Anthurium - home care: transplant
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Anthurium (Anthurium), or "male happiness", is considered one of the most popular exotic plants that are grown in the homes of Russia. This is due to the attractive appearance and the many varieties of the flower. The culture is considered to be very unpretentious and has useful properties. If anthurium is grown, home care, transplantation is usually not difficult.
Reasons for transplanting anthurium
Transplanting anthurium at home has a number of features. First of all, you need to determine the reasons for this procedure.
After the purchase
If you purchase anthurium in a store, you should definitely move it to a freer container. During transplantation, it is worth making sure that the roots are in good condition. It is necessary to transplant a young culture into a new soil within 3 days after purchase.
The plant is characterized by excellent decorative inflorescences.
Planned transplant
If anthurium is grown, a planned transplant is carried out in such situations:
- cramped pot. In this case, the root system completely encircles the earthen lump;
- wrong choice of soil. In such a situation, the plant cannot develop and bloom normally, its leaves may turn yellow.
Depending on the reason for the procedure, it is performed by transferring it into a new pot while preserving a lump of earth.
Transplanting a diseased plant
Before transplanting anthurium, it is worth examining its condition. The following symptoms indicate a plant disease:
- the trunk, branches and leaves are covered with spots;
- leaves wither and lose their turgor;
- development slows down, there is no flowering.
Problems can be caused by various factors - excess or deficiency of moisture in the soil, attacks of parasites, the development of diseases.
It is important to move the diseased plant to a new container in a timely manner.
Terms for transplanting a flower "male happiness"
A planned crop transplant is recommended in late winter or early spring. During this period, the plant rests before the start of the growing season.
Can I transplant during flowering
Transplanting a crop during the flowering period is not recommended. This procedure should be carried out only as a last resort, for example, with a plant disease. In such a situation, it is recommended to cut the flower stalks and move the crop to a new container.
Preparatory stage
How to transplant anthurium correctly? For the procedure to be successful, you need to properly prepare for it.
In which pot to plant anthurium
It is not recommended to use an overly voluminous container for a plant. If you plant a flower in a pot that is too large, it will spend all its energy on growing roots. In such a situation, one cannot count on the rapid appearance of flowers. Until the root system fills all the space in the pot, the bush will grow greenery. In such a situation, anthurium will not bloom.
However, this is not the biggest problem.When growing a crop in a large amount of land, the likelihood of flooding and rotting of the root system increases significantly. In such a situation, the probability of the death of the culture is high.
The selected pot must have large drainage holes. The root system of the culture needs a sufficient amount of oxygen. This requires an air supply from below. In addition, large openings will help prevent moisture stagnation at the bottom of the container.
When choosing a material, it is best to give preference to plastic. Such a pot will not pose any problems. The key disadvantage of clay containers is that in winter, when the air temperature drops, it becomes simply icy. In such a situation, anthurium may suffer from hypothermia and root rot.
For anthurium, it is not recommended to use too large a pot.
What kind of soil is needed
Anthurium requires a light and well-drained soil. Such a substrate provides the root system with air and perfectly permeates water. Excess moisture can lead to root rot.
In addition, it is important to use the most nutritious soil. It should contain coarse sand. Also, the substrate must contain charcoal. If desired, it is permissible to use special soil, which is intended for plants from the aroid family.
How to process the roots of a flower
Before planting anthurium, it is recommended to carefully study the state of its root system. When transplanting a tall adult crop with many aerial roots, their processing can be minimized or completely abandoned.
If you plan to transplant an adult flower by transshipment, you do not need to process its roots. If any problems are revealed during the inspection, the bush should be transplanted with a complete replacement of the soil. This is required to do with the development of diseases or the appearance of areas of rotting of the bush.
You should act in the same way when using a low-quality substrate. If the soil is too dense and does not allow air and water to pass through, it must be changed. In this case, the root system should be freed from the old earth.
