The plant closes its petals before the rain. Plants barometers - weather forecasters on the windowsill. Which trees and shrubs are natural barometers

The ability to sensitively respond to all kinds of changes in nature is one of the most characteristic features that distinguish plants and animals from inanimate matter.

For example, with rapid temperature changes rock it may crack and weather, the reservoir may dry up, but there is no tendency to self-preservation in these changes. At the same time, living organisms always strive to either get away from a temperature that is harmful to them, or different ways protect yourself from her.

At different types animals have special reflexes to various external influences, which always have one or another biological meaning. For example, ants, bees, midges, spiders over the course of many generations have developed a sluggish sensitivity to all sorts of harbingers of bad weather, since an unexpected change of weather means death for them.

Spiders are excellent meteorologists. They predict weather changes with the accuracy of a barometer. Spiders are known to be intolerant of dampness. Therefore, being afraid of dew, they rarely go hunting in the morning. In the morning they appear only when there is no dew. And the absence of dew is one of the signs of an approaching bad weather. Spiders are also afraid of the heat. Therefore, if spider goes hunting on a hot afternoon, which means that he anticipates strong wind or a thunderstorm, which, breaking the web, can deprive him of food. In the evenings, spiders willingly leave their home if they do not feel the approach of rain. Seeing a spider in the evening, you can safely expect good weather the next day.

The ability of bees to anticipate changes in the weather has long been known. When a thunderstorm approaches, they flock to the apiary from everywhere and within a few minutes imperceptibly spray over the apiary itself. As soon as the clouds cover the sky and cover the sun, the bees that have flown out of the hive return from the road, leave the flowers, and those that have not flown lay mine flight. When the first heavy drops of thunderstorm rain splash, the bees are nowhere to be seen.

Hymenoptera insects, covered with copper-red skin and bright red hairs - osmium, together with swallows, bring us spring.

In clear weather, the char fish lies at the bottom of the aquarium without moving, but now, wagging its long body, it begins to scurry along the walls of the aquarium, and after a while the sky is covered with clouds. But the char is already rushing around the aquarium up and down, left and right, which means that raindrops will soon drum. The char is successfully used as a "living barometer" by peasants in some parts of China. His behavior is surprisingly accurate in predicting weather changes.

The ability of birds to anticipate changes in the weather is widely known. As soon as the piercing screech of swifts, the usual inhabitants of many cities, resounds over the bell towers and towers, one must certainly wait for the onset of heat, even if they still hold on. bad weather and cold.

The first signals of the approach of autumn are the movements of cranes. In general, they seem to be in no hurry to fly away and reluctantly part with the north: they suddenly leave their place in a significant area almost on the same day and then settle somewhere to the south for two or three days. And this anxiety is always not in vain: a day after the shift, or even on the same evening, the temperature drops greatly, and sometimes after warm day frost will strike at night and beat cucumbers or potato tops.

On the high plateaus of New Mexico there are extensive colonies of prairie dogs, which, in anticipation of the onset hibernation that occurs at the end of October, they close all the openings of their dwelling to protect themselves from the cold and fall asleep in order to wake up at the first warm spring days. According to the observations of the Indians, prairie dogs often open their homes before the end of the cold weather, and this is a sure sign of the imminent onset of heat.

An amazing manifestation of the vital activity of plants should be recognized as the ability of many of them to anticipate changes in the weather. The slightest change in the humidity of the air is instantly captured by these sensitive organisms, even if it cannot be noted by a sensitive instrument.

In India, huge thickets of reeds stretch along the banks of the rivers. Here they hide and make their lairs predatory beasts, and only a fearless hunter dares to make his way through the reeds. Such a hunter does not need a barometer, he will unmistakably determine by one kind of reed whether weather the next day to favor his hunting trip. If in the morning, between 8-10 o'clock, transparent drops of liquid, like tears, are visible in the corners of the leaves, then you need to wait for rain. "Reeds are crying - to be rain," says the Indian. Indeed, the next day bursts into torrential streams rain.

Found in our latitudes whole line other "barometer" plants that can warn us in advance of rain. For example, honeysuckle flowers emit a particularly strong fragrance before rain, while before a drought they are completely odorless. Leaves horse chestnut before the rain allocate a large number of sticky juice. Yellow flowers acacias, in anticipation of a near bad weather, seem to open their arms: the pistils move apart and a brilliant drop of honey appears in the center of each flower. Bone bushes, hiding in the shade of trees, straighten their usually rounded leaves 15-20 hours before the rain.

