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In everyday life, the juvenile is often called a stone rose, emphasizing the similarity of its basal rosettes with frozen voluminous rose buds. Growing young in communities of many rosettes crowding each other, forming a continuous carpet. Young - perennial evergreen once flowering monocarpic plants: after flowering they die off, scattering seeds around.
The plant is strange in many ways.
Few of the inhabitants of central Russia had a chance to meet young people in nature, although one of its species is found in our country. Those who were lucky most often saw him on a sandy slope or a sparse pine forest. In both cases, only a rather sharp-sighted and observant person could notice him at the foot of the cereal canopy, since in nature the young grow much smaller than his decorative varieties grown on cultivated soil free from competitors.
The strange appearance of the plant could not but attract the attention of our ancestors. In ancient times, many more or less conspicuous plants were endowed with miraculous, sometimes even witchcraft, properties. It was believed, for example, that the youth is under the auspices of the supreme Roman god Jupiter, who throws his lightning bolts at those who are objectionable to him. Younger, according to this view, the Thunderer never touches. This myth in the Middle Ages resulted in the tradition of planting juveniles on earthen roofs in order to protect buildings from lightning in this way. Things got to the point that the enlightened monarch of the Middle Ages, Charlemagne, one of his decrees-capitulary, confirmed this method of applying young people and thereby fixed it in law. It should be said that there really was a benefit from this. Firstly, the sun-loving youth formed dense shields on the roofs that did not allow weed competitors to take root. Secondly, the plants served as living tiles, practically impervious to water, while partially consuming it. Unusually drought-resistant and frost-resistant juveniles, moreover, rarely fell out. In memory of the former profession, that kind of rejuvenation remained under the botanical name - rejuvenated roofing.
Another belief, imprinted in the Russian name - young, attributed to the plant the ability to rejuvenate the human body, which may also have some reason. Scientists believe that this happened something like this. Elderly peasants, having exhausted all the supplies by the spring, often used young people for food. The plants are indeed edible, and have been used in salads by some peoples (although not all species).
Scientists' research confirms that some succulent plants, exposed to adverse environmental influences (cold, darkness), in the struggle for their own life, produce special substances "biostimulants" that do not allow them to die. This is how you get "Aloe Extract". The same qualities, although to a lesser extent, are endowed with some stonecrops and young ones. So, or not, but an elderly person, who starved spring on a salad of juveniles, often felt much younger.
I note that now young people are not used for food anywhere else. But in European literature, two juveniles are sometimes noted - shoot-bearing and roofing, which previously brightened up the spring table of the poor, and now are recommended for temporary nutrition in extraordinary cases of survival.
If you were young name.
Rod was young ( Sempervivum) belongs to the Crassulaceae family and unites about 30 species. All together they have a very compact range, covering Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. At least a dozen species of juveniles can be cultivated in middle lane Russia.
A typical juvenile has the appearance of a compact hemispherical rosette of fleshy leaves, somewhat reminiscent of an indoor echeveria succulent. Nature insured the young from adversity and competitors with several degrees of protection. The plant reproduces in two alternative ways: vegetatively by daughter rosettes and seeds. Daughter rosettes, genetically identical to the mother, appear from the leaf axils of adult plants. As they grow, their relationship weakens, then breaks off altogether. Thus, under favorable conditions, a whole colony arises around one plant, consisting of closely related individuals into a single community. Some of them may bloom, but it is very difficult for mature seeds to break through to the soil through their own friendly environment. They bloom young once in a lifetime, after which they die. And rarely does a plant have the good fortune to have seed offspring.
The flowering of the young begins with the fact that the center of the leaf rosette begins to gradually move forward and grow upwards, turning into a peduncle. In this case, the leaves from basal are transformed into sessile, stem. Then, at the top of the stem, a corymbose inflorescence of star-shaped flowers is formed, which in different species are colored yellow, white, pink, red, and purple. The most widespread in the gardens of Russians were three types of juveniles.
Young shoot-bearing (S. soboliferum) — our local view. Rosette of leaves up to 6 cm in diameter. The leaves are salad green, with reddish edges, oblong-pointed, ciliated. Child rosettes look like dense balls, attached with thin threads, and are easily separated from mother plant. Peduncles up to 25 cm tall. The flowers are yellow, in inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter. Blossoms in June - August up to 40 days.
