Due to its beautiful appearance and rather unpretentious requests, spathiphyllum is found in many residential buildings. All year round it decorates the house with the greenery of its 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 discuss how a spathiphyllum transplant occurs at home.
General information about the flower
Spathiphyllum belongs to the family of aroids. It comes from the tropical regions of South America. The plant does not have a stem, growing from the root system. It is perennial. The flower is an ear covered with a white coverlet.
The plant is poisonous. It should not be placed in a children's room or near pets. Contact with it may cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it is important to take care of safety while working with a flower. The use of gloves will not be superfluous.
People call it "women's happiness". Before learning about a transplantspathiphyllum and home care, it is worth considering its varieties.
Varieties
In total there are forty species of these plants. The following varieties of spathiphyllum are considered the most popular:
- Heliconium-leaved. 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.
- Cannoleaf. The shape of the leaves of the flower is oval. Cob with greenish bract.
- Spoon-shaped. The leaves of the plant are wavy and rather large - forty centimeters. The flower consists of a white ear and the same bract.
- Flowering profusely. The plant reaches a height of fifty centimeters. Its leaves grow up to twenty centimeters. Bract of white color.
- Adorable. The leaves of this flower are elongated, have a curved tip. The cob bract has a white-green color.
- Wallis. The plant is great for indoor growing. Its leaves are lanceolate, the cob is white. The bedspread is larger than a cob and changes color from white to green.
- Picasso. The plant is distinguished by white patches on the leaves and bracts. This is due to the fact that they lack chlorophyll. Because of this, the flower looks very colorful.
- Sensation. The plant is taller than other varieties. The leaves are long and wide. Does well in low light rooms.
Basic plant care rules
Most varieties of the flower feel great in rooms with subdued light. With normal care, it will bloom twice a year, without losing its decorative qualities between flowering.
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 rare. Excess water from the pallet must be poured out. Stagnation of water in the soil will lead to root rot. Flowers can be sprayed daily. Spraying can be replaced by a container of water placed nearby. In winter, watering and spraying is reduced.
During the period of intensive growth, additional feeding is required. For this, complex fertilizers are suitable. They are applied after watering once every seven to ten days. In winter, it is enough to fertilize the land once a month.
When choosing a place for a plant, it should be borne in mind that it does not like direct sunlight, but it cannot live without constant lighting. It is better to put it on the windowsill on any side except the south. Any part of the room will do, but if the place is too dark, the flower needs additional lighting.
Comfortable air temperature for a plant is eighteen - twenty-two degrees Celsius above zero.
When purchasing a flower, it is important to know that after three weeks after purchase, a spathiphyllum transplant is simply necessary.
Transplant immediately after purchase
The change of capacity and soil is carried out after the above timeafter purchase. The flower needs to acclimatize in new conditions. Without a transplant, the spathiphyllum will stop blooming and may die. The fact is that in stores the plants are kept in small pots, and they are fed by properly calculated special top dressing.
Preparing for the first transplant:
- Ground. The flower is suitable for slightly acidic soil. Two parts of sod land are added to it, one part of leaf land, sand and peat each. The mixture can be supplemented with chopped spruce bark, ceramic chips, charcoal. Ready ground will also work.
- Drainage. Expanded clay is usually used. Although river pebbles will do.
- Capacity. The pot should be chosen in such a way 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.
You can transplant a plant with or without an old clod of earth.
Transplant with earthen ball
Spathiphyllum, the care and transplantation of which is being considered, can be updated with a transshipment method. It is much easier and recommended for beginners. At home, it is better to use it.
Drainage is placed at the bottom of the selected pot. It is enough to fill it two centimeters. A little soil is poured on top. The plant is carefully removed along with the ground and in this form is placed in a new container. The mixture is poured around the circumference. In the process of adding new soil, it can be moistened. If the flower is in the middle, all partsits root system will be nourished.
Sometimes it's quite hard to take the flower with the earth out of the pot. What to do in this case? It's not worth breaking it. There is a less traumatic way. It is necessary to carefully pour water around the edge of the container. The liquid will soften the ground and the plant will come out easily.
Replanting with full soil replacement
How else can a spathiphyllum be transplanted? 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 carry out an urgent replacement of the soil.
For this, the earth is abundantly flooded with water. When it is saturated, the flower can be pulled out. The earth ball should crumble. Now you need to carefully remove the damaged areas of the root system. Then it is properly dried and planted in a 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 poured 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 watered abundantly. If the flower settles, you will have to add more soil.
Transfer frequency
Young, intensively growing spathiphyllums are transplanted once a year. Mature 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.
It is possible to carry out an extraordinary transplant in casediseases of a green pet or its damage. She won't do any harm.
Transplanting a flowering plant
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 flower stalks. So the plant will use all its strength to adapt the root system. In this case, the soil must be completely changed.
But it is better, of course, to wait for the full end of flowering. How to care for a newly transplanted flower?
Care after changing the pot
Spathiphyllum transplantation will be painless subject to certain rules. First, you need to monitor the sufficient humidity. The constant spraying of the leaves will help in this.
Secondly, the roots must always be in moist soil. Therefore, watering should be regular. A plant in the first two to three weeks after changing the soil can be arranged in a mini-greenhouse. It is completely wrapped in a plastic bag, arranging daily airing and watering.
Spathiphyllum after transplantation is especially sensitive to lack of moisture, as well as to the burning sun. First of all, he will show this by drooping and yellowing of the leaves. If all the conditions for transplantation are met, the plant will not only be able to delight in flowering, but will also be suitable for further reproduction. By the way, during one of the transplants, it can be divided into several parts. In this case, a mini-greenhouse will be required, asand 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 needs to be protected and propagated. Then there will be enough happiness for everyone.
