Zamioculcas black Black raven
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For many years, black zamioculcas has been popular among flower growers. The plant is loved for its unpretentiousness and high decorativeness. The flower can be found not only in city apartments, but also in public buildings, schools, clinics.
Black zamioculcas (Zamioculcas Blask Raven) - what is this flower
Among the few plant species, there is a variety with black leaves. Why did the flower get the name Zamioculcas Blask? The flower received the nickname "Raven" - "raven" for the similarity of the stem to the spread feather of a crow. Zamioculcas Raven is also called the dollar tree.
Zamioculcas black - a rare species of the family
Short description
This is a powerful bush up to 1.5 m in height with straight fleshy branches, on which oval leaves are located in the same plane on both sides. On new shoots, the foliage is light green; over time, it turns black. Thanks to the mixture of young light shoots and adult dark ones, the black dollar tree looks especially impressive in the interior.
The breeders have bred a miniature species - Zenzi zamioculcas, the description says that it is a shrub up to 60 cm high with black leaves.
How to care for a black raven at home
Flower care is not difficult. You should know simple rules so as not to ruin the dollar tree.
Illumination and temperature conditions
Zamioculcas The black raven does not like bright colors. The best place for him is the windowsill on the east side of the apartment. In bright rooms, the pot is placed on the floor. If the crown begins to turn yellow and shed its leaves, this is the first sign of an overabundance of light. The bright sun can leave burns on the crown of the tree. A window that is exposed to direct sunlight should be shaded.
Sunburned plant leaf
The temperature regime is also important for the flower. The best conditions are 22-26 ° C. In winter, the temperature can be lowered to 16 ° C, but sharp temperature fluctuations must not be allowed.
Watering rules and humidity
The flower should not be waterlogged, Zamioculcas Raven tolerates drought better than dampness. Water the plant once every 2 weeks; in winter, watering is minimized. The lower the temperature in the room, the less often you need to water the flower. The need for watering is checked by piercing the ground with a wooden stick. If the soil is completely dry, you can water it.
Leaves are periodically wiped from dust with a damp cloth.
Due to excess moisture in the pot, the roots begin to rot, dark spots appear on the crown, the leaves turn yellow and crumble. There should be holes in the bottom of the pot to allow excess water to drain into the pan.
Top dressing and soil quality
Since the crop is a succulent crop, it should be grown in cactus soil. You can prepare the soil yourself. To do this, mix sand, soil and sheet soil in equal proportions. To give lightness, small expanded clay is added to the mixture.
For a good vegetation of the tree, it must be provided with nutrients. The plant is fed in the warm season 2 times a month with nitrogen fertilizers.In the cold period, feeding is stopped and the flower is provided with peace.
The soil for the flower needs to be bought the same as for cacti.
Pruning and replanting
Zamioculcas grows slowly, it must be transplanted at the beginning of the growing season, until the flower has entered the active growth phase. Pruning is done as the old branches die off.
Transplanted into the soil for ficuses, cacti, which is sold in garden stores. You can prepare the soil yourself. It should be a light substrate that contains a large amount of sand, leafy soil, humus. The prepared mixture must be ignited in the oven.
Expanded clay or stones are poured into the bottom of the pot with a layer of 3 cm for drainage. From above, the container is half filled with the nutrient mixture and a seedling is placed on it. They supplement the container with the rest of the earth and tamp it well. Water the plant the next day.
A tree is transplanted when it becomes very cramped in an old pot
Flower container size
Zamioculcas Raven is a plant with a massive aerial part. He needs a pot that is stable with a wide base, preferably earthenware. It is advisable to transplant when the rhizome has grown and takes up the entire container.
The size of the pot is selected so that from the roots to the walls of the container there is at least 3 cm. Holes are made at the bottom of the container to drain excess water.
Flowering and dormant period of the plant
For flowering, the plant needs to organize the appropriate conditions. Zamiokulkas blooms in the summer and spring. To ensure your tree blooms, you should expose the pot to the sunny side and completely reduce watering. You should be aware that even in its natural habitat, the plant does not bloom often.
The zamioculcas flower is an ear with male and female flowers. The inflorescence is located at the base of the roots. At home, no one has succeeded in achieving ripening of the fetus. If the specimen can bloom, but does not give new shoots for a long time, the tree enters the aging phase. We need to take care of his transplant.
In winter, the flower has a rest period; in cool rooms, watering and feeding is stopped. So that the flower does not confuse the seasons, it is placed in a shaded place. During the dormant period, the plant is not transplanted or pruned.
Zamiokulkas bloom is an extremely rare phenomenon even in the wild.
Reproduction of the black dollar tree
Zamioculcas Black can be propagated by dividing the bush, cuttings or leaves.
The baby is a separate sprout, it is easier to root it in new soil. To separate part of the bush, the tree is taken out of the pot and the earth is removed. Divide the rhizome with a sharp knife and leave the roots to dry in the fresh air for several hours. The separated fragment is planted in the prepared soil. At first, watering the seedling should be minimal.
Cuttings and leaves are initially left in clean water without germination. After the roots appear, the seedling is placed in prepared soil and left in a shaded place. To prevent rotting of tubers, charcoal is added to the ground. The process of formation of the root part in zamiokulkas takes a long time, up to several years.
Growing problems, diseases and pests
Zamioculcas Black raven is prone to rot. Overflowing plants leads to stagnation of moisture in the soil and decay of the rhizome, subsequently the crown turns yellow.The damaged flower is taken out of the pot, rotten tubers are removed, the cut sites are treated with cinnamon, coal, fungicidal preparations. Leave the roots to dry for several hours in the open air. The bush is planted in a new pot and watering is monitored.
All varieties of zamioculcas are susceptible to pest attacks. Spider mites, scale insects, aphids are the worst enemies of the plant.
- A tick can be found by the cobwebs with which it braids the stems of the flower. The cobweb is removed, the branches are washed with a solution of tobacco and laundry soap. To fix the result, they are treated with a chemical from pests with an interval of 6 days.
- Scabbard - these are small convex shields on the crown of the tree. All parasites are manually removed from the surface of the plant prior to insecticide treatment.
- Aphids are the most dangerous pest. At the first detection, you must immediately begin to fight this insect.
Rotten tuber due to stagnant water
Timely measures taken will help save the flower.
Among the varieties of zamiokulkas, a variety with black leaves is rarely found in city apartments. But the flower is gaining popularity because of its striking appearance. The mixture of light green young and dark grown branches leaves no one indifferent. Due to its unpretentiousness, Zamiokulkas Raven black can be easily grown on windowsills anywhere.
