Palm tree in a pot - care at home. Key Points When Growing Palms In Room Culture

Palm tree is an exotic guest who arrived from warm countries.

Homemade palm tree is a great addition design interior. The plant can become a wonderful addition to the winter garden, greenhouse, office, home. Thanks to a wide range of more than 3,400 varieties, you can choose a variety according to the size, shape of the leaf plates and the price of the palm tree.

Popular palm varieties

Palm is a representative of the tropics and subtropics. Unfortunately, she will not be able to endure the harsh winter conditions of the middle climatic zone, therefore, if you plan to buy a palm tree in Moscow or St. Petersburg, then you need to grow it exclusively at home.

The following varieties are distinguished by size and shape:

• dwarf, medium height;
• with thin and thick trunks;
• narrow-leaved, broad-leaved;
• single, group.

Before you buy palm trees in an online store, you should study in detail which varieties are most in demand among flower growers, what type they belong to:

1. Areca. Palm grown at home has an average height and reaches a height of 2-3 m. The trunk is thin, the plant is solitary, the leaf plate is narrow.
2. Rapis. Dwarf variety with a thin stem, solitary. The leaf plate is wide, rigid, deeply dissected by a fan.
3. Chamerops. Undersized variety. With proper care at home, a home palm tree can reach 1.5 m, multi-stem, wide leaves. Solo landing recommended.
4. Cycas. The plant is able to reach a height of up to 3 m. If you look at the photo of a palm tree, you can see that the trunk is quite thick, the leaves are narrow, pinnate.
5. Hamedorea. A low-growing variety, up to 1 m high, depending on the chosen species, it can be single-stemmed or resemble a shrub in appearance. The leaf plate is narrow.
6. Likuala. Dwarf plant, palm tree grows up to 1-1.5 m, the trunk is thin, solitary. The leaf plate is wide, in the form of a fan.

Interesting to know

This plant is very popular in Asia and Africa, but if necessary, you can buy a palm tree with delivery in Russia. Since this culture is exotic for our country, many Interesting Facts may seem odd:

1. In many cultures, the palm tree symbolizes peace and victory.
2. Some varieties are used as an agricultural crop.
3. Under natural conditions, the palm tree grows at night, when the heat subsides.
4. Some varieties intended for growing at home can be planted in the desert - the trunk perfectly tolerates heat and low temperature conditions.
5. If you provide proper care for the home palm, then the raw materials can be used to make wine, oil, vinegar, granulated sugar.

In addition, the palm tree is actively used for the manufacture of handmade furniture, roof decoration. Resin and wax are obtained from raw materials, which are later used for coloring wood and marble products.

Advice! You can order a palm tree on the official website with home delivery, which will save time.

Features of care room palm

The palm tree is picky in care, in addition, it is highly resistant to adverse weather. Since the culture grows in the tropics and the desert, they perfectly tolerate heat, prolonged rains, and sudden temperature changes. Everyone can buy a palm tree, including busy people. The plant does not need constant attention, is not afraid of prolonged drought.

Despite the fact that the exotic guest is considered light-loving, it is not recommended to grow it under scorching sunbeams. There are a small number of varieties that love an abundance of natural light. It is best to plant the crop in partial shade or in a place with diffused light. Palm trees tolerate shade well, so they can be placed in the corners of rooms, away from the window opening.

Caring for palm trees is simple, it is enough to regularly spray the leaves and water. Despite the fact that the plant grows in the tropics, it loves moisture, but you should not be zealous, as you can harm the root system. If the palm tree began to dry, then this indicates a lack of humidity in the air. You can fix the problem by spraying or placing a container with clean water nearby.

A heat-loving plant is able to tolerate cold snaps up to + 6 ° C, in the summer period it can be moved to a balcony or courtyard. Despite the unpretentiousness, drafts should be excluded. It is not recommended to grow on a windowsill or on the ground, as root system different sensitivity to temperature fluctuations. Therefore, it is recommended to use stands.

