Spathiphyllum - reproduction at home

Spathiphyllum, or "female happiness", is growing rapidly. The flower is not a long-liver and loses its elegance with age. Continuous transplanting will not help the plant become eternal. The time will come when the old spathiphyllum will have to be replaced with a new one.

How spathiphyllum reproduces in the wild

In its natural environment, the flower grows in the South American subtropics and Asian tropics. A humid and hot climate is the most favorable conditions for spathiphyllum. Tall jungle plants protect the flower from the scorching rays of the sun.

Spathiphyllum (Latin Spathiphyllum)

In natural habitats, spathiphyllum is easily propagated by seeds, which fall on fertile soil suitable for germination. At home, the seed method of flower cultivation is rarely practiced.

The best period for the reproduction of spathiphyllum at home

The flower is propagated in more than one way, accordingly, the time is suitable for one or another reproduction option.

For the seed method, the end of winter (February) or the beginning of spring, the first decade of March is suitable.

By cutting or dividing the bush, the plant is propagated at any convenient time during the year.

The main condition for reproduction is to do it before the flowering of the plant.

Preparation for the breeding procedure (inventory, soil, container)

Before multiplying spathiphyllum, prepare the necessary items, tools:

• sharply sharpened disinfected scissors, knife, pruner;
• ceramic or wooden containers;
• container under water for the temporary maintenance of cuttings;
• film or glass for organizing a mini-greenhouse.

Land for planting should be light, fertile. You can buy ready-made soil for flower crops or prepare it yourself. In the second case, you will need:

• garden land;
• peat or humus;
• small pieces of coniferous bark;
• charcoal;
• some sand.

Containers for young seedlings need not be too large, otherwise flowering can not wait. Spathiphyllum does not bloom until its roots encircle the entire space of the pot.

Reproduction methods of spathiphyllum

Most plants are bred with seeds, but for spathiphyllum at home it is difficult to create conditions close to subtropical. Therefore, the seed method is rarely used when breeding an exotic flower. It is easier to propagate the plant by dividing the root or using cuttings.

Reproduction of spathiphyllum by seeds

Spathiphyllum: seed propagation

This method is more often used in breeding work. It will take at least two years to grow a flowering plant from a seed. Procedure:

1. The prepared pot is filled with disinfected soil. Steam the soil with boiling water, cool.
2. The seed is laid out at intervals of 3-4 cm or in shallow grooves.
3. The seedlings are covered with cellophane, creating a greenhouse environment.
4. They put containers in a room where the temperature is not lower than +25 ° C.
5. Monitor the plantings so that condensation does not form. The glass or film is slightly opened, airing is arranged.
6. The soil is moistened by spraying. The film is removed gradually, accustoming the seedlings to the air. Plants dive when they grow their own leaves.

To grow spathiphyllum, seeds should not be stored for long. Over time, they lose their germination capacity by half. At home, it is easier to use other plant propagation options.

How to properly propagate spathiphyllum by dividing the rhizome

Adult spathiphyllum is divided into several independent bushes. The event is carried out when the flower is too thickened, or it is time to transplant it. Algorithm of the procedure:

1. Prepare a new pot or several, scissors, pruning shears.
2. Water the plant abundantly. Carefully pull the bush out of the bowl.
3. The roots are cleaned from the ground, washed with warm water. Dried shoots are removed, where the leaves were previously cut off.
4. Gently unravel the roots, dividing the spathiphyllum into parts. If it is not possible to separate it by hand, the rhizome is cut with a sharp knife. The cut points are sprinkled with charcoal or smeared with brilliant green to disinfect them.
5. Separate plants with roots are planted in new pots.

In addition to dividing the rhizome, how else does spathiphyllum multiply at home?

How spathiphyllum reproduces at home by cuttings or shoots

Cuttings in spathiphyllum are rosettes of leaves that are disconnected from an overgrown flower.

The bottom of the bowl is covered with expanded clay. A layer of sphagnum moss and sand is added on top. The substrate should include pine bark.

As a soil, you can use ready-made soil for aroid or orchids, or make it yourself.

Branch of flower rosettes

How to root a spathiphyllum stalk without roots

A step-by-step guide to planting a rootless cuttings:

1. The spathiphyllum process moistened at the end is dipped into the Kornevin preparation (growth stimulator) and set aside for 20 minutes.
2. Dip it into a glass with settled water so that the water does not rise above the leaves and only covers the bottom of the cutting. You can throw activated charcoal (1-2 tablets) into the glass.
3. Moisten the leaves from a spray bottle, cover the seedling with a bag or glass.
4. Raise the film daily, arranging airing and spraying.

The roots should appear in 3 weeks.

Is it possible to propagate a flower by a leaf

Florists claim that spathiphyllum cannot be bred from one leaf. It does not take root like other plants.

Further care of sprouts and young plants

Young spathiphyllum seedlings first need care. Even tall plants that have just been transferred to a new pot are covered with a plastic bag to keep the air humid under the hood.

Mini greenhouse from a plastic bottle

Basic rules for flower care:

• Every day and more than once a day, the shelter is raised, condensation is removed and the leaves are sprayed.
• The lighting should be bright, but soft and long lasting. Leaves will be burned from direct sunlight.
• The thermometer in the room should not fall below +25 ° C.
• Water the flower while drying the soil surface. At the same time, they are regularly sprayed to keep the air moist.

At first glance, it may seem that growing a flower is a difficult task, it is difficult to care for it. But experienced flower growers argue that, subject to all the subtleties, caring for the plant is not a burden.