The ears of the calla growing in swamps are provided, as the name of the plant shows, with a white leaf covering the entire inflorescence from the side. From the position of this white side leaf one can also with great success predict changes in the weather. Before rain, the bract bends to the side and becomes almost at right angles to the inflorescence, while before clear weather it is held completely upright.

Botanists now count more than 400 weather forecasting plants scattered everywhere. But there is no doubt that their actual number is much greater, since observations of plants in this direction have so far been very few.

It should be noted that a number of reliable weather references are given by different authors in fiction. Some of them are interesting to bring.

In the book by V. K. Arsenyev “In the Wilds of the Ussuri Territory”, its hero Dersu Uzala defines: “... ours walk well during the day, it will rain in the evening.

I asked him why he thought it wouldn't rain during the day.

“Look for yourself,” Gold replied. “You see, little birds go back and forth, play, eat.” It will rain soon - then sit quietly, sleep anyway.

Indeed, I remembered that before the rain it is always quiet and gloomy, but now it’s the other way around: the forest lived full life; woodpeckers, jays and nutcrackers called to one another everywhere, and fussy nuthatches whistled merrily.

In the book Dm. Medvedev " Strong-willed"we find such a place:" ... an unprecedented sight opened before our eyes: on the right, in the east, a huge fireball rises.

What's up with the sun today? I ask the old peasant.

- To the blizzard, - he answers shortly ...

— What a blizzard, papa? There is not a cloud in the sky, and there is no wind either, - Alexander Alexandrovich laughs.

But the farmer was right.

The sun, rising above the horizon, became less and less, faded and turned from red to dull-pale, covered with a cloudy veil of a cloud that had come from nowhere. The wind got stronger.

... A blizzard has begun.

Between actors G. Baldin's story "The General" the following conversation takes place:

“I liked it, you say? Who will not like such air, only now to a thunderstorm.

“It doesn’t look like it, Trofim Petrovich. Not a cloud in the sky.

- But you'll see ... Hey, the whistle of the locomotive is muffled. Always before a thunderstorm…”

Sailors, fishermen, shepherds, farmers, hunters very skillfully predict the weather. Shepherds, in particular mountaineers in the Alps and in our Caucasus, often predict the onset of wet weather by the wool of sheep. It easily absorbs moisture from the air and at high relative humidity dampens. Feeling the wool of his sheep and noticing that it is damp, the shepherd expects the onset of rainy or foggy weather.

Sailors predict bad weather by tightening knots. The hemp fibers from which the ropes are twisted have the property of swelling with increasing humidity. Therefore, knots loosely tied in dry weather, in damp air, from twisting the ropes are tightened more tightly, it becomes more difficult to untie them.

The number of signs of weather change noticed by man is enormous. You can read about them in the specialized literature.

Here we only note the following rules.

If you stand with your back to the wind, then the worsening of the weather should be expected only on the left, but never on the right. Therefore, any cloud on the right, there is no change in the weather.

Most sure signs bad weather is usually clouds and wind.

If it's coming warm front (warm air looms over the cold, and cold air retreats), the main harbingers of bad weather are high cirrus clouds. They are visible at a distance of 100-200 km (Fig. 78). They are 400-500 km ahead of the first precipitation and pass 12-16 hours before the clouds of the lower tier, from which rain or snow falls.

If it's coming cold front(warm air recedes, and cold air spreads after it), then it is often preceded by clouds in the form of small balls, called in Everyday life"sheep". Precipitation can be predicted from the nature of the cloud in no more than 3-5 hours, and more often a cloud appears so unexpectedly and moves so quickly that it can be done in just 30-40 minutes.

Clouds - harbingers of bad weather - always appear at the very edge of the horizon, thickening on one side of it. Spreading across the sky, they always remain densest on the side of the horizon where they first appeared.

Clouds randomly scattered across the sky are usually not harbingers of bad weather.

As a guideline for characterizing the wind, there may be signs of its influence on terrestrial objects and the sea surface.

Not only weather forecasters and living creatures (animals, birds, amphibians, crustaceans, fish, insects), but even plants can predict the weather for the next few hours, days and even weeks.

