5 coarse and common mistakes in the care of Spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum - indoor plant from the family of Araceae with positive national name "Women's happiness." His popularity soared in the last decade, almost to the skies! And the reason lies not only in the belief that "Spatik" brings good luck in love the fair sex, but in a very attractive appearance.

Unfortunately, growers sometimes make mistakes, and home decorative flower loses. As a result, a rich emerald foliage turns into a piece of dry and bloom very scarce or does not occur at all for a long time. In this article we will look at 5 of the most common mistakes in the care of Spathiphyllum.

1. Hot sun burns often simply houseplant

Some gardeners for some reason think that the tropical plant is happiest at home in a very hot and sunny side of it. Put Spathiphyllum on the southern window sill - a big mistake! Due to the direct sunlight on its leaves formed burns and dries fringe. It does not look?

Under natural conditions, "Women's happiness" is growing in partial shade, so the best choice for him - a place with ambient light. Moreover, Spathiphyllum referred to as shade tolerance. But I noticed that the back of the room "spatik" blooms much worse and less abundantly. Therefore, our choice - the golden mean.

2. Does not include fertilizing the rules and requirements for the composition of the soil

Rules are simple dressings. Young plants fed nitrogen to grow new leaves and acquired characteristic Spathiphyllum dark green tint. Adult "Women's happiness" fed complex mineral fertilizers, in which structure is dominated by potassium and phosphorus.

Requirements "women's happiness" to the ground:

• nutritious;
• loose;
• slightly acidic.

Ideally one would purchase a special soil mix "For Spathiphyllum" or "For Araceae". However, as shown by my practice, I find an item you can not in every flower shop. The solution is simple: buy a quality universal primer for flowering houseplants. But often it is too tight to Spathiphyllum, so I add to it a little coarse sand or perlite.

3. Too large pot

In a large bowl actively growing rhizome, the formation of new plots, and is actively expanding Spathiphyllum leaves. If you want a houseplant spectacularly bloomed, choose the dishes in size. Its diameter should be only 1.5-2 cm larger than the diameter of the root system.

Large pot is fraught with danger, and another. A large amount of soil dries out very long and very uneven. When the upper layer of soil already thoroughly dried out at the bottom can detect small "swamp" even with good drainage. We see on the surface of a dry ground, pour more and provoke the decay of domestic flower root.

4. wrong watering

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Spathiphyllum likes to drink, but you should not overdo it. Forget the recommendation that "a la summer flower watered 2 times a week, and in winter - 1 times." This can be devastating for indoor flower. Decide whether or not to water, it is necessary in each case. Offhand, here are 3 main criteria that influence the frequency of watering:

• temperature and humidity;
• pot size;
• soil composition.

I water the adult Spathiphyllum, when the ground dries out for 2 cm, young specimens "Women's Happiness" - when the earth dried 1 cm. For example, in the winter with the included batteries have to be taken for watering every 2-3 days.

And another important thing: use for irrigation water at room temperature or slightly above. It is better to water the flowers in the morning to the night before the soil has had time to dry. At night, when the air temperature falls usually, a combination of moisture and cold causes rot.

5. No regular spraying

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If the room where there is a pot of Spathiphyllum, there is a special device - a humidifier, and you do not use additional measures to enhance humidity, be sure to spray the Spathiphyllum every morning, or at least through day. The need for additional moisture has grown significantly during the hot summer days and during the heating season! Please put "Thumbs Up" if you have Spathiphyllum and the article was useful for you! Thanks! I suggest to read another useful material about another houseplant: How to make the Phalaenopsis orchid to bloom all winter?