The plant Zamioculcas of the Aroid family was loved by flower growers and phytodesigners for its spectacular appearance and unpretentiousness in care, and is perfect for landscaping offices. The culture feels comfortable in hot and cool rooms, does not require spraying, takes root in any soil, it is not necessary to feed an exotic flower.
Caution! Zamioculcas is dangerous with a high content of toxic substances. Before caring for a dollar tree, you should thoroughly wash your hands, protect your eyes from juice, exclude access for small children, pets.
Home Care
Lighting
Zamioculcas is placed in a zone of abundant lighting; with good care, Zamioculcas flower will quickly take root on windows of various directions. The northern side deserves special attention. The lack of light during the development of culture threatens to weaken the shoots, the color of the leaves will be less saturated.
Dollar tree at home
Important! The plant will evenly produce new shoots if the pot is constantly turned to a light source, especially in summer and spring.
Watering
Zamioculcas flower is watered as the soil dries. Excess moisture often causes rotting of the root system. Being a succulent, the celibacy tree easily tolerates prolonged droughts. When leaving on vacation or a business trip for a week, the owners of the flower can not worry about the condition of the pet.
Advice! Often, to comply with measures for the care of zamioculcus, flower growers normalize the level of moisture with the help of a saucer, from where the plant through the lower holes consumes a sufficient amount of liquid.
Humidity
Bushy perennial prefers dry air, adapts well in urban apartments. However, during the heating season, excessive air dryness is possible. Caring for a dollar tree in winter at home requires wiping the leaves with a damp cloth.
Content temperature
Money tree is a thermophilic plant, + 18 ... 26 degrees - the optimal temperature range for perennial Zamioculcas home care does not drop below +15 degrees. The culture easily tolerates heat, in hot days it is useful to spray the dollar tree.
Zamioculcas transplant
The dollar tree, even in a favorable and comfortable environment, develops slowly, often there is no need to transplant the variety. The first time a houseplant is placed in a new pot after purchase, then - as the culture grows and the rhizome grows. A young individual will need to be transplanted after the first year of life, adult crops are updated with flowerpots every 2-4 years.
Succulent has a sensitive root system. Stems like tubers and roots remain underground. The roots extending from the tubers are quite fragile; it is undesirable to touch them when transplanting.
Changing the pot for the one-year-old Zamioculcus
Planting soil
Choosing the soil for planting, propagation of zamioculcas, it is important to take into account the ability of the culture to accumulate water by the roots and the natural growth conditions. It is better to plant the plant in loose, not overloaded with nutrients soil. High demands are placed on breathability, eliminating the oxygen deficiency experienced by the roots. Acidity for an exotic plant is neutral.
Among the ready-made substrates for planting a tropical culture, one should give preference to soil for succulents, complementing the composition with a baking powder in the form of brick chips, vermiculite or fine fraction drainage. The recommended composition can be done independently by mixing equal proportions:
- turf land;
- sheet land;
- peat;
- coarse sand.
Charcoal ramen will be a good addition to the composition - the material absorbs excess moisture, preventing the development of a pathogenic fungus. It will not work to grow succulent in heavy clay-containing soil. Water will stagnate, roots will suffer from a lack of oxygen. It is advisable to decontaminate the soil in an oven or freezer. High and low temperatures are detrimental to pests that provoke flower diseases.
Pot
When choosing a pot for zamioculcas, you should consider a number of simple recommendations.
Zamiokulkas flowers with massive, densely growing trunks feel great in wide flowerpots. In adult plants, the rhizome is well developed, the tubers reach large sizes. Young individuals have thin shoots with small tubers and poorly developed roots. Pot choose appropriate sizes.
On a note! For transplanting Zamioculcas, it is worth using a pot 2-5 cm in diameter larger than the previous flowerpot. Too voluminous flowerpot provokes the lack of growth of the ground part until the rhizome grows over the entire area of the reservoir.
Having decided to plant the succulent in a deep container, the flowerpot will contain more substrate than the flower needs. Water consumption for watering the soil will also increase, the root system will begin to suffer from waterlogging.
Choosing a flowerpot for succulents
The container for the plant should contain drainage holes that ensure the disposal of excess moisture and the consumption of the required water level.
