The talk in this article is about beautiful flower spathiphyllum, which decorates houses and apartments of many housewives. We consider the causes of poor growth and flowering spathiphyllum. Let us tell you how to water, and so often the flower needs additional feeding. In this article, you will learn how to make cevestispathiffylum and more.
Spathiphyllum or Spathiphyllum is a genus of perennial plants of the Aroid family that grow in the tropics (Central and South America). In the wild, the Aroids grow in moist and swampy forests (near rivers and streams).
Did you know? The flower is called "female happiness" due to the fact that many single women met their love after the spathiphyllum appeared in the house. This flower is also known to awaken the “dozing off” love and gives some women the opportunity to become mothers.
The main mistakes of improper care for "women's happiness"
It’s nice to see a fragrant flower in your garden or on the windowsill, but there comes a time when for unknown reasons, spathiphyllum begins to bloom poorly, the color of the leaves fades, the plant has a painful appearance. In the article we will explain why the spathiphyllum does not bloom.
Humidity
In the section above you read that the homeland of spathiphyllum are subtropical forests, which are always warm and humid. Based on this information, you need to recreate a similar microclimate in a room with a flower. This is achieved by spraying the plant, as well as installing a pallet with wet moss or sand. In the pan, you can simply pour water. Insufficient humidity can cause the spathiphyllum to dry.
Important! It is necessary to humidify air at any time year.
Plant nutrition
An important part of the care of the plant is its feeding. Spathiphyllum requires mineral fertilizer, which is made in spring. Additionally, you can feed the flower in the summer and during flowering. In winter, fertilizers are applied very rarely and in smaller doses.
Important! When the plant has not yet grown, fertilizer must be applied once every 2 weeks.
When your spathiphyllum became an "adult", feeding can be done once a month.
Dry air
Spathiphyllumum contraindicated dry air. It is worth remembering this in winter, when heating systems dry the air very much. In addition to spraying, do not forget about the air temperature, which should not fall below 18 нижеС. The ideal temperature for the plant will be + 22˚С.
Did you know? Spathiphyllum is also called the "home spirit", there is an opinion that this flower is the guardian angel that frightens the intruders.
Wrong pot
Oddly enough, namely the pot can prevent the spathiphyllum from blooming. It is noticed that the plant blooms only in a cramped pot, when the roots fill almost the entire space. This happens because the spathiphyllum tries to occupy all the free space in the pot, while increasing the root mass. For this reason, all the energy and reserves are spent on the growth of the roots, and the flowering forces do not remain.
The solution will be a small (but not small) pot for a plant. The maximum diameter of a new "home" should not be more than 18-20 cm. It is also worth remembering that the transplant is done at least once every 4 years. Signal for transplantation will be visible, protruding from the ground, old roots.
Why spathiphyllum does not bloom, plant stimulation
If the flower has all the necessary conditions, but it still does not want to bloom, then You can resort to stimulation of the plant by several methods.
1. Increase the temperature. In the summertime, it is possible to make the spathiphyllum bloom by raising the temperature to 24-25 ° C
2. Increased illumination. You do not need to leave the flower in the scorching sun, as it will get burned. You can put in a place where in the peak of the sun the spathiphyllum will be in partial shade. One option is to install a desk lamp near the plant (but do not get carried away so as not to burn the leaves).
We considered the standard techniques, now we turn to the "stressful". To make a plant to bloom, you need to put it in stressful (unusual conditions) for 20 days, namely:
- reduce watering (last week you can only moisten the leaves);
- put in a shadow or dark place;
- reduce the temperature to 16-17 ˚C.
This method is based on the contrast conditions. After almost the maximum allowable mode, the flower is returned to a favorable environment.
Important! The stress method is used if the plant was previously kept in good conditions and did not bloom. Using this method will not damage healthy colors.
What to do if the leaves turned yellow
A variety of factors can cause the leaves to turn yellow in a spathiphyllum and the plant does not bloom. We consider the main causes of yellowing of leaves in a flower.
- Flower update. After spending a lot of energy (during flowering or after an illness), the spathiphyllum enters a stage of rest. For this reason, the leaves turn yellow and fall. Thus, the plant quickly restores strength.
- Direct sunlight. If the flower was standing in the scorching sun, then its leaves could burn and turn yellow. Evidence of burns is the appearance of dry brownish-yellow spots on the sheets. Such conditions are stressful for the flower, so in the near future you should not wait for flowering.
- Diseases. With the defeat of the farinaceous worm, spider mite or thrips, the plant begins to ache, and the yellowness of the leaves is one of the signs.
- Low humidity. Since the plant is very demanding of moisture, its absence leads to yellowing of the leaves. You should not allow this to happen so that the flower does not lose too much strength and does not wither.
Why leaves of "female happiness" are drying around the edges
If the spathiphyllum begins to turn black leaves at the ends, then the cause is too dry air. In this case, the tips dry up only 1-2 mm. To get rid of this problem, you need to moisten the plant more strongly or put it near the aquarium.
What to do if the plant fades
It is impossible to say for sure why the plant will wither. Consider the main reasons why spathiphyllum began to "mope."
- It freezes the soil. Spathiphyllum does not like drafts and cold air. If you water the flower at a low temperature, it will cool the soil. In this case, you must either remove the flower from the draft / cold place, or heat the water to room temperature. Frozen soil in a flowerpot will cause the blooming spathiphyllum to wither in a bud.
- Dry soil. The most common cause of plant wilting is overdried soil. Try not to forget about watering, and also wipe the leaves and spray the plant.
- Cramped pot. Too close a pot can also cause the flower to dry. Be sure to do transplant spathiphyllum in the summer in the pot, which is 3-4 cm larger than the old in diameter (but not more than 20 cm).
- Parasites. If time does not engage in the treatment of plants, then it is likely that it may wither. Therefore, when a painful appearance appears, it is worthwhile to immediately proceed to the "treatment" of the flower.
How to eliminate the deformation of the leaves
If spathiphyllum leaves are deformed, then the cause must be sought in the lighting. With a lack of light, the leaves and petioles of the plant begin to stretch and deform. The lack of proper lighting is the answer to the question: "Why does the spathiphyllum have small leaves?"
Did you know? The genus Aroids, to which the spathiphyllum refers, is translated from the Greek as "leaf cover."
There is also a problem in which young leaves do not unfold in a spathiphyllum. Lighting has no relation to such a problem, and it is worth remembering. The reason is too dense soil in a flower pot. In dense ground, poorly developed roots. For this reason, not only the climate and watering is important, but also the right soil.
Why spathiphyllum leaves turn black
If spathiphyllum leaves turn black, then the reason lies "underground". This happens because of the rotting of the roots, which is caused by an excess of moisture. Also, the leaves may turn black due to spraying the flower in a cool place. Black leaves may appear due to lack of or excess fertilizer.
In this case, you need to pull the flower out of the pot, rinse with water and inspect the roots. If rotten shoots are noticed, they must be removed.
Important! After removal of the rotten parts, crumbled activated carbon or cinnamon is processed.
In this article we described how to reanimate the spathiphyllum and make it bloom. Introduced you to the rules of flower care, watering and feeding. When you follow the rules, the spathiphyllum will always be healthy and will delight you with its beautiful white flowers.
