Bedding Plants

Coleus is one type of plant included in the spread of Lamiaceae family. Coleus is a plant that likes to grow in places with bright light, enough, is at a temperature between 60 ° - 65 ° F (15 ° - 18 ° C), and will not grow at temperatures below 55 ° F (13 ° C) . These plants require lots of water when growing up when in the summer and sometimes will issue the water through the leaf surface when too much water.

Coleus plants need nutrition each week during the season pans if the conditions are healthy and strong, but only once or twice during the winter. If the plant is sick, it should be given adequate lighting, temperature is quite warm, and spare him from the water.

Fittonia

This plant is also known as the mosaic of plants or snake skin and require adequate lighting. The appropriate temperature for these plants is between 65 ° - 70 ° F (18 ° - 21 ° C) and will not grow well at temperatures below 55 ° F or 13 ° C. These plants can grow in damp places, light enough, and warm temperatures. Fittonia plants can be used as indoor plants, terrarium, or plant in a bottle.

This plant maintenance can be done by retaining it in the damp places and can also be given compost with the aim to reduce the excess water. Fittonia needed nutrients in two weeks only once in the summer, whereas in winter nutrients needed once or twice. This plant consists of two distinct types, namely: Fittonia gigantea and Fittonia verschaffeltii argyroneura 'Minima'. Fittonia gigantea has leaves larger vessels with the color pink leaves, while Fittonia verschaffeltii argyroneura 'Minima' has leaves smaller, deep, and white.

Impatiens

Impatiens plant is one stretch that included in the family Balsaminaceae. These plants grow well in place with indirect light and temperatures suitable is between 60 ° - 70 ° F or 15 ° - 21 ° C. At temperatures below 55 ° F or 13 ° C, these plants may be tolerant but not like at temperatures higher than optimum temperatures. These plants prefer to grow in dry environments and not humid. As the current grows, impatiens need nutrients only once in two weeks in the summer, whereas in the winter requires a balanced liquid nutrition.

One of the cultivars of this plant, impatiens walleriana originating from Tanzania and Mozambique can grow well dengam flowers pink, white, and orange. The other impatiens cultivars of New Guinea Hybrids can be grown widely, more exotic flowers, red leaves, or color with variegate type. These plants require a good moisture and avoid the high temperature.

Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. is one of the plants included in the Crassulaceae family and comes from Madagascar. These plants are herbs that glaborous, succulent, and developed into the wood tissue. These plants need sufficient light for robust growth and the initiation of flowering. The appropriate temperature for this plant is 60 ° - 65 ° F or 15 ° - 18 ° C.

The plant has leaves arranged arrangement is crossed with a length of 1 to 3 inches and green. For maintenance can be done by providing compost which aims to remove excess water. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a plant that can save water in the winter and when winter comes, this plant can bloom.