Koleus, landing and care in open ground

Plant Koleus has just a fantastic color, thanks to which recently is gaining more and more popular among gardeners. This plant has no lush, fragrant and bright colors. What is the Koleus so notable? And he is noticeable with its unusual coloring of leaves, combining 2-4 colors. Coleus leaflets resemble nettle leaves. This was the reason for the second name - "nettle". Currently, there is an incredibly huge number of hybrids of this plant. From the color of some of them sometimes it is impossible to tear off the eye. The leaves of the coleuce may have edging of contrasting color, thin, as if marble, streaks, colored spots in a chaotic location. This plant will become an excellent option for creating colorful flower beds, colored spots on a green lawn. If it seems to you that the flower beds in your garden look a little sad and bloom, then Koleus will definitely fix this position. In this article, we will analyze all the tricks of growing this fantastic plants in their colors, learn how to breed it and secrets.

What a cake looks like. Distinctive features

Koleus belongs to the family of licorious, whose homeland is distant Africa and Asia. There are a huge number of varieties that differ in the shape, coloring leaves. But you can allocate the most common features of the appearance:

• coles have thin and almost transparent stems;
• the leaves of the coles have a velvety surface and carved edges;
• koleus can bloom. But the flowers are very small and inexperienced, white, purple. All decorative value take over the leaves of this plant;
• the colors of the leaves of the coleut is striking by its variety - light green, bright-salad, burgundy, bloody-red, scarlet, bright orange;
• fIRST FISTERS is also a variance. In most, it resembles the shape of the nettle leaves. May be a heart-shaped, rounded;
• koleus is unpretentious in cultivation, which attracts even novice gardeners;
• koleus is often referred to as the "Crotone of the poor" because of its similarity on the beauty of coloring with the crotone, but it is possible to buy it in a much lower price;
• koleus with proper care can reach 35 cm in height;
• koleus can be grown not only in the open soil, but also at home.

Species and varieties of coles

In the form of its growth, the coles are divided into:

• reprehension;
• ampel.

There is simply a huge amount of hybrid species that have a lot of spectacular varieties. Among the most spectacular and beloved gardeners, the following can be called:

• Coleus hybrid. This stretching plant can reach 80 cm in height. Stem fine-handedly, oval and heart-shaped leaves. The colors of the leaf of the campus is diverse - from light green to purple-red.
• Coleus Blum. The birthplace of this species is the island of Java. Among the numerous hybrid varieties there are dwarf, and quite tall varieties up to 70 cm. The leaves have a traditional shape similar to the shape of nettle leaves. The prevailing color color is hard to highlight. There are varieties with both monophonic painted leaves and multi-colored. Leaves on the texture of wavy and even corrugated. Among the most common varieties of Blum Coleus can be called: Sabre, Butterfly, Firebird, Golden Bedder, Volcano, Milky Way, Fashion Parade, etc.
• Koleus Rapelte. Sri Lanka consider the birthplace of this species. From it were obtained remarkable hybrid varieties with an ampel form of growth. Usually Rapelte cakes are grown at home for decor decor.

Describe all existing types and varieties are simply not possible. Looking at the photo, you can see the splendor and the unusualness and such varieties of the coleuse, like Edulis, Shirensis, Frederici, Religious Rutabaga, Parviflorus and many others.

Landing the coles in his area

Growing seed cake

Koleus is remarkably giving in cultivation of seeds. Someone may seem that this is a pretty troublesome business, but if you are not new to this case, then you will understand that this is not so. Such a method of reproduction of the clerical is suitable for cultivation at home and in the open soil. We are more interested in the second way, so we consider it more. So, in order to sow Koleus immediately into open ground, you will need:

1. Select the right landing time. Since Koleus is still a feet of hot countries, then it is necessary to sow it when the cold and night freezes will be afraid. Focus on the climatic conditions of your area.
2. Choose high-quality planting material. To choose seeds should always be approached with full responsibility. From this will directly depend on your work. You can buy a flaw in large specialized stores. Carefully read the label, pay attention to the shelf life.
3. Select the right place. Find a well-lit and windless place on your site. This will become the perfect "house" for cake.
4. Prepare wells for planting seeds a short distance from each other.
5. Prepare a nutrient substrate that will be needed for filling the wells. For its preparation, take: 1 part of the leaf land, 1 part of the turf, 1 part of the sand. Add a bit of this substrate into the wells.
6. Using the sprayer, moisten the land and land the seeds. After it is lightweight watering the room temperature.
7. You can cover your plantations if you are afraid of sudden nighty cold.

Thus sow cakes like annuals. If you want to enjoy this handsome and next year, then with the onset of winter it will have to dig. The reproduction of the clerical seeds at home is almost similar. The grown seedlings will need to be sent to the pots of the desired diameter, and the gorgeous indoor plant is ready to decorate your home.

