Reproduction of spathiphyllum and care of young plants

Over the years, the spathiphyllum bush grows, becomes unmanageable, it cannot painlessly replace the ground. At this time, only the top layer is loosened and removed. The spathiphyllum flower, meanwhile, is aging and loses its decorative effect. Therefore, no matter how memorable the plant is for you, it needs to prepare a replacement. The procedure will not seem complicated for those who transplant the flower into a larger container every year.

The principles of reproduction of spathiphyllum

The biology of the flower is such that it has no stems, and the lanceolate leaves emerge directly from the soil, from the root of the dormant buds. The resulting rosette of two or three leaves creates a vagina, from which a stem of a flower appears, wrapped in a snow-white veil, as in a diaper. So the curtain grows, which allows you to disassemble the rhizomes into pieces, each of which contains either a finished plant with roots, or a sleeping bud.

How does spathiphyllum multiply in other known ways? It happens:

• obtaining a plant from dormant buds of a piece of rhizome;
• obtaining a young plant from cuttings or cuttings;
• sowing seeds.

When spathiphyllum multiplies in any vegetative way with good care, it can bloom in 8-10 months. The seed method does not imply the transmission of signs of the uterine bush, flowering occurs in 3-4 years. At the same time, there is a possibility of getting a completely new variety. female flower.

For vegetative propagation, it is important to carry out the planned work in the spring, when the plant is just starting to grow after the winter rest. However, in case of illness or for another reason, you can gently transplant the plant even during flowering.

Soil requirements or how to prepare the soil for spathiphyllum. The flower loves a soil with a slight acidity, composed of equal parts:

• garden or turf land;
• leaf humus;
• peat;
• sand.

Additionally, to make it similar to the natural composition, a total of 1 part is added from fine coniferous bark, charcoal, ground into a fine fraction and brick or ceramic chips. After disinfection by known methods, the soil is moistened with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Regardless of whether to sow seeds or root cuttings, spathiphyllum propagation work is carried out at a room temperature of at least 21 degrees.

After planting or sowing the seeds, do everything possible to root. To do this, create a mini-greenhouse, moisten the leaves and the surface of the soil, create conditions for the rapid restoration of the roots.

The choice of dishes is important for the vegetative propagation of spathiphyllum. The containers should not be spacious, or several divisions should be planted in them at once. Until the container is filled with roots, the plant will not bloom.

It is important when planting to leave enough space on top for glaze, at the bottom, have a good drainage layer of pebbles or expanded clay, and do not deepen the root collar of the plant.

How to plant spathiphyllum, which is cramped in capacity

To do this, you need to water the plant so that it easily slides out of the old pot. Since the task is to get the maximum number of divisions, then the bush should be soaked in warm water in a large basin so that the roots are freed from the ground. Place the plant on the table. In this case, the parts into which you need to cut the bush when dividing will be clearly visible.

Free each part from old brown dead roots. Leave the young light. Sprinkle the places of the cuts with crushed coal and prepare the containers. Pour 2 cm of earth over the drainage, and arrange the roots of the cut, slightly straightening them. While holding the plant in weight, carefully pour in a little prepared soil for spathiphyllum. Shake the glass lightly and compact the soil with your fingers. Having covered the roots, water the soil for compaction, after the earth has settled, add it to the neck and shake the plant, whether it sits tightly.

The first week you need to moisten the leaves from the spray bottle, keep the plant under a hood with low ventilation. If the clod of earth dries up, moisten it a little, so as not to provoke decay of diseased roots. A sign that the plant has taken root will be the appearance of a young leaf. After that, gradually release the plant from the shelter, start feeding after 3 months in a half dose.

Reproduction by divisions without roots and pieces of rhizome

In this case, the cut should be germinated in water and then planted, as described above. Rhizomes are laid out on wet sand or peat. At the same time, until the roots germinate, the wet litter should be constant. Cover with foil on top, but ventilate. As a result, the fragment will release roots, and then it can be planted in the ground.

How does spathiphyllum propagate by seeds?

The plant is cross-pollinated, has male and female peduncles. They differ in terms of flowering and flower height. The male blooms 2-3 days earlier, the pollen disappears until the female flower ripens. Therefore, the seeds are obtained in greenhouses, where there are many flowers and they bloom at different times. A pollinated female flower turns green over time, becomes puffy from bumps that turn into peas. Seeds ripen up to six months. Their vitality is low, and it is necessary to sow from it immediately after harvesting.

When purchasing seeds, you should make sure they are fresh. If the mother plant was a hybrid, then splitting of properties would be inevitable. Growing seedlings is carried out in a closed bowl, at times opening it for airing. Seedlings appear unevenly, several seedlings will appear from one pea. After germination, the plant must be accustomed to the air gradually, opening the transparent film for a while.

Such flowers develop much more slowly, but subsequently they are more resistant to the dry air of the apartment in winter. You can sow a large container to decorate the office space and the young flowers will create an original composition, blooming at the same time.

Another way would be to grow the seedlings up to 5-6 cm and plant them in separate cups, from which you can also make any composition, but later they are easier to transplant.

Video about spathiphyllum transplant