Syngonium

Syngonium is a herbaceous plant that has the shape vines... It has a large number of aerial roots. The stems are quite thin. The foliage is shaped like an arrow. At first, the sheet has a solid shape, but after a while cuts appear. Indoor plant lovers grow this crop as an ampelous or use it as a climbing vine.

Syngonium characteristic

This culture belongs to the Aroid family. This genus includes about thirty varieties. In the conditions of the room, two or three varieties are grown. Such a plant in natural conditions can be found in topics, for example, in the southern part of the United States.

Such a plant is quite widespread among flower growers due to the decorative appearance of the leaf plates. When the plant is transplanted, a support must be placed in the central part of the planting container. If it is not there, then the plant will not be able to develop well.

After the support is installed, a drainage layer should be placed on the bottom of the pot, as well as some soil. Further, the bush is installed in the middle, while the root system must be straightened. Next, the container is filled with soil, which needs to be lightly tamped.

Briefly about the conditions of detention

At home, such a plant almost never blooms, for this reason it is practically not considered a flower.

For the normal growth and development of the syngonium, a large amount of scattered light is required.

During the growing season, the ambient temperature should vary from +19 to +25 degrees. In winter, plants have a dormant period, so the temperature drops to +17 degrees.

During the growing season, you need to ensure that the soil is always moist. Watering is carried out after the top of the layer has dried. As for winter watering, it is carried out two times after the top layer has dried.

The humidity level should be high. In the summer, plants must be sprayed daily with a spray bottle. This procedure is done, as a rule, in the morning and in the evening. Once a week, you need to wipe the leaf plates of the plant with a damp cloth. To keep the air humidity at a high level, you can set the pot with the plant on a bowl, into which wet pebbles or expanded clay are poured.

Top dressing is applied in the spring - autumn period. This is done one to two times a month. For this purpose, it is best to use a fertilizer with a complex of mineral elements, which is intended for flowers.

The plant remains at rest from October to February.

You need to pinch the shoots periodically. This is done above the sixth - seventh sheet.

Young bushes are transplanted annually. Plants "aged" are transplanted no more than once every two to three years.

This plant thrives in soil consisting of sand (one part), leafy soil (two parts), turf (two parts) and peat (two parts).

This plant propagates by cuttings.

With improper care, problems with the appearance of rot in the root system can arise. Harmful insects can also harm the plant, as a rule, the syngonium can be affected by the scale insect and aphids.

It is worth taking care of the plant with caution, since the juice contained in it is highly toxic.

How to care for syngonium at home

It is best to place this plant at home on a windowsill with an east or west exposure. It is allowed to grow such a plant on a window facing the north side. If you put the syngonium on the south window, then the plant will be too warm. Too many bright rays do not work too well on the leaves; it takes on a dull shade. Because of this, the decorative appearance of the flower will suffer. Do not forget to protect the plant from the scorching sun.

During the growing season, the temperature regime should be approximately at the level of +19 to +25 degrees. In winter, it is best to move the plant to a cool room, where the temperature will be around +17 degrees.

Watering the syngonium is carried out with water that has settled for at least a day. It should not contain too much chlorine. In summer and warm spring, the plant is watered after the top of the soil dries out. In winter, the plant is watered less often, two days after the soil dries out in the upper part. In no case should there be stagnation of water in the soil.

A prerequisite for the normal growth of this plant is high humidity. In summer and warm spring, you need to spray the green mass from a spray bottle twice a day. It is preferable to do this in the morning and in the evening. From time to time it will not be superfluous to wipe the leaves with a damp cloth. To keep the air humidity at the proper high level, you can put the pot on a bowl filled with wet pebbles or expanded clay. Make sure that the bottom of the pot does not come into contact with water. Do not place the plant near heating appliances.

In winter, additional feeding is not required. The rest of the time, fertilizers are applied once or twice a month. For this, fertilizers based on mineral elements are usually used in a complex.

In a room, this culture is usually not happy with the presence of flowers.

To give the bush a decorative shape, as well as for a thicker and more lush branching, it is necessary to pinch the upper part of the stems from time to time. Usually this procedure is carried out on the 6th or 7th sheet.

Young bushes are transplanted annually. Plants "aged" are transplanted no more than once every two to three years.

This plant thrives in soil consisting of sand (one part), leafy soil (two parts), turf (two parts) and peat (two parts).

Some growers grow this crop using hydroponics.

This culture is very successfully propagated by cuttings. For this, stems are used that have at least one bud. In order for the cuttings to take root, many growers use water with activated carbon. You can use sand, vermiculite or a mixture that will include peat and sand in equal parts. Rooting should take place in warm conditions, at a temperature of about +25 degrees. After the root system has been formed, the plants should be dived into separate containers. For a more magnificent look, you can plant more than one stalk in one pot, but several.

When caring for this plant, be careful, as the juice contained in syngonium has toxic properties. In no case should he get on the skin, as well as on the mucous membranes. If this could not be avoided, then you need to thoroughly rinse this area of ​​the body with water.

What problems can you face

• The plant sheds its leaves. If the air in the room where you grow this plant is too dry, then after a while the leaf plates at the ends, as well as their upper part, begin to acquire a brown tint. After a certain period, the plant drops its leaves.
• Leaves in drops. If the room has an excessively high level of ambient humidity, then drops of moisture can be found along the edges of the leaves.This symptom is not harmful to syngonium, so it is not necessary to lower the humidity.
• The foliage takes on a yellow tint. This symptom occurs when there is a deficiency of any nutrients.
• The plant starts to rot. The stems can start to rot if the humidity is too high, or if the room is too cool.
• Harmful insects. Syngonium can be affected by aphids or scale insects if the air humidity is too low.

What is syngonium

Syngonium Wendland

It is a liana-like plant. The leaves are not too large, have a velvety surface, painted in a dark green tint. In the central part there are veins that have a silvery tone.

Knife-leaved syngonium

It is also a liana-like plant. The leaves are colored deep green. The leaves at a still young age are shaped like an arrow. In its length, one sheet is not more than thirty centimeters. And the width is no more than ten.

Auricular syngonium

This liana-like plant has rather long shoots. In their thickness, the stems can reach about two centimeters. The leaves have a glossy green color. As the foliage grows, their shape changes. So, for example, young leaves are shaped like an arrow. And when the leaves grow, dissections are formed into several parts (from three to five).