Rejuvenated roofing (S. tectorum) - grows in the south of the European part of Russia, in Central Europe, Asia Minor. Rosettes of leaves up to 15 cm in diameter. The leaves are fleshy, lanceolate, often with a brownish-reddening top, ciliated along the edge. Peduncles up to 40 cm high, pubescent. Flowers up to 2 cm in diameter, star-shaped dark or light purple, in corymbose inflorescences up to 15 cm in diameter. Blossoms in July - August up to 45 days. Daughter rosettes are attached to the mother plant with strong bundles, which gradually die off in rooted children. The species has the largest number of varieties and forms with different colors and sizes of rosettes.
juvenile cobweb (S. arachnoideum) - common in the mountains of the Caucasus. Rosettes are rather small, up to 3 cm in diameter, covered with cobweb pubescence. Peduncles up to 25 cm, reddish flowers. Blooms from the second half of July to 35 days.
Hybrid varieties of juveniles are very numerous, although not very diverse in size and color of rosettes. Many hybrid juveniles have been bred with the participation of a roofing juvenile. Especially in demand are varieties with an unusual reddish-brown leaf color. There are young even with whitish rosettes. Such plants, as a rule, are more demanding in terms of agricultural technology, require calcareous soils.
It should be noted that red-leaved juveniles are most intensely colored in late summer and autumn, while in spring they often look ordinary.
Site selection, soil preparation, planting, care.
The Latin name was young - sempervivum, translated as always living. This emphasizes its evergreenness, amazing vitality, resistance to drought. Even torn out of the soil and thrown up by the root, the plant rarely dies, and turning the root to the ground, it is fixed and, in an incomprehensible way, “gets on its feet” again.
However, the juvenile shows such resistance in quite favorable conditions: on sandy loamy drained soils and in the sun. He has a bad time in the shade, on heavy clay soils and with excessive moisture. At the same time, soil fertility is not of decisive importance, and an excess of organic matter is even harmful. A suitable composition of the soil substrate can be obtained by mixing sand with humus or peat in a ratio of 3:1 or 4:1. The substrate can simply be poured onto the original soil with a layer of about 10 cm. A good option is the usual river sand without any additives, sprinkled on top of cultivated garden soil.
A sunny place and favorable soil conditions practically cancel care. Plants do not need to be watered or fertilized. All that remains is the easy weeding and removal of dead sockets.
Not only on the roof.
Nowadays, young people are used exclusively in ornamental gardens and has a reputation for being one of the best ground cover plants. In addition to being highly decorative, dense evergreen cushions are low-maintenance and durable.
Rocky gardens. All youth are organic in combination with stones. The most concise, and at the same time quite effective plot is obtained if a boulder sticking out of the ground is ringed with a rejuvenating coating. The impression will intensify if you choose the color and shape of the boulder, as well as the young variety according to the principle of contrasting combinations.
Molodila naturally fit into any kind of rocky gardens from an alpine hill and a mountain slope, to an architectural rockery and a retaining wall. By the way, the plant is able to grow even in the crevices of a retaining wall lined with dry masonry, which will give it a natural look.
With a lack of space and in urban design, mini-gardens in flower girls, paving windows, flowerpots are interesting. Here the juveniles are good along with other ground cover perennials that form dense rugs and pillows: saxifrage, arabis, antenaria, bryozoan.
Fore plans. In traditional mixborders, the place was rejuvenated in the sunlit foregrounds. With ribbons of colored youths, you can draw the bends of garden paths, make a smooth transition from the plane of the path to the verticals,. The presence of youth is also appropriate in a traditional flower bed, combined with low and not too bright flyers.
Arrays. Large spaces covered with juveniles look very extraordinary. Plants can densely populate an ownerless slope or a sandy loamy flat area that has fallen to you. If you apply different varieties and types of youth, then a patchwork quilt made up of them can look very colorful. The development of this plot may be a composition in the Japanese spirit. For example, among the vast array of youth, symbolizing the sea, place several stones, personifying rocks and islands.
And of course, indispensable youth remains in roof gardening, which has again become relevant, albeit at a new level.
Young is a very effective houseplant. its leaves different shapes and shades, collected in dense rosettes, resemble exotic flowers carved from stone. It is valued by amateur flower growers for its unpretentiousness, growth rate, and the absence of problems with reproduction. Another undoubted advantage plants - possibility of use in landscape design. For successful breeding at home, you need to know the rules for planting and caring for a flower.
Rejuvenated: appearance and other characteristic features
Young, known to botanists under the name "sempervivum" (Sempervivum), is one of the many genera that are members of the Crassulaceae family. In Europe, these plants are ubiquitous. The first species was described back in the middle of the 18th century by the famous Swedish systematizer Carl Linnaeus. Since then, young people have enjoyed steady popularity with landscape designers, decorating gardens and parks with their rosettes. Over time, they began to grow it at home.
The child rosettes of the juvenile are located very tightly, forming one continuous carpet.
