Care and reproduction of zmioculcas at home

In recent years, one of the most popular among plant growers is zamiokulkas. In people it has received the name "dollar tree". According to the practice of feng shui, zamiokulkas has a powerful energy and helps to attract wealth and prosperity to the house. That is why it is often given for birthdays and housewarming. How to care for this exotic plant and how to reproduce zamiokulkasa at home you will learn further.

Features of the plant

Zamiokulkas is the representative of the family of Aroids. His homeland is East Africa. A feature of the flower is that it lacks stems. From a thick tuber hidden beneath the ground, fleshy, thickened in the lower part, petioles, on which are located spectacular glossy and fleshy leaves of dark green color.

Zamiokulkas is succulent. Leaves, petioles and tubers accumulate moisture, so that the plant is able to survive a prolonged period of drought. The flower grows very slowly. For a year there are only a few new leaves. The height of the plant with proper care reaches 1 meter.

Blossoms zamiokulkas (care at home, photos, reproduction of plants are described below) is extremely rare, because for this we need ideal conditions. The type of flower is quite plain.

Life expectancy of succulent is from 5 to 10 years.

The plant is quite unpretentious in nursing. It is not afraid of drafts and change of residence. However, in order to grow and keep a beautiful zamiokulkas, care at home, reproduction, including, must be carried out in accordance with certain rules.

Lighting

You can plant the plant on both the southern and northern sides. Nevertheless, in order for the flower to grow more intensively and its leaves to be saturated green, it is better to choose a window with sufficient lighting. The lack of sunlight slows the growth of zamiokulkas, new leaves in this case grow weaker, besides they grow single.

Temperature conditions

Zamiokulkas is able to withstand a wide range of temperatures, but it will be best in a warm room. In the cold season, a dollar tree is recommended to be kept at a lower temperature, at which it can accumulate strength for intensive growth in the summer. The ideal temperature for keeping in winter is 16-18 ° C. In summer, the temperature in the room where the zamyokulkas is at + 25 ° C.

Moisture and watering

Dollar tree normally carries dry air. Nevertheless, periodic spraying and washing of leaves favorably affect the plant.

Irrigating is important in the care of flowers. Do not forget that zmiokulkas is succulent. Accordingly, it better tolerates a moisture deficit than its surplus. Excessive moistening of the soil can kill the plant. At the same time, a prolonged drought causes zamiokulkas to expend internal reserves, as a result of which the leaves in the upper part of the petiole can begin to turn yellow and fall off.

Optimum watering for zamiokulkasa - rare, but plentiful. In the summer, the flower is watered after the soil has completely dried. In winter, watering is reduced to a minimum.

Top dressing

As fertilizer, fertilizers for succulents or cactuses are well suited, and universal flower dressing can also be used, while consuming half the dosage. Feed zamiokulkas from spring to mid-autumn, that is, during the active growth of the plant.

Periodicity of applying fertilizers - 1 time in 2-4 weeks. In winter, top dressing is excluded.

Transfer

Zamiokulkas is transplanted as the rhizome grows. If it completely filled the pot, it means that the plant has become crowded and it's time to transplant to a more spacious pot. When choosing a new pot, it is desirable to give preference to articles made of clay, since the plastic container can crack under the pressure of a powerful root system of zamyoculcas.

How does it multiply?

Reproduction of zamiokulkasa at home can be carried out in 3 ways:

• dividing the tuber;

• sheet;

• cuttings.

Tuberculosis reproduction

How else can a plant be propagated? Reproduction of zmioculcas at home (photo provided below) can be done using tubers. For this method, an adult plant that has large tubers is suitable. Tuber is divided into parts in such a way that each piece has at least one growth point. Before planting the tubers are dried for several hours, and the sections are sprinkled with charcoal. Planting is carried out in the prepared substrate, while the tuber itself should not be very deep in the ground. It is worth noting that the growth of a new plant with this method of reproduction is rather slow.

Reproduction of zamiokulkas leaf

At home, many growers breed succulent leaves. To grow a new plant copy in this way can be much faster than from the tubers. For reproduction, it is better to take large leaves growing at the bottom of the flower. They can be rooted in the water, and you can immediately land in the ground. For better rooting, cuts are recommended to be treated with rooting stimulants - Heteroauxin, Kornevin or Zircon.

The soil must be sterile and consist of either sand or a mixture of peat and sand. To create hothouse conditions, the cut leaves are covered from above with polyethylene or plastic or glass containers.

Root formation is a long process and lasts from 1 to several months. Periodically, the hothouse is opened for ventilation and, if necessary, moistens the soil.

Cutting

Reproduction zmiokulkasa at home is suitable in the event that the flower is already sufficiently adult. The stalk is cut off from the branch bared from below with the kidney formed on it. Then, with a sharp knife, the stem is cut and shortened. As a result, we have a small stalk with a kidney and a leaf. The cuts are sprinkled with charcoal, left to dry for several hours, and then planted in a substrate. Roots, as a rule, appear in 3-4 weeks. During the period of rooting, care must be taken to ensure that the soil is constantly moistened.

Soil for zamiokulkasa

Zamiokulkas is not very demanding on the ground. For the plant, ready-made soil mixtures for cacti and succulents are perfect. Also, many flower growers prepare the soil themselves. For this, the sod, leaf land, peat, sand are mixed in equal parts. For the prevention of root rot, charcoal is added. The main requirement for soil for zamiokulkasa - looseness, air and water permeability.

Conclusion

The popularity of zamiokulkasa grows from day to day. And for this there is every reason. The huge demand for the plant is due to its decorative qualities, simplicity and unpretentiousness of care. Succulent feels well both in bright rooms and in places devoid of bright sunlight. Possessing knowledge of how to correctly conduct multiplication of zamiokulkasa at home, you can save a lot on buying a new plant and decorate your home with several specimens of this exotic flower.