Wallis' wingisis always a green herbaceous plant, reaching up to 0.5 m in height. It lives for many years, blooming profusely every year. In addition to white sheath-shaped flowers, the plant is also adorned with intense green leaves. See what are therequirements for the pearfoilfor cultivation and what diseases affect the perennial. Here is everything you need to know to make the winged flower enjoy us with its beauty for many years.
Wallisa's Winged Wing
Wallis' Spathiphyllum(Spathiphyllum wallisi) blooms from spring to summer.The flower takes the shape of a vagina with a creamy yellow bulb in the center. The pansyflowers flowers are initially white and turn pale green when ripe. They remain an attractive decoration for several weeks.
These potted plants with ornamental flowers look attractive also outside the flowering period, because they have dark green, glossy leaves, which also develop quite quickly.Perennial leaves grow directly from the rhizomeand are clearly innervated. Their length reaches 15 cm, and the height of the entire plant usually does not exceed 0.5 m.
Is wingflower poisonous?
When deciding to grow a perennial flower , remember that it is a poisonous houseplant. After ingestion, it may cause burning and inflammation of the oral mucosa and heart rhythm disturbances. As an ornament in a pot, however, we are not threatened with anything. You only need to protect it from small children or a cat biting it. Gloves should be used to carry out care work, such as trimming and replanting the wingflower, becausethe juice of this plant can irritate the skin
Skrzydłowkiat - requirements and cultivation
The most important requirements of the wingflower concern lighting , which should not be too intense (in strong sun it is easy to burn leaves) and high humidity - both in the soil and in the air.
Position, insolation
Wallis' wingis so that the sun's rays do not shine directly on the plantThe light must be filtered, for example, through a curtain in summer, and in winter it is best to move the plant to a brighter place, especially when it is standing far away from the window.Growing a perennial is possible in not well-lit rooms ch, in which the plant copes relatively well.
Perennial growing temperature
During thegrowth period, normal room temperatureup to a maximum of 26 ° C is suitable for the wingflower. From October, the plant will feel better in the temperature range of 16 - 18 ° C. We raise the temperature again in the spring.
Moisturizing, spraying the wingflower
Wallis' wingis needs high air humidity , it is best to sprinkle it every day in summer and winter, especially when the room has central heating. It is recommended thatuse sludge water to spray the perennialYou can also place the pot on a gravel stand so that the bottom of the pot does not touch the water. The evaporating water will increase the humidity.
Watering the wingflower
Winged flowers are typical moisture-loving houseplants.The soil in the pot with the perennial should be kept moist but not wet . Between waterings, let the top layer of soil slightly dry out.
Fertilization
In spring and summer, we fertilize the wingflower with liquid fertilizer for potted plants. Both fertilizer for plants with green leaves and for flowering plants will work well.
Wingflower care
Perennial care requires keeping the plant clean.The winged flower will look better if you wipe the dust off the leaves with a damp cloth once a weekAfter the flowers have faded, the flower stalks are cut just above the ground. We can use a secateurs for this purpose.
How to replant a wingflower?
The perennial is transplanted once a year(in February or March), usually to a pot number larger depending on how much the plant has grown over the year.
Peat flower grows best in peat-based soilor standard potting soil. Let us remember that the ground should not be compact, it must be permeable and light. If we are going to prepare the substrate for the cultivation of a peat flower ourselves, the ideal mixture is garden peat, leaf soil and sand combined in a ratio of 3: 1: 1. The pH of the substrate should be between 5.7 and 6.8.
If the plant is no longer growing in size (older specimens),annual replanting of the wingflower is not necessary It is enough to replace the top layer of soil in the spring and ensure proper fertilization.
How to reproduce the wingflower?
When transplanting older plants, you canreproduce the perennial . For this, large clumps are divided by delicately separating the rhizomes. This division should be done every 3-4 years, which will rejuvenate the plants and improve their flowering.
Peace Lily - diseases and pests
The most worries about the perennial plant areleaf diseases . Very often, the owners of this beautiful but also demanding plant wonder why the leaves of the perennial flower turn yellow and brown.
Premature drying andperennial leaf falloccurs when the air is too dry. Then sprinkling helps. Dry air also favors the appearance of spider mites. These houseplant pests cause mosaic-like, yellowspots on the leaves of the wingflower After noticing such symptoms, apply a spider mite preparation for potted plants. Usually, these pests do not cause much damage to the pteroflowers, and their appearance is effectively prevented by keeping high air humidity around the plant.
More problems can be caused by leaf blotch (withering lower leaves, dark brown spots with a light border on the leaves) and annular leaf spot (there are watery, light brown, round spots on the leaves that may crumble over time). In the event of blotch symptoms, the infected leaves must be removed and then the plant should be sprayed with Topsin M 500 SC or with biopreparations such as Bioczos, Biochikol, and Biochitan. Remember, however, that you must not spray Topsin M 500 SC indoors (the plant must be taken outside). If we do not have such a possibility, it is better to stick to biopreparations. In case of severe infestation, it may be necessary to discard the entire plant.
