Such a fickle saw!
Pylaea is extremely noticeable, and each species has characteristic, pronounced features, often making them completely different from each other, and sometimes it is impossible to believe that they are representatives of the same plant genus. However, in spite of their diversity, saws have similar preferences for growing conditions, which makes it much easier for a grower to figure out how to properly care for these amazing flowers.
Pilea wrapped home care photo
Pileas (Pilea) are charming herbaceous plants of the Nettle family. The leaves are not at all burning, but pleasant to the touch, leathery. They are most often oblong with a pointed tip, the edges are even or serrated, in some species the leaf plates are in the form of an almost perfect circle.
The color of the leaves is rarely monotonous green, the veins stand out darker or brown, burgundy, some have white spots. The length of the leaf is 5-10 cm, and the width is about 3 cm, they are short petiolate, arranged in pairs.
Peperomyelia pylaea with other flowers in the apartment photo
Stems are herbaceous, well branched. In height, the compact bush stretches 30-40 cm.
Pilea blooms, but is grown as an ornamental deciduous plant. Inflorescences, consisting of small white or pinkish flowers, are collected on the tops of the shoots in delicate lumps.
Pilea Kadier in interior design
Among the indoor stars with beautiful leaves, the saw is ranked among the unpretentious ones. It is not afraid of a short-term drought, which allows it to take care of it on a flexible schedule, but a serious overdrying of an earthen coma is harmful in any case. The saw is cultivated as an ordinary potted flower. Also as an ampelous plant in pots and hanging baskets: the shoots droop slightly and hang neatly outside the container.
This flowerpot has many advantages.
This relative of the nettle came to us straight from the rainforest. The maximum height of the bush is 40 cm. Depending on the species, its stems can be creeping or straight, but in any case very branched.
The leaves can be covered with a cozy edge or have a smooth surface, be jagged or smooth at the edges, round, oval or lanceolate (narrow, elongated) in shape. Depending on the type, their size can be at least 3 mm, maximum 10 cm.
Such flowerpots can be planted in a "personal" pot or planted as a "companion" to a larger plant.
Not only are the saws not capricious and hardy. They also give us a lot of colorful foliage, and besides, they bloom. This phenomenon can be seen in the summer. It is curious that flowers give a huge amount of pollen - if you smell a pink or yellowish brush and look in a mirror, you may notice a pretty yellowed nose.
And the saw is very easy to propagate.
Growing conditions
Illumination
The lighting level for the saw can vary from bright diffused to partial shade. Varieties and hybrids are photophilous, but do not keep any plant in direct sunlight. The most comfortable placement is on the windowsill of a western or eastern orientation. Or put it on a bedside table / stand at some distance from the south window. Since autumn, the sun is less active and its bright rays are safe, you can put it on the southern windowsill for the winter.Compensate for the seasonal shortage of lighting with phytolamps or fluorescent lamps.
Air temperature
The temperature for the flower is moderately warm. In spring and summer, it is desirable to keep it at a range of 20-22 ° C, in winter - 13-15 ° C. The exception is the Kadier pilea, which does not tolerate lowering to 15 ° C, and the wrapped pilea "freezes" already at 18 ° C. Under the condition of high humidity in the warm season, the plant will adapt to normal room temperature, nevertheless, it should not rise above 25 ° C. If the spring-summer temperature is warm, then in winter it should be kept at 16 ° C. Drafts and sudden temperature fluctuations are dangerous for the plant.
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Growing a sawtooth seed
Peperomium pilea from seeds photo of seedlings
Only some types of pylaea reproduce generatively. If you find seeds on sale, start sowing in the spring.
- Take seedling cassettes or any wide container, sprinkle with sand and peat mixture or universal soil, spread the seeds over the surface, sprinkle with a thin layer of substrate and spray with a fine spray.
- Germinate seeds in greenhouse conditions: cover the top with glass or a transparent bag, maintain diffused lighting and temperature within 20-22 ° C, daily the shelter must be raised for a few minutes to ventilate, spray the soil with a fine spray as it dries.
- Seeds germinate for about 1 month.
- After sprouting, accustom to life without a wig gradually, as the sprouts are susceptible to dry air, water sparingly.
- At the stage of the appearance of a pair of real leaves, we transfer to separate pots with soil for adult plants.
