Due to its beautiful appearance and rather unpretentious requests, spathiphyllum is found in many residential buildings. All year round he decorates the house with the greens of his foliage. During flowering, it becomes even more spectacular thanks to unusual flowers. Because of them, the plant is also called "white sails."
The article will consider how the transplantation of spathiphyllum occurs at home.
General flower information
Spathiphyllum belongs to the aroid family. He hails from tropical areas of South America. The plant has no stem, growing from the root system. It is perennial. The flower is an ear, covered with a white sheet-blanket.
The plant is poisonous. It should not be placed in a children's room or in the vicinity of pets. Contact with it may cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it is important to take care of safety when working with a flower. The use of gloves will not be superfluous.
The people call it "female happiness." Before you learn about transplantation of spathiphyllum and home care, it is worth considering its varieties.
Varieties
A total of forty species of these plants. The following varieties of spathiphyllum are considered the most popular:
- Helikonelistny. The leaves are oblong, placed on long petioles. The width of the plate is up to twenty-five centimeters. The color of the leaves is uneven - from green to black.
- Cannulate. The shape of the leaves of the flower is oval. A cob with a bract of a greenish tint.
- Spoon-shaped. The leaves of the plant are wavy and rather large - forty centimeters. The flower consists of a white cob and the same bract.
- Abundantly flowering. The plant reaches a height of fifty centimeters. Its leaves grow up to twenty centimeters. Bract of white color.
- Charming. The leaves of this flower are elongated, have a curved tip. The bract of the cob has a white-green color.
- Wallis. The plant is great for growing in an apartment. Its leaves are lanceolate, the ear is white. The cover is larger than the cob, changes its color from white to green.
- Picasso. The plant stands out in white areas on the leaves and bract. This is due to the fact that chlorophyll is absent in them. Because of this, the flower looks very colorful.
- Sensation. The plant is taller than other varieties. The leaves are long and wide. Feels good in rooms with low light.
Basic rules for plant care
Most flower varieties feel great in rooms with dim lights. With normal care, it will bloom twice a year, between blossoms without losing its decorative qualities.
The main condition for the full development of spathiphyllum is high humidity. This is due to the fact that the flower comes from the tropics. Watering should be plentiful, but sparse. Excess water from the pan must be poured. Stagnant water in the soil will lead to rotting of the roots. Flowers can be sprayed daily. Replace the spray can with a container of water, placed next to it. In winter, watering and spraying is reduced.
During the period of intensive growth, additional feeding is required. Complex fertilizers are suitable for this. They are applied after watering once every seven to ten days. In winter, it is enough to fertilize the earth once a month.
When choosing a place for a plant, it should be borne in mind that it does not like direct sunlight, but also cannot live without constant lighting. It is better to put it on the windowsill from any side, except the south. Any part of the room will do, but if the place is too dark, the flower needs additional lighting.
A comfortable air temperature for a plant is eighteen to twenty-two degrees Celsius above zero.
When purchasing a flower, it is important to know that after three weeks after purchase, transplantation is simply necessary for spathiphyllum.
Transplant immediately after acquisition
The change of capacity and soil is carried out through the above time after acquisition. The flower must be acclimatized in the new conditions. Without transplantation, spathiphyllum will cease to bloom and may die. The fact is that in stores the plants are contained in small pots, and they eat due to properly calculated special top dressing.
Preparing for the first transplant:
- Priming. A slightly acid soil is suitable for the flower. Two parts of sod land are added to it, one part of leaf land, sand and peat. The mixture can be supplemented with chopped spruce bark, ceramic chips, charcoal. Ready soil is also suitable.
- Drainage. Expanded clay is usually used. Although river pebbles will do.
- Capacity. Choose a pot so that it will soon be filled with the roots of the plant. Only then will flowering begin. That is, the capacity should be slightly larger than the previous one.
It is possible to transplant a plant both with an old lump of land and without it.
Transplant with an earthen lump
Spathiphyllum, the care and transplant of which is considered, can be updated by transferring the pot. It is much simpler and recommended for beginners. At home, it is better to use it.
A drain is placed at the bottom of the selected pot. It is enough to fill it in two centimeters. A little soil is falling asleep on top. The plant is carefully taken out together with the earth and in this form is placed in a new container. A mixture is sprinkled around the circumference. In the process of adding new soil, it can be moistened. If the flower is in the middle, all parts of its root system will receive nutrition.
Sometimes it’s quite difficult to take a flower with earth out of the pot. What to do in this case? Break it is not worth it. There is a less traumatic way. It is necessary to carefully add water along the edge of the container. The liquid will soften the earth and the plant will come out easily.
Transplant with a complete replacement of the soil
How else can transplant a spathiphyllum? Home care sometimes leads to rotting of the root system. This problem is expressed by blackening of the leaves. In this case, it is necessary to urgently replace the soil.
To do this, the earth is abundantly flooded with water. When it is soaked, the flower can be pulled out. The earthball should crumble. Now you need to carefully remove the damaged areas of the root system. Then it is properly dried and planted in new soil. Dried and damaged leaves are also removed.
In order for the flower to grow faster, it is very important not to damage the neck of the plant. Landing in a new container is carried out in the same way as during transshipment. But the soil mixture is sprinkled little by little. In the process of adding it, the soil must be compacted at the roots. The pot should be filled to the base of the neck of the flower. Then the earthen mixture is abundantly watered. If the flower settles, you will have to add more soil.
Transplant frequency
Young, intensely growing spathiphyllums are transplanted once a year. Adult plants can live in one pot for three to four years. It is better to change the pot in the spring, when the flower has not yet awakened.
An extraordinary transplant can be done in case of a green pet’s disease or damage. There will be no harm from her.
Flowering plant transplant
If necessary, spathiphyllum can be transplanted during the flowering period. The process of changing the pot differs only in that it requires the preliminary removal of peduncles. So the plant will use all its forces to adapt the root system. In this case, the soil must be changed completely.
But it is better, of course, to wait until the flowering is complete. How to care for a newly transplanted flower?
Care after changing the pot
Spatiphyllum transplantation will be painless, subject to certain rules. Firstly, you need to monitor the sufficient humidity. Permanent spraying of leaves will help in this.
Secondly, the roots should always be in moist soil. Therefore, watering should be regular. In the first two to three weeks after changing the soil, you can arrange a mini-greenhouse for the plant. It is completely wrapped in a plastic bag, arranging daily ventilation and watering.
After transplantation, spathiphyllum is especially sensitive to lack of moisture, as well as to the burning sun. First of all, he will show this by the omission and yellowing of the leaves. If all the conditions for the transplant are met, the plant will not only be able to please flowering, but will also be suitable for further propagation. By the way, during one of the transplants it can be divided into several parts. In this case, a mini-greenhouse will be required, as well as special feeding of new plants. Then, instead of one spathiphyllum, two renewed flowers will appear in the house.
Many believe that with this flower, happiness comes to the house. It must be protected and propagated. Then happiness is enough for everyone.