What are the main differences between Thidea and Gloxinia?

The house plant of Tidea belongs to the large family of Gesnerievs. The flower is perfectly adapted for growing at home, despite the fact that Tyde is from the tropics of Central and South America.

Until now, scientists have been fiercely debating about the classification of room culture: some attribute it to gloxinia, others claim that the flower is a separate botanical unit.

Recently, however, experts have come to a consensus that Tidea is the closest relative of the colia and isoloma. These are almost the same flowers, but with a different type of cut.

Characteristic

Thidea is an amazing flower. It can grow in the form of pubescent grass or shrub. It has very beautiful velvet leaves.

History of occurrence

The very first type of gloxinia that has been discovered is called Gloxinia speckled. It was discovered in Brazil in 1785. However, the mother of all modern species of this plant is Gloxinia the Beautiful, brought from the tropics of America at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1825, the closest relative of gloxinia was described.

The main difference between them is the structure of the flower and the presence of the last tuber. The flower was brought to the Kew Botanical Garden near London and was named Sinningia, in honor of the outstanding botanist William Sinning. Later, after describing the botanical classification of the genus, scientists determined that gloxinia would be more correctly attributed to the genus Sinningia. But the name "gloxinia" has already settled in gardening, so both names are still practiced among scientists and specialists.

Differences

Tideya, as mentioned earlier, belongs to a separate genus of plants, which belongs to the Gesneriev family. Scientists have identified them as a separate independent unit, thanks to two main differences: the shape of the flower and the tuber. The shape of the flower of Tidea resembles a shoe: if you look at the flower from the side, then at the beginning of the bell there is an impression, and a bulge below.

This is exactly what gave second name Tidei - shoes. The second difference between Tidea and Gloxinia is the structure of the tuber. Tidea has a relatively smaller tuber, and its entire surface is covered with small scales. This plant blooms 2-3 times a year.

Photo

Next you will see a photo of Gloxinia and Tidea, as well as their differences.

Tidea:

Gloxinia:

External description and features of the flower

This indoor crop is a perennial herb. In vivo, teidea grows as a shrub or grass, which can reach a height of up to 50 cm. Leaves are opposite, ovate-oblong in shape with a velvety surface to the touch. The leaf blade is quite large - about 10 cm long and 3.5 cm wide.

The edge of the leaf is framed by small denticles, and the surface is decorated with light veins. The flowers in their shape resemble a bell-shaped rim with curved edges up to 5 cm long and 4 cm in diameter.The color palette is huge: white, pink, beige, orange, raspberry, but more often in the collections of gardeners you can see Tidea violet. Flowering under normal conditions can last from May to September, and up to 50 flowers can open on one adult plant.

Growing at home

Tideya is completely unpretentious plant, so it is suitable for growing even a beginner in floriculture. To maintain youth and decorative appearance, the flower must be trimmed in a timely manner.

Basic rules, methods and tips for landing

The teidea, like gloxinia, are planted with tubers or seeds. The most popular way is to plant tubers. This option is considered more effective. First of all, it is necessary to clean the tubers of dry roots and rinse them under running water. If on the surface of the tuber there are traces of rot or dried patches, then gardeners resort to the following actions:

1. With a sharp knife, cut the lesion to a healthy tissue.
2. Dry in the house for about a day.
3. For 15 minutes, dip in potassium permanganate solution.
4. It is treated with ground coal and fungicide.

Landing algorithm:

1. It is necessary to wrap the tubers in a damp cloth for three days. Tideya is afraid of too wet soil, so a drainage layer of up to 3 cm is required for planting, depending on the substrate and pot.
2. Prepared soil is poured on top of the drainage.
3. When planting, the tuber is deepened by two-thirds of the part. The top with sprouts is left on the surface.
4. If the roots appeared on the tuber, for them you need to make recesses. After this, the substrate around the tuber is watered without getting to the top with sprouts. This part should not be covered with soil!
5. Only after the stems have grown, the protruding top is sprinkled with soil.

Before planting, it is necessary to “wake up” the tuber, if this has not already happened. If you plant a "sleeping tuber", the flower may disappear altogether. This is due to the fact that until the stems and root have grown, the plant does not absorb water and nutrients poorly.

Lighting and location selection

Tideya loves diffused light. Choose a place with bright lighting, but with a shade from direct sunlight. It is clear that for such a houseplant the window sill of the east or west window is suitable.

If there is no such choice, and the flower will be located on the south side, then it will have to be well protected from possible burns. To do this, hang curtains made of transparent fabric or gauze on the window. If there is no desire to hang something on the window, then tracing paper can be glued on it.

