Kufeya is a genus of plants from the Derbennikov family. In the natural environment, they can most often be found in warm, tropical, subtropical regions of America.

Some tropical types of kufei grown for oil from seeds. Other varieties are cultivated as ornamental and honey-bearing plants, and also to attract hummingbirds.

Varieties

In nature there are about 250 species of this plant. Among them there are both annuals and perennials. IN room conditions most often grown kufeya hyssopolis, fiery red, micropetal.

In nature, this species is most often found in Mexico. For this reason it was nicknamed false Mexican heather. It grows very well in hot, humid conditions, where true heather would not grow.

is an evergreen shrub. It can reach a height of 60 cm and a width of up to 90 cm.

Its foliage resembles a fern: the branches are flat and feathery, the leaves are oblong. It has many small lilac-white flowers. Sometimes you can find a plant with white or pink flowers.

This kind grows well in the shade, but for good flowering he needs the sun's rays. However, a large number of them is detrimental to it - this can lead to burns and falling leaves. This plant can be grown as a bonsai.

Its branches quickly become lignified; with timely pinching, a small tree can be formed. This can be done already in the first year of the flower’s life, since it grows quite quickly.

. This species is also called "cigarette flower". It was given this name due to its unusual flowers. They are elongated tubes of fiery red color. Their corolla has a blue-white hue, which resembles a smoldering cigarette.

This species is a subshrub that grows up to 90 cm in length. It can also grow up to 90 cm in width. open ground. If grown indoors, its size will be limited by the size of the pot. In the house this species grows up to 50 cm in height.

Leaves Kufei fiery red oval ones up to 3 cm in length. Flowers appear directly from the axils of the leaves. The shoots of this species are thin, woody over time, but quite fragile. This plant grows quickly and does not require special care.

Kufea micropetalata. The flower received this name because of its very small oblong leaves. It is a shrub up to half a meter high. The flower changes color depending on its maturity. When they bloom they are creamy yellow and when they wilt they are completely orange-red.

This annual plant up to 90 cm high. Its stems are purple in color, sticky and heavily pubescent. The leaves have a lanceolate shape, which is where the name of this species comes from.

The flowers are dark purple, trumpet-shaped with pronounced petals. The top two flowers are much larger than the others.

. These are dense shrubs that grow up to 60 cm in height. The leaves of this species are elongated and covered with hairs. The flowers have only two upper petals (usually bright scarlet). The flowers themselves are elongated, purple above and greenish below.

Transplantation and propagation

Kufeya needs annual replanting. The soil must be fertile and well-drained. This plant propagates by seeds and cuttings.

Propagation by seeds

Grow kufeya from seeds is quite simple. In early spring they are sown in a tray with a specially prepared substrate. Sow shallowly and sprinkle a little soil on top.

After needs to be covered tray with dark film or thick paper. Only after the seeds begin to germinate can you take the container out to a bright windowsill.

As soon as the sprouts have two leaves, they can be picked. To do this, they are transplanted into separate containers or containers.

After transplant The soil is regularly moistened. After the seedlings have grown, you need to select the strongest shoots and transplant them into individual pots. The diameter of the pot must be at least 11 cm.

Propagation by cuttings

Propagation by cuttings most suitable for growing kufei outside the home.
The cuttings are cut with a sharp knife and immediately placed in water. The cut should be oblique.

After a week in the water he should have roots. This means that the cutting can be planted in the ground.

Container with a cutting keep in a dark place until the plants are completely strong.
Well-rooted cuttings are planted in open ground, 2–3 pieces per hole.

During growing season Kufei cuttings must be pinched repeatedly.

Lighting and temperature conditions

Summer kufeya needs moderate temperature. It is best to expose indoor plants outdoors in the summer.

in winter It will feel best in a cool room (15–18 degrees). But it will tolerate lower temperatures of up to 8 degrees without any problems.

For this plant Bright places are preferred. Some types of kufei even need direct sunlight. When growing at home, the ideal place would be eastern windows.

