Spathiphyllum Chopin - flower description
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The Aroid family is famous for its beauty and originality. A distinctive feature of plants is a flower in the form of an ear, surrounded by a veil. Spathiphyllum Chopin is one of the brightest representatives of the family. Below is information on how to care for a flower at home.
Spathiphyllum Chopin - what is this flower
The birthplace of spathiphyllum is the rainforests of Colombia and East Asia. Chopin is a hybrid plant, the result of long-term work of breeders. The flower was brought to Russia in the 19th century. The plant belongs to the Aroid family.
Spathiphyllum Chopin
Description
Chopin's spathiphyllum reaches a height of 35-40 cm. The main stem is absent. The leaves are elongated, glossy, dark green in color. Oblong veins are clearly visible on them. From the middle of the bush grows an arrow with a cob, framed by a white blanket.
Difference from other species
Unlike other varieties of spathiphyllum, Chopin is less capricious, easier to care for. It develops well even with light shading. One of the positive characteristics of the crop is that a pleasant aroma spreads during flowering.
Care
To maintain the decorative appearance of the bushes at home, the Chopin spathiphyllum is treated as follows: watered, fed, humidified the air around it.
Illumination and temperature conditions
The flower prefers to grow in a well-lit place, but without direct sunlight on the leaves. On a hot afternoon, the plant needs to be shaded. There should be no drafts in the room, otherwise the sheet plates may turn black.
The preferred air temperature for spathiphyllum in spring and summer is 18-26 ° C. In the summer, the flower can be taken out into the fresh air. In winter, the temperature in the room where the plant is located should not fall below 16 ° C.
Watering rules and humidity
Chopin's spathiphyllum requires abundant watering in spring and summer. Care must be taken to keep the soil moist, but not waterlogged. The top layer should have time to dry. The water is used warm, settled.
Spraying spathiphyllum
The flower needs to be sprayed in the summer, periodically arrange a shower. To increase the humidity, you can pour expanded clay or small stones into the pallet and pour water so that it does not touch the bottom of the pot.
Top dressing and soil quality
The substrate for spathiphyllum is selected loose, breathable. You can prepare it yourself from the following components:
- leafy and sod land;
- peat;
- sand.
In the absence of the possibility of self-production of soil mixtures in a flower shop, they acquire soil for aroid crops.
From spring to mid-autumn, spathiphyllum is watered with a nutrient mixture once every 2 weeks. A mineral composition with potassium and phosphorus is used as a fertilizer. To prevent root system burns, top dressing is done after watering with plain water.
Flower container size
For small plants, a pot with a diameter of 8-10 cm is purchased.Adult bushes are planted in a container 18-20 cm wide.
At each transplant, a pot is selected 2 cm larger than the previous one. It shouldn't be too deep. Some growers buy a beautiful tall pots for spathiphyllum, but at the same time pour a large layer of drainage into it.
Spathiphyllum is transplanted into a pot of slightly larger volume
Pruning and replanting
Spathiphyllum Chopin, as it is also called, is not pruned. Only leaf plates that have lost their decorative appearance as a result of damage by various diseases or have been subjected to sunburn are cut off.
Every spring, spathiphyllum is transplanted into a pot, slightly larger in volume than the previous one. When the plant reaches 4 years of age, the procedure can be carried out once every 2-3 years.
Features of flowering plants
In the description of spathiphyllum Chopin it is indicated that it blooms from March to October. A flower in the form of a yellow ear is framed by a white bracts with a green tip. During flowering, a delicate aroma comes from the plant. To maintain a decorative appearance during this period, it must be fed with a mixture of phosphorus and potassium.
Blooming spathiphyllum
Reproduction methods
Spathiphyllum can be propagated by seeds and cuttings. For some reason, flower growers rarely use the first option. Perhaps due to the fact that you have to wait a long time for the maturation of the bushes.
Seeds
To propagate spathiphyllum at home with seeds, perform the following step-by-step steps:
- Breathable soil is poured into the box.
- Seeds are laid out on the surface, covered with a thin layer of soil.
- The ground is sprayed with warm water from a spray bottle.
- The box is covered with transparent film or glass. Every day, the shelter is removed for ventilation.
When the first shoots appear, the film is removed. When 2-3 leaves appear on the seedlings, they are transplanted into miniature containers.
By cuttings
Reproduction by cuttings is carried out in the spring during the transplantation of an adult plant. During the year, children grow around the bush, which are separated and planted separately. The procedure is carried out as follows:
- Drainage is laid out on the bottom of the pots.
- On ⅔ fill with earth.
- Seedlings are installed in the middle, covered with soil.
- Lightly compact the ground, water.
- The excess water is discarded.
Reproduction of spathiphyllum by cuttings obtained by dividing a bush
Growing problems
Chopin's spathiphyllum has good immunity, but with improper care, it can lose its decorative effect. The main problems of growing a flower are as follows:
- blackening of the tips of the leaves. It can happen for several reasons: the presence of a draft in the room, too dry air, an excess of minerals in the soil. When the necessary conditions are provided to the flower, the problem disappears;
- lack of flowering. Perhaps the spathiphyllum is planted in an oversized pot. Another reason is that the plant was not given a dormant period in winter. The secret of abundant flowering is that in winter, the bushes need to be moved to a cooler room, watering should be reduced, and feeding should be stopped;
- yellowing of leaf plates. Occurs due to too dry air, lack of watering, drafts, when using hard water for irrigation;
- leaves become sticky. This means that an insect appeared on them - a scale insect. You can get rid of the pest by wiping the sheet plates with soapy water;
- leaf plates turn black. A plant with an excess of moisture can be affected by fungal diseases. To get rid of diseases, the bushes are transplanted into dry soil, watering is reduced, and sprayed with fungicides.
Spathiphyllum Chopin is one of the spectacular representatives of the Aroid family. This plant is capricious, loves increased attention. But after studying the information about the requirements of the bush and applying the knowledge in practice, the florist will be successful. He will not have any problems with growing a beautiful exotic.