If you plan to buy a palm tree in St. Petersburg, then you should prepare everything you need to grow it in advance. In order for the plant to grow big and healthy, you need to periodically buy flower pots bigger size. Transplantation is permissible at the moment when the root system has completely filled the flower garden, do not forget that the palm tree does not like frequent transplants.

Important! The substrate must necessarily pass not only moisture, but also air.

Reproduction is possible in the following ways:

1. Seeds.
2. Branches.

Growing is a rather complicated process and not all gardeners can do it. If you need a beautiful and healthy plant, then it is better to purchase a palm tree grown by professionals in St. Petersburg.

Varieties

Palm trees in St. Petersburg are presented in a wide range of products. Since you can easily get lost in the variety of varieties, you should initially choose suitable option and only after that to study the variety.

Exotic plants are divided into several groups:

1. Bamboo. In appearance, the plants resemble bamboo. As a rule, there are several thin stems, a wide crown, a large number of pinnate leaf blades. Representatives - chamedorea, chrysalidocarpus, rapis.
2. Sago. A hybrid of a palm tree with a fern. A distinctive feature is slow growth, a single thick trunk, a lush crown. Representative - cicada.
3. Cirrus. The name is given because of the shape of the leaves, which in appearance resemble bird feathers. Such palm trees can be with one or more trunks. Representatives are hamedorea, chrysalidocarpus, howea, date and coconut palms.
4. Fish tail. This name was obtained due to the unique and inimitable shape of the leaf plates, which in appearance resemble a fish tail. The palm tree grows small, in the process of growth a neat crown is formed, which can be drooping. The representative is a karyota.

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There are types of palm trees that are unsuitable for cultivation in room conditions, mainly due to the fact that these palm trees need maximum lighting throughout the daylight hours - direct sunlight.

These include: Brahea, Bismarkia nobilis, Archontophoenix cumminghaniana (King Palms), Syagrus romanofskiana (Queen Palms) and Ravenea rivularis, Verschefeltia species, most Licualas, Genomonas, Pinangas and Cyrtostachys.

The word “unsuitable” does not mean categorical, it’s just difficult for these palms to provide the necessary conditions for development at home: lighting, temperature, humidity.

Key Points When Growing Palms In Room Culture

1) THE SOIL. It is necessary to maintain a sufficient level of air and water permeability of the soil mixture.

What does the permeability of the substrate mean?– After you water the palm tree, excess water should drain through the drain hole after a few minutes. If excess water lingers in the soil for a long time, then the palm roots will suffocate and the plant will die.

Palm tree is a plant that will be in the same soil mixture for a long time, since almost all of them have a negative attitude towards the destruction of an earthen coma during transplantation. Therefore, in all cases, you need to carry out TRANSPPING, i.e. plant transplantation with preservation of an earthy coma. In the best case for the plant, you can replace the topsoil. Long-term watering the plant with hard water changes the acidity of the soil over time.

Conclusion. Choose the right mixture for planting a palm tree, and try to water the plant with non-hard water.

2) WATERING. Water for watering palm trees should be as soft as possible - rain or purified. When watering tap water(as a rule, it is hard), starting from the top layer, the soil mixture will be saturated with salts, so in this case it is necessary to change the top layer of soil once a year. The temperature of the water used for irrigation should not be lower than the air temperature in the room. When using tap water, it must be defended for at least a day, since many palm trees are sensitive to the presence of chlorine.

Irrigation frequency is:

• with slight drying of the earthy coma;

• with strong drying of the earthy coma

Remember, the plant itself reduces or increases water intake. Your task, as a grower, is to correctly determine the frequency of watering. The frequency of watering for each type of palm is indicated individually.

The amount of water when watering palm trees. The amount of water during irrigation should be such that after irrigation, excess water flows out through the drainage hole. If there is not enough water during irrigation, then salts will quickly accumulate in the soil mixture, as a result of which the plant will suffer.

