Growing fuchsia and caring for it at home is of interest to many. Fuchsia is a perennial plant. It is very popular among gardeners. This happened due to the fact that diversity decorative varieties It's simply amazing. Not last role bright played in this unusual color. If you decide to add to your home flower garden low, quite tenacious evergreen, which also blooms beautifully, then you will obviously be interested in how to grow fuchsia at home.

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Fuchsia is a plant that cannot be confused with any other. Externally, the flower looks like a bright one chinese lantern. These lanterns hang from the branches and “illuminate” everything around.

The leaves of the plant are green, but may have a red tint. Their shape resembles an oval with pointed ends and jagged edges. If you organize a flower proper care, then its flowering will be long. The flowers have a long pedicel, a calyx with a tube with 4 long sepals, plus a bell-shaped corolla.

Very often, interior designers choose these indoor plants, which have a long flowering period, to create a cozy home phytodesign.

Many varieties of decorative fuchsia are unpretentious. Caring for fuchsia at home will not burden you much. Even novice gardeners can easily cope with this task. If you follow simple rules caring for fuchsia at home, then this bright plant will please you for a very long time.

The most common hybrid form has the name ampelous fuchsia. Its stems cascade down. For growing in room conditions Suitable for hanging bush and bush upright fuchsia.

The indoor fuchsia plant tolerates shade, so it will not cause you any difficulties in caring for it. Two-color fuchsia looks especially elegant; it is also grown in the garden.

If you do not want to decorate your room with an upright or cascading bush, then you have plenty of flowering variety fuchsia, represented by a miniature bonsai tree. To make the trunk of a miniature tree thicker, in the process of forming a bonsai, you need to weave a couple of shoots. Professionals in their field advise growing bonsai from cuttings so that you can independently give the required shape to the standard tree. It will take approximately 16 months for the plant to grow and it will be possible to begin shaping the bonsai using the Lingnan method.

Fuchsia color is popular among fashion designers and designers. What kind of shade is this? This is considered a rich combination of violet and pink or purple.
The optimal placement of fuchsia at home is when the windows face southwest or east. Placement on the south side is allowed, but then it is recommended to place the fuchsia in a pot on a table or stand next to the window.

Fuchsia likes light. It is desirable that he be absent-minded. In summer, make sure that the plant is not in direct sunlight. You can create a shadow by covering the window with thin papyrus paper or film. When the flowering period begins, you should not move the flower or turn the pot, as all the buds may fall off.

How to grow gorgeous fuchsia (video)

Important questions

How to care for fuchsia? Firstly, temperature regime. During the dormant period, the optimal temperature for fuchsia will be +16...20ºС. Try to place the plant so that it is not disturbed by drafts. When it begins to bloom, it becomes heat-loving. Try to maintain the temperature within +19...26ºС.

Air humidity. The recommended level of air humidity in the room is 40-60%. If the air is too dry, the leaves may begin to turn yellow and wilt. In spring and summer period The leaves should be sprayed with soft water several times a day.

Watering. Water the plant with soft, settled water. In winter, fuchsia needs two waterings for the whole month. When it comes growing season, watering should be done regularly.

However, water should not stagnate around the root. Watering the plant should be done carefully, after the top layer of soil is completely dry. All excess water that drains must be drained from the pan immediately.

Earth mixture and fertilizing. You can independently prepare the substrate in which the fuchsia will be planted. To do this, you will need the same amount of leaf and turf soil, humus, peat and sand (coarse). A drainage layer is prepared separately. Expanded clay should be poured into the bottom.

Feeding occurs during the stage of active growth and flowering once every few weeks. Most the best option- this is special complex fertilizer. The main thing is that it does not contain nitrogen.

Transfer. Transplant fast growing plant must be performed annually with the onset of spring. For replanting you will need a pot with thick walls. It is best if it is ceramic, since the roots are very delicate and can become very hot in ordinary containers.