But if this is not possible, then the plant can grow on west window. You should not place kufeya on northern window sills; a lack of light will lead to poor or no flowering.

Watering and humidity

This is a plant Requires regular, abundant watering. The soil should be well saturated and always be inside the pot. You need to water at least twice a week.

Before the next watering topsoil should dry out a little. Kufeya does not tolerate excessive moisture and stagnation of water. It is important to take care of drainage. In winter, the frequency of watering kufei is reduced.

Although cafeteria and requires regular watering, it can tolerate short-term drought without any consequences. This plant is not very demanding of air humidity, so there is no need for regular spraying. You can sometimes place the flower under a light shower.

Soil and fertilizing

Kufeya responds very positively to feeding. It is best to feed it with organic types of fertilizers, but complex ones are also suitable. mineral compounds. In the warm season, fertilizing is carried out during each watering.

For this dilute 20 g of liquid fertilizer in a bucket of water. In addition, you can spray kufeya with water-soluble complex fertilizer for foliar feeding. During flowering, you can use fertilizers for flowering plants.

For kufei A substrate made from equal amounts of humus, peat, turf and leaf soil is suitable. You need to add half of the sand to them. It is necessary to lay drainage at the bottom of the pot.

Diseases and pests

More often Kufeya is amazed the following pests:

• – to get rid of it you need to rinse the plant under running water cold water, and then treat with an insecticide;
• – the leaves with this pest begin to become severely deformed, the tips become jagged. Plants are treated in the same way as aphids: washed, sprayed with insecticide;
• – Occurs in very dry air. You can get rid of it using a soap solution (20 g of potassium soap per 1 liter of water) or an insecticide;
• powdery mildew– Forms in a damp, dark place. For treatment it is necessary to treat with fungicides.

In addition, when unfavorable conditions(temperature changes, frost, prolonged exposure to direct sunlight) kufeya can shed its leaves.

For treatment it is necessary to eliminate all harmful factors. The plant may need to be replanted. With the right actions, the kufeya comes to life and produces its first leaves in 2–3 weeks.

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Kufeya is an evergreen shrub with flowers of an unusual tubular shape, reminiscent of lit cigars, for which it is also called the cigarette tree. Belongs to the loosestrife family, is of Mexican origin and has a Greek name Kyphos, which translates as “crooked” or “bent.”

The main habitat is Central and South America, where there are up to two hundred different subspecies of kufei. There are two main types of plants: annual and perennial. The height of the stem can reach half a meter. The leaves are dark green and narrow in shape. There are flowers different colors, but white, red and purple are more common. Flowering lasts throughout the warm period. Lushly blooming kufei are a delightful decoration for your home, balcony or garden.

Types of kufei grown at home and in gardens, as well as their photos

Among all existing species Kufei is especially popular as a garden and indoor plant: Fire-red and Hyssopolis.

– this species is often cultivated as a houseplant, also for decorating open flower beds. A flower of this species is sometimes bred in large containers, which are placed in patios.

In appearance it is a low compact bush with tubular flowers in the shape of a cigar. The corollas are painted bright red, against which there is a contrasting background White spot. In the center of the bud there is a purple throat.

Photo. Fire red cupheaignea

There are several cultural variations of the fiery red kufei, which look like small neat bushes, the height of which does not exceed 30 cm:

• Coan – corollas can be brick red or creamy white;
• Dynamite – flowers of a rich red tone are formed quite early with the onset of the warm season.

– The plant is native to Mexico and Guatemala. It is distinguished by its endurance and is not afraid of rainy or windy weather. The bushes do not exceed half a meter in height. The flowers are small and usually appear immediately a large number of, flowering continues throughout the summer. Flower color can be white, pink or lilac.

Photo. Cupheahyssopifolia (Cupheahyssopifolia)

In open ground, kufei are most often grown in warm climates. The plant can also be perfectly adapted as a border plant. For decoration, it is grown in pots and containers, which are placed in patios, balconies and loggias. The plant looks good in hanging pots, in which flowering stems gracefully hang.