3) HUMIDITYb. Palm trees reach their maximum decorative effect at high humidity. In room conditions, this state is difficult to achieve, if not impossible.

If desired, and if possible, increase the humidity of the air in the following ways:

• place pallets with water in the area next to the plant;

• use a humidifier;

• in summer time, in the heat, spray the plants with rain or distilled water.

It is impossible to spray palm leaves with hard tap water, otherwise a plaque will appear on them very soon, and the plant will lose its decorative effect.

You can not spray the leaves in the autumn-winter and early spring, otherwise you will get problems with fungal diseases. It is not advisable to spray the leaves in cloudy weather, and also if the palm tree is located in a place with insufficient lighting (shade or partial shade).

4) CARE OF PALM LEAVES.

Pruning needs to be done periodically. The "CUTTING" section is in each article for each type of palm tree. Leaves need to be washed periodically. warm water or wipe with a damp flannel.

Cleaning the leaves with chemical cleaners should not be done, as palm trees are very sensitive to chemistry. If you use floral polishes, then after a short period of time the leaves will begin to turn yellow.

5) FERTILIZER PALM.

The palm tree is a tree that develops using very limited resources. If you have provided the plant with the recommended development conditions (lighting, watering, temperature, humidity), then most likely you may encounter only one problem - the loss of the plant's decorative effect (chlorosis, spots, growth retardation, leaf fall, etc.). All this is due to the lack of macro and micronutrients.

There is one “but”, most growers are used to “feeding” the plant by applying fertilizer through the soil. The trouble is that soil mixtures in a pot are not always able to give the plant some nutrients. Therefore, I recommend once a month to carry out foliar feeding of palm trees. The technology of foliar feeding is described in detail in the corresponding section of the site (see).

6) PESTS.

In some articles I read - “if there is dry air, then the plant will be attacked spider mite". Complete nonsense.

You either have pests or you don't. Every pest has a optimal conditions for its development, and not quite. However, the pest develops in both cases - the task of all living things is to SURVIVE. So:

• carefully inspect the plant before bringing it into the apartment;

• be sure to create a plant QUARANTINE. Everything is described in detail in the article "Plant Quarantine";

• do not pull plants from tourist trips into the apartment - they are 100% pest-free. Pest control is expensive and harmful to humans, requires a systematic approach, but if this does not scare you, then see the control methods in the Pests section.

7) DISEASES.

Diseases of fungal and bacterial origin are a big PROBLEM:

• difficult to identify;
• not all “sores” can be cured at room conditions;
• not all effective drugs are sold;
• all drugs are harmful to humans;
• the palm tree will lose its decorative effect for at least a few years;
• there is a threat of the spread of diseases to other plants in the apartment.

If all of the above did not scare you away, see the Diseases section of the site.

8) LIGHTING. For each type of palm, the optimal and permissible lighting is indicated.

9) CHOOSING A POT FOR PALM.

Before you spend money on buying a pot, you should consider that with a probability close to 100% it will be disposable and will last a maximum of 2-3 years.

Palm - fast growing plant, every 2-3 years it must be transferred or transplanted into a larger pot. Palm trees do not tolerate the exposure of the root system very well, that is, during transshipment or transplantation, it is desirable to keep the earthen clod intact. Partial replacement of the top layer of the soil mixture is allowed. Based on these features, the service life of the pot emerges - 2/3 of the year (from transplant to transplant). In order to keep the earth lump intact, ceramic pots are broken, plastic ones are cut.

Pot material and color.

The material of the pot can be anything (ceramic, plastic, wood, concrete, etc.). But, it is necessary to take into account the features of each material:

• ceramics (not glazed inside) - the material itself absorbs moisture, and therefore the earthen ball in the pot will dry out quickly. When keeping a palm tree outdoors in the summer, you will have to water the plant every day, and maybe even more than once.