Fill the new container with a drainage layer and then some soil. Place the new container next to the old one and carefully move the fuchsia along with the soil. Then soil is added to the sides of the pot.

Trimming. It is recommended to do pruning several times throughout the year. The first pruning is best done after the plant stops blooming. As a rule, these processes occur at the end of October. The first step is to remove faded branches from the axil. They are located above the dormant bud at a distance of several centimeters. Now you can start removing the flower stalks and seed pods.

The second pruning should take place in winter. From January you can begin to get rid of excess shoots, thereby forming the crown of the plant. If you plan to form a bonsai from fuchsia, then you need to leave only one shoot or a pair, which can be twisted together so that they serve as the trunk of the tree. In addition, it is necessary to pinch the tops to make the bonsai crown lush.

Reproduction methods

Fuchsia propagation occurs in several ways.

Cuttings. This method is the most optimal if you are a beginner gardener. You can propagate fuchsia using this method in the spring. Although this is not a fundamental condition.

You will need a young cutting, 12 to 20 cm long. The lower part of the shoot must be freed from leaves. It is then trimmed about halfway. Prepare filtered water in advance so that it has time to settle. The cutting must be placed in the same container. The top of the container must be covered. For this purpose, you can use trimmed plastic bottle or a thick translucent bag. 4-9 days will pass and roots will begin to appear. It's time to plant the cuttings in the ground.

Using leaves. You will need a healthy and well developed leaf. It must be cut with a sharp knife. Grab a piece of stem. Now this leaf needs to be planted in soft soil so that it goes 1 cm deep. The container must be covered with a plastic lid. Every day the substrate must be sprayed with warm boiled water, and the lid should open. When the base of the stem begins to produce small rosettes, the fuchsia flower can be transplanted into a separate pot.

Using seeds. This method is suitable for experienced gardeners and breeders. First of all, it is necessary to prevent the plant from self-pollinating. To do this, you need to get rid of the anthers that are located on unopened flowers. The next step will be to put the cover on the flower. You just need to do this carefully. It needs to be tied with a thread a little lower. As soon as the fruit is ripe, it must be removed with tweezers, cut open and the seeds removed from it.

The seeds will need several days to dry. They can then be sown on the moist soil of the container. The container is placed in the place good lighting. A few weeks will pass and seedlings will begin to appear. After a few months, you can start picking and start seating more spaciously. After picking, several more months must pass before the sprout can be transplanted into a pot.

Propagation of fuchsia by cuttings (video)

Why doesn't fuchsia bloom?

Why doesn't it bloom? Fuchsia does not bloom only when violations were made in important rules for caring for the plant. This is rare. But a novice florist should become familiar with these nuances.

This includes late pinching and choosing an overly hot place for growing. Alternatively, you applied too much nitrogen when fertilizing. It is possible that the plant was affected by a disease or pest. Perhaps the fuchsia is growing in a plastic or too small pot.

After elimination negative factors fuchsia will begin to delight with lush and long-lasting flowering.

About diseases and pests

Indoor fuchsia can be affected by the following pests:

Whitefly. This is exactly the beetle that most often “attacks” beautiful fuchsia. It is identified by its white wings. to his appearance The whitefly resembles a moth. Pests are located in flocks on the inside of the leaf.

The danger is that they begin to deplete the plant, using leaf juice as nutrition. As a result, indoor fuchsia flowers (and the garden version) become smaller, the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall off. Fungal and viral diseases. You can fight this insect with the help of insecticides.

Red. This is a small red insect that is located on the inside of the leaf. The mite uses plant sap as food, and pale spots form on the foliage. If treatment is not started in time, the green mass may completely change its color to yellow and then fall off.

An insecticidal drug is used against ticks. It is also necessary to get rid of the affected leaves. To avoid this development of events, spray the fuchsia with warm water more often.

As for diseases, they do not often affect the plant. However, many of them can lead to death.

The roots rot. If fuchsia is regularly waterlogged, the roots can be affected by fungus. In this case, the flower quickly dies, and the fuchsia will be difficult to save. Even the cuttings that you take from this plant will not take root.

