Spathiphyllum
Genus combines more than 40 kinds of root evergreen herbaceous plants in the family Araceae, occurring in tropical regions of America, Asia, Polynesia, the islands Fillipinskyh.
Spatifilum - herbaceous, stemless, evergreen plant with very decorative leaves and lots of buds. The leaves are dark green, glossy, curved, length 15 to 50 cm, with pronounced veins on long stalks. It is typical for all Araceae single blossoms in a creamy head is surrounded by white or pink blanket. The shape resembles a small covered box, hence the popular name - "Letter Banner" and "white sail". Flowers spatifiluma very stable, long flowering. Maturing, veil and head out to buy a green color. After completion of flowering Peduncles cut as low as possible. Seeds Head undertake very rare.
This hardy, showy plant with delicate flowers exquisite aroma and exotic narrow leaves revive any room. Spatifilum can be used in interior offices, shop windows and in the group of floral compositions in winter gardens as a garden flower.
Types spatifiluma used in indoor horticulture
Spatifilum Wallis (Spathiphyllum wallisii) - Colombian kind of powerful small rosettes of thin (25 cm) lanceolate leaves with wavy edges. The flowers are collected in inflorescence (a small loaf 3-4 cm), wrapped in a white sheet, blanket prykvitkovyy with spring appear occasionally in the fall. Bedspread narrow, white, then changes color to bright green. Plant height 20-30 cm.
Spatifilum sylnotsvituchyy (Spathiphyllum floribundum) is creeping, usually underground stem with very shortened mizhvuzlli that has sockets oblong-lanceolate, pointed at the ends of the leaves. The plant is abundant and long blooming, one instance can give year 20 arched stems 50 cm tall. Breeders derived many varieties, the most famous among them is the American variety Mauna Loa (Mauna Loa) with broad leaves, with the cob cream fragrant flowers and snow-white veil gracefully concave 10-12,5 cm long and 5-6 cm wide. Plant height 40-50 cm Motherland - the rainforests of Colombia.
Spatifilum kannolystyy (Spathiphyllum cannifolium) has large bright green ovate leaves that look like a piece of Cannes. White and green blanket with very fragrant flowers in yellow- green head. Homeland - Thailand.
Florists often offer spatifiluma hybrids, they are hardy and bloom all year round. Showing a lot of decorative miniature varieties as such "crumb", which is widely used in the compositions, and very large, such as "Giant", "Sensation". Other popular varieties should be called "Brave", "Feelings", "Adagio", "Prelude" and "Palace".
Care Spatifilumom
Location. Spatifilumy like a well -lit place, especially in winter. In the summer you need to make sure that they do not fall to direct sunlight, causing burns leaves. Do not move the plant too often spatifilum - homebody and does not like moves.
Temperature. In summer months spatifilum feels comfortable at a temperature of 24-27 °C. Winter temperature should not be high: optimum around 16 °C - then a period of rest, which promotes flowering in summer. Lower temperatures can damage the plant. Does not like extreme temperatures and drafts.
Watering. In the summer is always full of soil to be moderately moist but not waterlogged. When excess watering spatifiluma blackens the leaves, they appear with oozing spots, stalk rots (this indicates the presence of root rot). Winter should be watered more sparingly, but the soil in the pot should not dry out completely.
Humidity. Plant prefers moist atmosphere at least 60-70 %, so keep it on a tray with pebbles above the water level and regularly spray the leaves soft water which is at room temperature. Occasionally wipe with a damp cloth to dust the leaves.
Fertilizing. Spatifiluma leaves are covered with yellow spots, loses its luster if you do not provide the plant fertilizing during active growth, so spring and summer essential plant manure every 2 weeks with liquid fertilizer. For feeding the weak fertilizer plants are in lower concentration. In other seasons spatifilum feed 1 time a month. It grows well in hydroponics.
Transplantation. Young plants should be repotted every year in the spring, then - out of necessity when the roots fill the entire pot. Soil mixture consists of sheet, peat of wooden, humus and pine land with the addition of river sand in the ratio 2:1:1:1:0,5. In close flower pots spatifilum willingly.
Propagation. Easiest way propagation spatifiluma - division bush transplanting in the spring. The roots while gently separating. Plants derived from the division should sit in pots or cups filled with loose peat yanym soil poured into the bottom of a good drainage layer. Maintain temperature of about 22 °C.
Pests. Spatifilumy usually quite resistant plants. The most dangerous for them aphids, mealybug. If the young shoots with aphids appear, it leads to deformation and curling of leaves in the tube. Scale insects that lurk in the most enclosed areas, provoking a gradual pharynx yanennya and death of the plant. Pest off with a cloth soaked in soapy water or alcohol (beer can be substituted). With strong infection treated aktelikom (15-20 drops to 1 liter of water).
Spatyfyllum winter. Protect the plant from cold air and drafts.
Useful properties
Spatyfyllum less than Chlorophytum, but also cleans the air of dust in your room. Therefore, regularly wipe the leaves with a damp sponge or start it warm shower. It is believed that spatyfyllum cleans the air of harmful compounds such as formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene, trichlorethylene.
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