Zamioculcas
Zamioculcas - herbaceous plant of the family Araceae polusukkulentnoe (Araceae), originating in tropical Africa. The maximum dimensions of culture - to 1.5 m.
Names zamiokulkasa: Money Tree, Dollar Tree.
Also zamiokulkasa zamielistnyy other species do not.
Plant care
Lighting. Unpretentious lighting conditions. Well developed in bright ambient light, but tolerates partial shade. In the shadow of the growth rate will slow zamiokulkasa.
In summer the plant can be put on the open space of prytenenyem from direct sunlight.
Temperature. The optimum temperature for zamiokulkasa summer - 20-25 °C. Carries raising the temperature to 28 °C, but on hot days it is advisable to spray the plant.
Zamyokulkas thermophilic because winter temperatures contents should not fall below 12 °C, the optimum - 15-18 °C.
Humidity. As with other succulents, air humidity for zamiokulkasa big does not matter. If the air is too dry, it will not prevent spraying. For beauty can wipe the leaves with a damp sponge zamiokulkasa.
Irrigation. Watering zamiokulkasa, like other succulents should be regular, abundant, but not often. Between watering the top 2-3 cm layer of soil should dry out. Summer watering frequency - 2 times a month, in the winter - 1 time per month. Between waterings zamyokulkas stockpile water, so short-term drought it is not terrible, the plants are suffering from a spill.
With insufficient watering zamyokulkas losing small leaves, while drying - can fall off all the leaves, with overflow - yellowing leaves, roots rot. In the latter case, it would be difficult to save the plant.
Feeding. In spring and summer zamyokulkas fed a special fertilizer for cacti and succulents. Frequency of feeding - not more than 1 time per month. In winter, the plant is usually not fed.
Transplantation. Ground for zamiokulkasa should be loose and porous. In normal purchase added substrate, at least a quarter of the volume of sand or perlite. At the bottom of the pot, too, for a quarter, making drainage of expanded clay or pottery shards (pieces of red brick).
Frequency transplant - young plants annually in the spring and summer, adult - once in 3-5 years. A sign that the plant needs a transplant, is the moment when the roots start to come out of the pot.
Bloom. Bloom indoors zamiokulkas rarely in adulthood. The flowers look like little cabbages or panicles of white.
Reproduction. The simplest method of reproduction zamiokulkasa zamielistnyy - cuttings. For adult plant stem is cut from two-three leaves, dried and treated with a little charcoal and kornevinom tip. Then put the shaft to a depth of about 1 cm in coarse sand or a mixture of sand with peat. The soil is watered and cover pot transparent bag (plastic cup) to maintain humidity. Pot with handle put in a warm place and regularly sprayed. A month and a half, as will appear from the roots, stem zamiokulkasa transplanted into a small pot with a loose substrate (eg soil for cacti and succulents). In normal soil porosity to add sand, perlite, vermiculite.
Plants in winter. Terms zamiokulkasa care in time of peace, are the same as for most other plants: watering restrictions, suspension feeding.
Attention!!! Be careful when handling the plant - zamyokulkas contains cell sap is poisonous. Wear gloves.
Diseases and pests. If zamiokulkasa mass leaves begin to turn yellow, the reason - the overflow of plants and the development of root rot.
Since most annoying pests quadraspidiotus perniciosus.