Sinadenium Grant: Home Care and Main Varieties

Grant's Synadenium is a beautiful plant that is easy to care for. It stands out favorably against the background of other ornamental plants with the brightness of its foliage. The flower is not as famous as other succulents, but representatives of this species boast a variety of appearances. The Granta synadenium can be a small bush on a windowsill and a huge tree as high as the ceiling.

This plant is native to the tropics, evergreen. Also the common name that the synadenium bears is “the tree of love”. Why is this plant called that? It is not known exactly, but it is often associated with the shape of the flowers and their color. They are a bit like roses, dark red, burgundy colors have been associated with love for many centuries.

Main types

Grant's synadenium in the room

The plant is quite large, it can reach 3 meters in height. In a year, spurge can grow by 25 centimeters. It has very powerful roots that reach the depths of the earth. From time to time, rare lateral thickened processes appear in the branches. The stems themselves are smooth. This structure allows you to retain moisture during intense tropical heat.

Synadenium Rubra

An interesting feature of the Rubre Grant synadenium is the presence of purple spots on the leaves, which, moreover, have an irregular shape. At a young age, the plant is completely pink. Flowering occurs in winter and is a "shoot" of peduncles with corymbose inflorescences.

Sinadenium Rubra is different in color

The fruit of the plant looks like a box with three compartments containing black seeds.

Burgundy

Grant's synadenium is a species that has burgundy leaf plates. There may also be varieties with green or brown leaf tones. Flowers can also be burgundy.

Others

The genus of the synadenium has 20 species, but only Granta and its varieties can be grown at home. All representatives of this species grow very intensively. Therefore, you often have to cut the synadenium.

Home care

The rules of care for all succulents that belong to the Euphorbia family are similar.

Humidity

Euphorbia sinadenium is a succulent. This is a class of plants that can accumulate moisture within itself. Therefore, excess water can only harm him.

The plant is also unpretentious to the level of humidity in the room. It quickly adapts to dry microclimate and does not require spraying. But it is recommended to put the plant under the shower from time to time to wash away the dust from it.

Earth mixture

The plant gets particular benefit from fertilization. Then the shrub will look much more attractive. It must be fertilized from spring to autumn inclusive. Due to the fact that the plant "hibernates" in winter, there is no need to introduce additional feeding.

Sinadenium loves loose but nutrient-rich soil. Therefore, it is recommended to supply it with compost, black peat.

Sinadenium Grant is unpretentious to growing conditions

You can use universal and organic fertilizers. There is no need to frequently feed this succulent. It is enough to introduce feeding every 2 weeks without disturbing the dosage.

Temperature

The optimum temperature regime for the plant is 22-26 degrees Celsius. Sinadenium quickly adapts to other conditions, but if the air cools down to +10 degrees, the roots may die off.

In the summertime, it is best to keep the shrubbery on a glazed and well-ventilated balcony.

Watering

The plant does not require frequent watering. In the summer, you need to wait until the topsoil is dry. In winter, you can wait until half of the soil is dry. In caring for this plant, the main rule is that it is better not to water than to water too much. This should be done only if there is a real need.

Illumination

Like any other plant, the synadenium needs diffused light. If it is not enough, the succulent will lose its decorative properties. If not enough light enters the room, it is recommended to place the bush in a cooler room in order to slow down the growth of the plant. So you can preserve its decorative properties in low light conditions.

Pruning features

Sinadenium grows rapidly, so it is recommended to trim it every year. This will also create the desired shrub shape. Pruning is done in the spring. First of all, you need to cut off strongly elongated and bare shoots.

The synadenium is trimmed with a sharp knife or pruner. The branches are cut off at the level of the leaf. Milk appears in the place of the cut after the procedure, the release of which should be stopped with charcoal or activated carbon.

Plant transplant

Succulents are transplanted almost every year due to its rapid growth. Sinadenium can be grown in any shape or size pot. The optimal time for transplanting is March-April. In this case, immediately after pruning, you can settle the plant in new soil. The root system can easily withstand this procedure.

Reproduction methods

There are two main methods of propagation: stem cuttings and seeds.

Stem cuttings

This is actually the only way of reproduction, since the plant hardly blooms at home. Cuttings obtained after pruning can be easily forced to take root in water. It is recommended to plant several cuttings in one pot at once. Then you can achieve greater decorativeness.

Even with only one cutting, you can achieve good branching by regular pinching, after further pruning the plants can be planted with new ones.

Grant's synadenium blooms

Another way of reproduction of the synadenium is to divide the bush during transplantation. In this case, you will get two large plants.

Seeds

The seeds are in a special box. In practice, this method is almost never implemented. At home, it is very difficult to create conditions favorable for the reproduction of this shrub, especially considering that it is adapted to the subtropical and tropical climate.

Plant toxicity

Sinadenium flowers are poisonous, its juice can cause serious poisoning and allergic reactions. Therefore, it is recommended to keep the plant away from children and animals, and for safety it is better to prune, transplant and propagate the synadenium with gloves.

Sinadenium flowers are toxic

Sinadenium Granta is a wonderful plant that can be grown indoors. It is unassuming to care for, but from time to time you need to put it under the shower to wash off the dust and fertilize the soil. This should not be done as often as with other plants.

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