Reindeer horns on your windowsill: all about fancy Kalanchoe Laciniata

Kalanchoe Laciniata is the most interesting and original flower of all types of succulents. This tropical guest feels great in our climate, unpretentious, very easy to reproduce and transplant.

It adapts well, grows very quickly. But for it to grow in a beautiful decorative bright bush, some features of caring for it are required.

From the article you will learn how this type of Kalanchoe looks like, how it should be looked after, as well as how to deal with pests.

Botanical Description

Kalanchoe Laciniata belongs to a diverse type of succulents, that is, "water-storing" plants, belongs to the family Crassulaceae. There are more than 200 species. The homeland of the clananchoe is considered to be South Africa and Asia, tropical places of South America. Kalanchoe Laciniata - a perennial herbshoots are juicy, fleshy, first upright, then, as they grow older, they become lodged, and then, over time, they are completely exposed below.

The leaves are original, deeply dissected, serrate on the edges, of a light green bright color, as if covered with wax. This species is not as popular as other, more colorful Kalanchoe. But for its branchy carved bright leaves, this Kalanchoe is very fond of lovers of exotic flowers. The flower is unpretentious and quite easy to care for.

Reference! Kalanchoe lacinate is called dissected or lobed. In everyday life, flower growers call the flower Deer horns for a bizarre branchy shape of leaves. Reindeer horns are not distinguished by the brightness of inflorescences, its flowers are small, discreet yellow colors.

Species of Deer Horns

Dissected Laciniata

This flower comes from the subtropics of Africa. It differs from all its relatives in the cirrus, pointed shape of the leaves. The leaves are bright, deep green, resembling a decorative spine with fleshy, sticking out leaves in different directions. The stems are straight, grow up to 45 - 50 cm. But with age they fit. To give Kalanchoe a beautiful shape, it is often trimmed at home. It blooms profusely. The flowers themselves are simple, simple, miniature, 1 - 2 cm, pale yellow or orange.

Yellow laciniata

The leaves are fleshy, poured with juice, which is considered a therapeutic, anti-inflammatory agent. Leaves look like branched antlers. As they grow older, the delicate leaves gradually lean down. The flowers are small, tubular, yellow in color, grow sparsely. This type is often used in wall decorations for home decor.

Where and how to plant?

We transplant young Kalanchoe Laciniata 1 time per year:

1. We process the pot for disease prevention.
2. At the bottom of a small pot we place drainage - pebbles, expanded clay, pieces of cut cork, 4-6 cm.
3. Lightly, without trampling, we pour moist soil.
4. We deepen by the level of the neck, we make a small deepening.
5. Fertilize the soil.

An adult flower is transplanted every 3 to 4 years as necessary:

1. Use the transshipment method.
2. A pot is required larger than the previous one.
3. At the bottom, on one third of the volume of the pot, pour a drainage base - expanded clay.
4. We place a shallow root with an old earthen lump.
5. We fill the space of the pot with new soil.
6. We make fertilizers.

Important: during the flowering of Kalanchoe Laciniata can not be transplanted.

Adaptation after transplantation usually does not last long - 1 - 2 weeks. The pot is suitable shallow, as Kalanchoe Laciniata has a weak root system. Be sure to put a thick layer of drainage base on the bottom of the deep pot to prevent root decay.

Lighting and location

Kalanchoe Laciniata loves bright light, like any representative of the tropics. Therefore, you can install pots with plants on any windowsill. Only the northern location of the pot with Kalanchoe should be excluded. Here, additional illumination with special phyto lamps will be required. Especially in winter and autumn, when daylight hours are shortened and air temperature is lowered.

After a long winter, when the sun is not enough, cloudy days prevail, immediately putting pots in the spring sun is not recommended. Gradually "tame" Kalanchoe Laciniata in bright sunlight to avoid burns on leaves and flowers.

You can’t keep the pot in partial shade for a long time, Kalanchoe Laciniata begins to wither, he needs sunlight.

The peculiarity of Kalanchoe Laciniata - it is very resistant to dryness, it can be grown near heating radiators in the autumn-winter period.

In summer, it is not necessary to spray the leaves. Only in the hottest and sultry days can you irrigate a little with cool water. Constant spraying of Kalanchoe Laciniat does not require.

Soil requirements

The substrate is best purchased at the store., marked - for succulents or cacti.

For the first option you will need:

• turf land - 1 part;
• sheet land - 1 part;
• coarse river sand - 1 part;
• vermiculite -1/4 part.

You can also use:

• universal soil - 2 parts;
• coconut substrate -1 part;
• vermiculite - 1 part;
• humus - 1 part.

Another version of the substrate:

• light loam -1 part;
• coconut substrate -1 part;
• zeolite filler for cat litter - 1 part.