It is preferable to place the kufeya in places where there will be natural shading during the midday heat. It is also necessary to provide light, loose, but nutritious soil.

Place the kufeya where there is sufficient light.

If you plan to transplant the plant from a room to open ground, you must first harden the seedlings. Replant only after the end of spring frosts, prepare fertile soil. In the garden, choose a place that will be well lit during the day, or, in extreme cases, will have weak shading. Caring for a plant in open ground will include regular weeding, pinching and pruning.

The basic rule for caring for kufeya at home is protection from cold and drafts.

Caring for kufei at home is generally not difficult at all. Most often used for growing indoors annual species plants. Seeds are used for planting. The basic rule for caring for indoor kufeya is to protect the flower from cold and drafts and ensure abundant watering.

Is a transplant necessary after purchase?

Kufeya can be purchased at special gardening centers, where it is sold in the form of already grown young plant. After purchase, it is necessary to replant the flower.. Often on sold copies root system is protected by a special bag. It is necessary for ease of separation of the root system from the soil. However, it should be removed because the tissue will prevent water from reaching the roots and lead to rot. When replanting, they do not use the method of transferring an earthen clod, but clean the root system as much as possible from the transport substrate.

Pruning kufei

Kufei growth usually occurs very quickly and the stems can reach their maximum height in a short period of time. In order for the plant to acquire a beautiful and well-groomed appearance, it is necessary to stimulate branching, while forming a neat crown. To do this, it is necessary to regularly pinch the tips of the shoots and do corrective pruning.

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For fiery red kufei, it is enough to trim off excessively elongated shoots, while the formation of hyssopolous kufei will take longer, because its strong branching allows you to create original geometric shapes, for example in the form of a pyramid or a ball.

On perennial plants, pruning begins in early spring. It must be done before the period of active growing season and flowering. At the same time, shortening the stem by one third will help stimulate the growth of young shoots.

What kind of watering is needed?

At home, kufeya is very demanding when it comes to watering.

Most cafes in home care requires regular, abundant watering. It is necessary that the soil is thoroughly saturated with water, which should always be inside the pot.

The watering regime should be at least twice a week. For irrigation use water at room temperature. It is necessary to ensure that everyone next watering carried out after the top layer had dried.

Excess moisture also does not benefit the plant, so to avoid stagnation of water, good drainage should be ensured in advance. IN winter period Watering is reduced somewhat.

The flower can withstand short-term drought quite steadfastly. Kufeya is not very demanding on air humidity and there is no need to spray it often, but it can be placed under a cool shower from time to time.

Planting and soil requirements

For proper care It is of great importance where to grow kufei. To prepare fertile and nutritious soil for a plant, you need to mix one part of the following types of soil: leaf, peat, turf, humus, and also half of river sand. A universal slightly acidic soil is also suitable.

For good growth and flowering kufee requires feeding. Most preferable for her organic species fertilizers You can use complex mineral compositions.

Important! During the warm period, the plant is fed during daily watering, using 20 g of liquid fertilizer diluted in a bucket of water.

The flower also benefits from spraying with a water-soluble complex fertilizer used for foliar feeding. During the flowering period, fertilizers for flowering plants are suitable.

Kufeya is replanted annually in the spring.

If kufeya is grown from seeds, an annual spring replanting will be required.. At the same time, transplantation to flower pots It is better to do it in a specially prepared soil mixture. It can be prepared in the following proportions:

• sterilized soil – 50%;
• neutral peat – 25%;
• sand – 25%;
• mineral fertilizers - 40g per bucket of soil.

When choosing a pot, the material from which it will be made does not matter much, but the presence of holes in the bottom is a must. The size of each new pot is chosen 2-3 cm larger than the previous one. When the container size reaches 25 cm, transplantation can be done less frequently, once every two or three years.

