Spathiphyllum, or otherwise "female happiness", is one of the most beautiful, and at the same time unpretentious house plants of the Aroid family. Its homeland is the moist forests of tropical America, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia. You can recognize the flower by oval green leaves of saturated color with a clearly distinguishable midrib. The plant has no stem, and the leaves, growing from the soil, form a lush bunch.
Spathiphyllum blooms picturesquely, releasing numerous inflorescences on a long stalk. Its flowers resemble a cob framed by a white "veil." If this plant is created optimal growth conditions, then it will bloom profusely almost all year round. In this article we will tell you how to care for the flower "female happiness" correctly. According to popular belief,
blooming spathiphyllum will surely give its owner happiness, love and prosperity.
How to care for the flower "female happiness": choose a place
This plant loves soft diffused light and does not tolerate direct scorching rays of the sun. Therefore, you can install a pot with spathiphyllum on any window, but you need to shade the plant with a tulle curtain. In principle, it can grow well in partial shade, so you can put spathiphyllum in a small distance from the source of natural light, for example, not far from the south window.
In the cold period of time you do not need to protect and shelter the flowers of "female happiness" from the sun. How to care for them in the winter? Do not place them next to running radiators. Hot, dry air is not for spathiphyllum. On the contrary, you should humidify the air by constantly spraying leaves from a spray bottle or using a household humidifier. It is not recommended to expose the plant to drafts, as well as to take the pot out onto the balcony or porch.
How to care for a flower "female happiness": temperature and watering features
An important condition for the rapid growth and development of the plant is the maintenance of proper climatic conditions in the room. It is believed that 22 ° C is the most comfortable temperature for spathiphyllum. There may be some deviation from this average value, the main thing is to prevent significant cooling (below 15 ° C in winter and below 17 ° C in summer). Remember, the flower "female happiness" (a photo of it in front of you in the article) is from the tropics, so a temperature below 10 ° C can destroy the plant.
Spathiphyllum loves regular and plentiful watering, the soil in the pot should not dry out completely. In the warm season, the earth is moistened more often than in winter, and for this only soft, cold, settled water is used. During flowering, it is not recommended to allow water drops to fall on the inflorescences. In addition to watering, the plant must be sprayed, and the more often the better. Also, periodically, the leaves of spathiphyllum need to be cleaned with a clean damp cloth, cleaning them from dust and dirt.
How to care for the flower "female happiness": feeding, transplanting and reproduction
In order for the plant to bloom lushly and abundantly, it is advisable to regularly feed. It is produced once a week, using in turn mineral and organic fertilizers. They are introduced only after abundant moistening of the entire earthen coma. In winter, the plant is fed less often (1 time in 3 weeks).
Transplanted "female happiness" once a year in the spring. A new landing capacity is selected a slightly larger diameter than the previous one. The soil mixture is prepared from river sand, peat, humus, turf and deciduous land in equal parts. Expanded clay or crushed stone is necessarily put at the bottom of the pot.
If you follow these simple agricultural rules, your flower "feminine happiness" will certainly be strong, healthy and beautiful.