Scientists claim that more than four hundred species can be counted in the post-Soviet space. various plants capable of predicting the weather. They can be found in a flower bed, in a field, in a garden, in a kitchen garden, near a river or pond, in a park or in a forest. True, in order to determine the weather by their behavior, you should look closely. Plants make most of their movements in accordance with their natural biological clock, but sometimes they react in the same way to changes in the weather. Some flowers close before the rain or change their appearance. A good predictor of the coming bad weather is

mallow ordinary, the flowers of which seem to fade before the rain. Ipomoea also signals the imminent rain, folding its purple flowers into a bundle. But the yellow acacia, Tatar and common honeysuckle before the rain release a huge amount of nectar, attracting various insects. The violet is also a reliable barometer - if its flowers look cheerfully at the world purple eye, then this is for stable sunny weather. And when the violet flower is closed, then bad weather should be expected. On the lawns and flower beds of urban megacities are often found

broadleaf cannes,

which, despite their East Indian origin, in our conditions bloom until the first frost. But few people know that these flowers are also called the “rain tree”, because when transparent droplets of moisture are visible on the wide leaves of cannes in the morning, it will definitely rain in the afternoon. Mimosa trees can also predict the next bad weather, which fold their leaves before the rain, as if they are afraid to soak them. From indoor plants a good weather forecaster is

monstera, which, on the eve of rain, begins to “cry”, releasing droplets of moisture at the ends of its leaves. On the garden plots or in vegetable gardens you can often find nondescript grass, the leaves of which always seem to be wet to the touch. This plant is called wood lice, and many summer residents are trying in every possible way to get rid of this weed. But a few bushes of wood lice on the site should still be left, because by its small white flowers you can determine whether it will rain in the near future or not. If the corollas of woodlice flowers are not opened in the morning, and the flowers themselves drooped, then after some time the first drops should be expected. Since the wood lice blooms from April until the first cold weather, you can use such a weather forecaster all summer. Even an ordinary potato bends its pedicels down before the rain, so when you arrive at the site, the first thing you need to do is take a closer look at it. The onset of bad weather portends and

common clover, the leaves of which fall before the rain and fold like an umbrella covering the heads of flowers. Also in cloudy, unpleasant weather and before the rain, the yellow dandelion flowers are tightly closed. Even a faded dandelion can predict the coming weather. dry sunny weather its white fluffy parachutes easily scatter in all directions even at the slightest touch or from a light breeze. And before bad weather, the fluffy ball folds up like an umbrella, and no winds and rains are afraid of it. Rainy weather is also foreshadowed by strawberry flowers, which always droop before bad weather, protecting themselves from precipitation. In the forest, to determine the nearest weather, an excellent barometer is

stonecrop purple (this plant can be found in clearings and edges). If in the evening the pink flowers of this plant are closed, then the coming day should be dry and sunny. But when the flowers remain open on the eve of the night, the next morning will be rainy. In many moist forests you can find a plant like

calla, which can be recognized by the inflorescence in the form of an ear wrapped in a white leaf. In anticipation of rain, this plant bends this leaf covering the inflorescence to the side, and before good weather, the end of the leaf looks up. Before rainy weather, many plants growing near water bodies also “cry”: chastuha, arrowhead,

plakun-grass,

burr, telorez. Also, our ancestors once determined the weather for the next minutes and hours with the help of a chistyak and

oak anemones, the flowers of which close before bad weather. And it is also worth taking a closer look at the meadow core, the stem with flowers of which always bends down before the rain. This plant seems to feel the arrival of rain in advance and wilts prematurely.

Melilot officinalis a few hours before the rain, on the contrary, lifts its leaves up and folds them. You can also determine the weather forecast for the coming months with the help of trees. So one of the most accurate and "outstanding" long-term weather forecasts "forecasters" is

beautiful birch. According to folk omens, if a birch tree releases a lot of juice before blooming leaves, then the summer will be rainy and rainy. If the leaves on the birch appear earlier than the green foliage on the alder, then the summer will be dry and warm. Otherwise, rain and cold weather are guaranteed. On alder, aspen, bird cherry and various types of willows, moisture forms on the leaves before bad weather. Sometimes, even in good weather, this moisture falls from the leaves so abundantly that the ground under the trees becomes wet. Even beautiful spruces have synoptic abilities. Before rain, they lower heavy branches down, and before clear weather, they raise them back up. But the biggest "crybaby" among the trees is

maple. Before the rain on this tree, droplets of moisture appear where the leaf cuttings are attached to the branches. Attentive and observant people's weather forecasters say that maple predicts the next rains three to four days before they arrive! In any case, these signs should not be forgotten even after visiting the most “true” meteorological sites, because meteorologists from all over the world can make mistakes, and barometer plants almost never!

