Transplant female happiness. What problems can you encounter after transplantation?

Spathiphyllum is a perennial evergreen plant that has many species, many of which are successfully grown at home and in greenhouses. They are very unpretentious in care and perfectly decorate the interior. Any beginner florist can cope with growing and propagating such a flower.

The inflorescences of the plant resemble a young elongated ear of corn. They call it “women’s happiness” because beautiful shape inflorescence similar to a bride's dress.

Common plant species

Spathiphyllum grows naturally in the Philippines and the southern part of the USA. He has and beneficial features, namely absorbs harmful substances(xylene, carbon monoxide, benzene) from indoor air.

Additionally, it moisturizes and saturates it with phytoncides and charged ions, which perfectly suppress the spread of mold fungi.

You can easily grow in an apartment or house the following types this beautiful plant:

1. Adorable - elongated leaves with elongated ends. Blooms profusely with greenish-whitish spathes.
2. Heliconialeaf is a medium-growing variety with dark green foliage of a glossy sheen and wavy edges.
3. Wallisa is a low flower up to 30 cm with oblong leaves of a dark green color. It is unpretentious to grow and blooms profusely.
   
4. Cannofolia - similar to canna leaves, the flowers give off a subtle scent.
5. Abundantly flowering - grows up to 45 cm tall. Has a white spathe on a cream-colored cob. At good care Gives flowering for a long time and abundantly.
6. Sensation - gigantic Dutch flower with ribbed dark green leaves. Grows well in the shade.
   
7. Picasso is unpretentious, reproduces freely, has bright color: white stripes on a dark green leaf.
   
8. Domino stands out for its variegated foliage. Sometimes it grows up to 1.5 meters.
   

For home floriculture different types spathiphyllum are ideal. “Women’s Happiness” can be placed in a pot even in a darkened office.

Caring for spathiphyllum plants at home

It is very important to follow some care rules decorative flower. The following factors should be considered:

• transfer;
• soil quality;
• fertilizer;
• temperature and humidity;
• reproduction;
• lighting;
• watering.

It is necessary to know what to do so that the plant does not die if it starts to hurt. For example, its leaves turned black, changed color, and partially began to dry out. It should be alarming that “women’s happiness” long time does not produce inflorescences.

In order for the plant to bloom on time, it is timely added to its substrate. useful fertilizers summer and spring. During the hot period, the leaves are generously sprayed with water and the roots are watered to prevent the formation of hard earthen lump, and the soil was loose.

Straight lines should not fall on spathiphyllum Sun rays especially in summer, and it is better for the plant not to stand in frequent drafts, otherwise the flower will begin to hurt and become vulnerable to all kinds of diseases and pests.

Location and lighting

Spathiphyllum is a fairly light-loving plant, but the lack of constant lighting will not affect its health in any way, although it may reduce its size and worsen the shape of its leaves. It is best to keep the flower on a plant stand on the north side near the window.

It is not necessary to occupy the window sill. Loves ornamental plant most diffuse light. It is better to shade windows in summer time so that the flower is not affected by direct scorching rays of the sun.

Humidity and temperature conditions

Spathiphyllum feels great at a room temperature of 15-20 °C. IN summer season it tolerates heat up to 27 degrees. In winter it tolerates up to 13 degrees, but often it is better not to water the plant at this temperature.

As for humidity, the optimal level in the room with the plant is 50-60%. But if you organize watering normally, then you don’t need to particularly monitor the humidity.

During the heating period, you can spray the flower with plain water several times a week, wipe the leaves with a damp cloth, or keep a tray with wet pebbles nearby with the pot.

It is necessary to defend in advance a simple soft water at least 10 hours. It is ideal to water the plant with rainwater. More often, watering is carried out during flowering, but bypassing the inflorescences. After watering, be sure to empty the water from the tray of the pot.

Watering spathiphyllum with cold water is harmful. Watering a flower too often is also dangerous. Must dry before next moisturizing upper layer land substrate.

Top dressing and soil

Before planting the plant, you need to prepare the substrate. It is enough to take humus, river sand, leaf soil, sphagnum peat. To ensure good drainage and optimal aeration, add charcoal, brick chips or pine bark to the pot. The result will be a soft earth mixture, loose and fertile.