Growing

Cultivating kufei both on the site and at home can be done quite easily, the main thing is to follow all the rules for caring for it.

Methods of propagation of kufei (seeds, cuttings)

To propagate kufei, you can use seeds and cuttings. By the way, the very name of the flower from Greek is precisely related to the curved shape of its seeds. They are greenish-brown discs with a curved shape up to 3 mm in diameter. As a rule, they germinate within 5-7 days. If they are placed too close together, they may stick together because they begin to secrete a sticky substance during germination. You can place the seeds in small containers, cover them with a bag, and place them in a warm place. When they germinate, they can be planted in disposable cups, and after a while - in a permanent place.

Kufeya propagates well both by seeds and cuttings.

Seeds are highly sensitive to light. They do not need to be covered too much with soil, you just need to press them a little into the soil, because... in the light they emerge much faster. During seed germination, a temperature of 20-22 degrees is required. When planting seedlings, the containers must be placed in the sun. Young shoots begin to be planted at the end of May.

When propagated by cuttings, they are cut from the tops of plants diagonally, using a fairly sharp knife, and planted in the ground at the beginning of spring when the air warms up to 18 degrees. You can also root in a glass of water. Roots usually appear within a week.

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It will be easier to create the shape of a bush if you place two or three shoots in one place at the same time. During the beginning of growth, new leaves appear on the cuttings, then the top is pinched off.

Temperature and lighting requirements

Kufeya is quite thermophilic and needs moderate air heating. IN summer period the temperature should be 22-25 degrees, and in winter - not lower than 12-18. Too cold air can be detrimental to a flower.

For good vegetative development, the flower requires bright sunlight. It is best to grow kufeya at home on eastern, or at least western, windows. Northern window sills are unfavorable for the plant, the flowering of which will be incomplete due to lack of light, and the leaves will become dull.

Important! If the plant gets sunburned, the leaves will suddenly turn red.

Diseases and pests

Spider mites are quite rare on kufei.

Among the most common signs of kufei diseases, several should be highlighted:

• appearance dark spots on leaves;
• stem rotting;
• rotting of the root collar.

All these diseases are caused by the appearance of fungi and gray rot.. To combat them, it is recommended to use fungicides. Yellowing leaves indicate a lack of iron, which in this case will need to be added to the feeding diet.

In rare cases, spider mites or scale insects may appear.

A sign of mite infestation is the appearance of thin white cobwebs on the leaves. In this case, at the first symptoms, you should carefully wash the plant with a soft sponge soaked in a soap solution. At later stages, spraying with chemicals will be necessary.

The appearance of scale insects on the leaves will be indicated by bulges Brown- These are insect shells. In this case you need mechanically Clean off the pest with a brush and soapy water. You can also treat with insecticides.

At the end autumn period New flowers stop appearing on the kufei and the vegetative growth of the plant stops. This is a sign of cessation life cycle and if you have no desire to grow the flower in the future, you can throw it away. A faded plant can also be preserved and after the winter period, young shoots can be rooted in a new substrate. In this case, flowering will begin even earlier than those grown from seeds.

Kufeya is a fast-growing shrub. He belongs to the family derbennikovykh, and the traditional habitat is Central and South America.

Kufeya comes from the Greek word "Kyphos", which means "hunched over, crooked".

Indeed, its leaves and fruits bend slightly.

The plant has smooth, dark green, narrow leaves. The stems of shrub species grow up to 40-50 cm in height. The flowers reach a length of 2-3 cm and can be red, white, purple and other colors. Flowering lasts all warm period, from spring to autumn.

