Ixora Coccinea II Ixora Flowers II How to Ixora Coccinea Plant IITropical Red PlantsII

URDU/HINDI subscribe our channel for daily updates: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1--MJjfohXxtwwI9iagIg Ixora coccinea is a low-growing tropical shrub notable for its bright coloured flowers which are composed of many small blooms massed together into dense, flat-topped flower heads. Ixora coccinea is one of the few Ixora species that make good indoor plants along with several kinds developed from it. It takes up to five years for Ixora coccinea to grow to its maximum height of about 1.2m (4 feet). It is a much-branching shrub, with leathery, shiny, pointed oblong leaves up to 10cm (4 inch) long and 5cm (2 inch) wide arranged in pairs or whorls of three or more in 1-2cm (0.4-0.8 inch) long stalks. Leaf colour is dark green, often bronzish when the leaves are new. Tubular flowers, which are up to 5cm (2 inch) long and fiery red, open at the month into four petals arranged in the form of a cross about a centimetre (0.4 inch) wide. The entire flower head has a diameter of 8-12cm (3-5 inch). Normal flowering period is summer, but occasional flowers also appear in the autumn. Various kind of Ixora which have Ixora coccinea as a parent produce differently coloured blooms, chiefly in shade of orange, yellow and pink, as well as red. Houseplant care: These plants cannot tolerate much variations from ideal growing conditions and so they are generally grown in glasshouses. However, Ixora coccinea that thrives will repay careful treatment. Light: Ixora coccinea must have at least four hours a day of direct sunlight. Temperature: Warmth is essential. These plants cannot tolerate temperatures below 15°C (59°F). For extra humidity, stand the pots on trays of moist pebbles during the active growing period, but do not continue this treatment during the winter rest period. Water: Water moderately during the active growth period, allowing the top centimetre (0.4 inch) or so of the potting mixture to dry out between waterings. During the rest winter period give only enough water to keep the mixture from drying out. Fertilising: Apply standard liquid fertiliser every two weeks during the active growth period only. Poting and repoting: Use an equal-parts potting mixture of peat moss, leaf mould and coarse sand or perlite. Move the plants into pots one size larger each spring until maximum convenient pot size (probably 15-20cm (6-8 inch)) has been reached. Thereafter, top-dress Ixora coccinea each spring with fresh potting mixture. Propagation: Propagate Ixora coccinea from stem cuttings 5-8cm (2-3 inch) long taken in spring. Trim each cutting immediately below a leaf, remove that leaf and dip the cut end in hormone rooting powder. Plant the cutting in a 5-8cm (2-3 inch) pot containing a moistened equal-parts mixture of peat moss and coarse sand or perlite. Enclose the whole in a plastic bag or propagating case and stand it in bright filtered light at a temperature of 21-27°C (70-81°F). When the cutting has rooted – probably in four to six weeks – un