Regarding feeding and fertilizer exotic plant spathiphyllum, they are carried out once a month in the fall. Fertilizing is not carried out in winter, and during the flowering period it is better to add fertilizer for home flowers several times a month.

Mineral fertilizers are diluted in settled water for irrigation. You can alternate such fertilizers with organic ones.

Reproduction and transplantation of spathiphyllum at home

IN greenhouse conditions The flower is propagated by dividing the main bush. Before transplanting, several leaves with roots are separated from the general accumulation. It is desirable that they have 2-3 cm in length. The delenka is transferred to a spacious pot with loose soil mixture.

Young flowers are replanted annually. For them, shallow and small pot. Before transplanting from an old pot, the plant is well watered.

In order for the flower to grow well in a new place, it is better to remove small shoots from the sides, which consume the plant’s strength. To speed up rooting after transplantation, it is useful to spray the leaves in the evening with a solution containing Epine.

The next day it is better not to water the flower, but only spray it with plain water. Soil moisture is resumed after 3-4 days.

Insect pests

Sometimes it settles on the leaves of spathiphyllum spider mite or aphids. To eliminate them, you can wipe the leaves with soapy water and add nicotine sulfate to it.

Before the procedure, it is better to cover the pot with soil with film so that the substrate does not get into the soil.

A day later, the substrate is washed off the leaves and the procedure is repeated. Common insect pests include mealybug, and scale insects. They help not only soapy water, but also tobacco infusion.

Spathiphyllum diseases

“Women’s happiness” sometimes gets sick:

How long does spathiphyllum bloom at home?

The flowering period of spathiphyllum usually falls in the spring and lasts several weeks. A young plant will not bloom in the first years. Flowers appear if the flower is planted in a slightly cramped pot. Flowering in a wide range deep pot you will have to wait longer until the roots grow throughout the earthen substrate.

With a lack of moisture and nutrients, the cobs also do not appear, and the spathiphyllum plant itself is depressed, with yellowish and small leaves and short length.

Regulate flowering by adding potassium and phosphorus to the soil.

Over the years, the spathiphyllum bush grows, becomes too heavy to lift, and cannot be painlessly replaced with soil. At this time, only the top layer is loosened and removed. Meanwhile, the spathiphyllum flower ages and loses its decorative effect. Therefore, no matter how memorable the plant is for you, you need to prepare a replacement for it. The procedure will not seem difficult for those who annually transplant the flower into a larger container.

Principles of propagation of spathiphyllum

The biology of the flower is such that it has no stems, and the lanceolate leaves emerge directly from the ground, from the root from dormant buds. The resulting rosette of two or three leaves creates a vagina, from which emerges the stem of a flower, wrapped in a snow-white blanket, like a diaper. This is how the curtain grows, which makes it possible to disassemble the rhizomes into pieces, each of which contains or ready plant with roots, or a dormant bud.

How does spathiphyllum propagate by others? by known methods? It happens:

• obtaining a plant from dormant buds of a piece of rhizome;
• receiving young plant from layerings or cuttings;
• sowing seeds.

When propagating spathiphyllum by any vegetative way with good care it can bloom in 8-10 months. The seed method does not involve the transfer of traits mother bush, flowering occurs after 3-4 years. In this case, there is a possibility of getting completely new variety.

For vegetative propagation, it is important to carry out the planned work in the spring, when the plant is just starting to grow after winter rest. However, in case of illness or for another reason, you can carefully replant the plant even during flowering.

Soil requirements or how to prepare soil for spathiphyllum. The flower loves soil with slight acidity, composed of equal parts:

• garden or turf land;
• leaf humus;
• sand.

Additionally, to give a similarity to the natural composition, a total of 1 part of fine bark is added coniferous species, charcoal, ground into a fine fraction and brick or ceramic chips. After disinfection by known methods, the soil is moistened with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Regardless of whether to sow seeds or root cuttings, work on propagating spathiphyllum is carried out at a room temperature of at least 21 degrees.

After planting or sowing the seeds, everything possible is done to ensure rooting. To do this, create a mini-greenhouse, moisten the leaves and soil surface, create conditions for quick recovery root work.

The choice of dishes is important for the vegetative propagation of spathiphyllum. The containers should not be spacious, or several sections should be planted in them at once. Until the container is filled with roots, the plant will not bloom.

