Zamiokulkas or dollar tree is a herbaceous succulent plant of the family of aniodic plants. His homeland is South-Eastern Africa, where he grows in quite extreme conditions of alternations of drought and rainy seasons.
This flower is known by other names: a dollar tree, a money tree, an eternal tree, a Zanzibar pearl, an arode palm tree.
Features of the structure of the flower dollar tree
Indoor flower dollar tree has an unusual structure. The stalk of the plant is hidden in the ground, so sometimes it is called a rhizome or tuber, although in fact it is not. From the stem, attaching to it with petioles, complex pinnate leaves leave. And small glossy dark green leaves are actually leaf blades or feathers of one leaf attached to its axis. These leaves have the same size and shape.
Dollar tree zamioculcas is an evergreen plant. However, under conditions of drought, it can dump small leaflets and increase them again when the wet season sets in. Fallen to the ground, the leaves of the dollar tree take root and form a small underground stalk. Roots appear at the place where the leaf is fastened to the axis of the large leaf. Thus, you can multiply a dollar tree.
Zamiokulkas has a rather unusual flower shape: at the base of the large leaf a large pale green, white or cream cob is formed, surrounded by a peculiar brown or light green coverlet. However, the flowers of the dollar tree have a nondescript and malovyrazitelny appearance.
Care for the dollar tree
The plant is completely unpretentious, it's easy to take care of a dollar tree . It should be remembered that zmiokulkas loves light, so it's better to feel yourself in a bright place, but without the direct sun rays that can cause burns on the leaves. In summer it can be taken out to fresh air, and in winter it is better to put it in a cool place.
A plant that does not like excess moisture, and with excessive watering may even die. Therefore, it should be watered moderately, as the earth dries up in the pot. Due to the fact that the stems of the flower are able to accumulate moisture, it can be watered and every 7-10 days. For example, if you need to leave for this time, the dollar tree will feel great without watering.
During the period of active growth (April-August), a dollar tree should be fertilized once or twice a month with fertilizing for succulents. As the roots grow larger, the zamiokulkas should be transplanted into a larger pot. The transplantation of a dollar tree is carried out once a year.
Dollar tree - signs
Some believe in signs about the dollar tree and believe that it can bring wealth to the house, it's not for nothing that they gave it such a name. But for this you must follow certain rules. First of all, do not offend this flower. Experts argue that all plants can experience emotions. Therefore, when pouring on a dollar tree, talk to it, and when transplanting, soothe the plant, do not pull on the leaves and do not pull it with the root.
To attract money into the house, you can decorate with a dollar bill with a bill. To do this, fold the dollar tube so that the cone of the pyramid, which is depicted on it, looked necessarily upward, and attach the bill in this position with tape to the leaf. Under the plant, put a cent that will imbue the tree with magical energy.
Transplant a dollar tree is necessary only with the growing moon. Otherwise, dollars can leave your home.
According to popular belief, a woman who owns a dollar tree will find her love when it blossoms. Although there is an opinion that zmiokulkas is a flower of celibacy .
Dollar tree can not just be given to someone, for it must necessarily pay some money.
To believe or not in these signs is a private matter for everyone. But in any case, a spectacular decorative dollar tree can decorate the interior of any room.