The species diversity of young is amazing
The scientific name young is a combination of two Latin words: semper (“forever”, “forever”) and vivus (“alive”). That is, the sempervivum in literal translation is “ever-living”. The plant owes them a special ease of reproduction. New outlets are constantly being replaced.
There are also many unofficial nicknames - “stone rose” (for the shape of rosettes), “hare cabbage” (for thick fleshy leaves), “hen with chickens” (for the appearance of the mother and daughter rosettes), “survivor” and several other names with with a similar meaning (for unpretentiousness and the ability to self-reproduce).
Young people are widely used in landscape design
Youngsters also have another interesting nickname - "thunder" or "thunder grass". In the Middle Ages, a superstition was widespread in Europe, according to which, young as a plant dedicated to the thunder god Thor, can protect a home from a lightning strike. To do this, it must be landed on the roof. Superstition was subject not only to ordinary people. The corresponding decree was issued by Charlemagne. Over time, the sockets grew so that they completely covered the roof. This is reflected in the name of one of the varieties of the plant - young roofing.
In the Middle Ages, the roofs of many houses looked something like this
Like all Tolstyankovye, young is an evergreen perennial succulent. In fleshy stems and leaves, it stores a supply of moisture and nutrients. Densely arranged alternately or in a circle, the leaves are collected in rosettes, the diameter of which varies from 1–2 cm to 20–25 cm. The leaf blades are ovate or lanceolate in shape, the tip may be rounded or sharp. The shoots are short, so it seems that the sockets lie on the ground.
The rosette of leaves in the juvenile is small, but very dense.
Flower growers value youth for a stunning variety of shapes and shades. The leaves can be glossy or matte, covered with a "waxy" coating, smooth or pubescent. The color scheme includes all shades of green, reddish, lilac, pink, silver, brown.
Different types of juveniles look spectacular in the composition
Young buds are collected in inflorescences in the form of a shield or panicle. The flowers look like double stars. They can be snow-white, yellowish, pale pink, scarlet or burgundy. Peduncles rise above the rosette to a height of 15–20 cm. Even in normal times, the plant spreads a pleasant aroma, which is further enhanced during flowering. Then the fruit ripens - a leaflet with many seeds.
It blooms young at home quite rarely
After flowering, the rosette that threw out the peduncle dies, having time before that to give life to many offspring. They are formed in the axils of the leaves on special "whiskers". At home, buds are rarely formed, so 5–10 years is a normal lifespan for a juvenile. As a rule, flowering occurs at the end of June or July and lasts about a month.
Young in the Middle Ages was widely used in traditional medicine and cosmetology. Girls rubbed their cheeks with his juice to get a healthy glow and get rid of freckles. Wine tinctures were considered an effective antidote (it was even recommended to carry an outlet with you to avoid snake and scorpion bites). It was also used to sharpen vision and hearing, fight inflammation, treat diseases of the stomach and intestines, and destroy warts.
This plant is often confused with another member of the Crassula family - echeveria. In contrast to her, the youth is frost-resistant (it can tolerate even small negative temperatures). Its "offspring" are formed on special "whiskers", and not at the base of the outlet. The leaves were thinner, softer and more elegant than those of Echeveria, the rosettes are smaller in diameter. With a lack of light, echeveria can stretch out, forming something that looks like a stem, this never happens with a juvenile.
It is quite difficult for someone who is not a specialist in the field of botany to distinguish echeveria from juveniles at first glance.
Video: what it looks like young
Home grown species
The vast majority of species of juveniles have adapted to growing at home. There are also many breeding hybrids. The most difficult thing is to choose the most attractive plant and limit yourself to acquiring only a few copies (the latter is almost impossible for a grower).
The following varieties are most popular:
- Rejuvenated roofing (tectorum). Rosettes are shaped like balls flattened from above. Diameter - 18–20 cm. Leaves are pubescent, bronze-brown with a slight burgundy tint. It blooms at the end of summer, the process stretches for about 1.5 months. Petals of different shades of purple with streaks of salad color.
- Young marble (marmoreum). Rosettes are almost flat, 7–10 cm in diameter. Young leaves are covered with a short “pile” that disappears as the plant matures. Green leaves slightly cast red or brown. Sometimes this shade changes depending on the season, darkening in summer. There is a thin pale green border along the edge.
- Young Queen Amalia (reginae-amaliae). Rosette with a diameter of 15 cm. Leaves of chocolate or brown hue. The flowers are pastel yellow, collected in a panicle.
- Young offspring or shoot-bearing (soboliferum). The leaves are elongated, lanceolate. Before flowering, their tip turns red. The flowers are yellowish or lime, collected in corymbs with a diameter of 6–8 cm.