• color of the pot - the color of the pot should be light, because in spring / summer / autumn, solar radiation can heat the dark surface to a temperature of over +65 0 С - the pot is heated first, and then the earthen mixture and palm roots. And this is unacceptable, because at best, the palm tree will fall into a state of stagnation and get sick, at worst, it will die. If it is so important for you that the pot is dark, then the situation can be corrected by placing it in a pot of the desired color: the air gap between the pot and the pot will not allow solar radiation to heat the pot and overheat the roots.

Pot size and shape.

Required proportions of the pot: the height must be greater than the diameter of the neck of the pot (bowls are not suitable). There should be a hole in the bottom to drain the water.

When choosing the size (volume) of the pot, you should be guided by the following rules:

• you can not plant a small plant in a large pot;

• the subsequent size of the pot should be 25-30% larger than the previous one.

If you are growing a palm tree from seeds, then the first pot will be 200 ml, i.e. the container in which you plant the sprouted seedling when picking. next size the pot will be 0.4-0.5l, then 0.7-1l.

If you purchased a "teenage palm tree" in trading network, then after it becomes necessary to carry out a transplant / transshipment, select a new volume of the pot 25-30% larger than the existing one (in which the palm tree grows).

The size of the pot significantly affects the development of the palm tree. If you plant a small plant (for example, a seedling) in a large pot (3-5l), then the plant will most likely die (the roots will rot).

If you delay the transfer young plant into a larger pot, then the palm tree will stop developing.

The photo below shows three thread-bearing Washingtonia palms grown under the same conditions. But there is one difference - for clarity, one palm tree was not transplanted into a larger container - and that's what happened !!

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Palms are perennial trees, rarely shrubs, mostly having a non-branching trunk, on top of which there is a crown of large leaves. In tropical and subtropical regions, there are up to 1500 species. Many types of palm trees have been introduced into cultivation and are often grown indoors for decoration. But in order for this plant to please with its beauty for a long time, it is necessary to properly care for it.

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Description

Indoor palm looks like a small tree with a powerful trunk. The most spectacular part of the plant is its leaf plates, which have an extremely unusual shape and beautiful appearance. The shape of the leaves depends on the type of palm. They can be straight, narrow, semicircular, etc. But you need to remember that it is forbidden to cut them, since the removal of even one leaf plate leads to the death of the entire plant.

Many species are used for economic purposes. There is a group of plants that bear delicious fruits (dates, coconuts). Various rooms are decorated with decorative palm trees.

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Kinds

For indoor cultivation the following types of palms are suitable:

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Date palm	A plant with long decorative leaves, which consist of linear-lanceolate leaflets with a solid edge, pointed at the top, located in a bunch or evenly. Short petioles are covered with strong spines. Small yellow flowers are collected in paniculate inflorescences located in the axils of the leaves.
Washingtonia	The leaves of the plant are fan-shaped, with dissected segments, large in size. Bisexual flowers are collected in cobs. Spherical, fleshy fruits are located along the axis of the inflorescences. At home, a palm tree in a pot of this species blooms very rarely, and for the first time this happens in the 12th year of life.
Hamedorea	This graceful indoor palm tree has thin trunks that grow up to two meters. Light green lanceolate pinnate leaves. The flowers are orange and yellowish in color and have a very pleasant aroma.
Yucca	At home, it grows up to two meters. The trunk is single or branched. Branches and trunk are covered with elongated pointed leaves. Blooms at home very rarely. Large white flowers look like bells
Dracaena	A plant with linear leaves arranged spirally on a lignified trunk or in the form of a bunch at the top. The flowers are small, white or blue, collected in a panicle

Lighting and temperature

Decorative palm in a pot is a very capricious plant. In order for the leaves to grow symmetrically, evenly and beautifully, good lighting is necessary.

The length of daylight hours should be at least 16 hours, otherwise the leaf plates will turn yellow. Due to prolonged illumination, the plant acquires a rich color and grows rapidly.

