Juicy bright greens, powerful growth energy and amazing inflorescences, similar to small white sails, make spathiphyllum one of the favorite indoor plants.
Popular rumor ascribes to this flower a wonderful property - to make women happy and loved. How to grow this magic flower at home, and what does spathiphyllum need?
Home care consists of watering, spraying, annual transplanting and timely top dressing. In winter, the plant needs bright light, in summer it must be shaded from direct sunlight. It is advised to plant it in the soil for lemons or azaleas, adding a medium-sized pine bark to it. Top dressing is carried out from March to August twice a month. It is advisable to alternate mineral and organic fertilizers.
Spathiphyllums are often used for indoor and office gardening. They are very decorative, start to bloom early and grow well. In total there are more than 40 species of this plant, and each in its own way is beautiful. But often there is a nuisance to which spathiphyllum is subject.
Why do the tips of the leaves dry?
This flower with yellow ears, covered with a delicate white-green veil, can not be called moody or difficult to grow. It can please flowering for a whole year, but needs to recreate the conditions in which spathiphyllum grows in nature. The tips of the leaves dry, first of all, from insufficient moisture. The plant belongs to the aroid family, its homeland is South America. These people from tropical forests love moisture: you need to spray flowers and leaves, occasionally wash them with warm water or arrange a shower.
From spring to autumn, the plant needs abundant frequent watering, in winter the amount of water must be reduced. Even a moisture lover like spathiphyllum can suffer from excess fluid. The tips of the leaves of the plant dry not only from drought, but also from overflow. If this happens, carefully remove the flower from the pot and dry the earthen lump. When planting, he needs good drainage and breathable soil, there should be no stagnation of water at the roots.
What else can oppress spathiphyllum? The ends of the leaves are dried due to the content of the flower at low temperature or in a draft. It can fully develop only in a warm room, the optimum temperature is +22 +26 0 . However, for abundant flowering, spathiphyllum needs a short rest period. If you reduce watering and maintain the plant for two weeks at a temperature of +11 +16 0 C, it will subsequently reward the owners with lush, continuous flowering.
Pests
If a flower has long perfectly grown and developed, and then suddenly began to wither, it is necessary to examine it for harmful insects. Shield aphids and spider mites can attack the plant. Mealybug settles in the roots and drinks cell juice, draining spathiphyllum. The ends of the leaves are dried up, honey dew appears on the plant - sugar sugars caused by this parasite.
To control pests, you will have to use insecticides that penetrate the root system. The affected parts of the plant must be cut, periodically inspected and repeated preventive treatments.