Decorative plant showing long endurance

Today is about a decorative plant with the common name rarely used cardboard palm. The Latin name is Zamioculca zamiifolia. It is an exotic, yet fairly easy to maintain plant. It will forgive you if you do not add enough water, or use as little fertilization. Moreover, it also has the advantage of being resistant to disease.

This decorative plant is hardly kill and tolerates lightlessness, droughts and lack of love. It is actually the ideal roommate, because they steadfastly grows, you blessed with beautiful, deep green leaves and will not even feel guilty in the least convince you, you should once you accidentally tear a leaf. The Zamioculca loves it but, like all other plants when they deal nice and good and proper care. You will be rewarded with a rich, full growth, when you pour the plant regularly, repot in late autumn or spring in a larger pot and fertilize every month.

In large, ancient container plants the cardboard palm tree looks more elegant

Follow these tips and you will have much joy in your Zamioculca!

More information about the plant:

The “modesty” has learned this plant by the conditions in the arid regions of Africa. The decorative plant grows from a strong, sukkulentem rhizome. This forms the root system of the plant. He collects water and also helps to survive in dry conditions.

It is an evergreen. It is deciduous during the dry periods. Peel off the leaves and the plant “asleep” until the water returns.

If the plant is small, it has strains that strive to the top. However, you can cause this with certain actions and bending. So you will achieve an elegant decorative effect.

This works especially easy when the plant is used in a small pot

As already said, the plant is very tolerant of drought. However, you should on no case forget the irrigation or add too much water because that can be destructive to the plant.

You must never allow it, that the plant is soaked. Zee Zee can also tolerate low light, but you should place it in any case in a room without light. The tolerance to limited light does not mean that these are the best conditions for growth.

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The Zamioculca can still be very easily spread. You can to separate the rhizomes and cut off the leaves.

Distribution by separating the rhizomes

Do this in the spring or summer. Remember however the following: The plant grows very slowly and the separation you will get lots of individual small plant. This will take a lot of time.

Take the decorative plant pot and take away from it as much soil as possible. Try this, not to damage the rhizomes and roots. The plants must be cut and not torn. The rhizomes can be separated or cut. These are then implemented in different pots.

The performance increased the danger of fungus formation. This in turn may prevent the new growth. Therefore it is recommended by some specialists immersion in an anti-fungal liquid at night. In this case you should look for a non-toxic agent.

Spread by cutting off the leaves

Remove one sheet and place it in a damp, gritty compost. Then you have to wait a few months until the leaves begin to produce new tubers. It may be that the leaves fall, although the juicy blow-shaped structures can form the compost. You may start again and produce new, small plant.

The plant fits perfectly too eclectic or retro atmosphere

You can create the perfect appearance of the plant may also be obtained by wiping the leaves with a damp cloth. Do not use light products that can destroy it.

A series of pots with this plant has an attractive, easy-to-maintain design . It is used in many years from now on the same way and will ask no converting to a new pot.

So, it’;s ok to invest in new pots and these will be useful to you for many years.

How should one take care of a Zamioculca plant.

Temperature

The average temperature should be 16-24 degrees.

Light: You should have either weak or medium light. Keep the plant away from strong light, as this can damage the leaves.

Water: Irrigate thoroughly and let the top 6 inches of soil to dry thoroughly. The dry earth will bring to the roots to dry. With too much water, the leaves turn yellow and fall off.

Robust and friendly

Earth: The fast-draining soil is best to avoid the destruction of the root. You could use a part of general-purpose mix with some sand or perlite mix. A cactus mix works very well also.

Feeding: You do not need fertilizer. If necessary, you should apply 4 times per year to a liquid, semi-semi-mixed fertilizer.

Humidity: Average moisture. No special conditions must be secured. -

Size: This plant grows slowly, but they can be up to 1 meter tall grow. In their natural environment they can be much larger.

Caution: All parts of the plant can be toxic.

Natural Area: East Africa. There, small plants may appear at the base of the great in the summer. This happens in the interior very SEL8. The plant can be kept outside, but only if the temperature is higher than 15 degrees.

The best one should maintain a temperature of 16-25 degrees.

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Decorative plant showing long endurance