- Young Russian (ruthenicum). Small rosettes 4–6 cm in diameter. The leaves are elongated, wedge-shaped. The flowers are pastel yellow. Inflorescences in the form of a corymb with a diameter of 7–10 cm. The peduncle is pubescent.
- Cobweb young (arachnoideum). The rosette diameter is not more than 2-3 cm. The leaves are elongated, lanceolate, the sharp tip is slightly bent inward. Color - pale green with a brick sheen. Along the edge of the leaf plate there is an edge of a long white "pile". The flowers are dull red. Peduncle height up to 30 cm.
- Young spherical (globiferum). The diameter of the rosette is 4–5 cm. The leaves are shaped like a shovel. The main shade is bright green, the tip is reddish. The flowers are yellow or greenish, the inflorescence looks like an umbrella.
- Young mountain (montanum). The leaves are densely pubescent, collected in rosettes up to 3 cm in diameter. The flowers are small, pinkish.
- juvenile undersized or dwarf (pumelum). Prefers mountain climate. Distributed in the Caucasus and the Alps. Rosette with a diameter of 5–7 cm. The leaves are dark green with “cilia” along the edge. Flowers purple-maroon.
"Natural" varieties popular with flower growers were young in the photo
Rejuvenated roofing - the most popular variety grown at home 
Marble juvenile can change leaf color depending on the time of year Queen Amalia juvenile forms rather large rosettes The tips of the leaves of offspring juvenile become reddish before flowering Russian juvenile is found mainly in the European part of Russia and the Caucasus the edge of the leaf The juvenile spherical blooms with small yellow or greenish flowers The rosettes of the juvenile mountain are very crowded The juvenile dwarf grows mainly in the mountains
Breeders are always trying to "correct" nature. Young is an interesting material for experiments. Currently, there are many artificially bred hybrids.
Photo gallery: achievements of breeders
Juvenile Pharaoh - rosette diameter up to 10 cm, rich green leaves, sharp tip, inky purple Juvenile Princess - bright green leaves with a chocolate sheen are very dense, rosettes resemble small balls Juvenile Montana - large rosettes, 20–25 cm in diameter, dark green leaves cast purple Young Green King resembles Pharaoh in the form of a rosette, but the leaves are bright salad Young Julia - rosette diameter is about 20 cm, a thin scarlet border appears on the leaves of a swamp shade at the end of summer, disappearing by spring Young Red - small (5 -7 cm in diameter) rosettes of leaves of almost pure red color, green undertone is almost imperceptible Juvenile Alpha - beetroot leaves with green tips, pale pink flowers; rosette diameter up to 10 cm Juvenile Topaz - almost burgundy leaves, bright scarlet flowers Jubilee Jubilee - rosette diameter 18–20 cm, bases of pubescent leaves pinkish, gradually this shade changes to salad Juvenile Falkonetti - olive-silver leaves, tips chocolate color; rosette diameter up to 15 cm
Creating optimal conditions for the plant
Juveniles are widespread in Europe, including Russia. Therefore, with adaptation to the conditions modern apartments The plant has no problems. Particular attention should be paid to lighting. With a lack of light, the flower noticeably loses its decorative effect.
Table: how to create an optimal microclimate for a youngster
| Factor | Recommendations |
| Location | East or West window sill. Plant loves Fresh air Therefore, the room must be ventilated daily. Drafts do not harm youngsters. In summer, it is useful to move the pot to outdoor balcony, veranda, garden. You can even temporarily plant the plant in open ground. |
| Lighting | The best option is bright but diffused light with shading from 11:00 to 15:00. In direct sunlight, the plant forms small rosettes, but the color of the leaves is very saturated. In partial shade, the rosettes are large, but “loose”, the leaves are faded. |
| Temperature | The only requirement of the plant is that the temperature must be positive. Indoor juveniles will die at 0ºС and below. Heat, including extreme, tolerates easily. In winter, it is desirable to provide a temperature of 10-12ºС. |
| Air humidity | The plant is very drought-resistant, so the standard air humidity for an apartment (45-50%) will suit it perfectly. high humidity even harmful - the bright color of the leaves can fade. Varieties with pubescent leaves (especially young cobweb) do not like dampness very much, they cannot be sprayed even for sanitary purposes. Other types can be wiped every 2-3 weeks with a damp sponge or soft cloth. |
The appearance of the plant will depend on where you place the pot with juveniles.
How to transplant a flower
Since the juvenile is distinguished by its growth rate and the ease of formation of daughter outlets, the plant is transplanted when the diameter of the outlet matches the diameter of the pot. Usually one procedure every 2-3 years is sufficient. The best time to transplant is early or mid-spring. If the young have not yet outgrown the container, you can remove the top 1–2 cm of soil and add fresh substrate to the pot.
root system plants are fibrous, superficial, rather poorly developed. Therefore, there is no need for a voluminous deep pot. On the contrary, in a container “for growth”, the young develop more slowly, spending energy on the “development” of space. A pot that looks like a soup bowl or bowl works best. With each transplant, its diameter is increased by 2-3 cm. Of the materials, natural ceramics are preferred - it allows air to pass through better, preventing the soil from sour.