When growing palm trees at home, you need to periodically change the angle of the rays. If the plant is illuminated all the time only on one side, then the opposite side will remain practically without leaves. It is necessary every 2 weeks to turn the pot with the other side to the light.

The palm tree should be grown at a moderate temperature, which is + 18 ... + 24 degrees in summer, and + 12 ... + 16 degrees in winter. This exotic plant does not tolerate drafts. Its root system is very sensitive to cold, so it is recommended to place a pot with it away from doors and windows, and it is also forbidden to place it on a cold floor. So that the roots do not get cold, the container with the palm is placed in a wider container, and the bottom is filled with moss or expanded clay.

Watering and humidity

When caring for a room palm tree, it must be watered regularly, and this must be done correctly. It reacts extremely negatively to excessive soil moisture and stagnant water in it. To avoid this, it is necessary to make a drainage system. To do this, a layer of expanded clay or large gravel is placed on the bottom of the pot.

In summer, the plant is watered abundantly, especially on hot days. In winter, moisten the soil moderately. Water is used soft - rain or purified at room temperature. If it is from the tap, then it must be defended.

In order for a palm tree to grow and develop well in a pot, it is necessary to maintain high humidity air. To do this, the foliage must be moistened from a sprayer or an open container of water should be placed next to the plant. It is also recommended to regularly wipe the sheet plates with a damp sponge.

Feeding and transplanting

Indoor palm should be fertilized in spring and summer once every 2 weeks with a complex mineral fertilizer for deciduous plants. It is not recommended to do this during the dormant period (autumn, winter) and immediately after transplantation.

A palm tree at home is transplanted very rarely and only in case of emergency, since the plant dies with the slightest damage to the roots. Young trees are moved to a new pot annually, and adults - once every 4 years. The soil can be purchased at a flower shop or you can make your own using the following ingredients:

• soddy, leafy land - 2 parts each;
• peat, humus, sand - 1 part each;
• charcoal - 0.5 part.

Expanded clay is laid at the bottom of the pot with a layer of 3 cm and the soil mixture is poured. The plant is moved to a new container and completely filled with soil. The first two weeks after planting water the tree sparingly. Pests

Indoor palm can be affected by scale insects. This pest sucks juices from the plant, leading to its death. Getting rid of it is not easy. The leaf plates and the space around the palm tree are thoroughly wiped with a sponge dipped in soapy water, removing all insects. This procedure is carried out several times a day.

Mealybugs feed on the juice of the plant and cover it with a white coating. With a strong infection, the leaves turn yellow, and the palm tree dies. To get rid of insects, the tree is treated with insecticides - "Confidor", "Aktara", "Mospilan".

Another pest is the spider mite, which settles on the underside of the leaves and covers it with a thin cobweb. The plant must be regularly sprayed and treated with insecticides - Fitoverm, Apollo, Neoron.

Problems in care

When growing a palm tree in a pot, flower growers often face various problems. If her leaf tips dry, but you need to pay attention to watering and humidity. Dry soil and air often lead to this. The plant is also badly affected by cold air.

If the leaves turn yellow, then this indicates insufficient watering. With an excess of moisture, the palm tree is covered brown spots. If she began to grow poorly, then the pot should be moved to another place, as it is possible that she does not have enough heat and light.

Washingtonia palm mini

Washingtonia among other palms occupies a special position. Despite its tropical origin, it is resistant to cold and can tolerate even slight negative temperatures. The combination of an exotic species and the possibility of existence in cool conditions has made this plant very popular in the southern regions of Russia. Except decorative properties it also has gastronomic and agricultural value among some aboriginal tribes: the leaves are used in roofing, basket weaving and footwear; wood - in the construction and production of dishes; fruits are used for food. Designers recommend placing Washingtonia in the corridors and winter gardens of office space, as well as in living rooms and hallways of apartments and houses. It is believed that such a tropical palm tree will create a friendly atmosphere in the house and bring the owners longevity, fame and victory in all matters. No wonder in ancient times the palm branch was handed over as a symbol of victory.

