The perennial flower “female happiness” or according to the scientific spathiphyllum arrived in Russia from the countries of the tropical climate, it is the poet who is moisture-loving, but not whimsical in caring. Therefore, if the leaves have started to dry and turn yellow in the flower, this means that something is wrong with it and it is worth paying attention to it. This article describes in detail the problem of drying of the spathiphyllum leaves and gives recommendations on plant resuscitation.
What is leaf shrinkage?
Drying leaves is the process of completely dehydrating leaf plant cells, which can lead to the complete death of a plant.
More often dry leaves appear due to inadequate flower care, its inadequate moistening.
The dried leaves of the spathiphyllum look far from aesthetically pleasing. They become lifeless and dark brown or black.
Why does this problem occur?
Spathiphyllum is an unpretentious plant in the care, but there are many reasons for dehydrating its cells. The main reason for leaf drying is improperly chosen plant location. Spathiphyllum does not tolerate darkness and drafts.
Wrong watering and lack of air humidity
- Lack of moisture, and its overabundance is harmful to the plant. "Women's happiness" must be watered when the topsoil dries. When it takes several hours from the moment of watering, drain the water from the pan.
- Because of its tropical origin, “female happiness” does not tolerate too dry air. When detecting the drying of the tips of a flower, you must thoroughly moisten the air in the room.
- No indoor plant can not tolerate direct sunlight and spathiphyllum is no exception. If you put the spathiphyllum in a place where direct sunlight falls, then soon the plant's condition will deteriorate significantly, the leaves will begin to shrink and turn yellow. This plant is not too light-loving, so it can easily be in a room with a shadow.
Surplus or deficiency of trace elements
In order to avoid wilting of the plant during its flowering period, it is necessary to feed the flower with microelements. For fertilizer suitable liquid trace elements intended for indoor plants. Fertilize must be clearly following the instructions.
In winter season spathiphyllum does not require fertilizer.. If you overdo it with fertilizing, then there will be an overabundance of trace elements, which will adversely affect the plant.
A photo
Then you can get acquainted with the photo of "women's happiness", which leaves dry:
What are the consequences of improper care for "women's happiness"?
Any species requires attention, including plants. Spathiphyllum is no exception. Despite its simplicity - this plant still needs to provide the required, proper care for him.
The consequences of inadequate care can be many factors.:
- A weakened plant will become easy prey for insect pests.
- Due to too low air temperature and an overabundance of moisture in it, the leaves of the plant begin to turn black.
- Overly abundant watering causes slower plant growth. Before watering, you need to look at the humidity and the tips of the plant. If the tips look up, then the soil has not dried up for a new watering, if the tips are lowered, then you need to water the plant.
- Excessively dry air leads to the fact that the tips of the leaves quickly become sluggish and brown, and then completely.
- The leaves begin to turn yellow.
- Due to a pot that is not properly sized, the plant may not bloom for a long time. The peculiarity of spathiphyllum is that it does not bloom in a pot in which the roots do not fill all the free space.
What to do to reanimate the plant at home?
When a problem with the sheet plate
When the leaves of the plant are dry, first of all you need to normalize the watering of the plant. Understand in what cases it is necessary to water, and in which - no. It is important to eliminate all causes that cause the leaves of the plant to dry.. To create a plant additional moisture - you need to pour wet moss into a vase. Not hurt and standing nearby room air humidifier.
In no case should not be used for watering cold water. She is the enemy of any plant. The ideal water temperature is room temperature at which no supercooling of the plant will occur.
When the tips dry out
How to care for the flower "female happiness", if the tips of the leaves dry? Shrinking the ends of the leaves of a plant can occur due to an excess of water in the bitter. First of all in this case it is necessary:
- Move the plant out of this pot.
- Wash the pot itself thoroughly with soap.
- If the plant has rotted roots, they should be cut off.
- Place sand with stones on the bottom of the pot (the height of the mixture should not exceed 5 cm) and lay a new soil.
- Then re-plant the previously damaged flower.
If the air in the room is too dry, then the plants in it will need to be sprayed. But what if it doesn't help? It is worth trying to use pallets with gravel or expanded clay at the bottom. On these trays are placed pots of flowers.
From sunburn in plants, only moving the pot with the plant to another, less accessible place in the sun will help. It is also possible to curtain the window with a cloth that will not let the sun's rays so much. If there is an excess of fertilizers, it is also recommended to transplant the plant to a new soil. At defeat by wreckers processing of aerial part of a flower with a soap solution or fungicide is recommended.
If the disease has affected even the flowers and the plant turns yellow
If your plant even began to turn yellow flowers, you should immediately begin to save him, because it can even lead to the complete destruction of the plant.
The appearance of the plant dry flowers - a sign of insufficient feeding. To solve this problem, you can use any chemical fertilizers for indoor plants or use traditional methods of plant nutrition.
Several suitable ways:
- Top dressing with yeast: Yeasts contain hormones that stabilize cell division, thereby contributing to the growth and full development of domestic plants. Recipe: 10l. water at room temperature - 3 tablespoons of sugar and a bag of dry yeast let it brew for 4 hours, then mix in equal proportions with water and water the plants.
- Onion Husk Fertilizer - protection from many pests and diseases. Recipe: Pour a handful of onion peel with a liter of boiling water. Boil for about 10 minutes, then insist 2 hours, pour into a container and spray the plants and topsoil.
Prevention
After eliminating the problem of drying and yellowing of the leaves of the plant, it is necessary to carry out prophylaxis to prevent the problem from reappearing. First of all, to prevent re-drying it is necessary to follow all the rules for caring for the flower “female happiness”.
- It is necessary to determine the permanent place of the flower, in which the sun's rays will not harm it.
To prevent direct sunlight - rearrange the flower on the floor meter from the window and hang the window with tulle.
- It is necessary to regulate the temperature of the air in the room.
- Also, for prevention, it is necessary to periodically feed the plant, preferably with organic, rather than chemical fertilizers.
If you follow all these simple tips, you can easily achieve the ideal state of the spathiphyllum and maintain it all year round.
The main thing is to comply with and observe the basic conditions of cultivation.:
- choose a suitable place to place the plant;
- maintain proper humidity in the room temperature;
- properly water the plant; do not do it too plentifully and too often.
Thanks to the observance of these rules, the spathiphyllum will always be healthy, will look beautiful and well-groomed.
