Aspidastra - home care

Aspidistra - this is unpretentious in care shade-loving houseplant . Since there are no special requirements for watering, lighting and subcortex, the aspidistra is good for beginning flower growers. To date, the plant most often can be found two types of coloring of leaves: solid green and leaves with mottled color.

Houseplant aspidistra: care

Lighting

Aspidistra can grow in conditions of any light, except direct sunlight. More whimsical in this regard is the variegated aspidistra. In order for the leaves to retain this color and not green completely it needs bright lighting, but without direct sunlight.

Watering

Watering the aspidistra is necessary so that the land does not dry up, but it is not too moist. If the moisture is too much, the roots will begin to rot and the plant can disappear. If the aspidistra yellow leaves, most likely, the soil is waterlogged.

Humidity

In spite of the fact that the aspidistra can live in dusty places, it normally tolerates tobacco smoke, its leaves still need to be washed with ordinary soft water as it is dusted. Once a week, the aspidistra should be sprayed with water.

Temperature

The aspidistra does not tolerate freezing, survives at other temperatures. The most optimal temperature regime, in which the plant feels best, is 10 - 15 ° C.

Additional fertilizing

The plant is fed with mineral fertilizers. During the period of intensive growth, supplementation is added once a month. The variegated aspidistra is mostly not fed. If suddenly the leaves of the plant begin to crack on the edges, it is only watered until the end of the season, without using any fertilizers.

Transfer

It is better to transplant an aspidistra once every 3 to 4 years, because the plant Hardly endures this procedure. When transplanting a soil mixture is used for seedlings or on the basis of sod land. Easier soil is needed only by a variegated aspidistra.

How does the aspidistra blossom?

Flowering aspidistra can be seen rarely, even less often it is noticed. Appears flower aspidistra only with proper care. Outwardly it looks like a purple star. They are located at the very base of the flower, just protruding slightly above the ground.

How does the aspidistra propagate?

Reproduction of aspidistra occurs at the time of transplantation. The flower is simply divided into several parts. That the plant at reproduction has got accustomed, it is necessary that at transplantation in a pot there was a rhizome, a minimum with 5 - 6 sheets.