The flower must be thrown away along with the soil in which it grew, but not in the garden. This is especially important if fuchsia is growing in the garden. If you do not get rid of the carrier of the infection, nearby specimens may be affected.

On the leaves indoor fuchsia rust appears. The disease is transmitted by fungi. Most often this disease occurs in open area. As for home conditions, this is less common here, only if the humidity is very high. Fungal spores settle on leaves and cause severe damage. Outwardly, they resemble a brown-orange coating. If you notice that “rusty” leaves have begun to appear, then you should get rid of them. For prevention purposes, use a 2% solution Bordeaux mixture. Fungicides can combat the emerging fungus.

Choosing a fuchsia seedling in the store

In the store, fuchsia can be found singly or in 3-4 cuttings. As a rule, it all depends on the pot in which the flower grows. When choosing a seedling in a store, you need to pay attention to the following points:

• Is the plant forming correctly?
• how pinching was performed;
• whether favorable conditions have been created for growing a flower;
• whether the plant looks healthy (a healthy look will have dark green and large leaves);
• The roots should not be visible from below.

If the seedling itself looks good and the leaves are small, then don’t expect the plant to look decorative anytime soon.

Judging by the small leaves, we can conclude that the plant is not sufficiently watered and fed. It is not entirely good if the seedlings in the store are kept in a dark place or poorly watered. In such plants, the buds will fall off and the leaves will turn yellow.

When buying fuchsia seedlings, be sure to check them for pests. Examine the sheets carefully to ensure there are no spots or dots on them. If you shake the plant, whiteflies should not fly off it.

Caring for and growing fuchsia at home is a fairly simple process. There are some secrets, but there is nothing supernatural about them.

Fuchsia prefers cool weather. In summer, the temperature should not be higher than 20ºС. The best option is a window sill on the north or east side or in the garden in the shade.

In summer, the plant must be saved from stuffiness. If possible, place the flower on the balcony or in the yard. It is advisable that the sun's rays reach there only in the morning.

The plant must be watered systematically, especially during the period of growth and flowering. The water must be filtered or settled. In summer, refresh the plant by spraying.

How to care?

During the flowering period of fuchsia it is required special care. You will need to follow special recommendations for caring for the plant.

During this period, watering should be carried out in sufficient quantities and systematically. Do not allow moisture to stagnate in the roots. You cannot continue watering until the water from above disappears.

Fuchsia is sensitive to change. So try not to move or turn the pot during flowering. Such actions can cause flowers and buds to fall off.

Beginning flower growers, when considering plant propagation, still have some questions.

1. If a houseplant blooms for only a few weeks, it means you are not following the watering schedule. Perhaps the plant does not receive enough light, feeding, too heat environment.
2. If you notice strange spots of a powdery consistency on the leaves of a plant, then most likely the moisture level in the room is increased. It is necessary to spray the flower with a solution of foundation with water. From now on, try to ventilate the room more often.
3. If the leaves begin to turn yellow and have formed brown spots, which means the soil is too wet. Education often occurs first yellow stripes and brown spots.
4. What to do if the leaves fall off a lot? The reason may lie in too dry air, or you do not water the plant enough during the growing season.

And finally, why did the fuchsia buds suddenly begin to fall off during the flowering period? The most obvious reason is that you changed the location of the plant during the growing season. It has been said more than once that the pot should not be moved during the flowering period of fuchsia.

There are some that will grow well in aggressive conditions - be it in a greenhouse or in the yard. Understanding which group the flower belongs to, it will be easy to organize proper care. Basic breeding conditions consist of ensuring the moisture content of the atmosphere, watering time and ensuring a safe temperature. The intensity of the sun is one of the critical components. Many of the flowers grown at home can be divided into classes. Others can be bred exclusively in open space. Other species can only be bred at home without going outside.

How to properly care for fuchsia?

