Zamioculkas – growing, care andbreeding

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

Zamioculcas (Zamiocúlcas) is a monotypic genus of plants from
of the aroid family represented by the only species of Zamioculkas
zamielistny (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). The birthplace of the flower, like
Some other succulents are the mountainous regions of Eastern
Africa and the coastal areas of Zanzibar. This suggests that he
grows in nature in conditions of prolonged drought.

Zamiokulkas zameelny was described by nerds in the first
half of the XIX century, but in our country it is a houseplant
appeared not so long ago. In general, almost until the end of the XX century
used as a room culture, and only after 1996
years when it began to be sold en masse on Dutch flower
auctions, this flower has become very popular in the indoor
floriculture.

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Zamioculkas – care

Zamioculcas is very undemanding, relatively easy
suffering dry air, insufficient watering, different lighting and
soil composition. However, in order to achieve the best results in his
breeding, yet it should create certain conditions
content.

When choosing a place for a plant, it is better to stop at the window sill or
another bright place, preferably characterized by scattered
lighting, because the direct rays of the sun can cause
the appearance of burn spots on the leaves. If we talk about humidity
air, this flower does not suffer in rooms with central
heating, where the air is very dry.

Looking after him, you need to remember the ability of succulents.
to stock up on moisture. This plant also has nodules,
located in the thickened lower part of the stem and meaty axis of the leaf,
in which fluid is accumulated. However, with excessive watering
даже они не спасут наш замиокулькас, и у него
will begin to turn yellow and fall off the leaves, rotting tuber. Therefore,
The main rule for watering in this case is moderation.
In the autumn and winter periods, watering should be reduced, especially
concerns keeping in cool rooms where supported
air temperature not higher than 16 ° C.

If you want your pet to have beautiful shiny
glossy leaves, you should feed it during the growing season
complex fertilizers for indoor plants (in a small
concentration) or fertilizer for cacti and others
succulents.

Замиокулькас – пересадка и breeding

Zamioculcas is not afraid of transplantation, so it is advisable to hold
her annually, until it becomes difficult because of the size of the plant.
Transplantation of large specimens is carried out less frequently, giving preference
partial replacement of soil in a pot. If after transplanting a plant
stops growing, no need to panic, because after a while
it will again grow vigorously.

The fastest and most successful way of breeding this flower
is the division of its large copies so that each of
the parts obtained had a growth point. Best to do this in
transplant time.

You can multiply it in another way: rooting individual
leaf blades cut from a large sheet. To process
rooting a separate leaflet did not last for months, you can speed up
using scattered light, light soil mixture from peat and
sand, the greenhouse effect obtained by applying
plastic bag, and the use of phytohormones, which
designed specifically for rooting cuttings.

Zamioculkas – diseases and pests

The main pests of zamiokulkas include the spider mite,
scythe and aphid.

Spider mite is destroyed by spraying and washing
leaves with water or weak tobacco extract. Can also be carried out
ground sulfur pollination (this should be done outside the living rooms) or
process the plant with ready insecticides.

The shield is destroyed by spraying with soap and tobacco solution
with the addition of kerosene or denatured alcohol. Adults
pests are removed with a wet swab, after which the plant
need to be treated with a finished insecticide or independently
prepare for processing a soap solution to remove the larvae.

To combat aphids use ready-made preparations or water.
solutions of nicotine – sulfate with soap (1 g is taken for 1 liter of water.
drug). A day after treatment, the plant is well washed,
closing the soil with polyethylene.

The most dangerous disease for this flower is root rot.
It is usually formed due to excessive watering, so when
its appearance need watering dramatically reduced and, if necessary
use for the treatment of the flower with a foundation or oxy.

However, if the leaves of the zamiokulkas began to turn yellow, it is not yet
talks about his illness. If the plant continues to grow and
throwing away new leaves means it’s great. However, deletion
yellowing leaves in this case should be carried out only after
how they completely dry up.

But if the flower turns yellow without giving new shoots, it means
suffered from a sharp change in temperature, drafts, insufficient
watering or pest damage. In winter, from lack
light can fade leaves. Also there are problems with
keeping the plant in a cool room where the air temperature
does not rise above 14 ° C.

But even if the entire aboveground part of the plant disappears, it’s not
throw it away! Inspect its roots and tubers by pulling out
pot plant: if they look healthy, they need to be washed
a weak solution of manganese, dry and, planting in a new soil,
start watering. It is quite possible that Zamiokulkas will remember how
his ancestors in Africa, dying during a drought, revived when
the onset of favorable conditions and gave new shoots. After all
the resistance of this flower is truly limitless!

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