In those days, when radio and weather centers did not yet exist, people learned about the upcoming bad weather with the help of plants. Many flowers are real weather forecasters: they are able to make a completely reliable weather forecast. Dew drops, closed flower buds most often indicate that it is going to rain, and violent flowering portends sunny weather.

Weather forecast from flowers

Caring for flowering plants, our ancestors noticed that some representatives of the flora are indifferent to weather changes, while others change their behavior depending on the level of humidity. Most often, flowers react to the weather, which can suffer from heavy rain, or residents of wet rainforest whose whole life is connected with water. Both indoor and garden flowers, as well as some trees, can predict the weather - it is only important to know what signs and phenomena to pay attention to.

At different plants- your prediction period. Some begin to "cry" a few hours before the start of the rain, others - almost before the downpour, and some - even a day before. Signs that indicate change natural conditions, some. In some plants, the buds close, in others the aroma intensifies, and still others begin to release drops of moisture.

All these phenomena are the result of adaptation to new conditions. Closed, tightly pressed petals are not easy to cut off by gusts of wind and large drops of rain. Increasing the smell is a way to attract insects. They must have time to pollinate the flowers before the bad weather. Acacia and honeysuckle smell the most before the rain, and the aroma can tell about the imminent onset of evening. The release of droplets on the leaves is the result of an increase in air humidity, at which normal evaporation of moisture does not occur.

Monstera and alocasia

It would seem that indoor plants do not care about the weather on the other side of the window, but they have retained their genetic memory and continue to predict rain. The most famous home weather forecasters are monstera and alocasia.

The tropical monstera creeper evokes far from the best associations for many, but its name does not go back to the word “monster”, but to the Latin monstrosus, which means “amazing, bizarre” in translation. The huge carved leaves of the monstera are very beautiful, and the airy adventitious roots give it a mysterious look. Before the rain, rather large drops appear on the leaves, so if you find that the monstera is crying, do not forget to grab an umbrella.

Alocasia is also native to the tropics. Its brightly veined leaves are arranged on long stems. Millions of stomata are located on the surface of the leaf, through which the flower gets rid of excess moisture. In the homeland of alocasia, there is so much water during the rainy season that the plant had to find a way to dump the excess. So when the air humidity rises, which happens before the rain, the flower also begins to cry. However, the same effect can appear with too much watering, so you should not trust the flower forecaster too much.

Mallow and Ipomoea

The beauty of mallow can compete with many tropical plants: lush buds on tall stems can decorate any garden. Usually mallows are planted in groups: this way they look more attractive. If in the middle sunny day if you notice that the flowers began to wilt, and then completely closed, do not plan a trip to the river or long walks. Mallow flowers close on the eve of bad weather.

Ipomoea is an annual climbing plant that is often used for decorative vertical gardening. Bright bluebells of white, pink, red and of blue color buried in juicy green leaves. As a rule, Ipomoea blooms only in the morning and fades in the light of the sun. On a cloudy day, it can hold out longer, and then the hedge or wall of the house will delight you with the magnificent spectacle of hundreds of buds blooming.

As soon as the rain clouds approach, the morning glory folds its petals, so that already ripe buds may not open in the rain. The property of the plant is quite understandable: the petals are too tender to withstand the pressure of rain jets. In addition, bees and other insects hide anyway, so it makes no sense for the plant to expend energy on opening the flower.

Tulips and crocuses

At spring primroses century is short. And, and crocuses in a week or two manage to raise buds to the sun, bloom and bloom. Gardeners have long noticed a feature of tulips: before the onset of rain, their buds close. The shape of the flower resembles a glass. If it had not learned to close itself, water would have filled the natural vessel and the stem would have broken. But even if the flower had survived the downpour, all the precious pollen would have been washed away and wasted without any use. Fortunately, tulips have learned to determine the humidity of the air and predict the weather.

Crocuses and tulips react not only to humidity, but also to temperature. The buds close at the slightest threat of a cold snap. Having a flower bed bulbous plants, it is easy to determine how warm the coming day or night will be. Interestingly, crocuses are divided into autumn and spring varieties. Autumn ones bloom in September, when other bulbs have faded and fallen asleep a long time ago. Both spring and autumn varieties can predict the weather.

Dandelions

Some quite pretty flowering plants have not best reputation among gardeners. Dandelion is considered a weed because it has an amazing vitality and ability to reproduce. In addition to light white parachutes, it can also multiply by root particles, so dandelion thickets have to be weeded several times.

Dandelion is another barometer plant. He is able to accurately predict rain several hours before the first drops fall. In sunny weather, golden ones are open until evening. But if you see the meadow turn from gold to green, it will soon rain.