Why doesn't fuchsia bloom?

Pinch the shoots depending on what shape you decide to give your plant. When forming an ampel, pinching is usually done after the third pair of leaves. When forming a bush, pinch it after the second pair of leaves. You should not pinch more than two times on the upper shoots, and it is better to pinch the lower shoots once, otherwise you may not wait for flowering.

Errors in care during the growth and flowering period of fuchsia. The plant may be hot, as mentioned above, or there may be poor lighting. Direct sunlight depresses a houseplant, causing it to suddenly become smaller and drop its buds, while the roots may suffer from the heat. Overfed with fertilizers (nitrogen), or vice versa, not enough nutrients(phosphorus-potassium) during budding. The size of the container does not correspond to the size of the root system. Fuchsias bloom after they have wrapped their roots around the entire lump of substrate in the pot.

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Temperature During the growing season, the most favorable range for fuchsia is 18-25 degrees. In the summer, especially in August, it behaves well in open ground, but as soon as the temperature exceeds 30 degrees, the plant sheds its leaves, dries out and stops blooming. In particularly hot weather, fuchsia should be taken out onto a loggia or balcony, avoiding direct sunlight, which can lead to the death of the flower. To protect the sensitive roots of the plant from overheating, it is advisable to use a large ceramic pot (plastic containers get very hot).

Lighting All types of fuchsia prefer bright, diffused light. They should be grown on the east (west) window of the room or in the garden in comfortable partial shade. This culture does not tolerate the heat of the day, but can easily withstand morning (evening) sun rays. But the flowering plant can no longer be rearranged or rotated: this can lead to the fall of all the flowers and buds.

Watering fuchsia spring-autumn period- abundant - as the top layer of the substrate dries; in winter - moderate. For irrigation, it would be better to use soft, settled water. By the end of the growing season, watering is noticeably reduced, and by October-November it practically stops. In low temperatures, indoor fuchsia plants are usually watered 1-2 times a month.

Air humidity During the growth period, the leaves are sprayed from a spray bottle in the morning and evening or, for transmission higher humidity, place a decorative bowl with pebbles filled with water next to the pot. In autumn and winter, excess moisture in fuchsia is contraindicated, so spraying is stopped during this period.

Feeding fuchsiaFor open ground Biofertilizers are the most effective; as for indoors, you can use any ready-made fertilizers intended for domestic flowering plants. Frequent feeding (once a week) is recommended from the end of March; in winter, fuchsias are not fed.

Soil and replanting Fuchsias are replanted annually and always in the spring. For this purpose, use special substrates from the store or any fertile soil, not forgetting about drainage. As useful supplements Sand and humus are recommended, and when grown on a balcony, loam, which retains water well.

Pruning fuchsia The more often a fuchsia is pruned, the thicker its foliage. The most suitable option for growing fuchsia is a regular pot or hanging basket. When planting several at once multi-colored varieties The result is a real floral fireworks display.

Fuchsia propagation and care at home

The favorite name of many women is simply called fuchsia. This beauty comes from South America, belongs to the fireweed family and has about a hundred species. The most common is fuchsia with purple flowers.

It is named after the German botanist Fuchs.

According to amateur gardeners, even a beginner in home floriculture can grow fuchsia at home, since it is not capricious. The main thing is to follow the basic recommendations for caring for it.

Caring for fuchsia at home

Lighting: fuchsia – light-loving home flower. best place there will be western and eastern windows for her. You can also try a north window, but there the plant will not bloom so abundantly or often. It is necessary to protect fuchsia from drafts. You should also avoid frequent changes of place, this leads to shedding of the buds.

Double fuchsia flowers

Temperature: the optimal temperature for summer is +20°C; in winter, the plant should be kept in a cooler room at 8-10°C. At high temperatures, fuchsia begins to ache and drop buds and leaves.

