"Pike tail": care at home allows you to achieve flowering!

For those who have difficulties with growing and breeding indoor plants, unpretentious flowers are best. This is exactly what Sansevieria is, or "The Tenderness". Care at home for him does not deliver absolutely no problems.

Description of the plant

Sansevieria is an evergreen evergreen plant that belongs to the family of agaves. These flowers ("The tail's tail" - their popular name) have x-shaped dark green leaves. They grow from the rhizome, located under the ground, and form an outlet.

The leaves of sansevieria have an interesting coloring - on the dark green background there are lighter strokes framed by a bright golden rim. The dense pulp of the aerial part of the plant accumulates moisture, and the layer of the waxy coating prevents it from evaporating.

It is for the leaves of an interesting color that the "Spiny Tail" is valued. Care and care allow, in addition to the chic greens, to achieve from the flowering plant. Despite the fact that the flowers of Sansevieria are small and unattractive, and open only closer to the night, they are very fragrant. A tart vanilla scent will charm any grower.

The "ponytail" has practical application. In India, its leaves have long been used with success in the manufacture of ropes, ropes and coarse fabrics. Juice from the leaves of sanseveria helps to relieve ear pain, and bandages with juice heal ulcers. In the room where this flower stands, the air practically does not contain harmful vapors of furniture and plastics.

Rules for the care of the flower "Tenderness"

Care at home for this plant does not represent special labor. To ruin it is very difficult. Sansevieria feels great both on the shady side of the apartment and on the sunny side, it easily tolerates drafts, dry air and drying up of the soil. However, "Ocid tail" is bad for excessive moisturizing.

Sansevieria is not too demanding on the temperature regime. It excels in both warm and cool rooms. Best of all, if in summer the temperature of the air in the room where the "Tail of the tail" grows will be within + 18-25 degrees, and in the winter - not below +14.

It is also important to observe the regime of watering: excess moisture can lead to decay of the leaves, and its lack - to the loss of elasticity of the leaves of the flower "Poduchy tail." Care at home is easy, it is important to remember that for sansevieri it is necessary that the earthen lump dry through the watering. Responsive "Touching tail" and the wiping of leaves with a wet cloth.

Transplant the flower as needed, when the roots begin to protrude from the ground. The pot should be chosen broad, but not high, as the roots of this flower grow in width. It is important to place enough drainage on the bottom.

Multiplying Sansevieria can be in two ways - by dividing the rhizome or by rooting a leaf. In the first case, during the transplantation in spring, cut a piece of plant with a sharp knife with a growing point. After that, the "pike tail" is planted in sandy soil until it is completely rooted. When choosing the second option, cut the old sheet, cut into pieces 4-5 cm in size. Such stalks are planted in shallow grooves, and after rooting - to a permanent place in the pots.

I would like to note that for the compilation of chic floral arrangements, flower growers very often use the "Shank Tail". Care at home for such a group of plants is usually very simple, as the most popular as partners samsevierii use unpretentious plants, such as cacti.