Flowers diffenbahii - capricious beauties on your windowsill

Differenbachia comes from the rainforestCentral and South America, where there are more than a dozen of its species. Amateur florists are appreciated for the beautiful big leaves of the oblong form with the original coloring, forming a luxurious thick crown. The most popular varieties, which on bright green leaves have white or cream spots, sometimes merging into strips or larger spots, forming on each sheet a bizarre, unique pattern.

Dieffenbachia: features of care

Dieffenbachia is grown at homepretty easy. It fits well into any interior, becoming an original element of decor. However, sometimes this plant likes to pokapriznichat. Dieffenbachia prefers bright lighting, but is afraid of scorching direct sunlight; loves fresh air, but does not tolerate drafts; requires regular watering and high air humidity, but it can rot and die in case of waterlogging of the earth coma.

In the cold winter months, the flowers of the diffenbachia are in a period of rest. At this time it is recommended to reduce irrigation and air humidification and transfer the plant to a room with a temperature of at least 17 ° C.

It happens that because of illness or naturalreasons diffenbachia resets the lower leaves and becomes like a very real palm tree. This has its own charm, but if you do not like this kind, you can cut off the top, leaving only a small stump. Later on this stump there will be a young shoot, and the trimmed upper part can be rooted in a separate container.

Transplantation and reproduction of diffenbachia

Flowers diffenbachia usually reproduce apicalrunaway, as mentioned above, or a stem cuttings. Stem cuttings are harvested, cutting off the stems of an adult plant with a length of about 7 cm. Sometimes the plant gives lateral shoots, which can also become a planting material.

Plant transplantation is carried out every spring, asDiffenbachia grows very fast and constantly requires the replacement of the tank to a more spacious one. When transplanting, it is necessary to examine the root system for the presence of damaged and diseased areas. All such roots must be removed, and the places of sections treated with pounded charcoal. It should be remembered that the milk produced from the trunk, leaves and roots when damaged, is poisonous and can cause irritation of the mucous membranes.

Diseases and pests affecting diffenbachia

Constant attention and care requires thishouseplant - diffenbachia. The photos presented on this page vividly illustrate how a healthy plant should look. If your diffenbachia has ceased to grow or started to drop leaves - this is a sure sign that something is wrong. To understand what is the matter, pay attention to the state of the environment (lighting, temperature, humidity, drafts), and also examine the root system for the presence of disease or rotting from overmoistening. Usually, in such cases, a transplant into a new soil helps.
In addition, the flowers of the Diffenbachia with their largesucculent leaves can become home to pests - spider mite or various species of aphids. You can fight them using ready-made preparations sold in any flower shop.
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