Watering: from the end of March to the end of September, the flower requires abundant watering; the earthen ball must be constantly moist. From October, watering is reduced, and from the beginning of December it is almost stopped (for abundant flowering next year). In winter, at temperatures up to 10 degrees, fuchsia is watered rarely, and at temperatures above 10 degrees - a little more often.

Fertilizers: fuchsia at home requires monthly feeding from March to September. A complex fertilizer for house flowers with a high content of potassium and phosphorus is most suitable for it.

Humidity: the flower loves high air humidity, so in the summer it should be sprayed in the morning and evening with settled water. In spring and autumn this is done once every three days; in winter they are not sprayed at all.

Reproduction: fuchsia is propagated at home by seeds and cuttings.

Fuchsia flowers at home appear on new shoots

Transplantation: done annually at the end of March. Before this, the old shoots are cut by a third and the roots are shortened slightly.

First of all, clearly decide on the place in the house where you will place your beauty. It is very important. The fact is that she really doesn’t like being rearranged and turned, this can cause the flowers to drop (by analogy with the Decembrist, for example). The place of detention must be sufficiently lit. She loves bright, diffused light, but without direct sunlight. It should be noted that sunlight is not at all necessary for the plant; it develops well even with artificial lighting. For this you can use regular fluorescent lamps. With a lack of light, fuchsia stretches out and does not bloom.

The temperature in summer is normal room temperature (18-20 degrees). But the summer heat, which became common occurrence in recent years, has been dangerous for her. If possible, take the fuchsia flower out into the fresh air in the summer. In winter, she definitely needs low temperature(8-10 degrees). And this is perhaps the only difficulty that a city dweller may encounter. But this is a completely solvable problem. Many housewives successfully raise ballerinas in the kitchen, where they spend the winter wonderfully. And this is not nonsense, read “Temperature for indoor plants” and “Plants in the heat”, I hope these tips will help you.

Fuchsia should be watered regularly and abundantly in the summer and moderately, but just as regularly, in the winter. But! Regular and abundant watering does not mean that the plant needs to be flooded! This flower should be watered only after the soil dries. Indoor fuchsia is a plant that loves high air humidity, so watering can (and should) be alternated with spraying and washing. Let me remind you that water for irrigation and spraying should be well settled and room temperature.

Fertilizer must be taken seriously. Not getting the right amount essential microelements, she's unlikely to be bloom normally. But, as with everything, you need to know when to stop when using fertilizers. By overfeeding a flower, you can get a lush green mass and a couple of stunted flowers. Therefore, it should be fertilized once every two weeks with a well-balanced fertilizer for flowering plants ( good result gives fertilizer for pelargoniums), you can use “Kemira”, “Peters” and the like. In winter, stop fertilizing.

Full care for fuchsia is unthinkable without regular pruning. Pruning will not only make your plant more beautiful, but also stronger and healthier. "Cutting" - in in this case, not quite the correct term, shoots need to be pinched. Pinching begins at the stage of a recently rooted cutting and continues throughout the life of the plant. It is best to do pinching in the spring, before flowering. To get a beautiful bush, pinch all the side branches after about 3-4 pairs of leaves. For getting ampelous type(hanging), you can choose your own method. But even in this you need to know when to stop, don’t get too carried away, let the shoots grow.

Transplantation is carried out mainly as needed, when the roots in the pot become crowded (they climb out through the drainage holes). The rules for selecting a pot when replanting for fuchsia are the same as for most plants. Good drainage is very important, which will prevent the soil from stagnating. You can buy ready-made soil for replanting fuchsia, or you can prepare it yourself, which is preferable. To do this, you need to take one part of peat, compost soil, humus soil and mix with two parts of coarse sand. For good flowering you can add a little bone or horn meal (a tablespoon per liter of mixture).

Fuchsia can be propagated by cuttings at any time, but it is better to combine it with pruning. Root or mixtures of wet sand and vermiculite. If the cutting is “mature” enough, then it is better to root it in water, and the young, green one – in the ground. The rooting period depends on many factors and can be completely different, from 3 days to one month or more. It is advisable to spray rooted cuttings from time to time. It also reproduces by seeds, in the same mixture of sand and vermiculite.