The quality of the soil was young undemanding. A store-bought substrate for cacti and succulents is quite suitable. The soil should be neutral and not too nutritious, preferably sand-based. In too “fat” soil, the rosette will grow very large, but the color of the leaves will fade greatly, the plant will become unattractive.
- Leafy earth and coarse river sand (1:1). For every 3 liters ready mix a glass of sifted wood ash and fine crumbs from old red bricks are added.
- Soddy soil, powdered clay, sand, universal primer for ornamental foliage plants (1:1:1:2). If you are using soil from your own garden, check its acidity. Acidic soil is not suitable for juveniles.
A useful additive is crushed chalk, powdered birch charcoal or wood shavings. The material will absorb excess moisture, preventing the development of rot.
Young people have no special requirements for the quality of the soil; Suitable potting soil for cacti and succulents
Even a novice florist will cope with a plant transplant:
- Pour small expanded clay, pebbles, brick chips on the bottom of the new container, filling with drainage about a third of the volume of the pot. Above - a layer of finished substrate 1–2 cm thick.
- Remove the young from the old pot. Shake the soil off the roots.
- Inspect the roots, cut off all rotten and dried. Sprinkle slices with crushed activated charcoal, chalk, cinnamon. Let dry for 2-3 hours.
- Moisten the substrate moderately in the new pot. Place the young in it, straighten the roots so that they do not bend up. Do not bury the base of the socket.
- Add soil, shake the pot lightly a few times to distribute it evenly.
- Water the plant a little. Remove it for 5-7 days in partial shade. The next watering - only after this time.
Small rosettes of youth look spectacular in florariums. You can create a composition of several types of succulent plants. Such a container takes up very little space, but it looks very impressive.
- Thoroughly wash the selected vessel, scald with boiling water, wipe the inside with alcohol.
- At the bottom, pour a layer of sand, brick chips or crushed pumice mixed with activated carbon powder 2-3 cm thick. From above - about the same amount of freshly prepared disinfected substrate.
- Moisten the soil moderately. Make shallow holes for plants. Try to avoid equal spaces between them so that the composition does not seem artificial.
- Pull out sockets. Compact the soil around them. Water the plants lightly using a syringe.
- Use a soft brush to brush off soil particles from the inside of the glass. Decorate the composition. You can use pebbles, colored stones, shells, pieces of glass, bark, sphagnum moss, ceramic figurines, and so on. You are only limited by your own imagination and ideas of beauty.
Further care behind the composition is regular moderate watering. alternate plain water and a 0.5% solution of any fungicide (for the prevention of mold and rot). As the sockets grow, they are removed from the florarium and replaced with new ones.
In the florarium, you can create compositions using different types of succulents with similar growing conditions
Video: do-it-yourself florarium
The nuances of plant care
In leaving young undemanding. In principle, it comes down to watering and regular removal of dried leaves and dead rosettes.
Watering
Rejuvenated watered every 5-7 days. In winter, once every 1.5-2 weeks is enough. The plant will not die from drought, but from regular waterlogging - for sure. Be careful not to let water enter the outlet. To prevent this from happening, practice bottom watering.
If you notice "wrinkles" on the leaves or substrate moving away from the edges of the pot, the soil should be moistened immediately, even outside the schedule. At the same time, the thicker the edge on the leaves, the less the young needs moisture.
For irrigation use only soft water at room temperature. The best option is distilled, bottled or filtered.
Fertilization
Rejuvenated successfully exists at home without any fertilizers. But if you still want to feed the plant, use natural organics (infusions cow dung, bird droppings, diluted with water, respectively, 1:10 or 1:15). In the spring, you can replace the top 1-2 cm of soil in a pot with humus or rotted compost.
Liquid fertilizers for cacti or succulents are suitable for adult plants (4 years and older). The prepared solution is watered once every 6-7 weeks, reducing the concentration of the drug by half compared to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Universal supplements for indoor plants will do the youngster more harm than good
rest period
The rest period for young people is a rather conventional concept. Starting from mid-autumn, watering is gradually reduced, top dressing (if any) is completely stopped. The optimum winter temperature is 10–12ºС. Glazed loggia is ideal.
In principle, the juvenile will winter normally in the apartment, if you put it closer to window glass. But at this temperature, the probability of flowering, and so very small, is practically reduced to zero.