Clause cultivation using the studio method

Shining is one of the most beloved and frequently used methods to breed an ocula. This procedure is intended not only for reproduction, but also to rejuvenate the plant. If you see that Koleus became black, elongated and lost to the former beauty and statitium, then the shilling can save position. Just disconnect the escape and put it into the water. Koleus perfectly powers in water. Some gardeners can hold it in this position all winter. After the roots have become sufficient length (about 1 cm) and grew, you can transplant the plant into the ground. Clause cuttings are rooted very quickly. A graceful young plant needs time to pinch the top so that he began to produce side shoots.

Secrets of Coleus Care in Open Ground

In order for Koleus to please the eyes, showing all the fantasticity of his colors, you need to care for him correctly. Beginner gardeners may not worry - no complex leaving actions requires a plant. The most elementary requirements of the flavor flower can perform absolutely each:

1. Lighting. Koleus loves sunlight. And it is not surprising, because He came to us from Africa. But the direct sunlight will fall to taste not to any plant, including olseus. The color of the leaves under bright rays can be not so bright and impressive. Choose the right landing place - illuminated, but pledged from the midday rays. If you grow a coolars at home, eastern windows will fit.
2. Watering. Koleus does not like to dry out the soil, but the overvailing is also undesirable. Water better watered room temperature. If the street is too hot, the spraying will have to taste Kolaus. It is better to spray in the evening so as not to burn the leaves. In winter, watering is reduced, but the top layer is not brought to dryness.
3. Temperature. This plant is southern and therefore it is well tolerating the hot summer months, but under the condition of regular irrigation. In indoor conditions, Koleus also feels perfectly. However, the sharp change of temperature with high to low can be negatively affected at the growth rate of the coles.
4. The composition of the soil. This is what many gardeners will be delighted, so it is the absolute undepair of the coles to the composition of the soil. It grows perfectly on leaf land, and in ordinary garden, etc.
5. Feeding Koleus can be perfectly done without feeding. However, if you decide still to focus the soil, the plant is good for it will respond. Any complex mineral fertilizers are suitable that are sold in specialized stores in a large assortment. The main thing is to strictly follow the instructions and carefully observe the proportions.
6. The soil looser. Any garden plant loves loose soil. So, moisture and air better go to the roots.
7. Weeding. Delete weary grass is a very important element of care not only for the cake, but also for any decorative garden plant. Otherwise, all decorative will be hidden. Weeds can become a source of diseases or pests.
8. Audit of dry leaves.

Use of campus in landscape design

Koleus is an amazingly universal plant for creating floral compositions. It always successfully harmonizes with annual and perennial cultures, grassy and garden plants. With the help of kolas' bushes, you can create bright color spots of the bizarre form on a green lawn, grow it in pots, kashpo. It can serve both plant-background and a companion plant. Among the most successful plants, "neighbors" can be called:

• ivy;
• ageratum;
• cmin;
• verbena;
• gaylardi;
• cuff and other

Use a flaw in landscape design brings only pleasure. It grows very quickly, fastening the space, unpretentious. Even the Koleus in the photo transmits far from all his beauty.

Coleuce Diseases and Pest

Like any plant in the garden, the cake in the open ground can be subjected to disease and pests. But sometimes the cause of such trouble can be the wrong care for this plant. What difficulties can you encounter if you will neglect some moments of care? For example, with such:

• the coleus was denied the stem below. Cause: The young plant did not pinch on top, not by giving him to develop his shoots;
• the clerks began to pale leaves and lose their painting. Cause: The plant was too long under the right sunlight. You can reanimate it, placing it for a while for a while;
• at the coleut suddenly began to fall leaves. Cause: The plant received an insufficient amount of water;
• koleus became too elongated. Cause: The plant has not received a sufficient amount of sunlight for too long.

Among the pests dangerous to the campus can be called:

• cobweb tick;
• aphid;
• bellenka.

The plant can be delivered from these insects, the main thing is to prevent the mass flow of the flower bed. In specialized stores for gardeners are full of insecticides, which are dangerous for these pests (carboofos, spark). After spraying the plant, it is better for some time to wear a plastic bag to achieve the best result.

If you want to add unusualness to your garden, be sure to think about the cultivation of the clerk. This plant has simply mass of advantages, and its decorative value is hard not to evaluate. You will spend the minimum effort and get a gorgeous plant. With it, it is possible to transform even the most sad flower leaf, to decorate some unsightly on the site of the place, create a beautiful background for other plants with it or just grown in a single form. Be sure to enjoy the process of gardening, and the result will certainly surprise you. Good luck!