Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum - genus of herbaceous plants ahavovyh family. Birthplace: subtropics and tropics of South Africa, Australia, South America, South Asia, Madagascar.
Selects helpful volatile, cleans the air of contaminants. Unpretentious and beautiful plant.
Plant care
Lighting. The best place for Chlorophytum room windows on the east or west side, because plants need bright but diffused light. The plant can tolerate direct rays for a few hours a day. Forms with variegated leaves grown in the shade is not recommended because the leaves can lose their color.
Temperature. The temperature does not play a special role. Summer flowers Chlorophytum is useful to make protected from rain and drafts place outdoors. You must make sure that the winter temperature does not fall below 10 °C - it can harm the plant.
Watering. Chlorophytum requires large amounts of water from spring to fall, so at this time it is necessary to provide ample watering. When bad irrigation will form tuberous thickening. Winter watering careful, making sure that the soil is not peresyhav not zakysav.
Humidity. Misting is not mandatory, but the plant will respond to it faster development.
Feeding. Spring and summer plants should be every two weeks to feed alternating organic and mineral fertilizers.
Transplantation. Young plant Chlorophytum transplanted annually, while more adults - every two to three years. Transplants done in late winter - early spring. For transplants are a wide pot with a loose and easy substrate consisting of 1- part sand and 2 parts of the turf, humus and leaf. At the bottom of the pot need high-quality drainage.
Reproduction. The peduncles of some types of Hlorofitumu appear sockets with leaves and roots of young plants - they can be separated from the parent Hlorofitumu, to implant in the ground or water and planted in individual pots.
Useful properties. It was found that very Chlorophytum cleans the air of excess formaldehyde and carbon monoxide. Often grown in the kitchen because that is where a lot of carbon monoxide, which is extremely harmful to humans.
Pests. Usually pests settle for sick or weak plants. Pest control mostly on Chlorophytum zadyvlyayutsya scale insects, aphids and spider mites.
Possible difficulties
- inadequate feeding plants could lead to drilling tip leaves. Other causes include fever or dry air, and mechanical damage;
- if the air temperature is high and the plant is over watered, then the leaves may appear on brown spots;
- leaves lose color and turgor, if the lighting is insufficient and the temperature is high enough. Another reason - the lack of minerals in the substrate;
- if excessive watering sheet outlet can begin to rot, more likely in waterlogged soils in winter. Another reason - not enough loose soil;
- to form Hlorofitumu with colorful foliage color is not lost, they need to provide bright illumination. In overcast conditions necessary to illuminate the fluorescent plant light;
- young plants do not bloom. The reason for the lack of stems may still be too close to the pot.