Quarantus is a genus of annual or evergreen perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs belonging to the Kutrovye family. The genus includes eight species, the birthplace of seven of which - Madagascar, and one - India and Sri Lanka. The landscape design uses pink quarantus - a half-shrub 40-50 cm, with a lush and dense crown, dark green glossy leaves and acrylic flowers. In more detail that such karantus, will tell this article.
Did you know? Quarantus has many other names - pink periwinkle, Madagascar vinka, pink perinka, cayenne jasmine, lochner and others.
Create the perfect conditions for the quarantine
Quarantus is a grateful and unpretentious plant that gives the house a Mediterranean flavor, gives a good mood, a feeling of well-being and incessant summer. It is very important to create ideal conditions for him, choose a good place, ensure a comfortable temperature. Illumination by phytolamps or fluorescent lamps in the winter will not be superfluous.
Place in the house and lighting
Quarantus in everyday life unpretentious, and its cultivation and care will not burden the owner. Lighted places are well suited to the quarantus, but with a small influx of direct sunlight. Window sills western or east window. In the summertime, sunbathing should be carried out, the plant should be brought to fresh air, protected from precipitation. 
Important! Qaranthus is a poisonous plant that contains alkaloids used in the manufacture of drugs for leukemia and cirrhosis.
Temperature
The best summer temperature for quarantus is 20-25 ° C, in winter the air temperature should drop to 12-18 ° C. The plant is not capricious and resistant to temperature fluctuations, but you need not to overdo it and choose the most comfortable for a particular type of quarantus.
We select the pot and soil
Quarantus is growing rapidly, so for the normal development of the flower he will need a large clay or ceramic pot. Qatarantus likes a light and nutritious soil - the best option for a plant, during planting they mix up sod, humus, leafy soil, add peat and sand in equal parts.
Did you know? When buying a quarantus, it is worth carefully inspecting the bushes and choosing plants that already have a large number of buds, but the flowering has not yet begun. In this way you will achieve colorful flowering.
Features care for the quarantined at home
Growing up a quarantine, you should not forget that care at home should be regular. It is necessary to take into account many subtleties, for example, intolerance to drafts, the need to maintain high humidity, water, complex fertilize, trim and tie up your home plant.
Watering and humidity
The homeland of the quarantus is Madagascar. Water the plant should be regularly, but do not allow the over-wetting of the earth and stagnant water. If the quarantus does not provide drainage, after watering it is necessary to drain off excess moisture. It often happens that due to a lack of moisture in the quarantined leaves curl. You can solve the problem by resuming watering. High humidity is one of the conditions for a good representative of the flora, as well as regular spraying of the quarantus. Airing will have a good effect on your flower, preserve the brightness and richness of the shade of the leaves and protect against many diseases.
What and how often to conduct dressing
Crops karantus precedes top dressing. After the emergence of seedlings, the first feeding with potassium and nitrogen is carried out after 2-3 weeks. Every two weeks, seedlings are fertilized with the mineral complex Ammophos, Nitrophos or Nitroammophos, with a concentration of 0.1-0.2%. In July and August, it is worthwhile to increase the content of magnesium and phosphorus in fertilizers, as well as saltpeter.
Pruning a bush
If the gardener is interested in how to successfully grow quarantus from seeds at home, he should understand the need for this procedure. Pruning of the bush is done in spring in order to improve the tillering of the quarantine, extended over the winter, but in exceptional cases, when the plant grows in size too actively, it can be cut in the summer. On the trimmed stem, flowers will appear only in a few weeks. The main stem will be woody.
Important! The plant regularly throws off the old lower foliage, baring the stem, and cutting the shoots during baldness contributes to the constant flowering of the shoots.
Correct Caratranth Transplant
Novice florists are interested in how to transplant carantus. The first pick should be done after the plant reaches a height of 6-8 cm, and also four real leaves will appear on it. The rapid growth of the flower contributes to the transplant every year. In June, it is good to move the plant to new pots. Due to transhipment, growth of the representative of flora will not slow down. It is not necessary to allow the roots to be woven over the whole earth in a pot, so that the quarantus does not cease to bloom, and its leaves do not turn yellow and dry.
Methods of reproduction of quarantus at home
Reproduction - a set of processes that lead to an increase in the number of plant individuals. Asexual, sexual and vegetative reproduction is distinguished. Quarantus, as a higher plant, is capable of vegetative propagation, which includes division, grafting and propagation by seed.
Dividing bush
Reproduction of quarantus by division (partitioning) is a simple and effective way. Due to the dying off of the central part of the root system and the heavily lignified base of the shoot (caudex), the quarantus is split into particles. Separated particles have roots and stems and are capable of independent activity. Most often mature bushes are easy to divide, which is carried out in April-May. Mostly delenki well take root, quickly get used to a new place and accelerate growth.
Cuttings
Carantus cutting (sarmentation) is one of the best breeding methods. This is reproduction by layering - rooted branches, which are separated from the parent plant, shoots that take root in the nodes. In the process of grafting can take part rhizomes and wintering buds - turion. In spring, planting material is cut from the tops of the mother bushes. The cuttings are able to settle down well, they are resistant to pests, they very quickly form the root system in the ground under the condition of abundant constant irrigation and the supply of warm air. 
Seeds
The propagation of quarantus (vegetative diasporia) by seeds is very popular among gardeners. This type of reproduction provides the largest number of offspring and its effective settlement. The range of seeds of the quarantine is quite wide. It is best to choose large, dark brown, almost black seeds and sow them in March. Seeds are buried in the ground for 1-2 cm. The containers with seeded seeds are covered with a film and put in an unlit place so that they will germinate for 10 days. The seeds of the quarantus generally germinate well. After the appearance of 4 true sheets in the seedlings, they dive. Seedlings, which have already grown up, not dividing, are moved to a permanent place, so that the quarantus will branch more, it is necessary to pinch it.
Possible problems, diseases and pests of the karantus, how to eliminate them
Qatarantus and its landing and care do not require a great waste of time, effort and money. Among the advantages of quarantus is resistance to diseases and pests. Overly abundant watering can cause the fungal diseases of the carantuses, which manifest themselves as brown spots on the leaves. But the lack of moisture will result in the attack of the scythos and the spider mite. You can fight it with chemical insecticides, for example, "Aktellikom" and "Phosbecid" or folk remedies: a mixture of kerosene, oil and alcohol.
To prevent the occurrence of shchitovki help regular sprinkling of leaves and ventilation. A lack of light can also affect the catarantus: its stems will begin to stretch, poor growth and poor flowering indicate a lack of nutrients in the soil; the tips of the leaves can also dry out due to low humidity; yellowing and twisting of the leaves is a sign of insufficient watering; without getting the right amount of light and moisture, the plant can still bud.
Observing all the requirements for the care of quarantus, you will receive a plant, the beauty of which you will admire and which will perfectly fit into your interior.