When planting, it is important to leave enough space at the top, have a good drainage layer of pebbles or expanded clay at the bottom, and not deepen root collar plants.

How to plant spathiphyllum, which is cramped in a container

To do this, you need to water the plant so that it easily slides out of the old pot. Since the task is to get maximum amount division, then the bush should be soaked in warm water in a large basin, so that the roots are freed from the ground. Place the plant on the table. In this case, the parts into which the bush needs to be cut when dividing will be clearly visible.

Free each part from old brown dead roots. Leave the young ones light. Sprinkle the cut areas with crushed coal and prepare the containers. Pour 2 cm of soil over the drainage and arrange the roots of the division, spreading them slightly. While holding the plant suspended, carefully add little by little the prepared soil for spathiphyllum. Shake the glass slightly and compact the soil with your fingers. Having filled the roots, water the soil to compact it, after the soil settles, add it to the neck and rock the plant to see if it sits tightly.

For the first week, you need to wet the leaves with a spray bottle and keep the plant under a hood with little ventilation. If the lump of earth dries out, moisten it a little so as not to provoke rotting of the diseased roots. A sign that the plant has taken root will be the appearance young leaf. After this, the plant is gradually freed from shelter, feeding begins after 3 months at half the dose.

Propagation by divisions without roots and pieces of rhizome

In this case, the cuttings should be germinated in water and then planted as described above. The rhizomes are laid out on wet sand or peat. In this case, until the roots sprout, the litter should be constantly moist. Cover the top with film, but ventilate. As a result, the fragment will send out roots, and then it can be planted in the ground.

How does spathiphyllum propagate by seeds?

The plant is cross-pollinated and has male and female flower stalks. They differ in terms of flowering and flower height. The male blooms 2-3 days earlier, the pollen disappears while it ripens. female flower. Therefore, seeds are obtained in greenhouses, where there are many flowers and they bloom in different time. The pollinated female flower eventually turns green and becomes plump with cones that turn into peas. Seeds ripen up to six months. Their viability is low, and they must be sown immediately after harvesting.

When purchasing seeds, you should make sure that they are fresh. If the mother plant was a hybrid, then splitting of properties will be inevitable. Seedlings are grown in a closed bowl, occasionally opening it for ventilation. Shoots appear unevenly; several seedlings will appear from one pea. After germination, the plant needs to be accustomed to air gradually, opening the transparent film for a while.

Such flowers develop much more slowly, but subsequently they are more resistant to the dry air of the apartment in winter. Can be seeded into a large container for decoration office space and young flowers will create original composition, blooming at the same time.

Another way would be to grow the seedlings to 5-6 cm and plant them in separate cups, from which you can also make any composition, but later they are easier to replant.

Video about spathiphyllum transplantation

How to replant a flower at home Women's happiness

Spathiphyllum is beautiful flower, which perfectly complements any interior. In order for it to bloom and grow for a long time, you need to know how to replant “Women’s Happiness” at home.

How to transplant "Women's happiness"

Immediately after acquisition, the flower cannot be replanted; it must acclimatize to new conditions. After 2 weeks you can start preparing.

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To transplant "Women's Happiness" at home, select a container and prepare the soil

Prepare nutritious soil in which the plant will be comfortable. To do this, take:

• • 1 part leaf soil and 2 turf soil;

• • 1 part peat;

• • 1 part sand.

Add charcoal and chopped spruce bark to the prepared soil. If there is no opportunity or desire to tinker with the soil mixture, then purchase a ready-made mixture at a flower shop. Drainage is required; ordinary pebbles will do.

Take a pot a little larger than the one from which Spathiphyllum is transplanted. Cover its bottom with 2 cm of pebbles, then 2–3 cm of soil. Carefully remove “Women’s Happiness” from the old pot and transfer it with a lump of earth to a new container. WITH different sides sprinkle with soil mixture and moisten. Finally, compact it and water well.

If you need to completely replace the soil, then before removing “Women’s Happiness”, water it abundantly so that the soil easily moves away from the rhizome. Inspect the root itself for damage. Remove all damaged and very long shoots. Also trim off shriveled and damaged leaves.

The interval between transplants is different. It depends on the age of the plant. Transfer young specimens to another container every 12 months. Adults – after 3 years. Nai best time- March, April.