Photo

Kufei flower photo:

Kinds

In nature there are about 200 various types kufei. Annuals grow to a height of 1 meter. Perennials - usually small shrubs, used when planted in concrete flowerpots. The following types are most popular among gardeners and indoor plant lovers:

Fiery red Gelya

this flower is usually grown as a potted flower, but it can be planted with great success in a flower garden on summer cottage. As it grows, it becomes a small bush on which bright red, tubular-looking flowers bloom. It can be propagated by both seeds and cuttings. There are several subspecies: "Coan" the flowers are brick red or cream, and "Dynamite" blooms earlier than all other species bright red flowers. See the photo of “Fiery Red Gel” below:

Hyssopolis

a small bush-like plant from Guatemala and Mexico. Prone to warm weather, but can grow in rain and wind conditions. It grows in the form of a bush up to 50 cm high. As a rule, this species is planted in containers on balconies, during courtyards. Very easy to propagate using cuttings. Flowers white, pink or lilac color, small, but usually a lot of them appear on the bush, and flowering time takes all summer. Below we can see a photo of the “hyssopolous” kufei:

Home care

Caring for kufeya is not difficult, the main thing is to provide conditions for temperature and abundant watering. Can't be allowed freezing the plant and being in a draft.

Care after purchase

Kufeya can often be purchased at garden centers as a ready-made plant.

After purchase, in mandatory it is necessary to transplant into a new pot or flowerbed on the site.

IMPORTANT!
To facilitate planting, the root system can be closed special bag, which ensures easy separation of the plant from the soil.

However, if it is not removed, the fabric will stop allowing water to pass through to the roots, and the flower will begin to rot. will die. In addition, transplantation is carried out not by transshipment of an earthen clod, but by the most complete cleansing of the root system from the transport substrate.

Trimming

The plant very quickly reaches its maximum height, so to stimulate branching and form a beautiful crown it is necessary to constantly perform pinching of shoot tips and corrective pruning. If grown perennial, then trimming is performed at the beginning of spring before active development and preparation for flowering began.

On fiery red kufei, only pruning of elongated shoots is usually performed. You need to spend more time on the issopolis formation - due to its strong branching, this plant can be given the appearance of a ball or a pyramid.

Watering

In the summer, both indoor and garden kufeya are watered in moderation with water at room temperature. In autumn, the procedure is performed once every 2-3 days. In winter, the amount of water is reduced, but the coma should not be allowed to dry out too much.

In spring and summer, during flowering, mineral fertilizers can be added to the water at the rate of 20 grams per bucket.

Planting and soil

To plant kufei, fertile, nutritious soil is required. You can make it yourself by mixing 1 part each of leaf, humus, peat and turf soil, and half a part of river sand. If this is not possible, then purchasing universal slightly acidic soil is allowed.

When growing kufei on the street, it is moved there after a significant increase average daily temperature- best at the end of May or beginning of June. The place for planting should be sunny, the soil should be soft and fertile.

Transfer

When growing kufei as a houseplant, it must be replanted annually in early spring, before the flowering period begins. At the same time, you can trim or pinch.

The pot can be selected from any material, but must have holes in the bottom. Size - 2-3 cm larger in diameter than the previous one.

As soon as the capacity reaches 25 cm, transplantation is performed once every 2-3 years. A thick layer of expanded clay drainage or brick chips is poured down.

Growing

Where to grow Kufeya? Gardeners living in the southern part of the country can grow kufeya outdoors as an annual crop.

The flower is planted in the garden no earlier than the end May as soon as the chance of frost has passed.

The location must be chosen from good lighting, but partial shade is also allowed. You cannot plant kufeya in a damp place where there is no air movement. The gap between the bushes should be at least 30-35 cm.

Reproduction

The flower propagates by cuttings or seeds.

Cuttings are cut from the top of the plant and planted in the ground in early spring, when the air temperature reaches +18 degrees, or they are rooted in a glass of water.

To ensure the shape of the bush, you can plant 2-3 shoots in one place at once.

When the cutting starts to grow and three additional pairs of new leaves grow, the top is pinched off.

Seeds are sown in the ground in March-April, the main thing is that it is already warm and the sun is shining brightly. They are not sprinkled with earth on top. For best germination, it is advisable that the outside temperature be at least +18 degrees. You can also place the seeds in a bowl, cover it with a bag, and put it in a warm place. After germination, they are planted in disposable cups, and then, as they grow, in soil or a large pot.