Important: pieces of birch coal, humus can be added to the substrate. Expanded clay drainage of medium pieces is required.

How to care?

1. Watering for Kalanchoe Laciniata should be moderate. We monitor the state of the upper layer of the substrate - when fully dried, watering is required.
   • In summer, on especially hot days, water 2 times a week in small doses.
   • In winter, we reduce watering, it is enough 1 time in 7-8 days, Kalanchoe Laciniata can become sick with excessive watering, and is prone to rotting of the trunk and leaves.

   Water only with standing or purified water. Water can be poured into the pan so that it does not fall on the leaves.

   With a lack of moisture, Kalanchoe Laciniata loses its leaves. Shriveled leaves are a sign of lack of watering. But even on summer days, the flower does not require spraying.

2. Temperature. Kalanchoe Laciniata tolerates heat. The temperature in summer is up to 28 - 30 ° C, in winter the required air temperature is 12 - 15 ° C. The most optimal temperature of the flower content is 17 - 18 ° C.

   Beware of overheating the air if you keep Kalanchoe Laciniata at high temperature, flower buds are not laid, and you most likely will not wait for flowering. But the flower should not freeze, this causes the discharge of leaves.

3. Fertilizer best combined with watering. In the summer it is advisable to fertilize with mineral fertilizers, it is enough 1 time in 6 to 8 days, and any organic dressing is applied no more often than 1 time in 14 to 16 days.

Diseases and Pests

Most common problems

These diseases are usually caused by improper flower content.

1. Kalanchoe Laciniata can get sick if not getting enough light. Symptoms: leaves turn pale, become yellowish and fall off.
2. If the leaves began to wrinkle and fall off - there is little moisture and the temperature in the room is too high. It is required to normalize the temperature and humidity.
3. If the long-awaited flowering does not occur, it means that Kalanchoe is oversaturated with organic fertilizers, you should stop feeding for a while.
4. After flowering, Kalanchoe Laciniata can slow down in growth, begin to become exposed, this is a sign of a lack of nutrition. You can fertilize or renew, transplant a flower.
5. Avoid stagnation of humidity in the room and substrate. This usually leads to the appearance of gray mold. Signs: the leaves are covered with brown, and then black spots.

Hazardous pests

• For Kalanchoe Laciniata is very dangerous scale shield - small pests - insects. A sticky gray coating appears on the leaves. A fungus appears, flowering stops. It is necessary to treat the leaves with an alcohol solution, carefully remove the insects. Repeat the procedure.
• Powdery mildew appears when waterlogged soil. Signs: white spots and plaque on the leaves. It is necessary to lower the air temperature, spraying with fungicides will be required. Treatment should be dealt with immediately - the fungus quickly infects other plants nearby.
• Mealybug - A common disease of Kalanchoe Laciniata. White waxy tangs appear on the stems and leaves. Treatment with alcohol or insecticides on diseased areas is required. You can add spraying with mineral oil.

Breeding

Propagated by Kalanchoe Laciniata by children, cuttings and seeds.. Most often they use cuttings - this is the easiest way to reproduce at home, it is suitable even for a beginner grower.

Cuttings

1. We combine reproduction with a transplant.
2. Strong shoots up to 6 cm are selected.
3. Cut the stalk along with the aerial root.
4. Dry the seedling a little.
5. Cut cuttings are planted in a moist substrate, sand or agroperlite.
6. Cuttings take root in 1 - 2 weeks.

Tip: Kalanchoe Laciniata grows rapidly and takes root easily. It is advisable to do the procedure in spring or summer, then the adaptation is easy and painless.

Seeds

The process is long and requires patience and certain skills of breeding flowers.

1. Seeds are sown in winter or early spring.
2. The seeds are pressed down slightly, no need to fill them with a substrate.
3. They make a greenhouse - they shade it with thick paper and cover it with glass.
4. The substrate is light, deciduous. The ripening temperature is 16-17 ° C.
5. Aerate 2 times a day, turn the glass over to the other side.
6. Watered with purified water at room temperature.
7. As soon as the shoots appear, the greenhouse is removed.
8. After 30 to 35 days, the sprouts are moved to the box, covering with a film or glass.
9. When 2 to 3 leaves appear, they are transplanted into small pots with a diameter of 6 to 7 cm.
10. In young shoots, pinch the top.
11. In the middle of summer, pinch again to form a bush of 4 to 5 shoots.
12. At the end of summer, by transshipment, preserving the “native” substrate, seedlings are transplanted into pots of 2 each.
13. Typically, flowering can be expected one year after sowing the seeds.

The peculiarity of tropical Kalanchoe Laciniata is that the flower grows very quickly and requires a little attention. With proper care, in addition to intricate greenery, you can admire the modest flowering of Kalanchoe - bright, delicate - yellow flowers - bells.

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