Caring for Spathiphyllum

The plant will take root only if you care for it correctly.

Control:

• • air humidity;

• • temperature regime;

• • watering.

For normal development, the flower needs constant air humidity - 65-75%. To achieve this, in winter period Place a humidifier or a container of water nearby. If this is not done, the foliage will droop.

Insufficient watering will also lead to the withering of "Women's Happiness". If the stem and foliage droop and begin to turn yellow, this indicates a lack of moisture. Make sure that the soil is always moist and do not allow it to dry out completely.

Place the pot in a bright place out of direct sunlight. This will prevent the foliage from being burned. Suitable temperature indoors +18...+24°C.

"Women's happiness" needs regular transfers. This will help him active growth and flowering.

Availability required quantity illumination, temperature indicators and timely watering create conditions for rapid growth spathiphyllum, which soon occupies the entire space of the pot, developing a dense root system that collects all the soil into a snowball. It is comfortable for a flower to grow in a cramped space, but this does not mean that its life should take place in one container. He still needs a spathiphyllum transplant and this needs to be done after 3-5 years. While growing, the plant will stop blooming in too limited a place, and the old roots will have nowhere to settle.
Transplantation should not be carried out during the flowering period. At this moment, the plant should not be disturbed, but wait for the inflorescences to wilt.
People often ask: is it possible to replant spathiphyllum in winter? It is possible, only in case of emergency. The most suitable period for transplantation is spring.

Spathiphyllum transplant after purchase

If the plant was purchased in a store, you should wait to replant it. It is better to take a break within 3 weeks. After purchasing, spathiphyllum needs some time to adapt to new conditions, because moving to another space is accompanied by changes in light and temperature conditions. And transplanting during this period can plunge the plant into a stressful state.
The transplant procedure requires special care and precision, since root system characterized by increased fragility. For him, the transshipment method would be an ideal option.

This is a gentle method in which almost no soil is removed from the earthen clod, thereby protecting the delicate roots from damage. You can simply replant the spathiphyllum without additionally treating the root system, provided that the plant grew in comfortable conditions without rotting the roots.

Spathiphyllum soil replanting

What soil is needed for spathiphyllum? It prefers well-loosened soils with weak acidity. Such conditions can be easily created using universal soil mixtures that can be purchased at the store. To use this mixture, just add to it a small amount of sand.
But if possible, you can prepare such a mixture yourself. For this you will need:

• leaf soil
• turf land
• sand
• sphagnum

In the ratio 1:1:0.5:0.5. In addition to this mixture, sphagnum moss will complement the soil, which will protect it from drying out.


When replanting the plant, the soil is slightly moistened with water, this helps to free the spathiphyllum from the pot without hindrance. The extracted plant is cleaned of soil, dried and outdated leaves, and flower stalks. Leaving dried parts of the plant can provoke rotting and save energy for the development of living spathiphyllum tissues.

Spathiphyllum pot transplant

An adult plant has a well-developed root system that tightly entwines the soil. With a well-grown root system that has formed a dense earthen ball, the plant will actively bloom. That is why you should not choose a container for transplantation that is too different in size from the previous one. Otherwise, the expected flowering process may be very delayed until the roots are located throughout the entire volume of the pot.
A new container prepared for transplantation is covered with drainage and filled with soil on top. Large pebbles, fragments of bricks, and expanded clay are perfect for drainage. Having filled the plant with soil and lowered it into the prepared depression, do not immediately fill it up; first, the roots are carefully distributed over the space formed by the depression. The top layer of soil is slightly compacted.

Aerial roots

Sometimes on the stem of a plant you can find formations in the form of tubercles and growths. You should not think that your pet is developing any disease. This is a characteristic phenomenon for this plant and is caused by the formation of aerial roots on the trunk.
Such roots can be located at any height from the soil surface. Their presence does not require deeper planting of the spathiphyllum, since over time they sink into the ground on their own, further strengthening the plant on all sides.

Spathiphyllum transplant: watering and fertilizing

Already transplanted specimens require immediate watering and spraying. When replanting plants, you need to leave a small amount of soil. It will come in handy after the first watering, when the moistened soil compacts and shrinks a little. At this point, you can add the remaining soil so that the bare stem of the plant does not sway.