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At the end of the 18th century, an amazingly beautiful flower, fuchsia, was brought to Europe from Chile. The evergreen subshrub immediately attracted the attention of greenhouse owners thanks to bright flowers dark pink in color, resembling bells in appearance. The plant has still not lost its popularity; it is chosen by novice gardeners, because at home caring for fuchsia is complicated only by observing winter period peace.

Features of caring for fuchsia at home

Fuchsia blooms profusely and for a long time, with favorable conditions from mid-spring to autumn. However, to enjoy its beauty, you will have to make a lot of effort; the plant will bloom only when you create it optimal microclimate and in the presence of a properly organized rest period in the winter months.

Lighting

Fuchsia prefers bright, but diffused sunlight through light tulle. During the midday heat, the bush needs to be covered, but the soft rays of the morning or evening sun will only be beneficial, so when choosing a place on the windowsill, you should give preference to rooms on the east or west side. During the active growth phase, the pot can be rotated so that the branches develop evenly, but as soon as the buds appear, the fuchsia cannot be touched, as this threatens them to fall off.

Air temperature

Tropical fuchsia - caring for it requires a special microclimate, but fortunately, in the summer this is quite doable. Optimal temperature content - from +18 °C to +25 °C, closer to winter it is necessary to gradually lower the indicator and provide a rest period in conditions from +6 °C to +10 °C.

The plant needs clean and fresh air, so at any time of the year the room should be ventilated, but do not leave the flower pot in a draft. IN good weather fuchsia can be an excellent decoration for open terraces, verandas or balconies.

Fact! At air temperatures above +30 °C, the shrub sheds its leaves and buds; do not be alarmed, this phenomenon is temporary; the beauty of the plant will be restored when it is moved to a cooler place.

Air humidity

During the active growth phase, caring for fuchsia at home will require additional air humidification. The florist will need to be patient, because spraying from a spray bottle should be done daily, preferably 2 times a day - early in the morning and around 5 p.m., so that drops of water do not cause sunburn. Additionally, you can use wide containers filled with pebbles and water.

Watering fuchsia

With the arrival of the spring sun, fuchsia growth resumes and the plant requires a lot of moisture. During this period, it is important to water the bush abundantly, using only soft, warm water free from chlorine impurities. The earthen ball should not be allowed to dry out; between watering procedures, the top layer of soil should dry out quite a bit. IN winter time If the dormancy of the fuchsia is ensured according to all the rules, watering is reduced as much as possible. In the case when the flower remains in the living room with moderate warm air, you should focus on the condition of the substrate and moisten it as necessary.

Soil composition for growing fuchsia

The substrate for growing shrubs needs to be slightly acidic - a pH value of no more than 6.0. You can purchase a suitable soil composition at a flower shop or prepare it yourself:

• leaf soil - 3 parts,
• fibrous peat substrate - 2 parts,
• medium-grained sand - 1 part.

Like any plant, fuchsia needs drainage from broken bricks, small pebbles or expanded clay.

Advice! Fuchsia does not tolerate high soil temperatures, so for planting it is better to choose ceramic pots, in which the roots do not heat up so much.

Fertilizer application

To show off on the windowsill blooming fuchsia, care at home is unthinkable without regular feeding. It is best to use complex mineral compounds, designed specifically for flowering indoor plants. The optimal ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium guarantees the juiciness of the leaves and abundant flowering. Fertilizer needs to be applied every 2 weeks. Having provided the fuchsia with a period of rest, fertilizing should be abandoned.

Pruning fuchsia

In order for the shrub to look beautiful and noble, pruning is necessary twice a year. In early spring the branches are shortened by more than a third, Special attention, focusing on old, dried shoots. Autumn pruning no less important, but if the plant will be kept at room temperature all winter, then it is not worth shortening the branches too much.