Interestingly, not only flowers close at the dandelion. The fluffy seed heads also roll up so that the fluffs don't get washed down by water and fly as far away from the parent plant as possible.

In ancient times, it was extremely important for a person to predict the weather in order to understand whether it was possible to go hunting when planting plants. For centuries, people have closely followed nature. Thus, there was an accumulation of knowledge about which plants predict the weather. And this wisdom was passed from parents to children, and has come down to our days. Even weather forecasters would envy the weather forecasts of our grandfathers and grandmothers.

Plants do not predict the weather as brightly as when they hide an hour before a storm or worry before an earthquake. However, with proper observation, it is still possible to notice the signs of plants.

• In the early morning, a plentiful amount of dew on the grass means that a favorable day awaits. Dry - soon rain. And when the dew forms in the evening and stays until the morning, the weather will be sunny for a long time.
• Loosestrife loosestrife (plakun-grass) and aloe-like (common) telorez release moisture before the coming rain.
• Kostyanika straightens the leaves and covers the berries with them to protect them from the weather.
  Sweet clover folds leaves before a thunderstorm.
• If the asterisk does not straighten after dawn, clouds and clouds can be expected.
  Burdock in wet weather softens and ceases to be tenacious. But with the advent of heat and dryness, it spreads the hooks and becomes stiff.
• folds the leaves before dry weather and, on the contrary, spreads them out in the rain.
  A blooming dandelion hides a yellow core and closes with a green rosette in front of bad weather. If you blow on a dandelion, you can see that the seeds are fixed and come off with difficulty. Whereas in hot weather they easily scatter.
• Buttercup and bindweed hide flowers when the weather turns bad.
• Celandine, clover and meadowsweet lean closer to the ground, before rainy weather.
  "Weeping" reeds - when it is covered with drops of water, it means that a storm and a heavy downpour are coming. In the old days, hunters, seeing this sign, immediately hurried home or to shelter.
• Sow thistle and sorrel are accurate predictors of the tone of the coming winter. If the former grows predominantly in the fields, then the winter will be harsh and cold, if the latter is mild, with thaws.

You can notice the signs of the weather not only by the listed plants. In your personal garden, you can find little helpers that can replace a weather station. There are other signs that a person discovered by watching animals.

The worms crawl out into the rain. Many May beetles - it will be a hot summer. The nightly chirping of crickets predicts a clear day. Insects fly past open flowers - to clear weather. The dog lies on the snow - a blizzard is coming.

Man observed not only the "living" world, but also various phenomena. The stuffiness portends rain. If the snowdrifts begin to melt from the north side, then the summer will be long and warm, from the south - short and cold. High clouds - good weather. Pale moon and stars - to the rain. A bright halo around the moon - to a strong wind.

Signs and superstitions based on observations of plants are diverse and will help with predicting the weather not only for the next day, but also for the next month, season, or even suspect a dry or cold year.

Flowers have always been valued by mankind not only for their beauty, but also for their clear signals. Some flowers hide their buds, while other plants begin to change position and cling to the ground.

• Roses close their buds tightly before the rain.
• The flowers are most fragrant before the rain.
• Malva hides colorful petals 1-2 days before bad weather.
• Daisies and blue snowdrops (scilla, Scylla) close up before the weather and bend to the ground to protect themselves from the wind.
• Calla (Calla) loves water, so before the rain, its leaves straighten out, and in dry weather they remain closed.
• The water lily hides deeper into the water, warning of an impending downpour. In addition, the opening of lilies indicates the end of frost.
• The coltsfoot reports the strengthening of spring. As soon as yellow flowers cover the ground, folk wisdom says: spring has settled, and no longer intends to yield to winter.

Air temperature and humidity can be successfully estimated from plants.