Propagation of the pilea by cuttings and dividing the bush
Propagation of pilea cadier by cuttings photo
In room conditions, the saw is propagated mainly vegetatively - by apical cuttings. They are cut into a length of about 10 cm, the presence of 2-3 internodes is important. It is permissible to engage in rooting all year round, even in winter. What to do with the handle next? We put them in water or drop them in wet sand or plant them in a sandy-peat mixture. The formation of roots does not keep you waiting long. In the water, we will immediately notice the appearance of roots, and from the soil should be transplanted when the growth of the cuttings is activated. Keep it lightly shaded and cool for the first 1-2 weeks, then place it in conditions familiar to an adult plant.
Cuttings of peperomia pilea photo
The peperomia pilea produces small root shoots, which can also be detached and rooted in water or substrate. To do this, it is enough to carefully remove the flower with an earthen lump and cut off (break off) the root suckers for reproduction.
Reproduction of pilea peperomyelia photo
You can take your time and wait until the root shoots grow into fairly large young baby bushes, and when transplanting, separate them by transplanting them into separate pots.
Reproduction of the pilea by dividing the bush photo of transplanted children
The pilea bush degenerates quickly enough: the shoots are stretched out, the leaves thin out from which the bush becomes loose and less attractive. Many growers grow a new plant from cuttings almost every year. You can not radically update the saw so often, focus on its appearance.
general description
In nature, you can find about 400 species of pylaea. Many of these species are adapted for growing at home, among them Pilea Kadije, Pilea small-leaved, Wrapped Pilea, Peperomian Pilea, Lebanese Pilea and Compressed Pilea.
Pilea is a versatile plant, it can be used both as a hanging flower in a planter and as a regular flower in a pot.Many species are characterized by rather irregular growth, therefore, young shoots must be pinched, and the grown ones must be cut off.
Pilea is a rather unpretentious and easy-to-use plant. That is why it is very popular with novice florists.
Pilea is a tropical crop grown in our latitudes under indoor conditions. The plant, covered with charming ornamental foliage, grows no more than 40 cm in height. It forms compact rosettes with branched, straight or creeping stems. Leaves on flexible petioles are opposite.
In summer, small racemose inflorescences with tiny, nondescript flowers bloom in the leaf axils. Corollas yellowish, pink or creamy green attract little attention. In sunny weather, it is enough to touch the flowers, as a small cloud of pollen rises into the air. The pollen is transferred to neighboring plants and pollinates them.
After pollination, small seed pods ripen. An interesting feature of the pilea is to spread ripe fruits. They have long sterile stamens, which, under the weight of a ripe fruit, straighten and, like a catapult, eject seeds over long distances. The fact of spreading fruits over a distance of 100 m was recorded.
Despite the fact that the pilea is native to the tropics, it prefers a not very hot atmosphere, rather even a cool one. It is very unpretentious in care, and is widely used for home and office decor. Looks good in hanging pots as an ampelous plant.
Caring for the saw at home
Pilea cadier home care photo of flowers
How to water
One of the important advantages of pilea is its relative drought resistance, it is convenient to grow it for people who are absent or are simply forgetful. Does not tolerate dampness, even a stable average humidity is harmful. The earthen coma will tolerate a short-term overdrying, but it is better not to make long pauses between waterings. The rare abundant soil moisture is not suitable. Choose this strategy: after the topsoil dries out to a depth of about 3 cm, add water in small portions. In winter, when kept cool, be careful, water even less often. At any time of the year, drain excess water from the sump immediately.
It is good if the plants spend the summer outdoors: we put them on an open balcony, terrace, veranda or place them in a secluded corner of the garden, ideally the pileas are transferred to the site. It is important to exclude exposure to direct sunlight on the plant.
You have to worry about the humidity level if the plant is kept at normal room temperature. It is especially important to take care of this in hot summer weather and during the period of operation of heating systems. It is impossible to spray the sawhead categorically, even the accumulation of the smallest droplets will cause brown spots to appear on the surface of the leaves. Periodically put the flower on a pallet with wet sphagnum moss, pebbles, expanded clay, do not allow the bottom of the pot to come into contact with the surface of the water. In winter, put flower pots away from the battery, turn on special humidifiers or steam generators, at least place a wide container of water next to it.