Using pinching, you can shape the fuchsia to your liking. So, to give the shape of a bush, the shoots are pruned after the second pair of leaves, and for growing in a hanging pot or tall flowerpot - after the third.

Why doesn't fuchsia bloom?

It would seem that fuchsia care is provided for top level, but there are still no buds. In fact, there are many nuances that every gardener needs to know:

• a period of rest in winter was not provided;
• too late spring pruning branches;
• insufficient lighting or high temperature in the room;
• the proportion of nitrogen in fertilizers exceeds the content of phosphorus and potassium necessary for bud set;
• An excessively spacious container; the roots must completely entwine the substrate.

Reproduction and transplantation of fuchsia

The most acceptable method of reproduction in conditions indoor floriculture- cut of the cuttings. It is important to take the shoot as early as possible, at the end of February or early March, then the young plants will be able to bloom in the current season. The cutting must be at least 7 cm long; it can be placed in a glass of water or immediately rooted into the substrate. It is recommended to grow the cuttings in sand or in a store-bought peat tablet. Fuchsia roots form very quickly; within a month you can plant a young specimen in a small container.

Repotting is an important part of caring for fuchsia at home. Regardless of the age of the plant, it is advisable to carry out the procedure every spring. Experienced florists recommend replanting adult plants twice a year, in summer and spring, completely replacing the substrate. According to professionals, this stimulates good plant development and ensures flowering. After transplanting, the fuchsia needs to be sprayed, the soil should be well moistened and the pot should be immediately placed in a well-lit part of the room.

Diseases and pests of fuchsia

The flower has a strong immune system and rarely gets sick, however, it cannot resist pests such as whitefly. These small silvery moth-like midges hide on the inside of leaves, making them difficult to spot. The danger is that the whitefly negatively affects the process of photosynthesis, slowly killing the plant. The initial treatment can be carried out using laundry or green soap, preparing a liquid solution and washing off the midges. To consolidate the effect, it is useful to spray the flower chemicals, for example, Actellik and Aktar, which are very effective against sucking insects. But it should be remembered that chemical substances are toxic, so the procedure must be carried out in a well-ventilated area.

Now, knowing all the features of fuchsia, you can safely purchase this charming flower. After all, no maintenance difficulties will overshadow the splendor of dark pink bells.

Video of caring for fuchsia at home

Fuchsia - “dancing flower” - that’s what flower growers called it - a perennial, evergreen plant. In its homeland (Central and South America, New Zealand) it grows as a shrub and reaches a height of 2 meters. There are more than 100 species of this in nature. the most beautiful plant. There is brilliant fuchsia, hybrid, recumbent, thin, Bolivian, Magellan, graceful, sparkling. In our home environment, fuchsia grows mainly as a shrub with flexible branches or as a small tree. It all depends on the type of fuchsia and the approach to its formation. Caring for fuchsia is not very difficult, you just need to know the peculiarities of its cultivation, its requirements for soil, light, humidity and temperature. Today I will tell you how to ensure long-lasting flowering of fuchsia.

The peculiarity of fuchsia is that it blooms for a long time from July to October. Beautiful hats of flowers will be an excellent decoration for your home. The main thing is to provide proper care for fuchsia.

Plant (transfer) fuchsia, like any other, better in spring when everything comes to life and there is active growth.

You can take any pot: thin plastic or ceramic - it doesn’t matter. However, for planting fuchsia, I prefer a light ceramic pot, since it is in it that fuchsia is not in danger of summer overheating, while dark plastic gets very hot. In addition, a ceramic pot is also a decoration for your home interior.

However, remember that the pot should not be “grown”, otherwise the fuchsia roots will not be able to immediately occupy the entire space of the pot, the soil will turn sour, and the plant will die. Choose a pot that is neither small nor large, so the plant will be comfortable. To begin with, you can plant it in a container with a diameter of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm.