Temperature

Kufeya is thermophilic. In summer it grows well with room temperature+22-25 degrees.

In winter it is lowered to +12-18 degrees, but not lower.

The flower does not tolerate low temperatures and cold drafts.

When grown outdoors, the bush is either used as an annual plant or dug up and moved indoors for wintering.

Lighting

The plant should be in a bright place, with shade from direct rays. In an apartment, these can be east or west windows. If there is not enough light, the kufeya will not bloom, and the leaves will lose their color and be dull. When they get sunburned they turn red.

Benefits and harms

Plants are not poisonous or toxic. In some countries, kufeya is planted to obtain seeds. Fatty acids are made from them, which are used for industrial and domestic purposes.

Diseases and pests

The flower is not inclined to pest infestation, however, spider mites or scale insects may appear on it.

If damaged spider mite A thin white cobweb forms on the leaves.

At the initial stage, it is enough to carefully wash the plant with a soft sponge and soapy water.

In neglected form, after washing, you will still have to spray with chemicals.

When scale insects appear, brown protuberances, which are the shells of these insects, are clearly visible on the leaves.

To combat it, you need to wash all the leaves on both sides with a brush and soapy water, mechanically removing the pest. If necessary, after this you can still treat with insecticides.

The appearance of gray spots on the leaves and rotting of the stem is the result of the appearance of fungi and gray rot. It is necessary to treat the plants with fungicides against rot.

Attention! Being in a draft can cause leaves to drop.

Conclusion

Kufeya - popular garden plant, which is grown for its bright flowers. It can be used both in an apartment in pots and on a personal plot in open ground. When leaving you need comply with watering and lighting conditions. Because of rapid growth Constant pruning and pinching is required.

Lately, more and more often personal plots, and on window sills you can find such a flowering plant, little known until recently, as kufeya. This is a small shrub that belongs to the Derbennikov family and reaches a height of half a meter.

Its leaves are dark green, small in size and semi-oval in shape. Bright, elongated flowers, reminiscent of a cigarette, simply strew the bush, giving it unsurpassed splendor. Flowering of this subshrub occurs almost continuously - from spring to autumn. Because of the original shape of the flowers, kufeya is popularly nicknamed the “cigar plant.”

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Care, types, reproduction, rules for planting this plant are questions to which few people are yet fully aware of the answers. Therefore, it is worth talking about this topic in more detail. This will relieve many gardeners from doubts about whether it is worthwhile to grow such flowers on their plot or at home. magnificent plant like kufeya.

In response to numerous requests from flower growers to tell us about the kufei plant (planting and care, where to grow it and whether it will grow at home), we can say that this flower lives well on windowsills. In this case, it requires the following care.

1. The optimal temperatures for the good development of this plant are those that in summer range from +20 to +25, and with the onset of cold weather - from +15 to +18 degrees.
2. The room where you plan to plant the kufeya should be light enough for it to feel comfortable. The best place will be windows that are oriented to the east or west. A certain amount of direct sunlight will also not harm the plant.
3. In summer, abundant watering must be carried out. In autumn it is reduced, and in winter it must be reduced to moderate, although complete drying of the soil should not be allowed.

Under such conditions, the kufeya will feel very good and delight with abundant and long-lasting flowering.

Basic rules for keeping a kufei at home

At home, for a plant such as kufeya, care, cultivation, watering, and planting must be carried out in compliance with certain rules. If we look at them in more detail, we can highlight the following main directions:

• The plant requires moderate air humidity, so spraying the flower should be done from time to time.
• Transplantation should be carried out annually, but only in spring period. The soil mixture for kufei should consist of equal amounts of humus, peat, turf and leaf soil, to which ½ part of sand is added. Drainage must be placed at the bottom of the container where the plant will be transplanted.
• Feeding is carried out mineral fertilizer, intended for flowering indoor plants in the spring and summer. This procedure should be performed at least once every 2 weeks.
• Pruning in the spring is the main stage in caring for a plant such as kufeya. Pruning involves transforming the crown of this flowering shrub to the desired shape and size.