Video: growing young at home
Florist mistakes and reaction to them
Unintentional mistakes in caring for young people most likely will not kill, but they do not have the best effect on appearance and ornamental plants. Therefore, you need to learn to understand what exactly the flower does not suit and how to correct the situation.
Table: external manifestations of errors in the care of young
| What does the plant look like? | What is the reason? |
| Dark brown blurry spots on the leaves. | Drops of water that fell on them when watering. |
| Blackening leaves and rosette bases. | Regular waterlogging of the soil. Promotes the development of rot low temperature in room. |
| Deformed leaves. | Excess fertilizer in the soil or use of unsuitable (hard) water for irrigation. |
| Leaves that lose their color, “loose” rosettes. | Lack of light and/or heat. Young people are accustomed to new conditions gradually. |
| Small leaves, slow growth. | The plant is cramped in a pot. Or it has not been transplanted for a long time - the soil needs to be updated. |
Common diseases and pests
Pretty thin young leaves are protected by a dense skin, so rosettes suffer from pests relatively rarely. More often they attack the roots. But the most dangerous for the plant is not insects, but rot, which develops rapidly if the soil in the pot turns into a swamp. When choosing a method for pest control, you need to remember that pubescent varieties of juveniles cannot be sprayed. Instead, the soil is watered with insecticide solutions.
The risk of infection can be minimized if you do not forget about prevention:
- placing all newly purchased houseplants in quarantine for at least 10-15 days;
- regular inspection of the collection and immediate isolation of all specimens that show suspicious symptoms;
- daily ventilation of the room;
- timely removal of dried leaves and rosettes from the pot;
- implementation of recommendations for caring for the plant, especially those related to watering;
- use only disinfected soil, clean pots and tools.
Table: diseases and pests that often affect young people
| Disease or pest | External manifestations | Control measures |
| Lumps of a whitish substance, similar to dirty cotton, at the base of the leaves and in the center of the rosette, a thin layer of plaque of the same color and blurry yellowish spots on the leaves. |
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| Yellowing, wrinkled leaves, soil extending from the edges of the pot, exposing a layer of whitish waxy coating. |
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| Slow growth and deformation of the plant, drying leaves, spherical swellings on the roots. |
For prevention, once every 2-3 weeks, dissolve a Decaris tablet (per 1 liter) in water for irrigation. |
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| Black-brown spots at the base of rosettes and leaves, softening, slimy to the touch roots, the presence of mold and an unpleasant putrefactive odor. | Treatment will be effective if the disease is just beginning to develop. A plant heavily affected by a fungus can be thrown away immediately.
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Photo: diseases and pests that affect young people
The mealybug seems relatively harmless, but it may well lead to the death of the plant. You can only be sure of the presence of a root bug only if you remove the plant from the pot. The root nematode and its eggs do not tolerate heat, so a hot bath is an effective remedy against the pest root rot treatable only in the early stages of the disease
How young breeds: planting at home
Problems with plant propagation at home are guaranteed not to arise. In the absence of child sockets, you can always use seeds purchased in specialized stores.
Rooting "offspring"
The easiest way to get a new plant. Child sockets are separated from the "parent" in late spring or summer. If the plant is flowering, wait for the buds to wilt. The size of the "offspring" does not matter.
Child outlets can be separated from the young during the next transplant
- Bend the "mustache" on which the child sockets are located to the ground and fix it with a hairpin or a wire bent in the shape of the letter U. To speed up the process of root formation, the substrate in this place must be loosened.
- After 2-3 weeks, separate the "baby" from the plant, treat the cut with crushed chalk, activated carbon, and colloidal sulfur.
- Further actions are the same as when transplanting young.
To stimulate the appearance of "babies", provide daylight hours lasting at least 10 hours. You can use fluorescent or special phytolamps for additional illumination.
How to grow from seed
It is rather problematic to get young seeds at home. Firstly, it is necessary to have two simultaneously flowering plants with different "parents". Secondly, you need to accurately guess the moment when to pick flowers. If they have not yet begun to wither, the seeds have not ripened, if the peduncle is allowed to dry out, they will die along with the entire rosette. Therefore, it is much easier to acquire them. The best time to land is February or early March.
Buying young seeds is probably not difficult
- Fill shallow containers with a mixture of sand and peat chips (1: 1) or perlite, vermiculite. Level the substrate and moisten it with a weak solution of any biostimulant - Kornevin, Heteroauxin, Zircon (2-3 ml per 1 liter of water).
- Spread the seeds more or less evenly over the surface of the soil. Do not sprinkle on top.
- Cover containers with foil or glass. Provide bright diffused light, a constant temperature of about 23-25ºС, keep the soil slightly moist at all times. Open the "greenhouse" for 10-15 minutes daily, airing the plantings.