In addition to watering, the plant must be fed periodically. Fertilizing allows spathiphyllum to bloom regularly and for a long time. The main feeding regime is once a month, and during the growing season its frequency increases and is once every 2 weeks. The best fertilizers for spathiphyllum it is organic. Perfect option- bird droppings. But if it is not possible to purchase them, fertilizers with mineral composition, which can be prepared at no cost.

For example, water sweetened with sugar, broth from cooked pasta, or replaced aquarium water would be a good mineral supplement.

In winter and autumn period, when the light intensity is greatly reduced, a universal balm for plants will be useful, which will help them survive the lack of light.

It is not for nothing that Spathiphyllum is in high demand and deserved respect, especially from women. After all, this beautiful and delicate flower brings family harmony into our lives. Even if you don't believe in omens, lush greenery in combination with white flowers it evokes a feeling of delight. Moreover, this plant is unpretentious, and, despite its tropical origin, it gets along well in our apartments. But in order not to harm the plant through inept actions, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of care.

History and description of the plant

Charming and delicate, this is exactly how I would like to describe this, at first glance, modest flower. Spathiphyllum is one of the most purchased plants. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a holiday on the calendar or weekdays, the plant doesn’t linger in the flower shop.

Elegant spathiphyllum never lingers in a flower shop

The plant was first described in the 19th century. But wide use I received it as a houseplant in the 60s of the last century.

In nature, spathiphyllum prefers to settle in damp and warm places. Wild specimens are found in swampy areas, along the banks of rivers and streams. The distribution area is considered to be the territory from Central to South America and the islands of the Old World - New Guinea, Sulawesi, Philippines, Palau, Moluccas and Solomon Islands.

Spathiphyllum prefers moist and warm places for settlement

Spathiphyllum is a very attractive perennial evergreen. In nature, as a rule, it is represented terrestrial species, but epiphytes are also found. The plant has a short rhizome, but no stem - its long petioles begin to grow vertically straight from the ground level and are crowned with glossy leaves of a rich green color. Leaf blade solid, oval or lanceolate with a pointed tip. The surface is decorated with a clear relief of veins - a clearly visible central one, and side ones running parallel to it.

The plant, depending on the species, has different heights. There are very miniature specimens that grow a little over 20 cm. And there are even giants - their height exceeds the meter level.

For interior landscaping, you can purchase small or large spathiphyllums, species diversity this allows

Numerous pedicels grow as long as the petiole, or slightly higher. The inflorescences consist of a yellow or milky spadix and a white spathe growing at the base of the spadix. The spathe resembles an elongated ellipse; it grows longer than the cob. Towards the end of the flowering process, the white blanket begins to change color and becomes green.

The name of the plant, which belongs to the Araceae family, is literally translated as “blanket” and “leaf”, which is actually confirmed appearance flower.

Why is the plant called “women’s happiness”?

Spathiphyllum has several names - white sail, female flower or peace lily. But it is “women's happiness” that is firmly entrenched in everyday life. It is believed that this delicate flower is endowed with great magical powers. The flower will thank its owner for attention. It brings her joy, happiness and peace of mind, increases self-esteem and improves health, she finds harmony not only with herself, but also with the world around her.

Spathiphyllum is called “female happiness”, because the plant thanks its owner for her care with these very values

Several signs associated with spathiphyllum

• if you give this plant to a lonely woman, then sincere love will not take long to appear;
• if a woman is childless, spathiphyllum will help to find the happiness of motherhood;
• For married couples, the plant will give harmony in relationships;
• If you give a flower to a stranger, happiness will leave your home.

In order to double the positive effect of spathiphyllum, you need to pair it with another happiness - male, that is, anthurium. Growing and abundantly flowering plants are an indicator of ideal and harmonious relationships in the family.

In order for the positive effect of spathiphyllum to acquire double strength, you need to purchase anthurium in pair with it.

Spathiphyllum or anthurium?

Both of these plants represent the same family - Araceae. But, nevertheless, they have differences in appearance.

What are the differences between spathiphyllum and anthurium - table

Types of spathiphyllum used in home cultivation

The genus Spathiphyllum includes about 50 species. But in indoor floriculture Not all species are presented, but only those most adapted to home conditions. In addition, there are many hybrid forms obtained through the efforts of breeders.

