Scindapsus - home care and how to propagate it
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Scindapsus belongs to the Aroid family, which includes 25 species of various colors and shapes of vines. The name of this representative, translated from Greek, means "a tree like ivy." This plant is used as an ornamental deciduous plant. In natural conditions, it wraps around tree trunks and can reach a height of 15 m. Like monstera, scindapsus has aerial roots, which contribute to rapid reproduction and spread over an area of up to several kilometers.
Description of culture
The indoor variety of the Scindapsus plant, the species of which are climbing plants, has a variegated decorative color or dark green foliage. The greens along the trunk are alternately located, simple glossy and leathery, have an oval shape. When this species begins to bloom, a peduncle is formed, resembling an ear of corn, wrapped on top of a leaf.
Using scindapsus in interior decoration
Scindapsus Neon stands out among the plants of this type. It belongs to the variety of golden sweat. Its leaves have a peculiar shape and color. The color ranges from bright green to lemon. The shape of the leaf resembles a spear. Also, among the other varieties, the scindapsus Aureum stands out for its appearance.
What does Scindapsus Neon look like?
Scindapsus: home care
The plant requires sparse watering in small quantities. Moistening of the soil occurs only if it dries up to one third of its volume. In case of improper watering, rot begins to form on the roots of the plant.
The liana is very favorably affected by slightly increased air humidity. It should be 25%. If the humidity does not meet the requirements, then the plant must be sprayed from a spray bottle or wiped with a soft damp cloth.
In summer, a warm shower has a very beneficial effect, and in winter you cannot put a flower next to heating devices.
Site selection and temperature conditions
The air temperature is 20-25 ° С, the most favorable for indoor creepers is scindapsus. In winter, the temperature regime should not fall below 12 ° C.
Scindapsus is unpretentious, but lighting plays an important role. The plant does not like when there is too much light.
Depending on the color of the light, there should be a little less or a little more. If the plant has a golden variegated pattern, then it needs abundant lighting. In the case of a lack of light, the variegation can fade or disappear altogether.
Other varieties may turn yellow and die in high light conditions.
Pests and diseases of room creepers
When growing room vines, some problems may arise associated with the presence of certain types of diseases and pests that can damage the plant:
- The foliage turns yellow.In the event of a lack of nutrients, the foliage on the plant may begin to turn yellow and fall off. To prevent this malaise, it is necessary to feed the plants with a special fertilizer.
- The tips of the leaf plates dry out. This phenomenon can happen very rarely. It happens due to the close location of the flower from the heating device.
- Falling foliage. The foliage begins to fall due to the fact that the illumination is insufficient or there are few nutrients. Drafts can be another cause of foliage loss.
- The presence of rot on the plant. This suggests that the vine scindapsus is located in darkened places, and watering is too abundant.
- The pattern on the foliage fades or disappears. If the variegated sheets have faded, then you need to add light. If spots began to form on dark green leaves, then the illumination is too intense, it should be reduced.
- The presence of a fungal and viral disease. It is very difficult to defeat such an attack. In most cases, the plant dies. In this case, they find untouched shoots, cut them off and plant the plant in a new way. It will gain strength very quickly and grow to the required size.
- Pests. The most common pests that can attack this type of plant are scale insects, thrips, spider mites, and aphids. To combat parasites, it is necessary to treat the flower with actellik solution. It must be diluted as follows: for 1 liter of water 20 drops. solution.
Affected plant
Pruning and shaping the crown
Almost any indoor plant scindapsus requires proper pruning. This process is done so that it looks neat, and new shoots are formed in the right direction. For a year, the scindapsus, depending on the variety, increases to 0.4 m. In order for the plant to look compact and well-groomed, it must be constantly pruned.
The pruned branches can be used to grow new plants. They take root very well and grow quickly to the required size.
Very often, to create the required composition when growing vines, various types of support are used. They can be stairs, arches, posts. When using support of one type or another, the appearance of the plant will look spectacular.
Scindapsus: reproduction
There is a simple answer to the question of how to propagate scindapsus - this happens exclusively by cuttings. This process can be carried out throughout the year. Shoots that are closer to the top of the plant are best suited for this. To form the root system, either wet soil or water at room temperature is used. The main conditions that must be observed are the correct temperature and illumination.
Reproduction of scindapsus
Like any plant, scindapsus needs to be systematically transplanted into a larger pot. When choosing a flowerpot for planting, you need to pay attention to the fact that it must have a drain hole. It needs to be cleaned systematically. The size is adjusted according to the size of the previous pot. Its diameter should be a couple of centimeters larger than the diameter of the previous container.
After choosing a container for planting, it is necessary to properly prepare the soil. It should be fertile and light. For self-preparation, you need to take two parts of leafy land and one part of sod and sandy. A drainage layer is placed at the bottom of the pot, which is disinfected by boiling.
Liana looks very beautiful in any interior. There are many colors and shapes depending on the species. The gardener can create the shape on his own.It can be in the form of an ampel or simply hang from the pots. In summer, it can be used to decorate the garden interior. But most importantly, the plant is unpretentious to care and watering.