Washingtonia care at home

At home, caring for Washingtonia is quite simple. For a palm tree, it is better to choose a well-lit place, preferably shaded from direct sunlight: a southwestern and southeastern window with sunlight before lunch or at sunset is suitable. Optimum temperature in room conditions for Washington in spring and summer is 20-24 degrees, and in autumn and winter - 12-16 degrees. In spring and summer, the plant will need moderate watering as the soil dries to half the height of the pots, and in the autumn-winter period, watering will need to be reduced until the soil dries to 2/3 of the height of the pots. Also, be sure to carry out regular daily spraying of foliage with soft, settled water at room temperature twice a day. Use the same water for irrigation. From April to September, feed your washingtonia with complex mineral fertilizers for palm trees every 4 weeks, then it will gratefully delight you with a lush crown.

Useful properties of washingtonia

Washingtonia is very useful plant in terms of home ecology: it purifies the air of dust and carbon dioxide and also saturates it with oxygen and moisture. In addition, this wonderful palm tree is able to absorb harmful electromagnetic radiation, relieving a person from its influence.

Washingtonia in the interior

The chic washingtonia plant is ideal for placement in restaurants, offices and business centers. Its spreading foliage will add luxury to the atmosphere, making your establishment stand out among others. Best of all, the palm tree will be placed in the interiors of art deco, lounge, Moorish and high-tech styles, becoming the leading accent in them. Also, according to phytodesigners, the zones of the hall, corridor, open-space spaces and the entrance group will be the most suitable for an elegant palm tree.

Energy and zodiac sign of washingtonia

Proper care of palm trees will allow all year round enjoy exotic plants and their luxurious crown.

Care rules

Place

• The plant is considered photophilous, but does not tolerate direct sunlight.
• Should be protected from drafts.
• Do not place flowerpots on a cold surface, such as a stone window sill.

Humidity and air temperature

• Palm trees love high humidity, then they reach maximum decorative effect.
• To achieve this in an apartment, you can resort to the following measures:
• Use a humidifier.
• Set up water containers nearby.
• Spray with distilled or rain water during hot weather.
• The temperature regime for each type of palm is individual, for example, palm trees from the subtropics must be kept in cool conditions in winter (8-12 ° C): brachea, trachycarpus, washingtonia.
• Warm rooms (24 ° C) and humidity like Robelini, areca, caryota.
• Moderate indoors in winter (16°C) is required for species such as: sabali, clinostigma, rapis, rapalostylis.

Soil selection

The choice of soil mixture is very large in stores. But as practice shows, it is better to use it as a basis.

Ready-made compositions are well suited for young specimens, since it is mainly light in composition.

Palm trees love moisture and breathable, loose soil. It also had a sufficient amount of nutrients and the pH should be in the range of 6.3-6.5. That is, so that the soil is neutral and slightly acidic.

• Recipe 1. Sand, garden soil, humus 1:2:1.
• Recipe 2. Lowland peat, sand, dolomite flour, mineral fertilizer.

A prerequisite in all recipes is drainage.

Pot selection

top dressing

• Before fertilizing, the soil is watered with clean water.
• After transplantation, fertilizers are applied on the 14th day.
• During the period of active growth, organic fertilizers are required. For this you can use manure. Infuse it for 10 days with the addition of liquid, then strain. Dilute the resulting infusion 1:5 with water, if the cow component was taken as the basis, 1:10, when using chicken manure.
• Further, the bushes are fed with mineral fertilizers (1 time in 14 days), which can be purchased at the store.
• Do not use fertilizer during dormancy (November-March).
• The palm tree also loves foliar top dressing. It is enough to take them once a month using urea.

reproduction

The seed propagation method is suitable for all types of palms. And some species, for example, livistona, trachycarpus, li-kuala, washingtonia and howea multiply exclusively by seeds.