The preferred material of the pot is plastic or clay, peat and coconut fiber options are on sale. Why it is worth giving priority to the latter, it is easy to guess - the reason is justified by good ventilation of the soil and removal of water.
Important! A dollar tree will not grow, bloom in a glass container that promotes stagnation of moisture at the roots.
How to feed zamioculcas
Being interested in how to care for Zamioculcas to obtain maximum leaf and shoot sizes, one should stock up on fertilizers:
- nitrogen, which positively affects the parameters and color of leaves, shoot length;
- flowering potassium;
- phosphorus, accelerating the growth and development of the root system.
Nitrogen fertilizers are the main component of Zamioculcus nutrition. The leaves of the flower are dense, dark green, with a high content of chlorophyll. Its formation is promoted by nitrogen from air and soil.
It is allowed to use top dressings of various origin: organic and mineral. At home, dry manure in granules is suitable, which allows you to feed the crop in early spring to late summer (every 2 weeks). Breaks allow soil bacteria to process organics and isolate nutrients into the root zone.
On a note! When planning to fertilize a houseplant, you should stock up with Baikal EM-1 or Radiance - complex preparations stimulate the consumption of nitrogen and accelerate the growth of shoots and leaves.
How to form Zamioculcas
Pruning of zamioculcas contributes to the formation of the crown of the plant, improves illumination, while removing yellowed, diseased or bare branches. The procedure is carried out during the period of active growth, in spring or summer. Pruning a crop in winter, during dormancy, often causes weak and pale leaves, and a deterioration in the appearance of the plant.
It is advisable to trim the crown with the growth of new branches up, and not to the side. To make the shape of the ball, you need to pinch off the upper bud and side leaves. In the future, it is necessary to control the uniform development of branches. If one stands out by growth and size, it is removed. The remaining parts of the culture will receive good nutrition, zamioculcas will acquire a decorative appearance.
Round crown formation
Plant rejuvenation
In addition to forming pruning, rejuvenation of the culture is carried out, removing when replanting old branches that have lost their decorative appearance, sticking out stumps, from where the leaves have long ceased to grow.
How to crop
All parts of the perennial are subject to pruning: roots, leaves in cuttings and individual plates. To reduce the risk of tissue injury will allow a small, sharp pruner or short knife. The place of cutting is dried, preventing access to the open vessels of pathogenic microbes. Sprinkle large sections with crushed coal.
Growing problems
Zamioculcas is falling apart
Growing, large and long leaves of Zamioculcus fall apart in different directions. An annular support will help to avoid the situation. The need arises when growing large specimens older than 5-7 years old at home.
Yellowing leaves
The yellowness of the leaves is caused by natural causes (during the formation of young leaves with the simultaneous fall of old ones) and improper care. Typically, the leaves begin to turn yellow with heavy watering and stagnation of moisture in the water. An excess of fertilizers leads to rotting of the root system. Often, for more intensive growth, flower growers prefer to feed the plant with fertilizers. Leaves may dry out due to temperature changes. The dollar tree does not tolerate drafts.
Zamioculcas Black
Zamioculcas Black is a rare species of exotic plant, native to Madagascar. The flower grows up to one and a half meters in height. Blooms rarely. In leaving unpretentious. Humidity and soil type are not critical. Zamioculcas black prefers the shadow side, direct exposure to sunlight threatens to form burns on the leaves. An ideal place is the windowsill on the north side of the apartment with good ventilation. A loggia, a balcony, an attic, a veranda will do.
Growing Zamiokulkas black in the apartment
Zamioculcas Zenzy
Often Zami's zamioculcus is looked after as a typical plant of the Aroid family, ignoring the peculiarity of the flower - the ability to store moisture for future use. The accumulators of the flower’s liquid are tubers, a thickened petiole below, and a fleshy axis of the leaf. With small dimensions, the plant suffers from frequent watering and spraying: the leaves turn yellow and fall, the tuber rots. It is important to observe moderate humidity and patiently wait for easy drying of the soil in the pot. It is useful to periodically wipe the leaves with a damp sponge from dust.
Proper care is a guarantee of the growth of a healthy and effective instance of zamioculcas.