How to feed
Pilea does not have a dormant period, it is actively growing throughout the year. To prevent thinning and stretching of shoots, looseness of leaf rosettes, it is necessary to constantly maintain the balance of nutrients in the soil. In winter, the saw is fed once a month, during the rest of the year - 2 times a month. Apply complex mineral fertilizers or special ones marked “For decorative leafy plants”, in proportions follow the recommendations on the package.
Saw transplant at home
How to transplant a saw at home
The sawtooth must be grown annually from a cuttings or transplanted. Do the latter from early spring to mid-summer.Cut the bush well, leave a few shoots, the tops of which need to be pinched, and transplant.
The root system is compact, the size of the bush is also modest, so choose a 10 by 10 pot or pots. Lay a drainage layer on the bottom up to 1/3 of the total volume (brick chips, pebbles, expanded clay, pieces of foam, etc.). The soil needs to be loose within the pH range of 5.5-6.0. A purchased substrate for decorative deciduous crops is quite suitable. If possible, we prepare the soil ourselves from humus, leafy earth, peat and sand in a ratio of 1: 1: 0.5: 0.5 shares. When transplanting, we try to preserve the roots, we distribute them carefully in the soil.
Please note that even after 3-4 years of such transplants, the plant will still have to be updated: we cut beautiful shoots into cuttings and root them. Peperomyelia saws need to be renewed by dividing the bush, planting young plants. Old mother bushes that have lost their visual appeal are simply thrown away.
Diseases and pests
The culprit of the disease state of the plant is the florist himself:
- Powdery mildew attacks the saw from over-watering. Grayish spots appear on the leaves and stems, the substrate smells like rot. It is necessary to cut off the affected parts and spray the bush with a fungicide solution;
- When the pylaea's shoots droop and the leaves fall off, flower growers mistakenly water the plant vigorously. In fact, these signs are a signal of waterlogging of the soil;
- With hypothermia or extreme overdrying of the earthy coma, the leaves wrinkle and fall off. For recovery, it is necessary to ensure the temperature is within 20-25 ° C or to bring the watering back to normal;
- Yellow, brown spots appeared on the leaves, which means they have suffered from direct sunlight or drops of water accidentally fell during watering. Find and eliminate the cause, tear off the spoiled leaves;
- When the light is too bright, the leaves turn pale or even lose their variegated color;
- Stretching the shoots and dropping leaves from the lower part is a normal process and signals the need for transplanting or rejuvenation.
Provided proper conditions of keeping (lighting, temperature regime, normal watering and high air humidity, if necessary), the plant is resistant to pests. Otherwise, the saw may hit:
- Spider mites are reddish insects that are hardly noticeable to the naked eye. They feed on the sap of the plant, as a result of which black dots from bites appear on the leaves, the pest braids the bush with cobwebs;
- Scabbards are light brown insects that form bulging growths on the leaves; thanks to the shell, it can be difficult to get rid of them;
- Thrips are small brownish insects that sharpen their leaves.
We get rid of pests according to the general scheme: we cut off the affected leaves, with a sponge or cotton pad moistened with alcohol or soapy water, we wipe the rest of the plant. In the case of scale insects, this is a must. Then spray the plant with a fungicidal preparation bought in a flower shop or prepared according to a folk recipe (a solution of a decoction of onion peels, wormwood, tomato tops or other strong-smelling herbs, infusion of garlic, tobacco dust).
Diseases
- If the stem and roots of the pylaea rot, you are obviously pouring too much water, which has led to the appearance of the fungus. Transplant the plant into new soil, treat it with Topaz and be careful when watering.
- The leaves began to wrinkle, dry out and fall off? The room temperature is too high.
- The plant loses its variegation, internodes stretch out with a lack of light. In the opposite situation, with an excess, the leaves become transparent, first turn yellow, and then acquire a brown tint.
- If your saw is standing on a windowsill and leaves touching the window pane, chances are that they will gradually turn black and fall off. This happens especially often in winter, so move the pot further away.
- If the lower leaves of the pylaea fall, but the plant itself looks healthy, this is a natural process and you should not worry.