1. Oak creaks before rain and hurricane. Also, if the oak is covered with acorns, a harsh winter should be expected.
2. Rosehip inflorescences do not open if bad weather is expected.
3. Acacia and honeysuckle smell the brighter the closer the rain.
4. The leaves of willow and acorn are covered with drops before bad weather.
5. Spruce branches reach for the sun, fall before the rain and nestle against the trunk before a blizzard.
6. If, in a downpour, a spruce tree raises its branches, it means that soon the rain will end, and the clouds will disperse.
7. Conifers actively release resin in the face of bad weather.
8. Pine trees before a thunderstorm and a storm emit a rumble that can be heard by putting your ear to a tree.
9. are not limited to predictions of only rains and frosts.
10. Plants also warn about what the coming season will be like.
11. If a autumn leaf fall is moving rapidly, then you need to wait soon for hard frosts and a harsh winter. And if the leaf fall is delayed, then the winter will be good.
12. An abundant amount of frost on the branches of trees predicts a hot summer.
13. When the branches of the trees bend from the weight of the snow, the spring will be rainy. In the old days, on this basis, it was determined that the year would be full with abundant harvests.
14. Late blooming mountain ash reports a clear and sunny autumn and an abundance of mushrooms. If there are a lot of berries, then expect showers and harsh winter but summer will be nice.
15. The more berries and mushrooms in the forest, the colder and snowier the winter will be. Beliefs say that this is how nature takes care of animals that need to survive long frosts.
16. If in the spring the oak blossoms before the ash, the weather will be dry and without rain. Otherwise, it will rain.
17. The rowan gave white flowers, and the maple blossomed leaves - it means the end of the morning frosts.

In the field of forecasts, predictions and weather forecasting, it is worth noting the birch separately. There are many signs associated with this tree.

• If by autumn the birch foliage turns yellow from the bottom to the top of the tree, then we can expect that spring will be delayed.
• If the birch leaves do not fall off and linger until October 15-20, then winter will be late for the deadline to accept the post.
• If birch leaves fall immediately, then in February there will be a thaw.
• The more juice a birch gives in the spring, the rainier the summer will be.
• When birch blossoms ahead of maple or alder, next months will be dry. Otherwise, you can safely wait for many rainy days.

This is all just a small part of the signals flora. There are countless signs both in the culture of our people and in any other. A large part of the signs can be explained, with scientific point vision. Although, of course, there are thousands of superstitions that can only be called nonsense. Nevertheless, thanks to this knowledge, our grandfathers, great-grandfathers and their ancestors survived.

They say that at home this flower can predict rain: if it “cries” - wait for bad weather ...

Alocasia flowers - rarely grown indoors tropical plant. It comes from the aroid family. There are more than fifty various kinds, differing in plant height, size, shape and color. General feature all varieties - dense shield-shaped large leaves, oval, with a pointed end and clearly visible veins. On the surface of the leaf there are stomata, through which Alokaziya dump excess moisture.

The plant was brought from Malaysia and Ceylon, where it grows wild. How Alocasia is considered one of the most decorative deciduous plants, and well deserved. Its magnificent foliage looks very picturesque in almost any interior, especially near artificial reservoirs of winter gardens. The plant is quite large, reaches a height of 1 m.

Alocasia blooms very rarely, its small ones are collected on the cob, partially wrapped in a leaf, like in a bedspread. If the cob-inflorescence is pollinated, then berries with seeds are formed over time. It is better to remove inflorescences, since during their appearance the growth of magnificent leaves stops, because of which Alocasia flowers, in fact, are grown.

You should know that the whole plant is completely poisonous, the juice irritates the mucous membranes and skin, so the tropical beauty must be kept away from children and animals.

It is simply amazing how unpretentious the overseas flower of Alocasia is. Caring for him, despite his tropical origin, is simple, you just need to provide the conditions to which he is accustomed to. wild nature. It grows quietly in a moist, warm microclimate, spreading its exotic leaves. Periodically, some of them turn yellow and fall off, but new ones immediately grow in their place. Alocasia flowers are very fond of light, however, they need to be shaded from the direct rays of the sun.

Heat and humidity are indispensable conditions for good health for plants, it is advisable not to allow sudden changes temperature. It is convenient to put the pots on a pallet with small wet pebbles to maintain constant humidity. The plant in the summer should be watered abundantly with settled soft water, and make sure that the earth in the pot is always wet. In winter, on the contrary, watering should be moderate and careful so that the roots do not rot.

In the spring and summer, Alocasia flowers need to be fed once every 2-3 weeks CMU for indoor plants. The soil should be easily permeable to moisture and air, with good drainage. Transplantation is done in the spring - for young plants as needed, and for adults - once every two to three years. Pots for plants should be tall.

It should be borne in mind that in dry air, plants can be affected by pests, these are most often aphids, scale insects, and spider mites. If the infestation is small, the leaves and stems can be rubbed with a soapy sponge. If the infestation is severe, you will need to use a suitable insecticide. Keeping in mind the poisonousness of the plant, all work on caring for it must be done with gloves.

Important! The plant is used in traditional medicine, but because of its toxicity, it is very dangerous to self-medicate!