Spathiphyllum is a house plant of the genus Aroids, blooming with beautiful elegant flowers. The people call the flower "women's happiness" and believe that it helps the device of women's private life. In nature, spathiphyllums grow in the humid, marshy tropical and subtropical forests of East Asia and America.
At spathiphyllum long leaves of a saturated green color, forming a bundle that grows directly from the ground, the stem of the plant is absent. The rhizome is short, which must be taken into account when transplanting the plant and caring for it . The most common species of spathiphyllum are white flowers, but there are plant varieties blossoming with cream flowers. The blossoming flower lasts a long time - several weeks, and exudes a gentle light fragrance.
Transplantation frequency spathiphyllum
Lovers of indoor plants, who have acquired this wonderful flower, have heard that the spathiphyllum needs frequent transplants. But how often is it necessary to transplant spathiphyllum? A young plant needs an annual transplant, as it grows rapidly. A mature plant can not be transplanted. Most often the largest diameter of the pot, which contains the formed spathiphyllum - 30-35 cm.
Transplantation time spathiphyllum
It is equally important to choose the right time when you can transplant spathiphyllum. Transplant the plant every year in the spring, best in March - April. It is permissible to transplant the spathiphyllum during flowering. But if you cherish your flower, it is better to wait a few weeks. The discolored plant will undergo the procedure without problems, but the flowering plant can retreat after a transplantation for a long time.
Choice of pot
Choosing which pot to transplant spathiphyllum, do not forget that in a spacious pot, the plant will not bloom, it blooms in cramped pots. Therefore, the new pot should not be much larger than the previous one.
Soil preparation
The flower does not like excessive moisture, therefore, it is necessary to create a fairly wide drainage layer of expanded clay or pebbles. The soil for transplantation of spathiphyllum should be slightly acidic: charcoal and brick crumb are added to humus. Also, the plant feels great in a soil consisting of equal proportions of humus, peat, leaf land (or turf), washed river sand.
How to transplant spathiphyllum?
Before transplanting the plant, it is necessary to moisten the soil abundantly with water and in about an hour, gently remove the flower from the old pot with the earthen coma. To spathiphyllum grew large and had large leaves, it is recommended that all children be removed so that the plant's forces do not expend on their development.
It is often observed that spathiphyllum leaves leaves after transplantation, looks unhealthy. This happens because the plant needs to be warm after transplantation. While the flower is taking root, it creates warmhouse conditions: in a warm room spathiphyllum is covered with cellophane film, but periodically (2 times a day), airing and sprinkling of leaves from the sprayer are arranged.
In order to accelerate the rooting process, epin is used.
Reproduction spathiphyllum
The flower multiplies in two ways: by dividing rhizome and cuttings. Reproduction by dividing the rhizome is convenient to combine with the spring transplant. Part of the transplanted bush should contain at least 2 - 3 leaves along with the rhizome. The transplanted plant quickly forms new growth points, unfolds the leaves. And new flowers will decorate the house!