- Shoots will appear in 7-10 days. Wait another two weeks and remove the "greenhouse" completely. Water the seedlings very sparingly.
- After two months, plant young plants in individual containers. Further care is normal.
Young seeds germinate fairly quickly
Young - undemanding, but showy plant, with the cultivation of which even a novice grower can handle. Having acquired one "stone rose", it is difficult to refuse further purchases. The genus impresses with a variety of shapes and shades, allowing you to collect a very unusual and pretty collection on the windowsill.
Such exotic plant how young it turns out to be easy and we talked about it on the pages of the site. How young blooms many have not seen and do not know that it blooms at all. .Today I will tell you in detail how it blooms young. Young people are also called "stone rose". They grow a "stone rose" for the sake of beautiful, decorative, fleshy leaves, but it turns out that the young blooms beautifully.
How young blooms
So, each outlet blooms only once in a lifetime, and then dies off. Look what a lovely flower, but it takes life from the outlet. But, in place of the dead young, new ones grow from the children. This is how youthful is rejuvenated.
For the first year, if the outlet is small, the young will not bloom. And rejoice, because first let the outlet give children, and then bloom and die. Therefore, it is better to buy small plants, otherwise it may bloom in you, die off and not give children and you will be left without young.
As soon as you propagate young, let it bloom and please the eye. Flowers at different varieties juvenile variety of color and shape. Blooms "stone rose" for a very long time and beautifully.
Some gardeners can't wait until they bloom young, as large rosettes do not always bloom. Encourage youngsters to bloom unfavourable conditions some stress. Even small rosettes can bloom, for example, neighboring rosettes are very crowded, there is nowhere to grow and flowering begins.
So, we looked at how young blooms. But in order to make it bloom, you need to use a compact planting of young. Try, grow, love this plant and it will surely bloom in you.
You can also see which bloomed for me this winter.
On the picture: close-up blooming Young
Young - general description
Young (Sempervivum tectorum) is a herbaceous perennial evergreen plant of the Crassulaceae family. The root system is superficial, characterized by weakness and shallow penetration into the soil. It was this property that was used to plant the plant on the roofs in order to strengthen the roof and gave the second name to the plant (rejuvenated roofing).
The stem is erect, furrowed, grows to a height of 20-30 cm, gradually covered with white hairs. The leaves are fleshy, pointed at the top, forming dense, closed, pointed rosettes of spherical shape, similar to cabbage. The leaves are covered with a dense skin, which makes it possible to slow down the evaporation of moisture, grow in a spiral way, on the tips of the leaves there are hairy bundles that envelop the rosette in a cocoon.
The flowers are small, pale yellow or greenish-yellow, collected in umbrellas. The fruit is a complex leaflet, the seeds are small, dusty.
Young - types and places of growth
Rejuvenated roofing (stone rose, hare cabbage) prefers sandy, gravelly, stony soils, clearings of pine forests. Open hills and river banks. The entire territory of Russia, except for the Far North, is inhabited by this original plant. It grows in the Caucasus, and in Europe, it is also found in areas of Asia Minor and Southwest, and on the African continent.
Back in the Middle Ages, residents of the civilized regions of Europe planted a stone rose on the roofs of houses, so that the plant would completely spread over the entire surface. Types of plants: young roofing, Caucasian, mountain, hybrid, dwarf, cobweb, etc.
Young - medicinal properties
Since ancient times, this plant has been used for medicinal purposes. The ancient Greeks believed that, together with wine, it could save from poisoning by the most strong poisons. The antidote properties of the plant were described back in the Middle Ages by the French pharmacist Odo in his poem “On the Properties of Herbs”.
The analgesic, disinfectant, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, soothing, antiscorbutic effects of the youth are used to treat various diseases. These are fever, stomach ulcers, diarrhea, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, ulcerative stomatitis, painful menstruation, epilepsy and expulsion of worms. Stone rose tincture is used in the treatment of eyes and ears, a decoction of the herb can be used to rinse the mouth with thrush.
Molodilo - dosage forms
Medicinal raw materials are the leaves of the plant, which are collected during the flowering of the plant. Chemical composition not studied to the end, but there is no doubt the presence in the leaves of malic and lactic acid, mucus, resins of tannins, trace elements.
Young - recipes
- Hemorrhoidal bumps, calluses on the legs or warts can be removed with the help of crushed young leaves, if applied to a large place. It also helps with insect bites.
- A mixture of crushed young leaves, honey and butter used to treat cracked breasts in lactating women. Homeopathic remedies from stone rose are used in the treatment of menstrual irregularities.
