Sansevieria

Sansevieria

The native land is tropical Asia and Africa. Sansevieria a fine, unpretentious indoor plant which approaches for cultivation, as a single plant, and for drawing up of compositions. The big advantage of Sansevieria among other indoor plants gives that it is reconciled with dryness of air.

The temperature should be moderated, in the winter more cool 14-16 °C, minimum 10°C.

Sansevieria is a photophilous plant, prefers bright diffused light, easy transfers penumbra. The light place in the winter is necessary. The place at east and western window well approaches. At a southern window, probably, it is required shadeness in the summer only at the hottest time. Sansevieria will grow and at northern window too but that leaves have played all diversity and brightness of shades it's necessary the sun.

Watering must be moderated since spring till the autumn - the soil should have time to dry out. In the winter watering must be limited about one in two - three weeks - depending on maintenance temperature. At watering in the winter is impossible to suppose water hits in the socket centre, it can cause rotting.

During the growth period spend fertilizer waterings, using liquid fertilizer for indoor plants, top dressing is spent not more often than once in month.

Sprayings isn't required, but leaves wipe from the dust.

Breeds by lateral runaways in the spring, and also by leafe and by the part of the leafe.




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