Do you believe in omens?Most likely, "yes", even if you think it's a coincidence. So, there is a sign that a simple indoor plant spathiphyllum can bring happiness and love to the house. Moreover, this magical flower is able to make women happy, giving them real female happiness - to be loved. Whether this is true or not is not known for certain. But it is known that this popular name has firmly stuck with the "fateful" flower. It is believed that women's happiness is a special flower: it has miraculous power only during the flowering period. But - what power! It helps single women meet their other half, married women - achieve complete harmony in marriage, childless women - become mothers. But, as you know, nothing happens for no reason. And even in order to awaken the magical energy of the plant, it must be forced to bloom. More precisely, not forced, but provided with such conditions in which the flower will definitely bloom. And in order for the flower of female happiness to bloom and justify its name, it must be well and properly looked after, providing the most favorable conditions for this. It is believed that the most powerful "happy" energy is possessed by spathiphyllum received as a gift. But is it impossible to give such a gift to yourself? So if you already have this flower or are just going to buy it, it would not be superfluous to get to know the plant better: where is it from and how to care for it?
Botanical portrait
In general, "spathiphyllum" is the name of the wholea genus of perennial evergreen plants that belong to the Araceae family. Only a few representatives of this genus have become popular houseplants. The plant owes its botanical name "Spathiphyllum" to the shape of its flower, which is not even a real flower. What we call a flower is actually an inflorescence. And this inflorescence consists of a white cover and a spadix with small flowers. Due to the fact that the cover is very similar in shape to a leaf, the flower got its name: spatha is translated from Latin as "cover", and phylum - as "leaf". In addition to the unusual flower, spathiphyllum has another remarkable feature. This plant is stemless! Both the leaves and the peduncle of spathiphyllum grow directly from the root. So spathiphyllum in a flower pot is a ready-made bouquet with delicate white and slightly greenish flowers and juicy relief leaves. This plant is a native of tropical America. In the wild, it grows along rivers and streams, on wet and swampy soils. Such natural (warm and wet) habitat conditions for spathiphyllum largely determine the conditions for its home maintenance.
Care and maintenance
In general, caring for this magical floweris quite simple. It is enough to create favorable conditions for it, and it will definitely grow and bloom well. But let's find out what these comfortable conditions should be. Spathiphyllum is an inhabitant of the tropics, so for a comfortable existence it needs warmth and high humidity. The most suitable temperature for this plant is the average room temperature (from eighteen to twenty-five degrees). This temperature is very easy to maintain. The only thing you need to do is protect the flower from drafts and maintain a room temperature of at least fifteen degrees (in the cold season). To create a humid microclimate around the plant, it needs to be sprayed: the more often, the better. In hot weather - two or three times a day, in winter - once. You can also wipe the beautiful large leaves of this flower with a damp cloth. True, the water for these purposes should be soft and settled, so as not to spoil the decorative appearance of the foliage with untidy streaks. But the most important thing, of course, is the flowers. Achieving lush and long flowering is possible only with proper care, which in addition to a humid and warm microclimate also includes proper watering. Like any tropical plant, spathiphyllum requires abundant watering and does not tolerate overdrying of the soil in the pot. If there is a lack of moisture, the leaves of your "female happiness" will first begin to droop, and then turn yellow and fall off. But you should also avoid the other extreme, which the leaves signal by turning black. If this suddenly happens, it means that there is excess moisture in the soil, and this can lead to rotting and death of the flower. So stick to the golden mean - make sure that the soil in the plant pot does not dry out completely, but is not wet either. In order for your flower to grow and bloom well, it also needs proper lighting. Direct sunlight is harmful for it: it can burn the leaves and slow down the growth of the flower. However, for flowering, spathiphyllum needs enough light, and in winter, "supplementary lighting". Therefore, choose a well-lit place for it, but shade it from direct sunlight.
Transplant and Reproduction
As the flower grows, "women's happiness"need to be replanted into a more spacious container. However, in a pot that is too wide, spathiphyllum will bloom poorly (or not at all). Therefore, for replanting, choose a pot whose diameter is only three to four centimeters larger than the diameter of the rhizome of the flower itself. Spathiphyllum should be replanted in the spring into a special soil mixture: two parts of turf soil and one part each of peat, humus and sand. It is best to propagate this houseplant by dividing the bush during replanting. By the way, if your “promising” green pet grows strongly and blooms well, this is a good sign. This means that the spathiphyllum flower lives up to all the signs and hopes: female happiness has not passed you by. And if so, share the talisman flower with others. Give them the opportunity to believe in the magical energy of this houseplant. We recommend reading:
