What a delight, this balsam! Home care
"Well, what a lot of cool roses! And he's whimsical? And how is it called? "- I exclaimed, seeing in the market at my grandmother a small flower, all strewn with small pink roses. "Duck is Vanka-wet, take it, it will not bring any trouble," she answered and thought. Here somehow I'm not friends with folk names - what kind of Vanka, and why wet? And, having bought "wet Vanka" (love at first sight), came and found out that my new acquisition is Waller's balsam, or in Latin - impatiens - "impatient".
Such a name this handsome got, most likely, for his propensity for rapid growth. And the truth is, the more you cut the balsam bush, the more magnificent it becomes.
What are they, balsamins
Plants from the genus of balsam are so unlikeon each other, which is very difficult to call them relatives. However, this fairly large group includes over 400 herbaceous plants, both annuals and perennials. In the gardening and indoor floriculture, there are three types of balsam: garden (Impatiens balsamina) - annual, Impatiens walleriana and balsam imago (Ampatiens neuguinea) - perennials. The last two grow well in an indoor environment. On them we will stop and take a closer look at the rules of care.
What likes and dislikes impatient balsam
Not only moist soil like balsam, care inhome conditions for this plant also provides for a certain humidity in the room where it grows. Therefore, during the central heating season, remove the bush away from the batteries. Best it will be on the insulated loggia, where the temperature does not rise above 15-20 degrees.
Balsamin Waller refers to the shade-tolerantplants, and the New Guinean likes a certain amount of non-scorching, but bright sun rays. The leaves are more resistant to the sun, and it helps him to richer bloom.
Although unpretentious balsam, care in the homeconditions behind it is not only in watering and observing the light regime, but also in feeding and preventing various diseases. Once every 1.5-2 months it is recommended to feed the plant with a complex fertilizer for flowering plants. To prevent diseases, you must constantly observe and inspect the bush, as it is easily affected by aphids. At least once every three months it is desirable to spray the plant with a solution of any fungicidal drug in order to prevent fungal decay.