- The plant has a whitening effect on the skin - it can remove freckles and age spots, and the beauties of ancient Kyiv used this plant for a natural blush on their cheeks to look like a bulk apple.
A decoction of the leaves of a stone rose for the treatment of the stomach: pour in a thermos 1 tbsp. a spoonful of fresh leaves was young, leave for 1.5-2 hours, drink 2-3 tablespoons before meals.
Young - contraindications
No contraindications have been found in the treatment of this plant.
Description.
This plant takes its Latin name from two Latin words (semper) meaning "always" and (vivus) meaning "alive".
The “always alive” flower was young - it got its name because of its unpretentiousness and ability to survive in various conditions. There are still some Russian names for this flower - "stone rose" and the second common in everyday life - "hare cabbage". The name "stone rose" - came from the ability of the flower to grow young on stony soil, and the name "hare cabbage" because of the type of plant itself, its leaves look like a small head of cabbage with fleshy leaves blossoming in different directions. There is another name for young flowers - this is "thunder grass". In Europe, there was a long-standing belief that juvenile flowers protect against lightning strikes, because of this belief, in the Middle Ages, juveniles were planted on the roofs of houses. And one of the varieties of young flowers has a name - young roofing, covering the roof (Sempervivum tectorum).
Young flowers are used in decorative plantings, on Alpine rollercoaster, as a decoration of paths, various rocky slides. Also, young flowers are used in medicine in the form of infusions, decoctions and additives in ointments.
Landing and care.
The young are propagated mainly vegetatively, from mother plant many daughter small rosettes are formed. Planting is carried out in the spring, it can also be planted in the summer, the main thing is that the flowers take root in a new place. Planting of large plants is carried out immediately on permanent place, small children can be grown in the beds.
Breeding of juveniles can also be carried out with seeds, the seeds are sown in early March, at a shallow depth, the seeds germinate very quickly, usually a week after planting, I plant the plants in a permanent place in early July.
Young plants are planted in sandy soil mixed with garden soil, the soil should not retain moisture, to drain excess water it is better to make drainage from pebbles or expanded clay.
Care for young flowers is practically not needed, they do not require watering, as they have thick leaves in which they accumulate water and can be without it for a long time. Top dressing is also better not to produce, so as not to cause excessive plant growth. The most important care for flowers is to prevent stagnant water, the plant does not tolerate this.
Beneficial features young.
Young people are famous not only for their beauty, but also medicinal properties. These plants have an unusual type of photosynthesis, different from other plants. As a result of this feature, they accumulate a large amount of organic acids (oxalic, citric, malic, glycolic, fumaric, etc.). They also contain flavonoids, coumarins, tannins.
In folk medicine, fresh herb is used with honey or sugar for heart failure. Outwardly, fresh leaves are applied to hemorrhoidal bumps and calluses, cuts, abrasions. To do this, several crushed leaves are wrapped in gauze, applied to sore spots with hemorrhoids, burns, insect stings, warts and freckles.
The juice from the young leaves is used internally as a diuretic, anthelmintic, for headaches, tinnitus, to exacerbate hearing, for epilepsy, cystitis, gonorrhea.
Leaf juice is externally used for erysipelas, thrush, allergies, burns, dermatomycosis, mastitis, cracked nipples, gingivitis in children, as a detoxifier for bee stings, snakes, as an analgesic, to aggravate hearing, remove calluses, freckles, summer acne.
Young decoction is used for diseases of the bladder, dysentery, colitis, enterocolitis, hematuria, cystitis, gonorrhea, as an anti-inflammatory for women's diseases and in the postpartum period, for oligominorrhea, gastric ulcer, respiratory infections.
Preparation of decoction: 2 teaspoons of fresh crushed leaves in a glass of water. Boil in an enamel bowl in a water bath for 40 minutes. Cool at room temperature (10 minutes), strain. Take a quarter cup 4 times a day before meals.
An infusion of young herbs is used internally as an antipyretic, expectorant, and also for epilepsy. How to use: 2 teaspoons of fresh leaves to insist 2 hours in 1 cup of boiling water, drain. Taking a quarter cup 4 times; a day before meals.
The tincture was young on alcohol - anticonvulsant, with epilepsy, erysipelas. Preparation: 2-3 tablespoons of fresh leaves insist in 1 glass of vodka, strain. Take 20-30 drops before meals.
Ointment from the young (6 parts of pork fat are placed in a mortar and rubbed with 4 parts of fresh leaves) I apply to festering, long-term healing wounds and fistulas. It is also used for dislocations, mastitis, conjunctivitis, hemorrhoids, bee stings.
Molodil extracts have a biological activity that exceeds the activity of even aloe extracts.
In addition, young juice is used as a cosmetic product to make the skin of the face fresh and blush.
The photo is young.