Among the vegetative method of reproduction can be noted:

• Root offspring.
• tops.
• Shoots.
• cuttings.

seeds

When choosing seeds, it is worth paying attention to the expiration date. It is desirable that it is not expired. Otherwise, there will be no shoots.

• Seeds are freed from the shell and sent to a damp cloth for swelling. With a thicker shell, you can use a needle file and file it.
• The substrate is being prepared: sand and garden soil 1:2.
• Seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm, and the soil is sprayed.
• The container is covered with a film to create a greenhouse effect.
• As soon as the first shoots appear, the container moves to a bright place.
• When the seedlings begin to interfere with each other, a pick should be carried out.
• Seedlings are transplanted into separate pots with the same substrate.
• Seedlings are also covered with glass caps.
• As soon as rooting takes place, the cap is removed.
• The plant adapts and for some time remains to sit in its original place.
• Further, as they grow, the seedlings are transplanted into larger pots.

Vegetative reproduction

offspring

If the palm tree is bushy, for example, chrysalidocarpus, chamerops, carita, roblena, date, hamedorea, then this method is suitable for them. Exceptions are types of palms with one trunk.

• The root offspring appears near the root system of the uterine bush. Over time, it takes root and grows on its own.
• As soon as the offspring is well rooted, it should be separated with a knife from the mother bush.
• Process cut points charcoal or ashes.
• A young shoot is planted on permanent place and watered.
• Top cover with a glass cap for quick rooting.

tops

In this way, palm-like plants propagate -,.

• The soil is being prepared: sand, garden soil, humus 1:2:1.
• The upper part of the plant is cut off and sent to the ground for rooting. In this case, the stem must be freed from the leaves. The cut point does not need to be processed.
• Flower growers successfully use the method, since the survival rate here is up to 90%.
• The container is covered with a cap until rooting.
• As soon as young leaves appear, the cap is removed.
• Shoots. The young shoot is carefully cut off and placed in water for rooting.
• When the roots of the fathoms appear, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
• The pot is covered with a cap until the shoot takes root.
• cuttings. The stem is cut off and divided into 15 cm cuttings. They can be sent into the water for rooting or directly into the substrate.
• A mini-greenhouse is being set up.
• As soon as the cutting takes root, the greenhouse is removed.

Pests and diseases

1. root rot. Symptoms: yellowing of the leaves, followed by the death of the flower. The reason is overflow, and temperature changes. As a result, the disease worsens.
2. stem rot. Symptoms: dark wet spots appear on the leaves. Sometimes it can be gray spots with a light coating. This fungal disease develops from high humidity and overflow. The disease develops very rapidly, so the bush should be saved when the first signs appear as soon as possible.
3. Penicillosis. Young leaves are exposed to the disease with the appearance of necrotic shrunken spots on them. The leaves are deformed. The cause of the disease is improper care.
4. leaf spot. The disease is caused by bacteria and pathogenic fungi. Symptoms: spots of various shapes and colors appear. Humidity is a favorable environment for its development.

How to fight

1. root rot. You can save the plant at the initial stage of the disease. You should pull the bush out of the ground and cut off the affected roots. Then, for 15-20 minutes, lower into the fungicide solution. It is desirable that cinebaftin, cuprosan and homecin be present in the preparation. Process cut areas activated carbon and replace the soil. If the earth is prepared at home, it is necessary to warm it up in the oven or process it under steam. Two waterings should be carried out with a fungicide.
2. stem rot. Adjust humidity and watering. Remove all affected leaves, and transplant the flower into new soil with fungicide treatment. When the disease is advanced, the plant is destroyed.
3. Penicillosis. Adjust light and temperature conditions.
4. leaf spot. At the first sign, cut off infected leaves and spray with a fungicide. The interval between treatments is 14 days.

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