2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
A lush shock of thin, pointed-toed leaves, from which long shoots with small rosettes stretch out, is impressive and delightful. The unpretentiousness and useful qualities of the plant make Chlorophytum a popular indoor plant
Genus Chlorophytum
Numerous genus
Chlorophytum (Chlorophytum), numbering more than two hundred evergreen tropical plants, cannot in any way cling to any family. Botanists periodically change its belonging to the family, and therefore in the literature you can find a variety of information that confuses the inexperienced grower.
Plants of the genus living in the tropics of several continents are characterized by the presence of rhizomes, which require soil, plus aerial roots, which are supplied to children - young rosettes of leaves, connected to the mother plant by a thin but strong stem.
Narrow long leaves, forming a dense and lush rosette, droop with their sharp ends to the surface of the earth. In spring and summer, Chlorophytum produces flower-stalks with miniature white flowers that form cluster inflorescences.
Of the many natural species in culture, only two are grown:
Chlorophytum crested and
Winged chlorophytum … Although, some write that these are just different names for the same plant.
Chlorophytum crested
Chlorophytum crested (Chlorophytum comosum) is a perennial herb from the African tropics with tuberous fleshy roots. Its narrow, long leaves, which grow up to 45 cm in length and slope to the ground, give the plant the appearance of a spider, for which Chlorophytum crested is called"
Spider plant ».
From a bunch of leaves, peduncles (up to 75 cm long) appear with graceful small flowers that form an inflorescence-brush. There are also strong stems, on which there are no flowers, and new rosettes of leaves are born at the ends of the shoots, under the weight of which the stems bend to the ground, and the rosettes quickly take root in the soil.
The green "spider" has the ability to neutralize the action of a gas harmful to humans, formaldehyde, which is emitted by many modern building and finishing materials.
Winged chlorophytum
Winged chlorophytum (Chlorophytum elatum) has the same characteristics as Chlorophytum crested. The machine virtual translator calls the plant “
Chlorophytum zamaniha ”, Which, in my opinion, is very figurative and romantic. The cap of its variegated leaves resembles the hair of a mischievous tomboy, such as Tom Sawyer or Dunno, who beckons to pat her for luxurious whirlwinds.
Variegated species of this plant are grown in culture. The green surface of the leaning leaves is diluted with a white or yellow longitudinal stripe, which can be in the center of the leaf, or be located along the edge, as if nature decided to enclose its creative work in an elegant contrasting frame.
Growing
The amazing unpretentiousness of the plant evokes respect and teaches you to curb your own material desires, which is very important in a series of crises.
Of course, with diffused lighting, Chlorophytum will delight you with a more juicy color of elastic leaves, and from direct sunlight on the leaves, not decorative defects will appear at all. Poor lighting will also affect the appearance of the leaves.
The soil should be loose and moderately fertile, for which a mixture of humus, leafy earth, sand and 20 grams of complex fertilizer is prepared for 1 bucket of the mixture. Chlorophytum loves moist soil, requiring regular summer watering and more rare winter. Once a week, a caring florist adds liquid fertilizer to the water for irrigation.
Reproduction
The plant itself took care of the continuation of its presence on the planet, giving birth to new rosettes of leaves that only need to be rooted. The scanty nodules at the base of the rosette release roots, as soon as they are provided with a container with water, or with moist soil.
Enemies
Excess and lack of moisture are equally dangerous. An excess provokes rotting of the roots, a deficiency - the appearance of a spider mite. It is important to find a "middle ground" that contributes to the successful growth of the plant.
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