1. Bearing the name of its discoverer, this species is considered the most unpretentious, and therefore very popular. The size of the bush will fit perfectly even into small rooms- plant height is only 20 – 30 cm. The color range of oblong lanceolate leaves ranges from emerald green when young to dark green in adult plants. The cob is small, white. It is surrounded by a snow-white blanket, which may turn green over time. It is distinguished by abundant flowering, which lasts from spring to autumn.
2. Spathiphyllum spoon-shaped. The plant is tall - up to 1 m in height. The leaves are glossy, dark green, slightly wavy at the edges. The petiole is long - up to 70 cm. The inflorescence is in the form of a white spadix, surrounded by a long spathe of elongated oval shape.
3. Spathiphyllum profusely blooming. It is not inferior in popularity to Wallis thanks to long period flowering. The leaves are elongated-oval, initially light green, and then acquiring a more saturated color. Flowers small size, white. The height of the plant reaches 50 cm. Based on the species, several hybrids have been bred, one of which is the popular Mauna Loa.
4. The largest representative of the genus. With proper care it grows into a 1.5 meter giant. The leaves are large - up to 90 cm long, 30 - 40 cm wide, dark green. The surface has pronounced ribbing. The inflorescences are large - almost 50 cm.
5. Glossy, dense, dark green leaves form a plant 50 cm high. A feature of this species is the vertical growth of the petioles, which practically do not deviate to the side, as in other species.

Photo gallery of spathiphyllum species

Spathiphyllum Wallis is the most popular among other species Spathiphyllum spoon-shaped stands out due to its large size Spathiphyllum Abundantly flowering is the parent form for many hybrids Spathiphyllum Sensation is a true giant among its relatives In Spathiphyllum Alana, the petioles grow almost vertically

Variegated representatives of the genus

Variegated representatives of the genus Spathiphyllum are good because it is impossible to find plants with the same leaf color.

Its bright green foliage, through which white strokes are clearly visible, as if left by an artist’s brush, evokes enthusiastic exclamations. In height unpretentious plant grows up to 50 cm.

Spathiphyllum Picasso due to its unusual coloring is a unique species

A highly ornamental plant, 50–60 cm high. Dense green leaves are covered with numerous white streaks. The inflorescence consists of a white-yellow or slightly greenish spadix, wrapped in a white blanket. By the way, the plant is quite rare in flower shops, although it’s difficult to call it difficult to care for.

Spathiphyllum Domino will delight any esthete

Features of growing and caring for flowers at home

It's no secret that all flowers love proper care. Spathiphyllum is no exception in this regard. And although the plant can safely be considered one of the simplest in terms of maintenance, you need to know some nuances.

In winter, when there is a shortage sunlight, you can spread a reflective substrate under the pot with spathiphyllum

Under no circumstances should the heat-loving spathiphyllum be kept in a draft, so when ventilating, set the plant aside. And here Fresh air loves it very much in the summer. A slightly shaded place on the balcony or in the garden, inaccessible to the wind, will greatly delight your flower.

Features of watering and moistening

The soil in a pot with spathiphyllum should always be slightly moist. In spring and summer, watering should be plentiful. In winter, the frequency of humidification is reduced, depending on the temperature in the room.

Basic rules of watering

• never over-moisten the soil;
• the liquid accumulated in the pan must be drained, since stagnation of water in the roots will lead to their disease;
• do not allow the earthen clod to dry out;
• water only with well-settled water, which should be at room temperature;
• flowering is the period when you should not skimp on water;
• We carry out the next watering, focusing on the condition of the top layer of soil - it should dry out a few centimeters deep.

In summer, when it rises temperature regime the plant needs daily spraying. It responds well to a shower, with the help of which the leaves get rid of dust. But it is best to hide flowers from water droplets during bathing. In winter, when kept in a cool room, the plant is not sprayed. If the spathiphyllum is placed near the switched on heating devices, then spraying is necessary. The water for spraying should be well settled and not lower than room temperature.

Maintaining the humidity around the flower at least 50% - important condition for normal development

Feeding

The growing season of spathiphyllum lasts from March to September. It is at this moment that the flower needs nutrients. As a rule, universal fertilizers are used for fertilizing. flowering plants having a balanced composition. But the concentrated solution should be diluted a little more than it should be, otherwise the delicate root system may get burned.

