something magic Asian "flair" in your own home. Through this "housing trend" the demand for bamboo for interiors is increasing.
room bamboo
numerous Its bright green, slender, elongated leaves gives the room bamboo (lath. Pogonatherum paniceum) our indoor belibte the Asian ambience.
it grows bushy and woody forms long stalks There are varieties with green or yellow culms. A flowering crops can be reached at
extremely rare - but he is not a "real bamboo" The Bamboo Room looks like a bamboo but knock out - but is not. Rather it is a bushy type of grass growing from the tropics to subtropics of Asia.
It is usually only to about half a meter is much more suitable and is therefore high and because of his conditions for keeping interiors than the "real bamboo.
With "good care" can he reach over the years but sometimes even a height of 2-3 meters. Its rapid growth binds large quantities of bamboo carbon dioxide (CO2) and produces more oxygen than most plants. He makes for a good indoor climate. For cat owners
the room bamboo the way, is an attractive alternative to the cat grass. Kanbbern cats like it and may do so without the "they" take or damage the plant.
location
bamboo should be year-round sunny, bright and warm. It grows particularly well in conservatory or on the windowsill . - However, one should protect him from the blazing midday sun . In the summer
it can also be good in a partially shaded place in outdoors. In the winter should not drop below 15 ° C Standortthemperatur .
care of bamboo room
casting:
drought can for the room bamboo can be fatal. He needs lots of water . It is best if it is always something in the water. The earth is first completely dried out, not the plant usually recovers again. In
Winter something moderately. The ball must never dry out. With the rolled leaves of the bamboo "threatening dehydration.
By then he was a "dip " get. Just the pot for a few minutes in lukewarm, as softened water - rain water is best - diving.
Are the leaves brown and dry, there is a "rescue" too late
repotting.
Room bamboo once per year may in spring be repotted
fertilizing:
between March and August , , the bamboo room every 2-3 weeks something fertilizer tolerated. In the non-winter fertilize.
diseases:
room bamboo is not very susceptible to disease. In rare cases it can be attacked by spider mites.
Reproduction: The
propagation of bamboo is easy. Like most grasses it is simply propagated by division . You can easily do the repotting in spring when the plant is too large.
