What kind of plant is spathiphyllum
Spathiphyllum belongs to the aroid family. It has a specific flower shape, which resembles an ordinary leaflet, but is characteristically white or slightly cream in color. The core of the flower is a dense process of about 3 centimeters long, which has a pale pink, almost pale color. And the leaves of spathiphyllum are hard and ribbed.
How to care for a plant
Transplant immediately after purchase
Three weeks after buying a flower, you need to transplant the plant into a more spacious pot. Because technical pots in which similar flowers are sold are not intended for the long life of the plant in it.
Watering
Spathiphyllum loves water very much. His desired homeland is South America and Polynesia, where there is a lot of sun, and it also rains frequently. As soon as you bring a flower from the store, you immediately need to water it. Do not forget to spray the leaves of the plant daily with spray water.
But in time, when the flower blooms, it needs to be watered especially abundantly. In winter, it is more moderate, because this is a period of rest for the flower. If the water stagnates in the pot, then it must be drained each time.
Always water the plant only with settled water, and its temperature should be from 18 to 23 degrees.
Temperature
From spring to autumn, the temperature in the room where the plant stands should not drop below 18 and rise above 25. In winter, the optimum temperature for the flower is 16 degrees. If the temperature drops below, then this threatens the death of the flower.
Shine
The flower should always be placed on the south side, but it is also worth thinking about its protection from direct sunlight.
Top dressing
From March to September, the plant is fed with mineral fertilizers. The concentrate is diluted at the rate of 1 liter of water per 1.5 grams of fertilizer. Before dressing, the plant should always be watered well and after too.
In winter, the plant is not fed. Only in rare cases, making an exception when it has flowers. In this case, top dressing is carried out 1 time in 4 weeks.
Plant transplant
If you see that the plant has grown significantly and the root system fits closely in the pot, then it is transplanted. Use a mixture of deciduous and soddy soil, which are mixed in equal amounts. You can also add peat, humus and river sand.
The new pot should not be too big. An ideal option would be a pot, a little larger than the old.
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Disease
What makes the plant black
Spathiphyllum may blacken from an overabundance or lack of water. If you water the plant too much and the soil does not have time to dry out, then the leaves of the plant begin to darken, and then blacken.
Also, if you water the plant too rarely, its root system begins to dry out, as a result of which the leaves turn black. In this case, it must be transplanted into another pot, after removing the black leaves and black roots.
If the plant does not bloom
So your house is cold. After all, it is at a low temperature that the flower stops its growth, and even more so flowering. Another thing may be an insufficient amount of fertilizing during the flowering period.
If the plant turns yellow
So he does not have enough water, as well as moisturizing the leaves. In this case, do not water the flower with plenty of water. Start to gradually increase watering, and also spray the leaves every day.
If the leaves are dry
So you overfeed the plant with fertilizers. In this case, it is worth trimming the dry leaves, and top-dressing temporarily stop.
