Pelliance: characteristic, cultivation subtlety

Pelliance refers to the genus of flowering plants of the nasty family, which includes more than 20 species of various herbs and semi-stares. It is believed that the name of this plant is formed from the name of the famous French navigator XIX century Alfons de Pellion. In the wild, Pelliance is found in the tropical and subtropical climate in Southeast Asia. There she beautifully covers the soil with their escapes similar to Liana. Despite the fact that this plant belongs to the spectal family, it is safe for a person with direct tactile contact.

What does Pelliaony look like?

This perennial evergreen plant has most often sharpening shoots and surface urine root system. Stems, strongly branched at the base of the plant, as a rule, not higher than 50 cm.

Pelliance is valued by flowers for decorative leaves of oval shape of green, gray, silver or bronze color (sometimes with a marble pattern) having a brown-burgundy edging.

This plant blooms with small white flowers, similar to bells, which are collected in the head or umbrella inflorescences.

Popular species

Family use several types.

Pellia Daveauana (Pelionia Daveauana)

She has highly branched sharpening shoots with a reddish tint, smooth to the touch. Brownish green leaves with a bright stripe, located alternately along the central vein, oval shape. They grow long up to 6 cm. At the edges of the leaflet of purple-black color, and their back side has a gray-greenish color with a red tint and rough surface. On each sheet at the base, you can see a pair of film strips of reddish color. Summer are formed small greenish flowers.

Pelliai beautiful or beautiful (Pelionia Pulchra)

Externally resembles Pellionia Davo, but has more miniature sizes. Ellipsy-shaped leaves grow only at 2-4 cm long. From above their color is silver, along the veins dark green. A formed ornament resembling marble, very beautiful. On the bottom of the pink-green with red-purple bodies, a sheet plate is published short hairs. Flowers small pale, not very noteworthy.

Pelliance Scholly (Pelionia Brevifolia)

It has a creeping stem, branched chosen shoots of reddish color. On the egg-shaped leaves there is an asymmetrical pattern of a grayish-silver shade. Shilovoid strips and cuttings up to 2 cm long. For this species are characterized by small inflorescences with 2 floors, but sometimes one-bedroom.

Pellias Creeping (PELLIONIA REPENS)

This type of creeping fleshy stems, which can be easily cling to rocks or walls and to climb up to 50 cm in the wild. Oval form leaves 4-5 cm long, dense structures. In the middle of the color of the sheet of a salad shade, and at the edges of the bronze-green. Under favorable conditions, this pellion lives from 4 to 5 years. It blooms only in her usual natural environment.

At home, it is recommended to breed Pellione Dava and Pelliona beautiful.

Home care

Pellian – simple for growing at home or in the apartment Plant. But that she does not lose their decorativeness, when careing should consider the recommendations of experienced flowerflowers.

Lighting

Pelliance refers to the tepeless home plants. But it is best enough for her half. Ideal accommodation in the depths of the room with good lighting. From the effects of straight rays of the sun leaves fold and dry.

When lacking light foliage can quickly pale and lose their attractiveness.

Watering mode

Plant prefers frequent abundant watering. It is recommended to make it a softly stunned water slightly above room temperature. Earth must be constantly slightly humid. But it is necessary to pour out water from the pallet to avoid rotting the roots.

Temperature

The most comfortable temperature for this plant is up to + 25 ° C in the summer and not lower than + 16 ° in winter. Pellione from drafts should be carefully protected, but ensure the availability of fresh air indoors. In summer it can be reached on fresh air and place in the shade.

If your plant is standing in winter on the windowsill, then do not allow the leaves contact with cold glass.

Air humidity

Like any tropical plant, Pellia is needed high humidity. Be sure to spray the leaves every day. You can also put a plant on a pallet with pebbles or clay: when the leaves can be dry quickly dry.

Podkord

During the period of active growth 2 times a month, mineral fertilizers can be made, but recommended weakly saturated solution. From the organic fertilizers at Pellia, the brightness of the drawing on the leaves is noticeably.

Trimming and transplanting

In the spring, Pellionia can be trimmed, leaving shoots with a length of 8 cm. This plant requires a transplant every 2 years, as it quickly grows and loses its decorativeness. Pots should be wide, but not very deep. Soil recommended loose with the addition of perlite or vermiculite.

You can make an earthen mixture yourself, taking 2 parts of the leaf land and 1 part of the peat, humus and perlite, not forgetting to ensure good drainage.

Methods of breeding

This plant can be multiplied by division and seeds, but The best and efficient way is the shilling. For this, the top cuttings are cut off, which have 2-3 interstices, and put in a container with boiled water temperature. Roots grow rapidly. When their length reaches 0.5 cm, you can land a plant in an earthy mixture.

Cutted cuttings can be planted immediately into the soil, they quickly and without any problems are rooted.

Possible diseases of the plant

Pelliance is very resistant to various diseases. But sometimes it can be affected by a floss and whitefold, which are hardened under dry air and high temperatures indoors. For prevention purposes, it is necessary to organize a plant of a shower, watering warm water. If you discovered pollen on a flower, similar to flour, then these are traces of whitefall stay, and pellionia It is necessary to be treated with the preparations of “Aktara” or “Phytoverm”. In the presence of TLI, it is necessary to remove the affected areas and treat the plant with a weak soap solution.

Unfortunately, Pelliance today is not a popular indoor plant, although it looks beautiful in compositions with other flowers, is not less beautiful as an ampel plant in suspended porridge and effectively as a soil plant in combination with blooming instances. In addition, Pelliai perfectly cleans air, destroys harmful microbes and microorganisms.

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