Many are wondering if blinds can help in this matter? The answer is no. In this case, the room will become too dark, which can lead to the extension of the stems of Tidea, and the flower will lose its decorative beauty. On the window on the north side, flower growers use special lights that provide the necessary level of light.

Priming

Gloxinia Tidea loves light slightly acidic or peaty soil. According to these parameters, a ready-made soil mixture for the senpolia is perfect. It can be freely bought at a hardware or flower shop. Also you can plant a flower in your own prepared substrate, for this you will need:

1. sheet land - 2 parts;
2. peat - 1 part;
3. humus - 1 part;
4. coarse river sand - 1 part.

All of these ingredients are mixed, with the addition of several pieces of charcoal. This mixture is universal, because it is suitable both for transplantation and for rooting cuttings.

Proper plant care

True care for Tidea is that it is necessary to timely remove dried leaf plates and flowers. In winter, the plant is at rest, and its upper part may dry completely. If this happened, then the flower is cut to a hemp, leaving only a centimeter. In the spring, the tubers are transplanted into a new bowl and renew the soil. But it happens that in cold weather the flower continues to grow. In this case, his beauty is lost. To prevent this, it is necessary to reduce watering.

Watering

Spraying and watering must be carried out with care so that drops do not fall on leaves and petals. In the flowering phase, the plant is moistened every 3-4 days, making sure that the topsoil has time to dry out. With the advent of autumn, watering decreases and by winter they become periodic once a week. If the flower goes into a dormant state, that is, it has dried out the entire leaf rosette, then it is not necessary to water it.

Only warm, soft, water free from impurities is suitable for irrigation.. If possible, you can use river or rain water, heated to room temperature. If this is not possible, then you can resort to distilled or boiled tap water.

Top dressing

Thidea sometimes needs to be fed, especially during the growing season - from April to September. Usually this is a complex mineral fertilizing or means for orchids. The drug is diluted in half from the specified dose. We must not forget that if a flower is underfed, then it will more easily tolerate this condition than a saturation with fertilizer.

Humidity and temperature

Since Tidea comes from the tropics, she loves the heat. So in the warm season, the thermometer should not fall below 23 degrees, and in winter at least 15 degrees. If the temperature drops, the flower may die. The draft is also bad for the plant, although periodic airing is necessary.

As well as the warm climate Tideya loves high humidity. However, spraying the flower is not recommended, due to pubescence of leaves. Therefore, water should be sprayed only close to the plant, trying not to get on the surface of the leaves and petals. There are other ways to humidify the air.

So, for example, a safer way is to put the pot in a pan with a wet towel, pebbles, sand or broken brick. Or you can use ordinary household humidifiers. During the onset of winter, the bowl with the plant must be moved away from the battery. If this did not work, then it is necessary to lay a wet towel on it.

Diseases and Pests

Thidea may be affected by the following diseases:

• Gray rot - brown spots on the leaves. Treatment - treatment with fungicide and removal of the damaged area.
• Root rot - dark brown color of the root, rotting of the stem. Prevention - do not over-moisten and do not water with ice water.
• Cyclamen tick - leaves twisted with a dusty coating on the surface, growth retardation. Prevention - isolation from other colors by watering Aktara soil. Treatment - Fufanon, Fitoverm, Actellik.
• Spider mite - small black dots on the inner side of the leaf, with a large number of pests a spider web appears. Treatment is acarin, actellic.
• Thrips - a lot of black points of grooves and strokes on the outside of the sheet. Treatment - actara, kalbofos, intavir, fitoverm. Several treatments are needed.

Breeding

Thidea is propagated in several ways: by dividing the bush, dividing the rhizome, cuttings, leaf and seeds. However, at home, they resort to the three most popular methods:

1. Bush division. It is carried out in the spring. An adult plant is divided into several parts, each of which has at least one shoot and root and is planted in different plates.
2. Rhizome division. The rhizome for propagation is divided into several fragments with a length of 3-5 cm. Parts of the root are planted in a soil mixture based on peat, deepened by 2 cm in the substrate and irrigated. To accelerate germination, the plate is covered with a film.
3. Cuttings. The apical cuttings are cut off and immersed in water. After 2 weeks, after the roots appear, you can plant in separate plates.

Tidea's beloved indoor room is so easy to care for that even a beginner grower can grow it. With strict observance of favorable conditions, the plant will grow abundantly and bloom for almost six months without ceasing.

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