mother. In June and July, bulbs are planted in a prepared container with a substrate, leaving the top a little above the soil surface. The container with the onion should be in a cool place. At the same time, watering is carried out. The bulbous roots are cut twice a year so that the flower does not waste its energy on the formation of the root system. Every year, during the dormant period of Nerina, large bulbs need to be transplanted, separating daughter bulbs from them so that an extensive root mass does not grow, and the plant blooms regularly. Daughter children grow up. In the third year, when the circumference of the bulb reaches approximately 12-15 centimeters, the plant blooms. You can propagate the "Nymph Flower" by sowing seeds, but, as a rule, this is a very painstaking business and it does not bring good results. Nerine grown in this way does not bloom for a very long time.
Diseases and pests of nerine
Parasites-pests that affect the leaves and flowers of Nerina are scale insects, mealybugs. Pest parasites that affect the roots are root bulb mites. To neutralize the results of the negative influence of pests, the stem and leaves of the plant are treated with a light solution of fungicides. When the air in the room is dry, the leaves of the "Nymph Flower" turn yellow. If watering is very abundant, then the bulbs begin to rot.
The most common types of nerine
- Nerine bowdenii. This is the most common type of flower. The bulb is long, elongated, in the form of a bottle, up to 5 centimeters long. Lustrous outer scales, dryish, brownish in color. The leaf grooves are long and form a five centimeter pseudostem. Leaves are linear, slightly grooved, tapering towards the top, emerald green, 15-30 centimeters long and up to 3 centimeters wide, shiny covered with veins. The inflorescence is large in the form of an umbrella, with a diameter of 20-24 centimeters, growing on a 45 centimeter inflorescence with no leaves. The inflorescence of Nerina itself has an inflorescence leaflet, and as it grows, it acquires a rich pink hue. In the inflorescence on the legs of trihedrons 6–12 pink flowers, 6 centimeters in length, the periflower leaves are twisted, have a line of dark pink color. In the midst of golden autumn, nerine blooms.
- Nerine curvifolia. The bulb is oval like an egg, up to 5-6 centimeters in size. Leaves are linear-lanceolate, reaching a maximum length of up to 30 centimeters after flowering. The long 40 cm peduncle has a bluish tint. On a large umbellate inflorescence, from 8 to 12 shiny flowers with long and shiny stamens, bright scarlet petals are collected. Nerine blooms in autumn.
- Nerine flexuosa. The most rare species of Nerine. The shape of the bulbs is more round, up to 4 centimeters in diameter. Four to six leaves up to 2 centimeters wide. On a long 60–90 centimeter arrow, inflorescences grow, consisting of pale pink flowers with wavy petals similar to bells. Flowers appear in the fall.
- Nerine sarniensis. The bulb is oval, like an egg, 3-5 centimeters in size, with light brownish scales. From six bright green leaves, almost straight, linear, dull to the top, up to 30 centimeters long, 1-2 centimeters wide. The inflorescence has many flowers on stalks, the petals are narrow and twisted, cherry-red or orange-red 3-4 centimeters long with protruding stamens above the corolla.
- Nerine low (Nerine humilis). The bulb is oval, elongated, has a size of 4 centimeters. The peculiarity of Nerina low is that its linear, long 30 cm leaves grow together with the peduncle. The number of sheets is up to six units. The shade of the flowers of the plant is from scarlet to pale pink, from ten to twenty pieces per inflorescence. The shape of the petals is lanceolate, pointed at the apex.
- Nerine bashful (Nerine pudica). The bulb is round, has a size of 3 centimeters. Up to six leaves of grayish-green color, 15–20 centimeters long. 4–6 white flowers on a peduncle; the “boat” is pink.
- Wavy Nerine (Nerine undulata). In a wavy species, the leaves are linear, saturated green, 2 centimeters wide and 30–45 centimeters long. The inflorescence is umbellate, with red flowers and wrinkled corolla lobes.
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