Fuchsia must be replanted every year, by transshipment, updating nutrient soil. Fuchsia loves light, loose, nutritious soil. Dense garden soil is not suitable; it will suffocate the roots and kill the plant. Ideally, for growing fuchsia you need soil consisting of turf, peat and sand (in a ratio of 3:2:1), but ready-made potting soil for indoor plants based on vermicompost is also suitable.

When planting fuchsia at the bottom of the pot, be sure to put 2 layers of expanded clay, then even with abundant watering there will be no stagnation of water.

After replanting the plant, do not forget to prune it to stimulate the growth of side shoots on which new flowers will appear. Fuchsia blooms only on young, non-woody shoots.

Watering and moistening fuchsia

Fuchsia is a moisture-loving plant. It should be watered abundantly, but do not overwater the plant. In summer - daily, and in winter moderately (this will save the roots from rotting). In spring and summer, it is useful to spray fuchsias 2 times a day (morning and evening) with water at room temperature, and once a week it is good to add them to the water for spraying (zircon, epin, ethin-extra). Growth stimulants will provide fuchsia extra energy for further growth. During the period of active leaf growth high humidity It is simply necessary, but in autumn and winter, on the contrary, it is contraindicated.

Illumination and temperature for fuchsia

Fuchsia is a light-loving plant, but does not tolerate direct sunlight; it burns the leaves of the plant. Therefore, it is better to place fuchsia on the eastern or western windows of the apartment or on a well-lit part of the room, but not under the scorching rays of the sun.

Fuchsia does not tolerate heat well and can shed its leaves and flowers. The optimal temperature for it is 20 degrees in summer, and 10 degrees in winter, when the plant is at rest. In a city apartment it is difficult to provide such a temperature in winter, so the plant does not receive good rest, which affects its further flowering. This is where feeding fuchsia comes to the rescue.

Feeding fuchsia

Fuchsia is responsive to feeding with liquid fertilizer for flowering indoor plants. In winter, one feeding per month is enough, in autumn - one feeding every three weeks, in summer - feeding every two weeks. During the flowering period, fuchsia requires active nutrition.

Fuchsia propagation

For me, the most acceptable way to propagate fuchsia is through cuttings. I take cuttings after transplanting and pruning the main plant in the spring (this usually happens in February or March). Prepared cuttings (shoots 5-10 centimeters long without lower leaves) I place it in a vessel with water, sometimes I add growth stimulants (hetegoauxin, rootin).

After the formation of full-fledged roots, I replant them in suitable fertile soil (turf soil, peat and sand) in 10-centimeter pots. To form a lush bush, you can plant several petioles in one pot.

How to ensure active flowering of fuchsia

Fuchsia blooms on new, young shoots, so it must be formed correctly. To ensure full flowering of fuchsia from July to October, do not forget to regularly pinch the plant.

The first pruning is February (we leave only 3 buds on last year’s growths).

The second - after the third pair of leaves grows (we pinch all the shoots to get a fluffy bush).

The third - 2 weeks after the second (pinch again after three pairs of leaves). This pinching must be done not later than April so that the plant can form full-fledged flower stalks. Usually the plant blooms 6-8 weeks after the last pinching.

In the fall, after flowering has ended, you need to pinch the plant again, cut out diseased, weakened branches, if the winter is warm, and if the winter is cold (no more than 10 degrees), then the plant will need to be shortened by one third.

• Do not turn the fuchsia while it is blooming, otherwise it may drop its flowers.
• If fuchsia does not grow and set buds, then it does not have enough nutrition. It is necessary to replant the plant into a larger container from time to time.
• If you want your fuchsia to bloom in late autumn or winter, then you can slightly delay its flowering. To do this, keep the fuchsias in a dark place until June, and then take them out onto the balcony or loggia. Prune the plant several times throughout the summer.
• Ensure that the plant overwinters at a temperature of no more than 10 degrees, and it will thank you with lush flowering.

Today you learned all the intricacies of caring for fuchsia. I hope that by following them, you will provide your plants with decent maintenance, and they will delight you with their lush flowering.