The plant responds very well to organic matter and natural additives. Alternation of mineral and organic fertilizers gives amazing results.

Any kind liquid fertilizer Apply only to pre-moistened soil.

Fertilizer application - table

If spathiphyllum blooms in the autumn-winter period, it must be supported, but fertilizing is applied less frequently than during the active growing season

The soil

Choosing the right soil for your plant is the main task of the gardener. As a representative of the Araceae family, spathiphyllum prefers loose soils that allow moisture to pass through well and do not interfere with gas exchange in the roots.

• The easiest way is to purchase a ready-made substrate for aroids and add pieces of charcoal to it. But it’s also not difficult to prepare the soil mixture yourself; just purchase the following components:
• leaf soil;
• turf land;
• peat;
• humus;

river sand.

Spathiphyllum tolerates simple leaf humus well, but to make it more loose, brick chips and charcoal should be added to its composition.

1. Important little things
2. The soil for spathiphyllum should be slightly acidic - pH 5 – 6.
3. Be sure to use charcoal in soil mixtures. This is an excellent antiseptic that will protect the roots from rotting in case of accidental waterlogging of the soil.

Self-made substrate must be disinfected. To do this, use a hot dark pink solution of potassium permanganate.

Charcoal is a necessary component when preparing a soil mixture for spathiphyllum, and activated carbon is needed for sprinkling small wounds during replanting

If anyone doesn’t know, spathiphyllum really loves tight spaces. If you transplant a plant into large capacity, then you can’t wait for flowering to happen soon. Only when the roots have mastered the entire volume of the substrate will flowers appear. Therefore, choose pots that are slightly larger than the previous one, so that the root system is comfortable.

The material from which the pot is made does not matter. But for large species(for example, Sensation), it is better to choose a more stable container - a ceramic pot or a small tub.

The presence of drainage holes to remove excess liquid is the main requirement for any container. Be sure to drain any water that has flowed into the pan after watering.

Drainage holes at the bottom of the pot are a necessary condition

Transfer

Since the pot for spathiphyllum needs to be small, replanting will have to be done frequently. Young plants are replanted annually, and specimens that have reached 5 years of age are replanted as needed. The signal is the roots that have grown through drainage holes and slower growth.

The best time for the procedure is spring.

Large plants growing in tubs or large ceramic containers are not so easy to replant, so in order not to expose the flower to starvation, the top layer of depleted soil is replaced with new, more fertile one. Replacement must be carried out carefully so as not to damage the roots.

Spathiphyllum loves cramped containers, but an overgrown flower needs to be replanted

Do I need to replant after purchase?

After purchase, the plant needs to be replanted. main reason This is not a suitable substrate. Transport soil is very moisture-intensive, takes a long time to dry out and causes rotting of the root system. In addition, the roots of a purchased plant often have nowhere to develop further, since they have entwined the entire peat lump. But the transplant should be carried out no earlier than a week and a half later. During this time, the plant must adapt to new conditions so as not to experience double stress.

Transplant method

1. Choose an appropriately sized pot with drainage holes.
2. Be sure to lay a layer of expanded clay at the bottom, at least 3 cm high.
3. Sprinkle some soil on top.
4. If you are replanting a recently purchased plant, carefully remove it from the pot, try to remove pieces of transport soil, but only those that come off easily. You can also place the roots in a bowl of water and rinse them lightly. If the spathiphyllum has already been transplanted and you are changing the one that has become cramped potty, then replanting is carried out using the transshipment method in order to cause as little damage to the roots as possible.
5. Place the flower in the center of the new container and start adding the prepared soil from the sides.
6. Planting should be carried out at the same level.
7. Once the soil has filled the pot, tap it lightly on the edge of the table to earth mixture was able to distribute as evenly as possible in the roots.
8. Water the plant. Wait for the excess liquid to pour into the pan and remove it.
9. Place the plant in a suitable location.

How to replant purchased spathiphyllum - video

Reproduction

Spathiphyllum can be propagated in 3 ways - by dividing the bush or rhizome, cuttings and seeds.

Dividing a bush or rhizome

This is the easiest way to get some new plants. It is carried out during transplantation.