The most careful formation of the crown requires such a subspecies of this plant as kufeya issopolis. After you have done it in the spring, in the summer it will be enough to maintain the created shape by periodically pinching it at the tips of the shoots. The most the best forms The crowns for this plant are considered spherical and pyramidal.

How to grow a plant from seeds?

For many who want to have a plant such as cuphea on their plot or windowsill, its care and cultivation from seeds remains a mystery. That's why they look for such information in all kinds of sources.

This plant is grown quite easily from seeds. They are sown in early spring in a tray with a special earth mixture and lightly sprinkle with soil on top.
The pallet prepared in this way is placed in a dark polyethylene bag or covered with thick paper. When the seeds begin to germinate, you need to transfer it to a bright windowsill.

The grown seedlings are planted one at a time in small containers. It is necessary to ensure that the soil does not dry out. After the seedlings have grown, you will need to select the strongest shoots and transplant them into separate pots with a diameter of at least 11 centimeters.

Propagation of kufei by cuttings. What is it?

In addition to general questions about a plant such as kufeya (planting and care, where to grow), gardeners are often interested in its propagation. And if everything is more or less clear about using seeds for this, then special mention should be made about cuttings. This method is best suited for growing this flowering plant Location on. It consists in the following.

• The cuttings for propagation must be cut diagonally with a fairly sharp knife and immediately placed in water.
• After a week (when roots appear on it), it should be planted in the ground and watered very generously.
• The kufeya should be kept in a well-shaded place until it is accepted.
• Rooted cuttings are planted in a well-lit area, 2-3 pieces together, and pinched several times during the growing season.

Types and subspecies of kufei

The giant kufeya has several subspecies, donated by modern selection. Caring for and growing them is carried out according to the rules common to all plants of this family. Representatives of this class that are most recognized by amateur flower growers are:

1. Kufeya issopolis. This is a semi-shrub plant that reaches a height of 50 centimeters. Its leaves are arranged oppositely on fairly short cuttings. They reach 2.5 cm in length and 0.5 cm in width. The leaves of this plant are lanceolate in shape and dark green in color. The flowers are small, up to 1 cm in diameter, solitary. Their color is lilac or pink. The bushiness of this type of plant is quite strong, and the size is very compact. This provides an excellent opportunity to grow this subspecies as a bonsai.
2. Kufeya fiery red. It grows as a subshrub that reaches half a meter in height. Its leaves have an ovate-lanceolate shape. They are also located on rather short petioles, opposite, and reach up to 5 cm in length and 2 cm in width. Their color is dark green. Single red flowers with a purple edge reach 3 cm in diameter.

Possible plant problems

When it comes to a plant such as kufeya, planting and care, where to grow - this is not entirely complete information that flower growers need. It is worth clarifying the question of possible pests this magnificent flower, so as not to be caught off guard by its disease.

In the case where the plant is affected by thrips (the leaves are severely deformed and their tips have become jagged), the treatment should be the same. And if the leaves have acquired brown spots, you should increase the lighting, which the plant lacks, and remove drafts that have a detrimental effect on it. Leaves that are damaged must be completely removed.

For flower growers who dream of a plant like kufeya, tips for caring for it will be as follows:

• The temperature for this plant should not drop below +12°C, since kufeya is very heat-loving.
• This flower prefers bright, but at the same time diffused lighting. Direct sunlight is only allowed at midday.
• Watering should be plentiful in the summer and reduced to scant in the fall.
• Mineral fertilizers for feeding are used the same as for other indoor plants.

That's all the advice regarding a plant like kufeya. Planting and care, where to grow, how the flower reproduces - we talked about all this in our article.