When you want to decorate an apartment and make it the most simple method - choose flowers. High voluminous green plantations fill the room with a special atmosphere, make it elegant. And among such large plants, palms are the most optimal option. Almost all decorative room palms bright saturated colors, they look great in homes and offices, do not require chic pots, as they decorate everything around.
Types of indoor palms
To say that the choice is huge - do not say anything. Palms are very different - from frankly exotic to the familiar to us, from the sloppy and squat to tall and stems. In short, for a room of any size and shape with any ceiling, you will definitely find your ideal palm tree. Let's move on to the list of types of indoor palms most common in our homes:
- Office version - forester . Why is it an excellent choice for an office or people constantly on the road? Yes, because this plant is very unpretentious and with the first violations of agricultural technology will not dramatically change its appearance.
- Simply the same unpretentious conduct leads the Belmora . This plant is different in vertical growth, because it does not take much space. Enough time to water it and periodically shower, otherwise it will completely suffer a lack of attention.
- Among the room palms, a little more attention from you will require an "umbrella" . But after all, and its spectacular appearance will decorate any room.
- For beginners floriculturists perfect bamboo palm . Though she herself comes from humid and hot countries, she feels well in her apartment conditions.
- Among fan- sized indoor palms, the most commonly chosen is the Spanish cryosophilus and Liviston Chinese . Both are more demanding, but also outwardly they are much more decorative.
- And, of course, a room date palm , all its types. It is also loved by the flower growers for the beautiful saturated foliage color and scope.
How to care for indoor palm trees?
Three elephants, on which the successful cultivation of indoor palms is maintained: humidity, temperature and lighting. It is enough to provide these three conditions, and your vase pet will rejoice with greens.
These are photophilous plants, but the direct rays of the sun are fatal for them. Therefore, you should pick a place near the east and west window. Remember that plants usually take up a lot of space and do not tolerate tightness and too close to other species.
Since we will take care of the indoor palm trees, we will have to take care of the air temperature with the maximum provision of conditions close to our relatives. But not everything is so simple. When buying the chosen species, be sure to ask what kind of climate for him was native. If it is a tropical species, it needs to be warm all year round. But the guest from the subtropics in winter is better to move to a cooler room. But equally all types are afraid of drafts. In addition, the cold floor and the window sill should be first warmed with a stand, then put the pot - the roots do not like freezing.
Humidity is the last and no less important aspect of care. Everything is simple here - sprinkle the leaves. But we do this exclusively with warm water and necessarily on both sides. Indoor palm you need soil with a well-adjusted composition, which was in their own conditions. We will have to try and saturate the soil with nutrients. Ideally, you first lay the peat, then interfere with it with manure and organic. But fertilizers should not touch the roots directly. There are special mixtures of peat, sand, fertile soil. Do not forget about good drainage and a spacious pot. Plant roots need space for active growth.