Pilea not only decorates, but also cleans the room. Cadier, for example, destroys 50-70% of staphylococcal infections, and monofilament - 60-70%. In addition, it is believed that the plant saturates the air in the room with biogenic stimulating substances.
Types of pilea with photos and names
In addition to the ease of cultivation, pileas delight in variety. There are about four hundred species. They are so different from each other that it is difficult to believe in their relationship. Consider the species and varieties that occupy the leading positions in cultural cultivation.
Pilea thick-leaved Pilea crassifolia
Favorite view of many flower growers. The leaves are juicy green with red-brown veins. The surface is embossed, velvety pubescence gives luxury.
Pilea Spruce Pilea spruceana
Pilea Spruce Norfolk Pilea spruceana Norfolk photo
The compact bush is about 20 cm high. The closed corollas resemble pink fluffy bubbles, the blossoming four-petal flower, snow-white with pink fluff around the edges. The texture of the leaves resembles the skin of a lizard or a snake: they are bumpy, between the longitudinal veins there are convex horizontal stripes, the mother-of-pearl fading only enhances the resemblance to reptiles, the edge of the leaf is jagged. Shade of burgundy brown.
Norfolk has slightly drooping shoots. The plant looks great in a flower pot. The main background of the leaf is mint, and the veins are purple, the pubescence gives solemnity, the reverse side of the leaf plate is smooth, deep red.
Pilea wrapped in Pilea involucrata
Bushes with erect shoots up to 30 cm in height. Oval leaves with a rough surface stretch 7 cm in length. Dark brown veins contrast interestingly against a bright green background. The touchingness of the composition is given by pinkish inflorescences, similar to cotton candy lumps.
Pilea Cadier Pilea cadierei
Pilea Cadier Pilea cadierei photo
Leaves do not have pubescence, so the plant looks strict and a little cold. Flexible thin stems reach a height of 30-40 cm, with age they begin to droop. The leaves are large: about 10 cm long and up to 4 cm wide. Color: longitudinal stripes-spots of a silvery shade pass on a green background. The “Minima” variety is smaller.
Pilea peperomioid Pilea peperomioides
A bunch of leaf plates are attached to a small stem, similar to water lilies. The petioles are long and thin, pinkish in color. The leaf is almost rounded, the top is slightly elongated. The surface is smooth, green in color, a thin mesh of veins is visible, and there is a light speck at the point of attachment of the petiole.
Pilea small-leaved Pilea microphylla
The stems are fleshy, erect or creeping, they actively branch. Shoots are densely covered with 3-5 mm long leaves of light green color with glossy skin. In general, the bush looks delicate.
Pilea small-leaved care at home
Pilea mossy Pilea muscosa
The miniature view resembles a mound of moss. The plant is capable of releasing filamentous shoots from the leaf sinuses.
Pilea monofilament Pilea nummulariifolia
Grows in a dense bush. The leaf plates are almost round, petiolate, arranged in pairs. The edge is serrated, the surface of the leaf is light green, glossy, the reverse side is whitish.
Pilea Lebanese Pilea libanensis
It has thin graceful shoots. The leaf plates are concentrated closer to the top, they lie almost parallel to the soil surface. The leaves are rounded, green-gray in color with a smooth surface. In a pot, the bush looks like a miniature tropical tree.
Pressed saw Pilea depressa
Shoots are slightly drooping, fleshy. Leaves are small, coin-like with serrated edges, light green, shiny, attached in pairs on short petioles.
Growing problems and difficulties
During planting and care, flower growers may face the following difficulties:
- if the temperature is too high and the air is dry, pests can appear: spider mites, thrips. Insecticides work well against them;
- requires constant pruning and pinching. If this is not done, then the bush will become untidy;
- with a lack of lighting, the shoots stretch out, new leaves become smaller;
- with excessive lighting, the leaves wither, their pattern turns pale;
- if the leaves dry, then the air in the room is too dry;
- if the foliage is drooping, and the plant seems to wither, it is necessary to urgently reduce watering.
Pilea Kadje is an incredibly beautiful and unpretentious house plant that can decorate any home. Plus, it's very useful. At home, the Kadje saw requires minimal care, but this does not mean that you planted it and forgot it. You still have to make minimal efforts. In gratitude for this, the flower will present with its lush and unusual greenery.