During the procedure, it is often necessary to rinse the roots. To do this, first, a lump of soil must be soaked in a container with water, then with your hands select a wet soil and release the root system.
Before transplanting, the root system of the plant needs special treatment.
How to transplant anthurium at home: step by step instructions
Many gardeners are interested in the question: how to transplant anthurium? The step-by-step process looks like this:
- A drainage layer should be poured onto the bottom of the pot. Its thickness should be a third or a quarter of the pot. As drainage, you can use crushed brick, expanded clay, foam fragments.
- When transferring to drainage, it is recommended to pour a little fresh soil, put a lump with roots on it and fill the gaps with fresh substrate.
- When transplanting onto a drainage layer, it is important to fill in fresh soil and tamp it. After that, it is recommended to put anthurium roots in the pot and start filling the earth. As a result, it should fill all the space between the roots and the walls of the pot. If necessary, it is recommended to crush the soil several times.
When transplanting, you should follow a number of rules.
Features of the "male happiness" transplant after purchase
After purchasing a plant, it is recommended to transplant it immediately. Usually flowers that are for sale are grown in pots filled with coconut or peat soil. It is fed with fertilizers with a prolonged effect.
In this case, the supply of nutrients to anthurium is usually enough for 2 months. After getting into home conditions, he begins to run out of strength. If the culture is not transplanted into a fresh substrate, there is a risk of its death.
For the procedure, first it is recommended to remove all peduncles from the plant. This will help facilitate its adaptation to new conditions. Then the bush must be removed from the pot and placed in a nutritious substrate.
How to plant anthurium by dividing the rhizome
To carry out the procedure, you need to prepare the following:
- a sharp knife - it is recommended to treat it with a disinfectant;
- specially prepared soil;
- drainage;
- pot for a young plant.
The plant can be propagated by dividing the rhizome
A bush transplant, which is accompanied by a division of the rhizome, is used to propagate a culture. Planting the plant is pretty easy. To breed a culture, you need to do the following:
- Remove the plant carefully from the pot. It is important to avoid damaging the roots.
- Cut off peduncles and shoots that are too long. In doing so, it is important to preserve the air roots.
- Carefully cut the rhizome pieces with the trunk and foliage and transfer to new pots.
- Treat the cut area with charcoal. If not, you can use cinnamon. This spice also has antiseptic properties.
Care of the transplanted anthurium
In order for the plant to develop normally and produce beautiful inflorescences, it must be properly looked after. First of all, it should be borne in mind that anthurium does not tolerate excess moisture well. Therefore, it is not recommended to water the bush until the topsoil is dry.
There are many useful substances in fresh soil, therefore it is recommended to apply fertilizers only after 2-3 months. If you feed the plant earlier, organic and mineral products can provoke a burn of the affected tissues. This will cause serious discomfort for the plant.
For normal development, the plant must be properly fed
External factors
In order for a flower to fully develop, it needs to provide normal conditions. In this case, the moisture content of not only the soil, but also the air is important. The optimal indicator for anthurium is 75-85%.
To achieve good results, you can do the following:
- spray the green parts of the shrub with warm water;
- use household air humidifiers;
- place the container with the flower in a tray filled with wet gravel.
The plant can hardly withstand cold and drafts. In summer, at the peak of flowering, the optimal temperature regime should be at the level of + 25-30 degrees. In winter, the plant needs relative coolness. At this time, anthurium requires a temperature of + 16-18 degrees. This mode ensures the preservation of the decorative properties of the culture.
Violation of the temperature regime is permissible, but it should be short-term. When the temperature drops to +5 degrees at night, the foliage will acquire a yellow color. There is also a risk of slowing down or completely stopping the development of culture. If the temperature is less than 0 degrees, the probability of death of the flower is high.
Anthurium is a wonderful ornamental plant that has a whole mix of varieties. The selection includes bushes with red, yellow, purple flowers. In order for a crop to be successful, you need to be able to transplant it correctly. At the same time, it is important to correctly select the container and provide the flower with proper care.