1. Remove the plant from the pot.
2. Shake off excess soil.
3. Unravel long roots so they don't break.
4. By using sharp knife or scissors, divide the rhizome so that there are growing points on them, consisting of at least 3 young leaves and roots.
5. Sprinkle the cut areas with crushed activated carbon.
6. Plant the cuttings in small pots with a suitable soil mixture.
7. The soil should be well moistened, since it is not advisable to water young plants in the first days until the wounds have healed. But you can spray the leaves.

To get new spathiphyllums, you can divide the plant during transplantation in the spring.

Cuttings

This method can also be called simple, but there are some nuances that will help the successful rooting of the cuttings. Young rosettes that appear at the base of an adult plant in the spring can be carefully separated. the main task for the gardener - to grow the root system so that further planting of the young plant is crowned with success.

Root the cuttings in damp sand. Preferably in a mini-greenhouse to create favorable conditions - warmth and sufficient humidity. You can also grow roots in plain water with the addition of activated carbon. After the root system is formed and new leaves begin to appear, the spathiphyllum is planted in a pot.

What mistakes can occur when rooting cuttings - video

Propagation by seeds

The task is labor-intensive and does not always end in success. But nevertheless, those who are interested in the process itself and who are not afraid of difficulties can try it.

The biggest problem is the rapid loss of the seeds' ability to sprout. Therefore, you will have to either pollinate the existing spathiphyllum yourself or seek help from enthusiasts like you.

What care problems may arise and how to eliminate them

Spathiphyllum is not capricious, but sometimes an oversight or ignorance of the rules of care can lead to a sad result. To prevent this from happening, you need to learn to understand the plant. After all, its appearance suggests what went wrong.

Yellowing leaves can indicate several problems:

• low air humidity;
• insufficient watering, in which the earthen ball is often in a dry state;
• watering with hard, insufficiently settled water;
• after a long time and abundant flowering spathiphyllum may experience nutritional deficiencies.

Carefully inspect the plant, analyze the condition of the soil and maintenance conditions:

• if the room is too hot, then you need to increase the humidity around the plant and spray the leaves daily;
• Do not immediately fill dry soil with a large amount of water, but increase the rate gradually, bringing it to the desired frequency of watering;
• water only with pre-settled water;
• During the flowering period, the plant needs feeding, do not forget about it.

Yellow spathiphyllum leaves can be the result of several reasons, which one you will understand after analyzing the situation

The tips of the leaves begin to turn black. The most likely reason could be overwatering at low room temperatures. Try to bring the temperature and frequency of watering to the required standards, and the spathiphyllum will quickly grow new healthy foliage.

The blackening edges of the leaves of spathiphyllum indicate low temperatures and waterlogging

The flowers are starting to turn green. This is not a problem at all. The fact is that in the final stage of flowering the white cover begins to turn green and fade. This process is completely natural, and you just need to trim the peduncle at the base. And some types of spathiphyllum even have a light green color.

The leaves turn brown and dry out. This is a signal of low air humidity. Regular spraying of the leaves will return the freshness of green foliage to the spathiphyllum.

When humidity is low, the tips of the leaves begin to dry out.

Spathiphyllum does not bloom. The reason may be that the volume of the pot is too large, because until the plant has taken over the entire space, flowering will not occur. Another reason may be lack of light. Move the plant to the most illuminated place (but not in the direct rays of the sun) and soon the spathiphyllum will burst into white inflorescences.

The flower growth has slowed down, the leaves become chlorotic in color. This happens from a lack of manganese and iron. If in nutrient solution These microelements are present, which means the plant cannot fully absorb them due to poor soil aeration or cold. Transfer the flower to warm room and replace the substrate if necessary.

With an unbalanced diet, spathiphyllum can slow down growth

Sometimes droplets of water may appear on the leaves. There's no need to worry. This is how the plant naturally gets rid of excess fluid in the tissues when high humidity environment. Take this into account if you are a fan of frequent spraying.

Diseases and pests characteristic of spathiphyllum

If errors that arise during the process are not eliminated in time improper care, then pests of indoor plants will happily settle on the flower. And diseases are frequent companions of weakened plants.

Control and prevention of diseases and pests - table

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Good day! My name is Irina. I live in a wonderful place - Crimea. By education - a teacher. I really love nature and animals. I have been interested in floriculture for a long time, but I have only just begun to master the wisdom of gardening. My motto is: live forever, learn forever.