One of the most beautiful and decorative houseplants is the chef. Care at home is not particularly difficult, so the flower is suitable for growing even inexperienced growers. It will be an excellent decoration for both offices and modern apartments. Relative unpretentiousness and impeccable appearance put the shuffler on a par with ficus, dracenas, yuccas and other beautiful tall flowers.
The houseplant can take the form of a shrub or tree, growing to a height of 2.5 m. There is a purely green and variegated prompter. Care at home for the first is more simple. But keep the variegation of leaves is much more difficult, but this plant is more attractive and interesting in appearance. Air temperature can fluctuate within 18-25 ° C, draft is unacceptable, but if there is an air conditioner in the room, it will only benefit the flower such as the chef.
Care at home involves a rise in temperature in the summer and a decrease in winter, but insignificant. As practice has shown, the plant feels great in air-conditioned rooms, but under a stream of cold air it should not fall. Best of all, the prompter grows on the eastern and western windows, there is enough light for her, she is not bothered by direct sunlight. Variegated varieties need brighter lighting, in the shade they can lose their natural color. But plants with fully green leaves feel well even in the distance from the light source.
The air humidity is very seriously reacted by the chef. Care at home involves daily spraying of leaves, if possible - twice a day. This is especially important in the winter, because the heaters make the air excessively dry, which is unacceptable for the chef. To water a flower it is necessary very cautiously and only the settled up water. Excessive watering is dangerous for such a plant, as a chefler. Fall leaves as if waterlogged, and when the earthen coma dries up, so it's important to stick to the golden mean. To water a flower it is necessary at drying of the top layer of the earth, supporting a ground constantly damp. In order not to worry and not constantly check the soil, it is possible to put moist coarse-grained sand or expanded clay in a pallet.
Transplant the plant is best in spring, the adult specimens can be changed every three years. Sheflera grows quite quickly, so she constantly needs a container with a large volume. As a soil, you can take a mixture of greenhouse and compost land, coarse sand and peat. At the bottom of the pot must be put drainage. Houseplant prompter reproduces cuttings and seeds. The first method is easier, you just need to cut the semi-mature stems, hold them for 6 hours in a solution of heteroauxin and put in a mixture of sand and peat. In the second case, there is much more work, and the result will have to wait longer. Proper care for the steward will allow to admire this plant for many years. Permanent spraying and periodic top dressing will make the house plant beautiful, shiny and high.